Eureka!

On 12-29-09 my brother, his son and grand daughter, and me, did a little prospecting in an area that has proven in the past to have had gold. We were not disappointed. We panned for the first time in our lives and actually discovered two very tiny, almost microscopic, granules of gold. Which means of course that had we desired to dredge, dig and destroy this pristine, priceless area for the chance of finding a thousand dollars of gold, who knows what we could have come away with.
This area was once inhabited by a sizable Native American village, it had also been mined many decades ago--maybe even during the time when the village was occupied. Who knows, the miners may have been responsible for removing the village dwellers. The point here is one of perspective, our journey is about finding true treasure, and my brother and I found it in the beauty and grandeur of the area, not in the possiblity of finding gold at the expense of the environment.
For all you hard core prospectors we apologize, but for my brother and I there are more important things in life than gold. About one week ago we watched a National Geographic television program about gold prospecting and it showed a half a dozen young men in the Amazon completely destroying about a half acre of priceless rain forest habitat for less than a thousand dollars of gold; not to mention the excessive danger to their own health from the chemicals they used.Yes, these guys needed the money, however, that does not diminish that fact that they caused a great deal of harm to themselves and others for a pittance, even for them. All this because human beings have an insatiable appetite for life that always results in a shortened, regretful, unsatisfied life.
Those few individuals that learn to live in harmony with all that is around them are the true successes of our time.   
For obvious reasons there will be no pictures of this trip.
Desert, here we come! 

Our Latest Outing

We have been busy learning all about our new endeavor--prospecting--and what we have noticed is just how beautiful this world is when you are not working at keeping this pristine environment from burning down or searching for someone lost in this wilderness. We have just begun this journey and agree that we have already found the most precious treasure on earth--life with God.
Hope to get back to you soon when we return from our first desert trip.
Happy New Year to you and may God Bless

Busy, Busy, Busy!

We have yet to do any real shooting, but we have done a great deal of research and investigations of various locations so far. The more we learn about this prospecting stuff the more excited we get! At first we considered this to be just something to do in God's presence, but the closer we get to actual prospecting, the more we can see this as something that may become far more exciting than we had ever imagined; and we had imagine having a great deal of fun!
We cannot wait to show you our first discovery, even if it takes us the rest of our lives! We will have a great time looking, and even a greater time finding!
Can't wait to hit the first real hunt!
We will keep you posted!
May God Bless