Gold Prospecting: A weekend away

Published On: February 14, 2014|Categories: Around Mammoth lakes, Blog, Fun and Interesting|Tags: drywashing, gold prospecting, Keene, weekend trips|

Gold Prospecting: The real gold found was in the journey!

Gold Prospecting: A weekend away from Mammoth Lakes

Many people have the perception that Mammoth Lakes is far from everything because it is 5-hour drive from Los Angeles. Well, if you are an outdoor enthusiast, Mammoth is actually close to everything; Hiking, climbing, fishing, hunting, photography and even… Gold Prospecting. My brother and I set out for a little weekend journey in the dead of winter:

Pop up camper, driving through Independence,

Driving South to Randsburg

Here is a little clip of my brother and I prospecting in the California desert.

Click on this link for a short prospecting video on drywashing: http://youtu.be/-SkpTx8it9A

Camping in the desert is a great time because it allowed us to escape the snow for a couple of days and journey to warmer weather, all while doing something we really enjoy. Here we have our chairs set up for the evening, about ready to start cooking dinner:

Camp set up for the weekend, with great views over the desert

The sunsets in the desert are always a beautiful. It looked pretty windy but in fact there was just a warm breeze; It as a nice way to top off a day of working hard.

Lenticular clouds over the desert.While I love getting away for a camping trip, I also love coming home especially when its this pretty. Here is a shot we took just outside of Bishop, California.