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A repository for instructional and humble-brag posts regarding various hobbies I participate in. This will include metal detecting, goldpanning, rockhounding, and fossil collecting. Who knows what future hobbies I may take up but I’ll include them here as well, should they happen.
A funny thing happened leading up to the first club hunt of the new metal detecting season. Snow! Granted, that’s not the rarest thing on the Canadian prairies at the end of April but it makes it no less frustrating. Besides, what’s the point in us collectively speed running climate change if we can’t lengthen … Read more
My annual search for camping destinations is both exhilarating and exhausting. There is the thrill of unearthing new, intriguing places to add to our itinerary balanced with the recognition that there are fewer such places to find with each passing year. Occasionally, I’ll find a unicorn. A perfect match of location and activity. Gold Panner … Read more
Panning for gold seems like a simple task on its surface; dig dirt, shake in water, collect yellow nuggets. And to some degree, that’s exactly what it is, though the yellow nuggets are always flakes and they’re far less plentiful than in your fantasies. Figuring out where to pan for gold, now that’s where things … Read more
One of the advantages of being an amateur gold panner in Western Canada is that I can straight-faced tell people, “I went to Yale.” It elicits some raised eyebrows, if only momentarily. It’s not a ruse I can maintain for long, even if I wanted to. But when it comes to Yale Town Recreational Panning … Read more
Fans of Dan Hurd are familiar with his fondness for saying there is gold everywhere on the Fraser. He seemingly mentions it in every video he posts from one of his Fraser River claims. Considering the amount of gold in those same videos, he may be on to something. The BC government apparently concurs. Of … Read more