Archive for April, 2009

We will be having a booth at the Primm Gold Show on the 25th and 26th. We will be setting up at 9am both days. We could use a  hand from the members for running the booth.

For more info on the Prim Gold show go to www.goldprospectors.org/events/goldshows/

I should be ariving Friday night. Due to my wife working that day, I am not sure what time we will make it there.

If you have not been to a gold show before, this is the one to go to. It is a good time that can’t be missed.

The April outing will be at the GPAA’s Crystal Claims #1 & #2 (CA-60). Officially known as the Crystal Group, as shown in the GPAA’s Yellow cover Guide with prospector & donkey water color.

The claims lie in the Cajon pass near San Bernardino just south of the summit. We plan to meet at the Hwy 138 off ramp, just north of the truck scales. There is a McDonald’s and a Chevron station and I will be at McDonald’s. If you go over the hill you’ve gone to far. Look for a white ford Van. I will be there at 8:00 AM and we will depart at 8:20 AM. I will give a brief orientation once we are on the claim and Prospector Gary and I will give a presentation on dry washers and there use.

The claims are good for both metal detecting and prospecting. Bring water to drink and pan. You are responsible for everything required for your participation. Bring food, water, warm clothes and any medicine you may need.

If you have any questions about the outing you can call me at (909) 821-0979.

The long awaited TVP Forum is now live and ready for your questions, stories, or what ever might be on your mind. It is a lightly structured area where you can discuss prospecting & treasure hunting at your leisure. To get to the Forum, I have added a new menu button on the main site called “Forum” or you can go there directly by using http://gpaatvp.com/forum.

The forum is separated into two main sections and eight minor sections to help keep the discussions categorized. Here is what you will find:

• Prospecting & Treasure Hunting
  • Gold Prospecting
  • Treasure Hunting
  • Tools & Equipment
  • DIY Territory
  • Outings & Claims
• General
  • Club News
  • TVP Classifieds
  • TVP Saloon

The first six sections are pretty straight forward, but I thought I would take a moment to talk about the last two.

The TVP Classified section is a place that you can post items you have for sale or items that you may be looking for. Although we think this section will be a good resource for everyone, we just want to caution you to know who you are dealing with and what you are buying. This is not eBay and doesn’t have any of the security in place to secure your transactions, so I would encourage you to meet in person to make your exchange. Think of it as if you were buying something from the PennySaver

The TVP Saloon is there for those of you who just want to talk. The topics are wide open, but we do ask you to abide by the basic forum rules (i.e. no discussions involving race, hate, adult content, etc.). Remember that TVP is a family oriented group and any content posted should be appropriate for our varied audience.

I would encourage you to head on over and check it out. There is a registration process that you have to go through before you can post anything, but anyone can browse through the site.

I’ll see you there!

Tracy

For everyone who did not get enough gold talk at the last meeting,  don’t worry, the next meeting is almost here!

We will be getting together on April 11th at 9am at 26201 Ynez Rd, Temecula, CA 92591. We will be there at 8am to start setting up. You are welcome anytime after that.

I was not able to get a speaker for this meeting. If you would like to speak or know someone who would like to speak on something to do with gold just shoot me an email at president@gpaatvp.com.

Come and join us for the meeting. It will be a lot of good fun and fellowship. All are welcome.

Hope to see you there