Gold and Wolves

[Daveinthebush]

 I have been doing a little prospecting lately and was reopening a trail back to an old mine yesterday.  I cut through several black spruce and was sweating from the efforts but managed to open the trail again.  Then as I started up the trail, just ahead about 35 yards away was a little downed willow.  Shoot I thought, until I glanced about 5 yards behind the tree and there was a wolf staring at me. Wow!  Neat!  All that noise and he was just sitting there in the middle of the day watching me.

I wasn't able to get the suction dredge going....... 
But did manage to use the dredge box as a sluice and get some gold.  Best spot I have ever been in.  Got some decent pin-head sized stuff and some flour gold.

Next trip......sleeping bag and tent.  It is about 5 miles off of the highway back in there.  And if any of you have ever been to Alaska..... 5 miles is far enough.

[Kaimi]

Ever think that he was sizing you up for a quick meal? NAH, you were probably too small anyway. I have seen a bunch of coyotes and one mountain lion so far in the wilds of Arizona. The mountain lion scared the beejezus out of me as he was about 20 yards above me just sitting on a ledge. Dont know how long he was there but once I saw him I was GONE! Now I always pack my trusty .45 cocked and locked for both the two and four legged predators as I usually hunt alone.

Aloha, Ka'imi

[Daveinthebush]

Ever think that he was sizing you up for a quick meal? NAH, you were probably too small anyway.

I wish!  5' 11" and 230 pounds of old grizzled meat.  Wolf never had a chance. My two friends, Smith and Wesson are always along.