Oallen Ford 2

[LordJR]

Yesterday, Day 2 into 2017 and I've already found my 2nd gold picker and some more flood gold! Enjoyed some time alone and getting down to Oallen Ford again for the new year. I worked two spots and ended up finding my 2nd picker in the bedrock up river from the bridge.








This is the little silver beast that has gotten me and out of the bush with my gold on my travels. Going places it was never meant to go!



This is the bedrock I cleaned up, did a bit more after this photo was taken. 




My 2nd picker and 1st of the new 2017 year! Found it on bedrock right next to a bunch of camping sites. Was surprised no one had cleaned up that bedrock before. 


The flood gold I found. So nice to be on clean gold again after Sunny Corners having mercury on everything. 

[mushmouse]

Thanks for posting those photos LJR. Interesting to see the creek as I have never been up there. Congratulations on the picker and hope many more for you...

[shivan]

Looks like it was another great trip, shame we were so close and didn't get to say hello.
Great photos.

[Ric]

Looks like plenty of water flowing down.

The gold is fine at Oallen but there is plenty of it

[golddiggerart]

Well done JR only way to get gold is to get out there and you're doing that mate. Best of luck for 2017.

[Andy]

Well done JR. A 2 inch paint brush works wonders when cleaning crevices. Would leave that rock bar section spotless.

[LordJR]

Thanks guys!

Andy, I have a 2inch paint brush, but that bedrock sure does chew them up fast. I also have larger dusting hand brush, a few metal brushes, a crevice tool that use to be a medical device, and a variety of garden shovels and tools. I'm ready for the bedrock! I'll have to lay my spread of tools out next time I'm out in the field and snap a pic.

[danielkrupski]

Now I know . Been puzzling me for a couple days. Shivan were u at Oallen on Monday ?

[shivan]

Yea i was down there on Monday, don't tell me that was you asking if we had enough hose?
If it was i really wish you would have come over said g'day.

[danielkrupski]

Nah mate we were under the bridge. I was with another guy I just met I think he was Ian too. U were looking for a lost Scott's man

[shivan]

Yea that was me as well I did try and do the rounds while i was out there. Sorry i didn't introduce myself a little better.

[jeffu]

Great photo's of my favourite river LJR.

Shame I couldn't get out to Oallen and meet up.

Wish you all the luck with your Aussie gold hunt.

Jeff

[LordJR]

Jan 5, 2017 12:18:52 GMT 10 jeffu said:

Great photo's of my favourite river LJR.

Shame I couldn't get out to Oallen and meet up.

Wish you all the luck with your Aussie gold hunt.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. The Australian outback is recharging my soul after spending a few years living in Los Angeles, California. Quite a change of scenery and pace.