This evening (Monday, 7-9-12) we took a trip back in the mountains to pan for gold. We didn't get to stay long because we went later in the day (and it was 100 degrees with no shade!) but it was still pretty fun. Last year we first got into gold panning and haven't gotten to go at all this year until today because we have been pretty busy with moving and everything else (army life). We didn't find very much gold (1 flake) but we will most likely go back in the fall when it has cooled down alot and the temperature is much more tolerable. Maybe we can find a nice amount later, hopefully! If not that's okay too, it's just great to get out into nature and panning really is alot of fun.
The river we panned at.
Juniper Berries
Lots of cactus everywhere.
The spot on the river that we panned at.
Our bucket of river rocks and dirt to pan.
Sifting through the dirt, gold is very heavy so it sinks to the bottom under everything else.
Our sluice box to run large amounts of dirt through instead of panning it by hand. The gold gets trapped inside on the mat. You take the sluice box apart and get the gold off of the mat.
My Husband running material through the sluice box.
Our little gold panner.
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