shofs
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- Jun 5, 2013
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- Bazooka Sniper Sluice 30"
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
This past year I've picked up the hobby of prospecting for gold in Colorado. It's really taken off so here's the start to my journal. I've posted most of this already in Kevins thread. But I want to organize a timeline for myself!
I originally joined treasure net back in 2013 for treasure hunting. Here are some of my old posts.
Treasure in June 2013
Thread from Oct. 2013 .
I have always been a fisherman and love being in outside in general. I grew up playing at the South Platte River as a kid and fishing in mountain streams from as far back as I can remember. I also grew up as a rock hound, geodes, petrified wood, fossils and the works. Recently I got the idea to try out some panning since I was at all these places that supposedly carry gold here in Colorado. So I threw a pan in my fishing pack and watched a ton of youtube videos on how to pan for gold and here we are now today!
So I am really familiar with the south end of the South Platte River right near Chatfield. I don't hear it talked about much compared to the parts nearer to Denver, but I'm happy to say I've found a number of really great spots to do some panning. Here's a pic of one of my spots
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I've also ran sample pans along just about all the small streams of South Denver, which usually look like this.
I've never found that much but always found a little. Which seems to be the common case with Colorado gold. Here's my results plus a trip or two up Clear Creek (just past the first tunnel up from Golden.)
So from here I read up on treasurenet about where others were finding so much gold in Colorado. After reading Kevin's thread I decided to buy a bazooka sniper sluice box and its pretty great.
Here's my first trip to the Platte with the bazooka.
Soon after I was out prospecting some creeks and came across a marker left by Kevin (a straw stuck in the sand) revealing a hidden honey hole!! It did not disappoint. What a great spot!
A few days later I met up with Kevin and he showed me the ropes just in time before he moved out of town. That was my first time out with another prospector and I learned a ton it was awesome!
Where the straw was. This area is underwater when the creek is at flood level.
So here we are at the present, still enjoying the great outdoors but now with some added yellow
. My last two cleanups from my last two trips to the creek 
I originally joined treasure net back in 2013 for treasure hunting. Here are some of my old posts.
Treasure in June 2013
Thread from Oct. 2013 .
I have always been a fisherman and love being in outside in general. I grew up playing at the South Platte River as a kid and fishing in mountain streams from as far back as I can remember. I also grew up as a rock hound, geodes, petrified wood, fossils and the works. Recently I got the idea to try out some panning since I was at all these places that supposedly carry gold here in Colorado. So I threw a pan in my fishing pack and watched a ton of youtube videos on how to pan for gold and here we are now today!
So I am really familiar with the south end of the South Platte River right near Chatfield. I don't hear it talked about much compared to the parts nearer to Denver, but I'm happy to say I've found a number of really great spots to do some panning. Here's a pic of one of my spots
.I've also ran sample pans along just about all the small streams of South Denver, which usually look like this.
I've never found that much but always found a little. Which seems to be the common case with Colorado gold. Here's my results plus a trip or two up Clear Creek (just past the first tunnel up from Golden.)
So from here I read up on treasurenet about where others were finding so much gold in Colorado. After reading Kevin's thread I decided to buy a bazooka sniper sluice box and its pretty great.
Here's my first trip to the Platte with the bazooka.
Soon after I was out prospecting some creeks and came across a marker left by Kevin (a straw stuck in the sand) revealing a hidden honey hole!! It did not disappoint. What a great spot!
A few days later I met up with Kevin and he showed me the ropes just in time before he moved out of town. That was my first time out with another prospector and I learned a ton it was awesome!
Where the straw was. This area is underwater when the creek is at flood level.
So here we are at the present, still enjoying the great outdoors but now with some added yellow
. My last two cleanups from my last two trips to the creek 
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