The Golden Staircase

The third episode of "Alaskan: A Modern Day Gold Rush" is set to premiere on Outdoor Channel Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. ET.  In the third episode, The Golden Staricase, shows the stampeders making their way to the Klondike gold fields as they had to endure the treacherous Chilkoot and Whitepass trails about 60 times over, carrying their ton of supplies into Canada. The crew of the Alaska Gold Expedition sees a glimpse of the stampeders’ struggles as they move more than 80,000 pounds of supplies down the soft beach of Nome to the Cripple River Mining Camp, said Supervising Producer Greg Miller. The series, produced by the Gold Prospectors Association of America, offers viewers an intriguing, thoughtful look into the lives of more than 400 gold prospectors who spend their summer months battling the elements that make up a city of gold — Nome, Alaska, Miller said.

Send us your outdoor recipes and photos

Firstly, it is my sad duty to report that Big John Duhanich is retiring from his column, Gold Grubbin' Gourmet. I have enjoyed his recipes over the years that I have been here, and I know many of you have been enjoying them for much longer as he has written for Gold Prospectors for many years. We are sorry to see him go and we'll miss him. If you have ever met him or gotten to talk with him, he is quite a character and a wonderful man. Good luck to you, John, and God bless you.

With Big John retiring, we sat down to decide what was to be done. We all felt we wanted to keep a recipe column. In the end, we decided to open it up to you, our members. Do you have a favorite camping, comfort, desert or snack recipe that you like to have when out prospecting? Or, do you have a recipe that regardless of where or when you eat it you feel is simply the best and would like to share it with your fellow members? Can you grill it or cook your fave food on an open flame over a campfire? Even better! Send your recipe to Gold Prospectors Magazine, Attn: Editor / Content Director Brad Jones. Your recipes must include a color food photo to be accepted for publication.

Pomona Gold & Treasure show sets record attendance

Gold prospectors — new, young and old — came out in droves to the GPAA Gold & Treasure Show in Pomona, Calif. over the weekend. The Pomona show, Jan. 21-22, the first of 20 gold shows to be held across the country in 2012, drew a crowd of 1,422 on Saturday and 869 on Sunday despite football playoffs and weekend rain, Chapters and Trade Show Manager Gary Sturgill said. “We’ve never had that many vendors in that venue; it was packed front to back. It was a good show with a 2,291 showgoers — a record turnout,” Sturgill said. Both Sturgill and GPAA Director of Operations Dominic Ricci expect to see more of the same record-breaking attendance at the upcoming Gold & Treasure Shows in Mesa, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico in February. One recent development is that “Dakota” Fred Hurt of the Discovery Channel’s popular TV series, Gold Rush, is planning to have his own booth at the Mesa gold show.