Camping on the Washington Coast...we have been having fun watching and talking to a bunch of guys sluice for fine gold on the beach...They set up rigs like this, use salt water and run the black sand that was exposed or brought in by the huge winter storms we had in January....

gbopp wrote:Are they finding any gold?Talking to them....one guy said that it's just a hobby. Another one told me that it is paying the bills. Another said that he doesn't talk about how much he is finding....All of them were really friendly. They were on the beach early every morning and worked till after sunset..They all used beach wagons to move their gear and to haul water in buckets.Some just poured water through their boxes by hand, others had battery powered sump pumps or had a small Honda generator.

Probably was the DAKOTA BOYS trying to keep up their skills for the Gold Rush series... heheWe see similar things on-going here in Virginia just East of the Blue Ridge Mtns where a known 20-mile wide gold field is that runs from Virginia down into North Carolina... Lots of Virginia towns with the word GOLD in their name... Guys say they are not finding anything big but that sure looks like fun watching them go through all of that just like the GOLD RUSH SERIES on Discover Channel... Another good excuse for camping OFF-GRID hehe...Yup gold mining in Virginia...google imageRoy Ken

Well they can't do any worse than the Hoffman crew....LOL

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gbopp
Explorer
Jul 17, 2018
Are they finding any gold?
downtheroad
Explorer
Jul 17, 2018
gbopp wrote:
Are they finding any gold?

Talking to them....one guy said that it's just a hobby. Another one told me that it is paying the bills. Another said that he doesn't talk about how much he is finding....
All of them were really friendly. They were on the beach early every morning and worked till after sunset..

They all used beach wagons to move their gear and to haul water in buckets.

Some just poured water through their boxes by hand, others had battery powered sump pumps or had a small Honda generator.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jul 17, 2018
That's attractive.
RoyB
Explorer II
Jul 17, 2018
Probably was the DAKOTA BOYS trying to keep up their skills for the Gold Rush series... hehe

We see similar things on-going here in Virginia just East of the Blue Ridge Mtns where a known 20-mile wide gold field is that runs from Virginia down into North Carolina... Lots of Virginia towns with the word GOLD in their name...

Guys say they are not finding anything big but that sure looks like fun watching them go through all of that just like the GOLD RUSH SERIES on Discover Channel... Another good excuse for camping OFF-GRID hehe...

Yup gold mining in Virginia...

google image

Roy Ken
F-TROUP
Explorer
Jul 17, 2018
Well they can't do any worse than the Hoffman crew....LOL
TexasShadow
Explorer II
Jul 17, 2018
it's a fun way to spend the day with your kids and grandkids, especially when you find some gold!! doesn't matter how much...that old gold fever makes it exciting!
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jul 17, 2018
“Well they can't do any worse than the Hoffman crew....LOLL

No one could do worse than the Hoffman’s. “You’re all millionaires! All you have to do is dig it out of the ground.”
Range_Maggot_Bo
Explorer
Jul 17, 2018
Sounds like they're having a blast! My wife and I plan on learning how to pan gold when we retire and hit the road. Can't wait. As far as sluicing and all that- too much work for me. I'll be happy with a pan.
winnietrey
Explorer
Jul 17, 2018
Where is this on the coast, Almost kind of looks like Grayland, or a bit north
Gjac
Explorer III
Jul 17, 2018
Coincidentally I just saw folks doing this in NH along a river several days ago. Met some folks up in Alaska doing the same, they were hoping to find enough gold to pay for the gas for their trip.