Started heading south above 11 PM Christmas Eve, made it to the California border, stopped at a rest area to grab some sleep and wait for daylight before heading over the Siskiyou range.
About 8 AM Christmas morning, I started over the pass. Roads clear, little snow on the side and driving was great. Up and over and down into Reading where I fill the motorhome up with gas. Then the strong head winds and rain started, fought that for about six hours and finally pull over into a rest area to get more sleep and let it blow over. Arrived in Culver City Sunday afternoon spent a couple evenings with my daughter and his two Arizona late Monday night.
Made it to the Arrowhead in Congress Arizona on Tuesday afternoon, met up with Lou and we got the motorhome all set up for the night. Wednesday was rainy and cold and Thursday turned to snow.
Friday morning, Kevin and Scott from Minelab stopped by the motorhome on their way to Stanton for an outing and training. Lou and I joined them at Stanton. Kevin gave an hour of classroom questions and answers and then headed out to an area for a hunt. We all caravaned to a spot that Kevin had picked out.
Kevin broke up the group into three smaller groups and assigned a group to each of us. That training was a big eye-opener for me. There were about 40 people, all with detectors and new to nugget hunting. I saw only one pick. There were all sorts of digging tools and accessories, none was the best for the area.
Saturday, Lou and I were invited to Elly Loftin’s home for dinner. What a neat lady. She is probably the queen of prospecting.
The weather here has been improving to a point that we don’t need our winter coats and just perfect for detecting. We have been out both Monday and Tuesday with no luck so far.
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