Daniel Corless:  

Danny's Gold!!! It's not for eatin'just looking at. It makes one's heart skip a beat!Another trip out to the diggin's is coming up and this adventure should be a real high one at that.Over 9,ooo' in elevation to be exact.Just the two of us out in the Eastern Sierras. The days were long and the wagon roads that cris cross the Sierras have seen better days.The width of our Tacoma fits the trails quite well.Choya brush and tree limbs tore at the side mirrors and paint.Carol and I drywashed good soil that was highly mineralized and full of flour Gold.Ore samples were crushed in a mortar and pestal to be panned out at the back of the truck with some color showing in each sample. We are fully equipped to handle all types of ore.A rolling small production vehicle on wheels. The elevation is typically over 7500'-9500'ft,and low 15% humidity with few clouds during the day.Outside temps were 85 degrees making the sweat evaporate quickly. The mine dumps and quartz outcroppings were quite numerous and we hiked up very steep hill sides to explore many ore dumps and mine portals.We do find lots of rock with gold showing and pluck'em into the ore sack to haul back to the truck for processing.Each day was different and the remoteness of the mines made for a quiet trip back into the 1880's. Dusty roads, and we saw a really slim coyote one afternoon while hiking to an old mine. Not much to see but Pinion Pines and Sage brush.Purple Sage was blooming in the washes and it sure is colorful from a distance.We drink lots of water and some Gatorade during the day.The high altitude saps your energy so we paced our activities accordingly.There's shade under the Pinion Pines and the views are stunning from many a location during our search for good ore.I use a Fisher,"G...Expand for more