They were getting a little cabin
fever with all the rain and decided to put on their rain gear and head
out. They took their gun and George wore
his little fanny pack survival pack complete with a Christmas Bell to alert the
bears. Of course Dave teased him about
his bell and fanny pack. As they walked
above the tree line because it was easier, they saw bear in the distance and
scared him off with a gunshot so they
could get down to the river. They
thought they were actually on the bear path as they were descending. They smelled the musky bear smell and were
sure there was a bear close. Now Dave
was saying he was glad George had the jingle bell. They drew their guns and were ready because
the brush was chest high and very thick.
George said you could step on one
and not know it. This was the first time
they had seen this part of the river. It
was very narrow and the mountains seemed to have dropped right off in the
river. They noticed an outcropping of
quartz which is a very good sign for those who know about gold.
They sat on the side of the mountain
and ate their peanut butter and jelly sandwich as they realized how far they
were from camp. Their trip back would be
all up hill.
They also noticed they were on
bedrock but it would be quite a feat to get a path and bring the dredge to this
location. They were exhausted when they
finally made it back to camp but happy with their discovery.
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