Gold Panning

We had a most wonderful opportunity to go gold panning with a good friend of ours. I LOVE homeschooling!! While we were there, we got to hear some history of the creek from a lady whose grandfather actually panned there!! IT was a BLAST and I and the family cannot WAIT to go again!!! Thank you "expert" for allowing us to tag along!

In the parking lot, the girls waiting for the 4 wheel drive car to come and get us.

Mini-vans might die on the way down. LOL!

JJ pointing to where we are going.
'Ders gold in 'dem 'dere hills!!!


The BEAUTIFUL scenery! I LOVE COLORADO!


Almost the whole gang. Believe it or not there are only three families here (mine included) and they are not even ALL in the picture!


MM really was a fast learner. I was really surprised at how quickly she took to panning! She really enjoyed herself and was always asking "the expert" if there was gold in her pan. She also REALLY liked helping the expert with her sloosh (sp?).


AA really surprised me. She got bit by gold fever! LOL!! She panned and panned and would have panned longer (we left here at 6:30AM, got there about 10, left about 4 or 5 and got home around 10PM). She really got the hang of it and TRULY enjoyed herself.

Up close of AA panning. And YES, there is gold in there. She actually found a good amount (maybe $2 worth)!! :D


AA with our friend, "the expert." AA was almost always by her side, learning, asking questions (mostly "is there gold in here?"). :D


I must admit that this surprised me the most. JJ grabbed a pan and actually tried panning! He was copying the movements of someone near by. When that pan swirled, JJ swirled his pan. When that pan went back and forth; JJ moved his pan back and forth. It was WAY cute!!