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| THE BEST PLACES TO HUNT Regions can have multiple good spots to go — add details to build a complete guide. |
| Location #1: Pinon Mesa General description: Agate , jasper and petrified wood are found in the flats and the gullies. | How to get there: From Grand Junction take HWY 340 west to CR D5 and turn left. At Glade Park turn left to the Mesa. Altitude 8600 feet |
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| Handy to bring along: 1.Rock bag 2.Shovel 3.Small pick-maul 4. Water | Helpful notes to newcomers: The Colorado National Monument is a well worth a stop on the way to the site. |
| Location #2: Copper Creek (Local beach, park, etc) General description: The real find is the amethyst but you can find pink feldspar and some agate. | How to get there:Take HWY 50 south from Grand Junction. At Whitewater turn south on HWY 141 for about 11 miles. There is a small bridge and a parking area on the right. |
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| Handy to bring along: 1.Hand Tools 2.Rock bag 3.Rock hammer | Helpful notes to newcomers: There are No Trespassing signs in the area but there is plenty of material outside of the posted areas. |
| Location #3: Opal Hill General description: Common opal and opalized wood are found at the site plus colorful jasper. | How to get there: Take HWY 340 south from Fruita . Travel 1.5 miles to Kingview Road and turn right. It is about .6 miles to Horse Thief Canyon Road turn left and look for a dirt road on the right about .1 mile. Turn right get as close to the hill as you can. |
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| Handy to bring along: 1. Small pick 2. Shovel 3. Rock hammer 4. Rock bag | Helpful notes to newcomers: This is a well known site. The farther from the road you venture the more material you will find. |
| Location #4: Golden Gate Canyon General description: Feldspar and mica are in abundance along the road the Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Black tourmaline crystals are in the feldspar matrix. The cuts in the roadside where the minerals are is very close to the road. There is a 1 ft deep trench between the road and the road cut. Be extremely careful. At Robinson Hill Road is where we found a small vein of large chunks of black tourmaline in the white feldspar matrix. Very interesting specimens, and gorgeous scenery!! | How to get there: From Boulder take HWY 93 south . Turn west on HWY 46 and travel about four miles. The material is in the road cuts. At 7.9 miles in (3.9 miles from the first road cut) is Robinson Hill Road. Turn left on this road, park in the wide area. |
| Grade this location: (A to F): B | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1. Hand tools 2. Rock bag 3. Rock Hammer | Helpful notes to newcomers: Be sure to see Golden Canyon State park http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/goldengatecanyon |
| Location #5: Phoenix Gold Mine General description: Spend the day and hang out for awhile after your tour of the Phoenix Gold Mine and pan for gold, silver and other precious stones, metals and minerals, on our portion of Trail Creek. For a small fee of $8 for each person. You will be loaned a pan, instructed in the art and sent on your way to try it for yourself! You will of course be allowed to keep anything you find! http://www.phoenixgoldmine.com/justpanning.html | How to get there: If you are Coming from Denver Area or East of Idaho Springs: Take I-70 West to the third exit for Idaho Springs - Exit 239 this will put you on a little frontage road, follow it around the curve to the stop sign. Take a Left at the stop sign (Colorado Blvd.) and another immediately left (under I-70) on to Stanley Road, you will cross Clear Creek River, Go up Stanley Road about a mile and take a left on your first dirt road - Trail Creek Rd. Go up Trail Creek about a mile |
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| Handy to bring along: 1. The equipment will be supplied. 2. 3. | Helpful notes to newcomers: A tour of the Gold Mine is also a part of the attractions. |
| Location #6: Gold fields of Colorado General description: Colorado is a gold prospectors paradise. The largest gold nugget ever found in North America was discovered in Breckenridge on July 3, 1887 by a man named Tom Groves. The single nugget weighed 151 oz and was about the size of an adult human head | How to get there: Go Gold Prospecting, take highway 285 South from Denver to South Park, the Center of Colorado's Gold Fields. Visit this site: http://www.rockymountaintravel.net/gold/index.cfm?var_file=gold-fields.htm |
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| Handy to bring along: 1. Gold pan 2. Shovel 3. | Helpful notes to newcomers: The above link gives worlds of information about touring, mining and prospecting in Colorado. |
| Location #7: General description: Howdy ... Yep, I take folks out to the gold fields and teach them to pan and sluice for gold and precious gems. I enjoy teaching folks how to recognize what they have found. We have 3, week long tours this summer to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Colorado Gold Rush. I have a friend that owns land on the South Platte in Fairplay, Colorado. The Fairplay Placer has produced over 202,000 oz of gold. Stan's place has never been worked and some outstanding nuggets have been found very nearby. www.LearnGoldProspecting.com My family got to Colorado in 1820... Great Great Grandfather was with the first band of trappers to come out from Independence, Missouri thus blazing the Santa Fe Trail. Joseph Rutherford Walker... he went on to become a very famous mountain man. The story goes on about GGGrandpa Joe... really incredible! Led the Bonnieville Expedition, discovered Yosemite, first to see the Giant Redwoods. Led Freemont on 3 of his expeditions, first to discover gold in AZ. Over 40 years of trailblazing and only lost 1 man in the whole time. Even more amazing is Joseph's brother Joel. He was on all those early expeditions as well, he led the first wagon train up the Oregon Trail, their baby was the first American born on the west coast. Both played significant roles in the Independance of California. | How to get there: Ckeck out This Web Sites for Contacts: Learn Gold Prospecting Colorado Adventures  |
| Grade this location: (A to F): A | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1. Rock hammer 2. Pack 3. Gold pan | Helpful notes to newcomers: Adventures are planned for other location beside Colorado |
| Location #8: The Badlands of Colorado Better known in the Rockhounding Colorado book (by the Kappele's) as Troublesome Creek. General description: Search the slopes and tops for blue and grey banded agate, red and brown jasper, and pet wood. The pet wood fragments are up to a foot long and are said to have a jet black interior that takes a beautiful polish. | How to get there: Take hwy 40 off of I-70. Travel through Fraser, Granby, and through Hot Sulphur Springs. Go past Parshall, a matter of a mile or two, and look for Grand County Road 2, turn north. The guide book states to go 3.6 miles. At 3.4 miles, there is a gravel road that about 50 feet up suddenly has a foot deep water runoff rut. You can either go back and park on the road, or straddle the rut to the top. |
| Grade this location: (A to F): C-mainly for the access. We need to go back to this fascinating site! Next time we want to see if we can find some pet. wood. | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1. Hand tools 2. Rock bags 3. Water and a brush 4. Maybe a rake, soil on hills is very soft, | Helpful notes to newcomers. Wear sturdy shoes. Soil is very sandy and soft. We found a few small shards of jasper--white on the 'outside', brown on the 'inside.' We also found quite a bit of grey and blue banded agate. Bring your camera, the scenery is stunning! |
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| AdventureGuide | 150th anniversary of the Colorado Pikes Peak or Bust Gold Rush of 1859 | 7 | Jan 25 2009, 7:50 AM EST by AdventureGuide | ||
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Storys about the first miners to Colorado and the incredable specimens they stumbled across.
Lost treasures, old ghost towns, stage robbery, the truth about lynchings, gold prospecting, and gem collecting. History and heritage articles about the colorful figures of the old west
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| ovada | COLORADO | 0 | Jan 2 2008, 10:26 PM EST by ovada | ||
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