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Day Two of the PowWow in Quartzsite, Arizona: Thursday, January 16th
Thursday at the QIA PowWow Thursday brought another day of beautiful weather to Quartzsite. A few wisps of clouds appeared from time to time, somewhat relieving the sun’s powerful glare. Temperatures rose into the high 60’s in the afternoon, shirt … Continue reading
Posted in music, rocks and lapidary, southwestrockhounding.com, Uncategorized
Tagged 2020, Arizona, gems, gold, minerals, prospecting, qiappowwow, Quartzsite, rock show, rocks
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Gold and Going Away
Little is more coveted than gold. It has been that way for thousands of years and it will continue for millennia yet to be. Man’s attraction seems genetic. Civilizations have risen on acquiring it and maintaining it, people have risen … Continue reading
Posted in non-fiction writing, rocks and lapidary, southwestrockhounding.com
Tagged gold, gold fever, Kipling, wanderlust
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Gold!
I got these little and now treasured pieces from a fellow rockhound and miner in Mariposa County. I was writing an article on Mariposite at the time and the two of us fell into a deep discussion of gold at … Continue reading
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Tagged Diltz Mine, gold, Mariposa County
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I Hurled My Youth Into A Grave
Robert W. Service was a little like Kipling (internal link). They were contemporaries, although continents apart. Both adventurers, they lived the life they wrote about. Although Jack London is most associated with the Far North and the Yukon Gold Rush, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized
Tagged gold, Poetry, prospecting, Robert Service, The Far North, The Yukon
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