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A Road-Trip for 2009

News Type: Other — Wed Jul 1, 2009 1:50 PM EDT

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The Trinity River

Dennis at the Sluice Box

Sluice Box in action

Dennis and Steve kick'n it in the shade (It was HOT up there)

A Visitor at our panning site

A Sig, a Glock, and a CZ-75 - Your Basic three man Camp Defense System

Chilling in camp with some new friends

Tri-Tip appetizers

Dennis pouring the stew into the Dutch Oven

Adding pie crusts

laying on the Biscuits

Loading the coals to the top of the Dutch Oven

Now that looks good!

Yeppers, tastes even better than it looks, Dennis is a talented cook

That is one packed down compact car.

The Boys at Big Flat Ca.

Bigfoot and I

Old Mining Water Monitor

Found a hidey-hole

My bed under the Redwoods

My view from bed

Camp Redwood

Checking out a gravel bar on a river in Humboldt Co.

Avenue of the Redwoods Tourist stop - Smokie and I

My Compartment for the trip

Yeppers - it is a tight fit

On top of one of the class 3 rapids on our run

Over the short drop (In high water the rapid is classed at class 4)

I have been gone for a few days, on the road to Northern California. Did anyone miss me?

Well I must say that I truly needed the break, and I was able to pass on some prospecting knowledge to a couple of 30-something Santa Ana boys (Dennis and Steve). We hit Shasta, Trinity, and Humboldt counties, so much to see in Nor Cal so little time.

Here are some photos of the trip, and a brief travelog:

Started out from Santa Ana CA, Thursday, June 25, 2230hrs.

Arrived BLM office Sacramento CA Friday June 26 0500hrs.
Breakfasted at the Waffle Square (had Steak and Eggs), and killed a few hours until the BLM Public Room opened. Myself and Dennis spent two hours researching mining claims in the northern counties while Steve grabbed some shut-eye. Departed Sacramento CA 1030hrs, headed for Redding CA.

Saw a bit of Shasta Co., but we were in a hurry to get to our first camp site, so on to Trinity Co. Arrived in Big Flat CA at about 1930hrs, made camp, Dennis cooked some killer cheeseburgers, and it was all a very good start of our mini-adventure.

On Saturday June 27, I woke to bacon and eggs and the Trinity River! We started digging soon after breakfast and farted around for five hours or so with sluicing and panning and such the like. Made a few friends down at the river and some of those folks trickled by our camp site that afternoon/evening, it is very fun meeting good people. Dennis cooked up a slow cook stew for us that evening, wow can that boy cook! *Injury report: while swimming I tore up my knee on some submerged boulders… ouch.

Sunday Morning June 28, we broke camp and headed back to Big Flat for our White Water trip, Oh Yeah rafting class 3+ rapids!! We took a half day trip, our guide (Pete) was the best and I would recommend Wilderness Adventures (Soon to Be renamed "Big Flat Rafting") without reservation, they are a great company and make the trip down river a joy. The phone number for Wilderness Adventures is (800-323-7238). Thanks again to our guide Pete!

After rafting we headed for the Lost Coast (Humboldt Co) and our dinner plans… We ate at the Samoa Cookhouse just outside of Eureka CA. The Samoa Cookhouse is a Lumber Camp style cookhouse and they serve just one meal, but it is all you can eat, so that balances out the lack of choice. Oh and is the food ever so good.

We then headed for the Coastal Redwood groves south of Eureka and got in to a campsite at about 2100 in the Hidden Creek Campground, I did not even pitch a tent, instead I decided to test my British Army sleeping bag, and slept on the picnic table. Falling asleep watching the stars move over 300-400 ft. treetops is something everyone should get to experience. The sleeping bag system worked very well, and I slept right through the night.

Monday June 29, spent most of the day hiking and driving along the Avenue of the Giants, lunch was a picnic by a lake after we transitioned onto Highway 20 heading back inland.

The rest of the trip was road hours back down I-5 to Orange County listening to the Kottonmouth Kings (Over and Over and Over). We got back at 0430 Tuesday June 30.

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robertlyn-schultz

Well There you have it, I had a blast!

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5 votes

#1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey Y'all,

I just added the two Photo's from the rafting part of our trip. :^)

Take care everyone,

Aloha

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#1.1 - Wed Jul 8, 2009 12:45 AM EDT

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US Citizen-658112

Thank you very much! A cyber-space trip....and I never had to leave the farm!

I'm glad to see you and your friends had a good time.

Until we cross again Patriot....

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2 votes

#2 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 2:46 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey Citizen,

It is my pleasure to share the trip with my Newsvine friends. :^)

Thanks so much for dropping by and reading my ramblings.

All my best,

Aloha

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2 votes

#2.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 4:41 PM EDT

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JustDucki

Heya Stranger ~

Glad to see you back but also glad you got to go soak up the beauty! Awesome pics, thanks for sharing :-)

Steve and I are packing up and heading to the hills from the 10-21 of this month. Not sure we can swing all those days out (pets an kids and such) but he blocked the time off work so hopefully the rest will work out so that we can be out for nearly the whole time.

Never been any farther north in Cali wilderness than Lake Isabella/Kern River area. I'd kill to see the redwoods...

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3 votes

#3 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 3:18 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hiya Ducki!

I am so glad you stopped by today, I saw your comment on my knots article before I left on the trip but never got back to answer it... my bad.

Oh I hightly recommend a trip into the redwoods for everyone, but you and Steve would really enjoy it, is my feeling. I get energized just being umoungst the giant old trees, it is as if they give off very "Good Vibes". ;^)

I hope you guys can squeeze out all the wild fun possible from your time together!

Blessings Be too You and Yours my friend,

Aloha

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5 votes

#3.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 5:05 PM EDT

{"commentId":7976187,"authorDomain":"JustDucki"}

JustDucki

I get energized just being umoungst the giant old trees, it is as if they give off very "Good Vibes". ;^)

That would part of the reason I itch to go see them. It'll be a couple more years (unless we win the lotto) before we make it out there again though. Next major trip is the vine meet in New Orleans next year - after that we can head west again.

We'll try our best to enjoy our time out. I'm hoping for some decent bear or elk photos so I've got my fingers crossed! :-)

Oh and we have a dutch oven as well...thanks for the yummy looking stew idea! New ideas are always a good thing!

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3 votes

#3.2 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 8:04 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

I'll tell you what, I was all set to write-off Cali completely after my move (read, Never to Return Too), but this trip has given me the idea that an incursion into the dreaded "Golden State" would be worth it for another Redwoods trip, with maybe a run down the Klamath River thown in. X^)

Dennis is the culinary artist and the stew was his making, but I will try to weasle the recipe out of him for you my friend.

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3 votes

#3.3 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 8:25 PM EDT

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JustDucki

I have a love-hate relationship with Cali. I get fed up when I am living there and miss it when I am not. Kernville pulls me in, bigtime. I have spent many a happy hour communing with that river from sitting beside her at dawn writing poetry or whooping it up as we spin the raft in circles down the Twisted Sister rapids. Part of my heart stays there everytime I leave.

That is only in mid-Cali....I cannot imagine what the wilderness must look like even farther to the north. I'll get there...

I can improvise the stew dish but a recipe would be cool too. I am better at building kitchens than I am cooking in them but I do okay cooking outdoors over fire - like humans were meant to do ;-}

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3 votes

#3.4 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 9:19 PM EDT

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steppin stones

Great story, and love food cooked in the dutch oven! Happy you had fun.

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3 votes

#4 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 3:20 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hi Stepping Stones,

Yeah I am a BIG fan of the old Dutch Oven cooking. :^)

Thanks so much my friend.

Have a good'un,

Aloha

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2 votes

#4.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 5:45 PM EDT

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Kimberly-430040

Wow this looks like tons of fun, well all except the slinky visitor at the panning sight.

Well did you strike it filthy rich ? Glad you got some time out with the guys and mother nature ! =)

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4 votes

#5 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 4:49 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey Kimberly,

Yeppers, tons o' fun, even the garter snake (oh and he was swimming in the river just before I got my camera).

No not rich in pocket, but wealthy in spirit. We only moved dirt and rocks for about three hours, and one would be extremely lucky to find a nugget in that time, but it was hella fun teaching the guys about the mechanics of placer mining.

Nice to see you, thanks for dropping by my friend,

Have a good'un

Aloha

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2 votes

#5.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 5:57 PM EDT

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neenie1991

Wow, what fun. Now I'm envious and starving!

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4 votes

#6 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 5:14 PM EDT

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Kimberly-430040

I know, that kettle cookin looks good.

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3 votes

#6.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 5:17 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hi Neenie,

Oh it was a blast, not a sour moment on the whole trip. Never did go hungry either. X^)

Have a good'un,

Aloha

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2 votes

#6.2 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 6:03 PM EDT

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Dr Know

I have been on a couple of rafting trips with Wilderness Adventures (years ago).

Did you get a peek at Lake Shasta? The last time I was there you had to walk a mile from the boat docks to get to the waters edge.

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2 votes

#7 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 6:51 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Dr. K

No we did not hit Lake Shasta, we did stop at Whiskeytown Lake (right near Lk. Shasta) and it was nice and high water there.

Oh I can not express my satifaction with Wilderness Adventures enough, but that is entirely do to our guide Pete. I actually want to return to the Trinity River and run some class 4 and 5 whitewater with Pete sometime in the spring (when the water is high and fast).

Thanks for stopping by Dr.

Have a great evening,

Aloha

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3 votes

#7.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 7:28 PM EDT

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Atsidi

Was going to ask if you found anything but that was already asked. The rain seems to have slacked off a little bit here, Just a little in the PM to kind of cool things off a little. Have you checked out GPAA, they have a mining guide with all sorts of claims you can go on and prospect for free-- well, free if you belong to GPAA.

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2 votes

#8 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 7:37 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey Atsidi,

My friend Dennis is going to join the GPAA after talking to a few of the old dredge dogs on the Trinity River. I actually suggested the same before we left, but sometimes it is best for folks to get first hand knowledge. The knowledge my friend received the past few days is;

1) claiming tracts of mineral rich land with-in easy access of major roadways is almost impossible in California.

2) the GPAA has claims right by his favorite spots on the river.

So the trip was not a wasted endeavor, it was very educational for both of my buddies.

Plus did I mention how fun the whole time was? X^)

All my best to you and the missus,

Aloha

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2 votes

#8.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 8:10 PM EDT

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rottlady

How cool is that, I got to go on your trip with you! Great pictures Robertlyn, it looks like you had a really good time.

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4 votes

#9 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 8:16 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hi Rottlady,

I had a great time, and thank you for the kind words about my "shutter-bug" skills. You are most welcome on any trip I take my friend, even if it is just "in spirit". :^)

Have a great evening,

Aloha

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3 votes

#9.1 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 8:33 PM EDT

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Wolf Wolfman

I realize now that you had been missing. I remember seeing your "Aloha" fairly regularly.

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2 votes

#10 - Wed Jul 1, 2009 11:08 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey Wolf,

Thanks for dropping in and for you time, how have you been?

All my best,

Aloha

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2 votes

#10.1 - Thu Jul 2, 2009 1:57 PM EDT

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LifeTravler

Well, I was wondering where you were. [smile] Wow! Great pictures and it all sounded great. [heavy sigh] I want to go there.

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2 votes

#11 - Thu Jul 2, 2009 6:40 AM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hi LifeTravler,

Yes a Northern California trip is reccommended for all, at least once. :^)

Thanks so much for you kind words, and it was a very good trip, even if the seating was a bit cramped. X^)

Take care my friend,

Aloha

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2 votes

#11.1 - Thu Jul 2, 2009 2:03 PM EDT

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CaptainKidd

Looks like you had a great time.

Nothing better than campfires, camp cooking, and the outdoors shared with friends.

I am leaving today for the Great Northwest (Oregon), myself, and won't be back to the Flat Hot land of Texas until the 14th.

I plan on doing a little gold panning while I am up there, so if I strike it rich, you might not hear from me again at all.

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3 votes

#12 - Thu Jul 2, 2009 2:09 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey Capt. Kidd,

Yes I did, and I hope you have just as much fun as I had. :^)

Good Luck with the Panning, and stay safe.

Have a good'un my friend,

Aloha

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3 votes

#12.1 - Thu Jul 2, 2009 2:22 PM EDT

{"commentId":7998840,"authorDomain":"deemerc"}

Deka Dee Me

Looks like you had a fabulous time! Cramped car and all. 'smiles'

Thank you for sharing your wonderful trip.

Aren't garter snakes the greatest!

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1 vote

#13 - Thu Jul 2, 2009 9:52 PM EDT

{"commentId":8006163,"authorDomain":"robertlyn-schultz"}

robertlyn-schultz

Hey Deka,

Garter snakes are cool, and it was fun watching him swim.

Thanks for stopping by, Have a good'un

Aloha

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2 votes

#13.1 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 1:43 PM EDT

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hoodie_81

OMG...sounds like something my daughter and I would enjoy. Nice to see you get away and having a good time. Did you miss your dogs? How are they, by the way?

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2 votes

#14 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 1:04 AM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hi Hoodie,

I missed the Pack so much, and they are all fine... Diva had just gotten fixxed before I left and she is still a bit grumpy.

Have a good'un,

Aloha

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2 votes

#14.1 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 1:47 PM EDT

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MalamuteMan

Did anyone miss me?

Are you kidding!!! It was a howl-in... Arrooooooooo.... Arrrroooooooooooooooooo... oooo...

It does look like fun... Looks like the poochies missed out though... I guess it would have been a bit crowded in your "compartment."

I've been there... fond memories... but it was 36 years ago...

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2 votes

#15 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 11:49 AM EDT

{"commentId":8006460,"authorDomain":"robertlyn-schultz"}

robertlyn-schultz

Aw thanks MalMan!

AArrroooo back to ya... X^)

No not even the young'ns Thor or Freyja could go, but every camp I was laying-out the placement of "Stake-out lines" and I missed them all (even Diva - who has been living up to the title "Queen @!$%#" lately) but next trip they are all going.

That should be at the end of this month, if I can actually sell some of my crap.

All my best Mal, Have a good'un

Aloha

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2 votes

#15.1 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 2:09 PM EDT

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Ludwigc

looks like a fun trip! I just got back from a short one myself. Unfortunatly I dont have such a cool visual record ; )

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1 vote

#16 - Tue Jul 7, 2009 3:17 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey Ludwigc,

Yeah I was sooo glad to get on the road again, I do hope you had as much fun as we three. :^)

Taking Pictures on the trip was kind of my job since I can not drive legally... I had to do something to contribute, besides being a passanger and prospecting tutor.

Have a good'un my friend,

Aloha

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#16.1 - Tue Jul 7, 2009 3:35 PM EDT

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PenniD

I just clicked on your column to see where you have been hiding, and I find this. Wow -- what a trip. Glad to see you back, hope you got lots of gold so you can buy all that military surplus stuff. What an exciting life you lead.

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1 vote

#17 - Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:24 PM EDT

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robertlyn-schultz

Hey PenniD,

Well thanks for checking in, and wonder'n about little old me. :^)

Not much gold on this trip (a flash in the pan), but we had oodles of fun!

As far as excitement in life goes, it seems that the older I get - the harder it is finding the time, money and compatriots to share in the fun and adventure, oh well next time it's with the Pack, and for a longer stay.

Have a great weekend,

Aloha

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2 votes

#17.1 - Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:05 PM EDT

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PenniD

Glad to seeing you having fun. You the man!

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#17.2 - Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:25 AM EDT

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