Waiting for spring

[Waynos]

Got my DIY hand dredge finished finally.
The one way (check valves) keep material from escaping until I shoot it into my classifier...then I got a new Keene A51 sluice for $75 so I'm dying to try these out lol.
Here's some pics

 

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[utah mason]

I'm in AZ with 24 hour fever. I get out almost every week...but I've caught myself running my -30 through my blue bowl even a third time...5 gallons worth each. I know your pain, Utah is frozen in the winter too, stay strong and be ready for that spring fever yellow fever

While it may be frozen in Utah there are still rivers that flow all year. Even here in northern Utah. I had come to the conclusion that the only way to get in some gold mining in would be to take a really long drive south. But after posting that the F.S. had shut there gates, Kevin in Colorado said he thought A.F. canyon flowed all year and to try lower down below gates. Been out twice since. Got some decent color each time. Really helped scratch the itch. Haven't been able to get out last 3 weeks and am really chomping at the bit to get back in water, but being way too busy at work and being mr mom I just haven't been able to do so. But going to cross my fingers for this week.

 

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[wtetro]

I lived up in Clearfield and would go to the green river at horseshoe bend and hit American Fork Canyon every chance I got. I just couldn't get up to high. AF Canyon generally flows year round, but you might have to break some ice here and there. When you have time, hit up the Green River at horseshoe bend by vernal. I usually did well there. Kevin, do you still have the American Fork Canyon map I sent you

 

[utah mason]

Horse shoe bend is on my list for this year. What time of the year would you suggest spring early summer? I'm thinking it would be to hot mid summer. Figured that would be fun trip. Gold, garnets, and dinosaurs fossils. How far up a.f. did you usually go? I have stock 4x4 chev its a crew cab long bed, so I am slightly restricted to how far up I can get. But I can get pretty far up. I don't mind working the truck a little and putting on some extra tree branch pinstripes ; ) I have a 1980 cj5 I bought when I was 16 (20 something years ago) its been in a coma for a couple of years. Going to try really hard to get it up and running again this spring. See if I can get up to very top where mines are. If not, Snow bird resort has a lift called the Peruvian chair lift you can take over mineral basin. Thought that would be easy quick way over mountains. Wtetro if you're ever in area and want to go up and revisit a.f. canyon send me a p.m.

 

[KevinInColorado]

I lived up in Clearfield and would go to the green river at horseshoe bend and hit American Fork Canyon every chance I got. I just couldn't get up to high. AF Canyon generally flows year round, but you might have to break some ice here and there. When you have time, hit up the Green River at horseshoe bend by vernal. I usually did well there. Kevin, do you still have the American Fork Canyon map I sent you

Yes sir I do and I stopped there too. Amazing spot. So quiet and majestic. Found gold of course...sure is fine stuff there.

Also, here's me at Horseshoe Bend:

 

[AlaskaGold]

Man I spent years in school in northern Utah, if I would have know I could find gold there I would never have graduated! One of these days I'm gonna get back there to see some old stomping grounds, guess I'll pack a pan and sluice when I head down that way!

 

[wtetro]

Kevin, if thats the green river, that looks like the exact spot I used to go to! I do miss Utah at times, but there are nuggets here and I just cant let those go!

 

[KevinInColorado]

Kevin, if thats the green river, that looks like the exact spot I used to go to! I do miss Utah at times, but there are nuggets here and I just cant let those go!

Yup, the tip of Horseshoe Bend on the Green River south of Vernal a bit.

 

[wtetro]

Those tailings you're standing on, are they by a huge hole, I think those might of been some of mine

 

[KevinInColorado]

Those tailings you're standing on, are they by a huge hole, I think those might of been some of mine

LoL, yeah right.

 

[Waynos]

Sounds good to me I have a camper in Twin Mountain if anyone wants to overnight .

Let me know if you have room and if you need some cash for your troubles so I can make sure I bring enough with me.
I may have 1 person with me depending on if he has heart surgery this month or not