It seems as if winter has finally landed in AZ. Here in Prescott a storm started brewing earlier this afternoon and the temp started to drop. A moment ago the thermometer read 28 degrees. If the clouds stick around we could see some snow along the Rim and the northern Bradshaws tomorrow...Hopefully this is the turning point, and with a little luck, the lower desert goldfields should be perfect for detecting real soon. I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone here turns up this season. Best of luck to all & stay warm out there!

Chris.

I never have spent any time in AZ and my intent was to come to your neighbor hood and pick up a second detector or a coil for the 3500 but plans have changed. I blew a couple disks in my back and I'm scheduled for back surgury on the last of November.
Maybe if I get healed up I can make it down in the spring before it gets to hot.

The question I have is in the Bradshaws is there land where you can detect or is it all claims?

Kurt

Yes sir its getting cold and stormy tonight I expect to see snow flurries any time now here in chino I,m looking forward to winter but I have to tell you after the last 5 winters in florida my skins a little thin Brrrrrr. Sorry to hear about your back lead pot I hope you recover fast and can get detecting again real soon, as far as claims in the bradshaws theres a ton i was supprised how many active claims are on the blm website but the bradshaws are huge and theres still plenty of unclaimed ground a person could spend a life time exploring these local mountains its right near 100 miles between prescott and pheonix and its mostly all beautiful, thick forest near prescott turning into high desert its a wonderful play ground we have here. I hope everyone is well and I wish you all the best of luck this winter maybe ill bump into some of you out in the field I know ill be out there somewhere - Ronnie

KURT: Hope your upcoming back surgery is successful and you have no lingering problems. I had 3 back surgeries in only 32 days after the Doc made a mistake on the first one. To this day I still have problems all because the Doc made a mistqke or two. He made money on all three and I have to live with his mistakes. And of course he gave no apology for his mistakes!

Don

Sorry to hear about the back problems. I can sympathize, mine has gone permanently south on me.

I woke up to 5 inches of snow this morning here in Gallup and 19 degrees.

Come on now guys your not making me feel any better about this
I been putting up with this since the 60's from a hard parachute landing and several injuries in my plumbing trade afterwards waiting for the Doctors to get better doing this type of work. Now the pain is getting so bad that I cant put it out of my mind anymore and the knee is buckling when I walk. and with this socialist thing going on in congress they might tell me that 70 is to old to cut on your back
Any way thank your for your comments

Kurt

Kurt, just to counterbalance Don's gloomy report, I had surgery 5 years ago for a blown disc in my lower back. Before the surgery, I could only walk about a hundred feet before I had to sit down, and the only place I could sleep was in my recliner.
The surgery was completely successful, and I can honestly say that my back only gives me some old age pains occasionally (I'm 68), which I would probably have even if I had never had the surgery.

Hey Lead Pot, Wanted to let you know its not all doom and gloom. The medicals professional do paint the worst case senerios. I blew a disc back in the mid seventies while I was in the navy, never knew it! In 1985 while working for GE, as a machinist I blew the adjoining disc. It still didn't keep me down until I woke up one day and couldn't feel my left leg! That was when I went and got help. It was disc L4, and L5. They told me that I probably would not survied the operation, never mind walk again. They tickled the nerve out of the way and removed all the broken pices. No fusion of bone, no artifical replacement. I was back on my feet in one week, with the help of a back brace. Started walking up and down the hospital hallways. Two weeks later they discharged me and I went home. More walking, and walking... a month later I started driving my pick up truck again. Spring time came around and I was out salmon fishing when the ice came off the lake. Six months later I was back to work. That was 24 years ago, I will be 55 in Dec. I stil get out, wander around Az here looking for the yellow stuff. A little slower yes, but I still go. I am also still working 40 hrs a week as a machinist. I wish I didn't have to work, work suk, but that is life. Think positive, and trust the Lord and you will do just find. If you find so much gold that you can't carry it all, give a yell... they are plenty of good folks that will help you out. Even if they isn't any gold, people will help.
Good luck, more Au to you, Robert