Tag Archives: gold

Back To Railroad Pass, Clark County, Nevada

Posted on March 31, 2020 by thomasfarley01

Railroad Pass, Clark County, Nevada (first RR Pass page here) More info on RR Pass at my rockhounding site linked below: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2020/04/02/more-on-railroad-pass-clark-county-nevada/ March 31, 2020 Yesterday I returned to Railroad Pass (internal link) to further investigate the area. I went … Continue reading →

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Day Two of the PowWow in Quartzsite, Arizona: Thursday, January 16th

Posted on January 22, 2020 by thomasfarley01

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 →

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Gold and Going Away

Posted on January 20, 2020 by thomasfarley01

Little is more coveted than gold. It has been that way for thousands of years and it will continue that way. Man’s attraction seems genetic. Civilizations and people have risen to great prominence with it and an equal number of … Continue reading →

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Gold!

Posted on March 19, 2019 by thomasfarley01

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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I Hurled My Youth Into A Grave

Posted on September 14, 2017 by thomasfarley01

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 →

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