As we arrived at the panning place, Gilles had to meet and calm the two Rhodesian ridgeback dogs before we could continue. The campers who belonged to the dogs mentioned that they had had a very interesting night with the transit of two elk and a black bear down the creek bed where we were panning. There was no sign of any wildlife the day we were there, so we were safe as we panned the gravel to find….. smaller gravel.
No gold, but some lovely laurel stone, some dallasite and plenty of fresh air. Thanks as always to Gilles for organizing and leading the field trip!
…Rob and Madeline deLange