Great try indeed fam. You got this. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Good Squad! I bet you can do something like this in your neck of the woods, maybe even along HWY 18

I think this was great!... More of us need to post our "failures" so folks know this isn't easy.... I also find floods to be a great time to read rivers to see where heavies could be dropping out!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Yo ATC! Thanks my friend! And you’re right… too bad most of mine are failures! lol! People want to see some gold and I’m working on it, slow and steady! I agree with the flooding too. I wanted to go walk up my creek when it was flooding but decided it was too high and dangerous, so I’ll wait for the next one so I can take a journey and read the water! As always… thanks man and I’ll catch you this weekend!

Stoney keep chasing them sparks!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Definitely will brother! I’ll try this again when the conditions are more favorable. I know there’s gold in each of these rivers… super appreciate you and I’ll catch you later big dawg!!!

Way to go Stoney, Awesome Effort and a great example. Keep chasing the Shiny. Heavy Pans Brother...Peace.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks TNT! Same goes for you! Let’s load these pans this year!

Murphy's law has accompanied you. No matter Stoney, you brought experiences with you from your trip. That means waiting for a very dry summer. Very nice. Thanks for the trip ⚒👍🤠

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter and you’re right. Although it was mostly a bust, I learned to not even attempt these rivers during flood stage. I’ll have to go back this summer and take a look. From my comments… I can see that each one of those have good in them! Happy weekend!

@Ltn.Immelmann

3 ай бұрын

Thank you I wish you the same@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

I'm glad you did post this vid Stony,, this is a big part of prospecting that tbh, i haven't seen any other chans do vids on.. to me, prospecting isn't so much about finding lots of gold but more about the hunt or adventure, getting out of the daily routine of work eat sleep and enjoying the outdoors (my church) ..

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Amen Matt and well said. Man I appreciate you brother. I’m like you… I like the hunt and being outdoors is my escape from this crazy world we live in. It’s the only place I can truly relax, get wet, get dirty and not have a care at all. But don’t get me wrong… I want to find gold and I know it’s day will come. I’ll show my ups and downs (mostly) but like what you said… it’s the reality of truly prospecting. People need to see and understand that. It’s not always glitter and gold! Much love again :)

Thanks for putting in the effort🎉

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert! Yea it was definitely a bust, but I did learn how to get to all of those spots and which ones I can work. I’ll be back when the weather is better and give it a better go. I really appreciate the comment and support! Thanks man!

Well done brother. Great effort!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Stan! Definitely can’t fault it for not trying. I’ll go back when the water recedes!

It was a great attempt 🙏❤️🌲

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Open Space Wellness! Waiting for dryer days :)

Fun trip. I do not miss that damn wet cold though. The rivers all seem pretty typical for the time of year. Hit them late summer...unless it's one of those crappy summers. Take care ole friend!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Brother Keith! Lol! Yes the wet and cold sucks, but the summers are some of the best as you know! I hope everything is well with you dude. I miss hallway golf! Lol

@keithchase7579

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I just happened to think about hallway golf yesterday. All is good here. Yeah, the summers there are normally perfect!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@keithchase7579 🤣🤣🤣 it’s funny, because of all of the things we all did in the military.. that one for some reason sticks with me the hardest. Have a great weekend dude!

Very cool brother!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

A&M! Thanks man. I appreciate it. Even though it wasn’t successful, I still learned some valuable info about my local area :)

Great video! I live in Olympia and would love to get out wandering some local creeks and maybe do the beach. Semper Fi!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Eric! Dude there are so many places around Olympia where you can find gold. Just grab a pan and go find a creek :) as for beach gold… I haven’t tried that yet, but I hear cape disappointment is a good place to start. Happy hunting Eric!

@ericrhetta8412

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I own some property on a creek off exit 88 if you wanna ;)

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@ericrhetta8412 thanks Eric! You ever take a pan down there and check and see if

We moved to Napavine when I was 6. We moved to Chehalis when I was 12. I fell for basic training in the Army. Came back 30yrs later living in Vancouver. I know those place, but I wasn’t internet panning back then.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your service Michael! I really appreciate it! 🫡🇺🇸 yea I’m gonna hit those again this summer and about your other comment, yea, the east lewis is what I really wanted to try underneathe I-5, but as you saw, the flooding and play sand on the beach wasn’t looking good. I know the east lewis does have gold in it though. More for us right 🤣

@mbraden66

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser My wife and I go up NF-42 and pan East Fork Lewis. Well, we've collected some dirt. I've dug down and found some black sand, but my eyes don't see up close anymore so it's hard to pan and see the really tiny stuff. So we sluice to reduce what we bring hope, then run it through a controlled sluice then clean up and look for gold. We have maybe 1/4 of a bucket of dirt. Will go out again next weekend if the weather permits. I really need to check my spelling closely when I use my phone, wow did I mess some shit up there. :D

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Sounds like you’re doing everything right, and no worries on the spelling. I can figure it out. I feel ya on the eyes as well. Mine are slowly going with seeing things near now. I have to use readers now. Sucks

@mbraden66

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaserI have a 'slip out' paid on my keychain, but they stay on by pinching your nose so not good for over the river. I do have another pair in my car with a neck strap so I can't drop them, but I forgot to grab them this last time. There are a bunch of holes in bedrock the river has made, when the waters get high. I would think someone already hit them, but not sure. It's an obvious place for low water pressure after going over a higher point in the bedrock.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@mbraden66 I just started finding bedrock hole (boil holes) on my creek (video coming out soon). I have found some tiny gold in those. From what I hear though, gold gets in them and then it blows right out because of the water pressure. Regardless, they are too tempting and juicy for me so I’ll always scoop them out and see what I find. I just have to check them… it’s like a moth to a flame. lol. So yea, I’d definitely check them and you never know, someone may of worked those holes years and years ago… they could have new food sitting in them waiting for you!

When the water levels are high hit the inside bends and dig deep. There's old deposit in most of them inside bends.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

I will for sure take your advice and put it to the test in the future… especially on river systems like that. Thanks Matt!

Done the Skookumchuck, very little colour but Dylan bought Creek in Chehalis get a little bit of colour but nothing really to write about

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Tim! I shall return when the levels get back to normal and expose some bank. I’ll have to look up that other creek you mentioned and check it out. I’m sure everything around there has some color in it. Small or big, it all adds up. Thanks again for the comment and support! I always super appreciate it!

East Fork of the Lewis river has gold.

Liked, shared and commented 10:21 🍻🗽🤴🏻

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! I hope the big thaw is happening for you this weekend like it is for me :)

@josephknowlton7246

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser all thawed here. Freezes at night n thaws day. I bet I could almost dig in the shade.🍻🗽🤴🏻

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Nice! Time for some prospecting!

Wish I could had tried when I was out at Fort Lewis...no time due to the training we did 😪

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

That would have been cool Rich! Were you even into prospecting back then? There’s so many places in my travels that I would have loved to check but didn’t have the passion until after active duty. Man I could have prospected the world! Wow!

@a3skywarrior929

3 ай бұрын

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser only did some minimal panning before then...just no time at Lewis. But what I know now would have tried some more in other places...even Greece has ancient gold deposits (even though they are up north.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@a3skywarrior929 exactly! I’ve been to so many places like you and man oh man, that could have been so much fun. You know is Air Force guys… we worked 5 on and had 2 days weekends! Hahahaha

Shout out to Centralia! I have been wanting to go and have been eyeing spots. But have not gotten any equipment yet.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Let’s go Andrew! I have a feeling there is good on the Chehalis for sure, for the Skoo… I’m not sure. I’ll be back and hope to represent Centralia to its finest… smiles in a pan! Thanks for stopping by brother!

@andrewperry1987

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I think there was a mine up up the skoocumchuck.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@andrewperry1987 oh really! Now that’s something interesting. Doesn’t the skoohumchuck flow through Bocuda? That’s where some old coal mines were (I think) when they sourced coal for the coal mine out there (TransAlta) is that the mine you are talking about or an actual gold mine? You never know right… dig deep enough and you’re sure to hit something. :)

Sad, but you cant win them all! thanks for the share! stayawesome!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Brother Ramses! And you’re right, bad weather didn’t pan out, but I’ll be back. It’s good to show the “suck” when it comes to prospecting… but as they say… if you don’t go, you’ll never know :) Have a great weekend!

👀😎🤠🤙🏽👊🏽👍🏽

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Thanks brother. I hope things are going well with you man. I see that times are tough… I’m sorry dude :(

Well, maybe all that water kick up some gold your way like they say water washes away and makes new

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

That’s right David, that trip was definitely a bust, but I still Learned some things, especially flood levels and where I can and can’t go. Others have said on the video, that each river holds gold and I totally believe them. It’s just fun finding it on your own!

Found gold in all of them

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Reary?!?! That’s cool! The flooding was too much to give it a go. As you saw, the Cowlitz was the only spot I could safely get down too, but I already figured I could find gold there.

Good try man, always check boat launches, they’re always on bedrock 👍

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Mitch! My brother! Great advice! Man I really wanted to prospect more during this trip but as you seen, the levels were all just a bit high. I’ll get it next time on my travels and I’ll make sure and check out the boat launches!

The Columbia most of the way along 84 has good gold

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

Hey Pitbull! That’s kind of what I thought. I’ve found gold from Vancouver to the beach on the Columbia but never tried where the dams are. I’ve heard when they dredge the sediment out to see and it washes back into the shore, the sands can be loaded :)

@Pitbull.Prospecting

3 ай бұрын

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser absolutely but above all the dams I've found decent counts in a pan

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@Pitbull.Prospecting dang! I was just out near The Dalles Dam and didn’t give it ok for 2 reasons. First, I thought that since the water is so high because of the manmade reservoirs that gold wouldn’t be on the banks and secondly, because the park had trucked in sand on the beaches. I’ll give it a go next time I’m there. I appreciate the feedback Pitbull :)

@hershellodle6667

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser they actually pile the dredge debris on a beach right off the highway in chinook wa. They also pile it on sandy island by kalama

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@hershellodle6667 well slap my sideways and call me Susan! Thanks for this information. From the sounds of it. I bet you have done fairly decent along the Columbia?!?!

Bummer!

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

It definitely was Greg, but I couldn’t help the water conditions. I’ll be back for the yellow when the water is right! :) thanks bother!

@gregchartrand8848

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Looking forward to your travels.

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

I can for sure do that. Are you in Washington?

@gregchartrand8848

3 ай бұрын

Tri-Cities @@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

@StoneyCreekSparkchaser

3 ай бұрын

@gregchartrand8848 Columbia River should have some gold out there for ya

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