Alaska – Day 2
Alaska Life Lesson #1
Gold is not easy to get;
Gold is panned in water
Glacial till on rocks is slippery as owl ____.
Glacial runoff is Cold as ICE.
It is hard to breathe when you are submerged in glacial water.
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| That's Me |
Woke up to a beautiful cloud free morning and spent the first real day doing a combination of gold panning and photography, and yes, I personally learned Life lesson #1. I was being soooooo careful, and WHAM, I am on my back in this ice cold stream trying to breathe. It was like laying in a bathtub full of ice water. The only saving grace was that I had a backpack on so I didn’t smash my head and that there was no one around to laugh at me as I lay there like an upside down turtle. After returning to the Moho to change clothes and dry out everything. I turned the heat to 85 and put my belt, wallet, and socks in the oven at the lowest setting. I was sitting on the floor in front of the oven rotating socks and leather goods so as to dry and not burn. Anyway after warming up and drying out I headed back down and had a good, safe rest of the day. I truly look forward to getting Kevin tomorrow in Anchorage. You really need a buddy up here to share the experience. However, the people I have met here at Crow Creek Mine are great folks. If you ever get up here, you definitely want to spend a night or two at this place.
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| Do NOT step on this rock!!!!!!!! |
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| Diehards with dry suits dredging the creek |
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| Crow Creek |
Nice!
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