I will be headed out to the American River to do some prospecting this weekend. Might just be a scout outting since there could be lots of snow still. What are your guys plans? Would anyone like to join me?

Since the weather was not permitting us out at Rye Patch, I decided to do a small trip up to one of my favorite beaches at Tahoe. I was showing my good friend Jimmy the ropes with the monster 1000. We dug up many targets. We were hoping to find some gold rings, but instead we cleaned up the beach of trash, found a tiny gold link, and it felt pretty good! Always a good feeling to clean up part of my home. I don't think many beachgoers realise what is beneath their feet. The number of nails was a bit uncomfortable to see, considering I am barefoot on the beach usually. I am considering doing some beach cleanups as a group this year. Would anyone be interested in joining? Mainly, Tahoe was my thought, but it could be anywhere we would be allowed.

I will be creating a YouTube channel here very soon. I hope to provide you guys with great entertainment and boots on the ground that you can follow along with at anytime.

I am willing to build two maps out for two members completely free. Comment below, the first two people I will contact through chat about the process. I have a form that I need filled out from you. Please critique the process (the form, how easy it was or wasn't to plug in the kml pack) and go out to use the map! For you to recieve the map I need this participation from you. For me personally, researching an area, building a map, cross references multiple data banks, private land areas marked out was the biggest pain the you know what. So I hope my friends that you find this invaluable as I have. Happy hunting, stay safe out there!

I just posted our first course, go to the classroom tab to view! I hope you enjoy this gem as much as I do. Constructive feedback is welcomed, let me know what you guys think. Would you use it?