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California Gold Panning的点评
点评：Directions to the meet-up area/parking lot were clear and easy to follow. We had lunch on Main St. and it was a quick 3 minute drive to the site. We were met by Andrew (Andy) who was getting shovels and buckets out of storage for us to use. We parked and Andy was quick to explain the water temperature (really not as cold as I was expecting for March) and that although the creek was running high the day before, it had come down and there were some good spots that we could dig in. Andy made sure we were well equipped with boots (the $20 Walmart rubber boots worked out well) and once we were all changed, we were off down a small decline to the creek.
Andy walked us about 30 feet down the creek to a spot where he said others had found decent amounts of gold. He was quick to show us how to use the buckets and classifier (it separates the large rocks from the smaller stuff you want to run through the sluice. He filled the bucket with water and put the first shovel full of rocks and mud and showed us how to break up the mud and rocks. He explained how gold loves to be near quartz and pulled out several quartz samples, examined them for gold, and showed my son how to properly throw the rocks downstream, away from everyone else.
We were ready to start mining and Andy set up the sluice very close to our digging site which made for quick access to our sluice. Every question or comment we had was met with a quick answer or explanation followed by a personal experience to drive the point home. I cannot stress how AWESOME Andy was.
My 9-year old son enjoyed chatting and digging and Andy genuinely enjoyed his questions and chattiness. We were the only ones there (guessing March is a bit of an off-season for gold mining) and Andy was available to hang out with us all day and even helped shoves, carry buckets, and show us the proper way to sluice.
We had a wonderful time getting muddy and doing tough manual labor (yes, this is mining at its most basic, you WILL get dirty!) and after a few hours it was time to see what, if any, the payoff was. Andy is a master cleaner and slicer, he had our gold separated in a few quick minutes. It was like watching a magic show as he separated the larger pebbles from the black sand, gave the pan a few quick swirls and POOF! GOLD appeared! We got 15 pieces of gold, 1/2 a gram if we're lucky, but it was ours, we could see it, we could touch it, and we WORKED for it.
We are already planning our return trip and hoping to bring other families along, this was such an amazing experience for my son that he will never forget. We cannot wait to get back! Thank you so much Andy, I hope you get to read this, and I hope you get to be our guide next time we come out to mine.
Andy walked us about 30 feet down the creek to a spot where he said others had found decent amounts of gold. He was quick to show us how to use the buckets and classifier (it separates the large rocks from the smaller stuff you want to run through the sluice. He filled the bucket with water and put the first shovel full of rocks and mud and showed us how to break up the mud and rocks. He explained how gold loves to be near quartz and pulled out several quartz samples, examined them for gold, and showed my son how to properly throw the rocks downstream, away from everyone else.
We were ready to start mining and Andy set up the sluice very close to our digging site which made for quick access to our sluice. Every question or comment we had was met with a quick answer or explanation followed by a personal experience to drive the point home. I cannot stress how AWESOME Andy was.
My 9-year old son enjoyed chatting and digging and Andy genuinely enjoyed his questions and chattiness. We were the only ones there (guessing March is a bit of an off-season for gold mining) and Andy was available to hang out with us all day and even helped shoves, carry buckets, and show us the proper way to sluice.
We had a wonderful time getting muddy and doing tough manual labor (yes, this is mining at its most basic, you WILL get dirty!) and after a few hours it was time to see what, if any, the payoff was. Andy is a master cleaner and slicer, he had our gold separated in a few quick minutes. It was like watching a magic show as he separated the larger pebbles from the black sand, gave the pan a few quick swirls and POOF! GOLD appeared! We got 15 pieces of gold, 1/2 a gram if we're lucky, but it was ours, we could see it, we could touch it, and we WORKED for it.
We are already planning our return trip and hoping to bring other families along, this was such an amazing experience for my son that he will never forget. We cannot wait to get back! Thank you so much Andy, I hope you get to read this, and I hope you get to be our guide next time we come out to mine.
翻译：前往集合地点/停车场的路线清晰易懂。我们在主街吃午饭，开车 3 分钟就到了现场。安德鲁 (Andy) 来接我们，他正在从仓库里拿出铲子和水桶给我们用。我们停好车，Andy 很快向我们解释了水温（实际上并没有我想象的 3 月份的水温那么冷），尽管前一天溪水位很高，但现在已经降下来了，而且有一些好地方可以挖掘。Andy 确保我们穿好靴子（沃尔玛 20 美元的橡胶靴效果很好），我们都换好衣服后，就沿着一条小斜坡走到了小溪。
Andy 带我们沿着小溪走了大约 30 英尺，来到一个地方，他说其他人在那里发现了相当数量的黄金。他很快就向我们展示了如何使用水桶和分类器（它可以将大块石头与要通过水闸的小块石头分开。他把水桶装满水，把第一铲石头和泥土放进去，然后向我们展示了如何打碎泥土和石头。他解释了黄金为什么喜欢靠近石英，并取出几个石英样品，检查其中是否含有黄金，并向我的儿子展示了如何正确地将石头扔到下游，远离其他人。
我们准备开始采矿，安迪把水闸设置在离我们挖掘地点很近的地方，这样就可以快速进入我们的水闸。我们提出的每一个问题或意见都得到了快速的回答或解释，随后还有亲身经历来说明这一点。我无法强调安迪有多棒。
我 9 岁的儿子喜欢聊天和挖掘，安迪真的很喜欢他的问题和闲聊。我们是那里唯一的人（猜测三月是金矿开采的淡季），安迪可以整天和我们一起玩甚至还帮忙推土、提桶，并向我们展示正确的淘金方式。
我们玩得很开心，浑身沾满泥巴，做着艰苦的体力劳动（是的，这是最基本的采矿，你会弄得脏兮兮的！）几个小时后，是时候看看回报是什么了。安迪是一位清洁和切片大师，他在几分钟内就把我们的黄金分离出来了。这就像看一场魔术表演，他把较大的鹅卵石从黑沙中分离出来，在盘子里快速旋转了几圈，然后噗！黄金出现了！我们得到了 15 块黄金，如果幸运的话，每克有 1/2 块，但这是我们的，我们可以看到它，我们可以触摸它，我们为它付出了努力。
我们已经在计划回程了，希望带上其他家庭一起去，这对我儿子来说是一次如此奇妙的经历，他永远不会忘记。我们迫不及待地想回去！非常感谢 Andy，我希望你能读到这篇文章，也希望你下次我们去我家时能成为我们的向导。
Andy 带我们沿着小溪走了大约 30 英尺，来到一个地方，他说其他人在那里发现了相当数量的黄金。他很快就向我们展示了如何使用水桶和分类器（它可以将大块石头与要通过水闸的小块石头分开。他把水桶装满水，把第一铲石头和泥土放进去，然后向我们展示了如何打碎泥土和石头。他解释了黄金为什么喜欢靠近石英，并取出几个石英样品，检查其中是否含有黄金，并向我的儿子展示了如何正确地将石头扔到下游，远离其他人。
我们准备开始采矿，安迪把水闸设置在离我们挖掘地点很近的地方，这样就可以快速进入我们的水闸。我们提出的每一个问题或意见都得到了快速的回答或解释，随后还有亲身经历来说明这一点。我无法强调安迪有多棒。
我 9 岁的儿子喜欢聊天和挖掘，安迪真的很喜欢他的问题和闲聊。我们是那里唯一的人（猜测三月是金矿开采的淡季），安迪可以整天和我们一起玩甚至还帮忙推土、提桶，并向我们展示正确的淘金方式。
我们玩得很开心，浑身沾满泥巴，做着艰苦的体力劳动（是的，这是最基本的采矿，你会弄得脏兮兮的！）几个小时后，是时候看看回报是什么了。安迪是一位清洁和切片大师，他在几分钟内就把我们的黄金分离出来了。这就像看一场魔术表演，他把较大的鹅卵石从黑沙中分离出来，在盘子里快速旋转了几圈，然后噗！黄金出现了！我们得到了 15 块黄金，如果幸运的话，每克有 1/2 块，但这是我们的，我们可以看到它，我们可以触摸它，我们为它付出了努力。
我们已经在计划回程了，希望带上其他家庭一起去，这对我儿子来说是一次如此奇妙的经历，他永远不会忘记。我们迫不及待地想回去！非常感谢 Andy，我希望你能读到这篇文章，也希望你下次我们去我家时能成为我们的向导。
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