Gold Adventures

Once again this year I took some leave and headed to Colorado to work on my house there in Buena Vista, flyfish a little and gold prospect a bunch!

I spent most my time working my favorite dry gulch on BLM land at Cache Creek, Colorado, just West of Granite, Colorado.

I did work the GPAA claim on the Arkansas River just North of Buena Vista, and also the GPAA Rebel Yell & Yankee Nugget claims slightly Northeast of Granite, Colorado too.

Cache Creek, Colorado, Looking West To LaPlata Peak at 14,336 Feet High

More Colorado Gold -- Nice!

Sluicing On The GPAA Cliam On The Arkansas River Just North Of Buena Vista--Water Too High & Fast

Several Day's Of Cache Creek Sluicing -- Gold & Square Nails... 

Randy's Home Made Gas Vacuum...Sucking The Bedrock Clean! 

29 Degrees One Morning AT 9,200 Feet.  Several 30 to 32 Degrees As Well.  Brrr...

Sunset In High Colorado -- Beautiful Sight!

Hartenstein Lake, Colorado--11,451 Elevation. Hiked Up One Morning, Flyfished--Picture Perfect Alpine Day! 

Denny Creek Flowing Out Of Hartenstein Lake--Clear, Cold, Awesome! 

 Colorado Wild Flower--One Of The Many I Saw...

Well,  I could go on and on with pictures and commentary showing just how much fun I had and the natural beauty high Colorado has to offer...

Hope you enjoyed this new web page, and it inspires you to get out to the hills on your own "Gold Adventure" soon!

Randy "C-17A"

Oh, please be sure to visit my Forum, and look up my detailed and lengthy Trip Report I posted there about this June 2010 Colorado trip.

Also, please look at my many YouTube videos I took while on this trip too. 

Search on me as "C-17A" or search on "Cache Creek Gold 2010" on YouTube.

Enjoy!!

Randy "C-17A"

This Is The Rough Decomposing Granite Bedrock I Vacuumed With My Gas Vac 

A Cleaned Bedrock Section...

More Vacuumed Bedrock... 

Sluice Close Up Picture...Heavies Building Up

Gas Vac Gold!!

Wolf Trap Sluice With Magnet Totally Covered With Magnetite

Gas Vac Cleaned Section

Final Section I Worked...

Went To The Yankee Nugget Claim One Morning...

Yankee Nugget Dry Gulch I Worked...

Sluicing On The Yankee Nugget Cliam...Just A Little Color Found

GPAA Rebel Yell Old Hardrock Diggins...Sampled The Materials...No Gold Found

FlyFished Cottonwood Creek-- FAST Water!

One Of The Bigger Browns I Caught...

Chalk Creek, CO -- Caught Browns, Bows & Cutts!

Overall, another AWESOME visit to high Colorado.  Got lots done on my house, fished some great trout waters and found some nice Colorado gold!  Can't wait until 2011...