Due to poor & potentially hazardous weather conditions, our Metal Detecting Outing to 29 Palms scheduled for Saturday, February 26, 2011 has been canceled.

You are welcome to venture out on your own, but please be very careful out there.

We had originally scheduled to go Benson Canyon this month, but due to the wet conditions it’s not going to work out. So we are headed back to Quartzite Arizona. Be sure to check the forum for the details of the outing.

January Forum Post
December Forum Post

The outing will be lead by wagon master Jack and should be a good time.

Here is the Metal Detecting Schedule for 2011:

January 8 : after meeting at Sam Hicks Park
February 26 : 29 Palms
March 13 : Huntington Beach 6:00 a.m. all day event. We will be getting a fire pit for barbecuing hot dogs. Bring food and drinks. $15.00 parking
April 1-9 Oro Grande
May 14 : Lake Elsinore after meeting
June 25 : Holcomb Valley / Big Bear
July 10 : San Clemente Beach
August Trinity River date to be determined
September 24 : Lytle Creek
October 15 : Canyon Lake Bar-B-Que and Hunt
November : 29 Palms

** Note: these are subject to change, so please check the club forum prior to the outing for details.

Here is the Prospecting Outing Schedule for 2011:

January 15 : Last Chance Canyon / Benson Canyon
January 22-23: GPAA Gold Show Pomona
February 19 : Hauser Geode Beds Blythe
March 19 : Cargo Muchacho Mts Winterhaven
March 31 – April 3 : Oro Grande / Roy Rogers Ranch Area
May 21 : 29 Palms
June 17 – 19 Kern River / Keysville
July 16 : East Fork San Gabriel River
August : week long outing to the Trinity River the
exact date to still be determined. This will be to
claim owned by Martin
September 17 : Gold Mt. / Big Bear
October 15 : Canyon Lake Bar-B-Que and Hunt

** Note: these are subject to change, so please check the club forum prior to the outing for details.

This month we are heading out to the TVP claim East of 29 Palms. Please check the Forum for more information.

http://gpaatvp.com/forum/index.php?topic=307.0

By popular demand, we are heading back to the Barstow area this month to continue our adventures out at the Two Quartz claim. Please check the Forum for more information.

http://gpaatvp.com/forum/index.php?topic=293.0

Are you ready to get out and do some detecting or prospecting? Well August will be a great month to do just that, so make your plans now to attend one of the outings with the club.

The prospecting outing will be at East Fork on the San Gabriel river. Jim Jeffery will be leading the outing, so be sure to check with him or check the Club Forum for details. This outing will be held on Saturday, August 21st.

John Bucholzer will be leading our metal detecting outing, but we don’t have a definitive date or location yet. Check back for more details on this outing.

** UPDATE **

The metal detecting outing will be held at Oceanside beach on Sunday August 29th at 4pm. We will be working the beach on the South side of the pier. Hope to see you there!

Our prospecting & metal detecting outings are being combined this month as we head up to the Holcomb Valley near Big Bear.

The outing is scheduled for Saturday July 17th and John Bucholzer will be leading the outing this month. Everyone will be meeting at the Big Bear Discovery Center at 8:00 am. The Center is located at 40971 North Shore Drive (Highway 38), Fawnskin, CA 92333.

Items to bring:

• Lunch
• Water (a must have)
• Adventure pass (so you can park your vehicle)
• GPAA membership prospecting permit or bring a friend with one
• Metal Detector
• Dry Washer
• Other Prospecting Gear (i.e. buckets, pans, tubs, etc.)

There is no phone reception where we are going, so call before Saturday with any questions.

Due to an urgent family matter, Wagonmaster Jay will not be able to go on the club outing to East Fork this weekend. Our backup wagonmaster, Jim, will not be there either, so if you aren’t familiar with the area, try to hook up with another club member who has been there before.

Please keep Jay and his family in your prayers.

John Bucholzer will be leading the group on our next metal detecting outing on June 12th right after the club meeting. The outing will be from 12:00 noon to 4 pm at the Rotary Park in Temecula. This is the park right next to the community center where we hold our meeting, so the commute to the outing will be really short

Rotary Park Temecula

John has gotten special permission for us to use the park for the outing and the maintenance staff will be checking up on us to see how our club did after we are finished. This will determine if we can use Temecula parks in the future, so let’s leave it in better shape than when we arrived.

Here are a few guidelines:

• If you dig a hole be sure to fill it in.
• If you are digging in the grass, take care on how the grass is removed so it can be put back (like a divot when out on the golf course).
• If you see some trash, pick it up.
• Be courteous to those who might be using the park.

The park is only about 1 acre in size, so there won’t be a lot of area to explore, but it should be good fun to get out with the group to see what we can find.

It is going to be in the mid 80′s on Saturday, so don’t forget to bring a hat, some water to drink, and be sure to put your detector in the car