Alaska here I come

During my 30 year sentence in McAdoo I was given an undue reputation for the hate of all things mining. The truth is that I find mining amazing but detest the flyash that our government buries in our backyard.

One of my main goals of my upcoming adventure is to physically see all the beautiful places in this country that I watched on TV. God willing and if I can find a dependable truck one of my goals is to follow the 1800 gold rush and see the various towns and mines.

I found one well done video from a couple that sold everything and fixed up an old school bus to just ride around and look for adventure. This particular video is of thier trip to Dawson City and one adventure that I hope to duplicate, enjoy.

The video opens with an arial shot of Dawson and the massive tailings pile from the enormous dredge used. Now invision how ineffective these were at collecting gold and at $18 once they weren't overly concerned about what was missed due to the volume run. What are the odds of a modern day metal detector finding gold in thier trash? I'm about to find out.

Most of these people lined up to carry thier grub stake to the top on the way to Darson, did they really understand the dangers they faced. When looking at the list of necessary provisions did anyone question why they needed oakum and pitch? Turns out if they lived to reach the end they needed to chop down trees to build a boat that they were probably going to die in, the pitch was to seal the seams before you died in the rapids.