Darn Frozen Ground!

[dmac730]

Took out my new Ace 250 this morning to a local park near Reading and had numerous hits but the darn ground was frozen solid! I should have known. Please Spring come soon!

Don

 

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[deepskyal]

Suppose to warm up here tomorrow...warming today but not quite enough for me to be comfortable. I'm definately going to go out tomorrow, barring any rain, and give my new DFX a try.
Suppose to hit in the 50's.
Al

 

[bjw]

Don I haven't been out recently but with the temps being higher the next few days and the rain last night I suspect the ground will soften up in the area around Reading. Actually the ground was/is frozen only on the surface. I plan on getting out the beginning of the week if not today. What park were you working?
BJW

 

[dmac730]

I was at Angelica Lake. There is construction going on there. I do believe they will be flooding the lake again when the work is done. If I had a babysitter today I'd be out there!

Don

 

[hollowpointred]

i`ll bet it is ok today. its warming up quick out there. yesterday the ground was frozen around here too, so i went out today and the ground is soft now.

 

[bjw]

Don, from what I have read and heard they won't restore the lake. It is being turned into a wetlands area. I'll have to drive over to see where the construction is going on. Thanks for your reply!
BJW

 

[deepskyal]

I was out yesterday....the ground was not frozen...but it was pure muck! Tough digging in soggy, sopping wet crap...for once wish I had a pinpointer. Nice thing tho...don't have to worry about the grass browning out in it.
3 hours found 4 quarters, 6 dimes, a nickle and 3 crusty zinc pennies...and a small metal car I havent cleaned up yet. Not a whole lot of trash suprisingly, but was my first day out with a new DFX and just ran the factory presets.
This park sure is kicking up dimes. Musta been a coin pitch area...I remember them as a kid at church picnics, where they'd have sawdust with coins mixed in for the kids to find. Over the years some silver found, mostly late 50's early 60's stuff...but I take what I can get. Found one Barber at the same park...just think it was a fluke tho.
Al

 

[bjw]

Don, I went over to Angelica Lake yesterday. The area I wanted to hunt was a mud bog and I came away without finding much. The construction of the walkways and small bridges pretty much confirms what I had been told. There won't be a lake just a wetlands habitat. It is a shame, IMO, that it won't be restored to the original configuration that dated back to, I believe, the late 1800's.
BJW

 

[CanUDigIt]

Don, Had that same problem just south of you. Sunday was better though. Congrats on the 250! Good luck to you!

 

[Schrecky]

It is hard to believe how hard the ground is when it is frozen. It can even be hard to break it with a hammer and chisel, I have resorted to that.