Friends that we have known since the 70's came to visit us. They have a winter home in Tucson and like gold prospecting. They belong to a prospecting club in Tuscon and thought it would be fun to join us in Yuma for some prospecting. The first day we did some touristy stuff and then we took them on a ride in the Barry Goldwater range to the fortuna mine. We have been there several times and I have posted pictures of the hole where the mine was. This time I took some of the surrounding area. The hillside picture has a tiny whole where a miner dug probably trying to find a vein. There are lots of "prospects" or holes that have been dug all around the area.
The next day we took them out to the potholes area on the California side of the Colorado River to do some digging. They helped shovel dirt and run the drywasher. We had a good time and found a little gold. They had brought their metal detectors so we got a little detecting in as well. It was fun to compare notes and share what we think we know about prospecting and detecting. It was hard work but I think everyone had fun.
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