We are in North Pole, Alaska now, right by Fairbanks. We are staying at the Santaland RV park. They even have reindeer here. We have good internet service here, so I’ll bring the blog up to date. The road to the Alaskan highway wasn’t the greatest, but then neither are parts of the Alaskan Highway. The one video shows construction going on, and how it wouldn’t take much to fall off the mountain. When we got closer to Fairbanks we saw a moose eating grass right by the road. This moose didn’t seem to concerned when I stopped the truck to get a couple pictures.
Today we went to a gold mine and gold panning presentation. The one picture shows the line in an underground mine where the top part of the earth meets the bedrock. Miners dig down to expose where the bedrock starts. This is where gold collects as it works it’s way through the earth. Another picture shows a slough where they pump water so it washes dirt down this slough. The gold collects in artificial turf that is in this slough, along with other dirt. They then pan for gold from this slough. After the presentation they gave us bags of dirt so we could pan for our own gold. I found $5.00 worth and Nan found $15.00. She then bought a gold locket for $60. I said "Great, the net price will be $40". Actually they sell you the locket for $60 that then holds the gold you found. I guess I was lucky. One guy's wife found too much gold to hold into one locket, so he had to buy two of them.
Today we went to a gold mine and gold panning presentation. The one picture shows the line in an underground mine where the top part of the earth meets the bedrock. Miners dig down to expose where the bedrock starts. This is where gold collects as it works it’s way through the earth. Another picture shows a slough where they pump water so it washes dirt down this slough. The gold collects in artificial turf that is in this slough, along with other dirt. They then pan for gold from this slough. After the presentation they gave us bags of dirt so we could pan for our own gold. I found $5.00 worth and Nan found $15.00. She then bought a gold locket for $60. I said "Great, the net price will be $40". Actually they sell you the locket for $60 that then holds the gold you found. I guess I was lucky. One guy's wife found too much gold to hold into one locket, so he had to buy two of them.
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