Merry Christmas, happy New Year

[golden optimist]

Been kind of quiet here lately so I'll wish you all Happy Holidays, no matter how or what you celebrate. We all are in good health for our age here. Who could ask for more. Well, a little Wild Turkey would be great but I don't do that any more.

Leonard

[russau]

And a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and Happy New Year to you also Leonard! I hope next year will be a lot better for all!

[Hoser John]

Party on gentlemen albeit a little low key and NO Wild Turkey but still plenty of Gobble Gobbler to munch. Hope ya'all have a righteous safe holiday season-John

[micropedes1]

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all. Grandkids on my lap. Telling them gold mining and hunting stories and showing them a bit of gold. Hope I can get all my nuggets back. Doesn't really matter though. Each one represents a different story and a different adventure. Won't be long before they are old enough to spend some time at a real working gold mine!!!

[dickb]

I'm Wishing all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to be shared with family and friends. May your New Year be healthy and wealthy and maybe a little joyful.

Dickb

[Matt Mattson]

A little late to the party, but a Merry Christmas to all from Connie, Me, and Goldie.

[polekaat]

Merry Christmas everybody!
I hope santa brought you everything you wished for.

[barney-mi]

Merry Christmas n Happy new year to all , may ur pan be yeller.

[libertydave]

I'll add my Christmas greetings and also wish all you gold seekers a Happy 2017.

A few years back I retired from dredging/mining but I sure miss the adventures. Recall the music of the rocks rumbling thru my sluice and the beauty in the many forest areas I had worked. Over thirty years on dozens of rivers and creeks with dredges from a 2-1/2 to an eight, and from Alaska to California. I thought age was finally telling me to dispose of my old gear so I sold most everything. Yes, I know you can't currently dredge in OR and CA and there are not many old timers tossing cobbles around anyway. With heart problems and some other ailments perhaps I should be content in my memories and my advancing years. Well I went and did something on a whim.

I had an opportunity that I could not pass up..I bought a used 3" dredge, older model with a Honda 4 and air...everything was included and it still works great. Hey, I'm also an older model too and I still work (well, mostly thanks to medical science) but who knows...maybe this summer, etc. I could always teach someone a lot younger to work the nozzle. Hey Leonard and Russ...want to join me?

All the best to you........LD

[russau]

Yep Dave Id surely like to BUT I also have a body that's telling me to back off , But I also went out and bought Leonards dredge and equipment on a whim and Im trying to get out and try dredging again . This Spring Summer will tell if im still able to do it! Don't forget the pics of you getting out!