california

I arrowhead hunt in the Owens Valley in California often, and two years ago I found a BEAUTIFUL obsidian arrowhead. (may be a spear point or something, i just don't know what to call it so...) I don't have any pics but it is about the size of my middle finger long, thin, and narrow. it has a...

Heya Everyone; Brand new to the forums and about 3 weeks new to underwater sniping. I have tried panning several times as a kid and prospecting is rich on both sides of my family though I NEVER had any luck at it. I only ever found a few specs of micro gold, would get frustrated and run off to...

Hey guys, I thought I'd let you in on my shipwreck database project for Google Earth. (See attachment) I have been looking for a good resource that showed where all the "known" shipwrecks in Southern California are for diving or other purposes. Right now it is very basic right now and all the...

May 1, 2012: A friend and I gear up for searching with metal detectors in Henningsen Park, Lotus, California to search for meteorite fragments from the recent fireball that rained down carbonaceous chondrites on this town in Northern California, near Coloma. The town of Lotus, CA is experiencing...

San Gabriel River, CA. Let's go. Seriously. Is anybody interested in going to the east fork this Thursday? Kind of short notice, I know, but I'm hoping we can at least one person to partner up and move a lot more dirt than I did the last time I went there. Let's dig all day. :goldpan:8-)

I ordered a highbanker from California Sluice box and then I started reading up on it and I found all these threads about how you need a permit to discharge your water and waste material on land or something. I basically need to know if I should bother with the whole process and pay a bunch of...

Hello Folks, I'm a San Francisco novice treasure hunter.. although the itch has been in my blood from the time I was a wee one. I'd like to buy my first metal detector soon. Any suggestions would be appreciated. My budget is under 200. I'm looking forward to finding some great stuff and...