SLO ABLE 1

Bit of a walk with equipment down the bike trail.
Bring a quad if ya got one.
Found a little fines in the old tailings haven't found the sweet spot in the benches yet.
Seems like there's only water in the winter and spring.

Just went back out the week before Christmas and worked some crevices for about 4 hours and brought some color back. Easy way to do it is I back into the claim light then go back to the camp ground or home with the cons and process them. I don’t own a dry washer yet but that would be the way to go.

This was my first time out to a GPAA claim. I enjoyed the drive because of the scenery. Saw some coyotes and one of the ranches have bison so I stopped to watch them for a bit. The campsite and parking area are very easy to find but the hike in is a bit long with all of the equipment but not terrible. Make sure to wear bright colored clothes because I did hear some gun shots close by. Be safe! I spent the day checking the creek bedrock and crevices and only found 5 small flakes with 50 pieces of lead shot (not an estimate). Only later did I did read another member's post in the forum to check the benches so I was just looking in the wrong area. I will go back again soon to give it another shot to see if I do better.

The best gold I found was in front of the large boulders in the streams. This picture was from one pan

As reported, it was quite a walk up the dirt bike trail. Spent a few hours digging some gravel out of side of hill and running it into small high banker.

Got a lot of black sand and a few small flakes. There was still enough water in the creek to find a spot to submerge my pump but the creek will be dry soon by the looks of it.

My son and I found a few small specs. It's a healthy hike into the claim. If you have access to an ATV bring it! IT was a great day to be out! Thank you GPAA and fellow member who provided me with some great help!!