Home » Sports & Recreation » Sports » Other Outdoor Recreation

The Golden Guestbook

From the lens Gold panning in Idaho.

Thanks for being my guest, please etch your message in the gold here!

Linda

PS: If you like this page please, Stumble It!


Or just want to leave a comment?

  • ElizabethOSP May 30, 2012 @ 3:50 am | delete
    Cool lense!!! My hubbie did quite a bit of mining and sluicing in his college days. You've got excellent information here!
  • poutine May 16, 2012 @ 8:16 am | delete
    must be a fun thing to do.
  • rachelscott May 7, 2012 @ 6:14 am | delete
    I love to spend time on great lens.
  • continuumx Apr 27, 2012 @ 8:58 pm | delete
    If anyone will be in or near Boise, Idaho, the weekend of May 5th and 6th, the GPAA (Gold Prospectors Association Of America) is hosting a gold show! Come on down and check it out!
  • AskLou1 Apr 4, 2012 @ 6:56 am | delete
    What a great lens! Thank you for sharing all of this information! I will give it a try this summer!!
  • moonlitta Mar 26, 2012 @ 2:17 pm | delete
    A wealth of information about gold panning here! Admirable work!
  • JaguarJulie Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:24 am | delete
    Well, I could seriously use a little extra cash to pay for a new roof. How about we both pan for a little [or lot] of gold in Idaho? Then we can work on the patio paver project.
  • TTMall Mar 19, 2012 @ 2:36 pm | delete
    Great lens with excellent pictures. Thanks for sharing!
  • Tradeshowhobo Feb 29, 2012 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    Next time I get back to Idaho, this is definitely on the list.
  • miaponzo Feb 27, 2012 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    Panning for gold sounds like soooo much fun!!!
  • skiesgreen Feb 26, 2012 @ 12:09 am | delete
    Used to go gold panning with the family once but got put off by the lack of success, sore backs and physical effort. You are obviously into it in a professional way and your results are great to see. Blessed and featured on Blessed by Skiesgreen 2012. Hugs
  • baseballbrains Feb 22, 2012 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Great lens, I've always wanted to try this!
  • SecondHandJoe Feb 4, 2012 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    Definitely on my bucket list!! I really enjoyed this lens and was tempted to by a few pounds of gold sand from your e-bay module! Thanks, I 'liked' it.
  • MillBucks Jan 28, 2012 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens! Enjoyed reading through this informative information, thanks for posting.
  • Serj Nov 8, 2011 @ 4:58 am | delete
    I live in Boise and didn't realize that I could do some panning for gold in "my backyard". Very Informative lens. If there's one thing you might be able to add is a section about fools gold, because as far as I know there's a lot of that stuff in our rivers too. Thanks.
  • ViJuvenate Nov 6, 2011 @ 7:47 pm | delete
    I've never actually panned for gold. Seems like it would be fun... for a few minutes. Unless I hit some pay dirt, anyhow. LOL Still some gold in them thar hills!
  • wolfie10 Oct 12, 2011 @ 4:24 am | delete
    we go to ballarat in australia to do a bit of gold panning for fun. its fun to have a go.
  • cffutah Oct 6, 2011 @ 6:49 pm | delete
    I'm just south of you in Utah, maybe I'll take a weekend trip and see what I can find! Like your lens so much that I clicked the tab 'thumbs up' for you!
  • NancyOram Oct 1, 2011 @ 12:14 am | delete
    Years ago I wondered if my twin boys were borderline ADD until we discovered gold panning here in California. They could patiently pan for hours on end without wanting to stop for lunch -- until it was too dark to see.
  • IWS Sep 24, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    I live in Idaho, and so it is very interesting for me, thank you for fantastic info.
    Great lense, 5*s
  • aLundy Sep 23, 2011 @ 11:38 pm | delete
    really interesting. Looks like a lot of fun
  • Cumberland Sep 11, 2011 @ 9:48 am | delete
    Fascinating lens. I have wanted to try panning for gold since reading Western Novels as a child. Even though there are a few places to try here in the SE, I've never done so. Reading your lens has again fired that desire. Just to try would be fun.
  • SilmarwenLinwelin Sep 6, 2011 @ 5:13 am | delete
    I live too far away from those "golden" sites, but I would definitely like to try finding some gold!
  • pawpaw911 Aug 26, 2011 @ 9:07 am | delete
    That looks like something I would like to try.
  • VickiSims Aug 10, 2011 @ 7:38 am | delete
    A most interesting lens - amazing to learn so many things I didn't know about panning for gold!
  • cbessa Jul 29, 2011 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    Hello, Linda.

    Just publish a review of this lens on my Top 5 lenses from my Squidoo Neighbours lens!

    I would really appreciated to get your feedback on it. Hope you like it.

    Thanks!
  • Tipi Jul 13, 2011 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Now this is so cool! I've always thought it might be fun to go panning for gold, must be all the westerns I watched growing up. Didn't know about gold in Idaho....what a lucky find and may there be much more to come. Very well done with so many facts and points of interest.
  • CruiseReady Jul 13, 2011 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    I would love to do this just once, and loved reading about it here. Nice work on this page!
  • goo2eyes Jul 12, 2011 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    thanks for visiting my lens also. i appreicate it very much. your lenses are highly-intellectual and mine are just light-hearted stuff.
  • goo2eyes Jul 12, 2011 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    thanks for this great lens. didn't know that there is AU in Idaho. i thought only potatoes grow there. oh, that's why the potatoes are golden when fried.
  • Ramkitten May 27, 2011 @ 8:48 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! I did go gold panning once (in Arizona, though, not Idaho) and actually found some small bits of it. Actually, it filled part of a small vial. That gold ended up in a wedding ring my husband made for a friend of his. Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoyed your lens. *Blessed*
  • sorana May 7, 2011 @ 6:39 pm | delete
    Awesome lens. A very well deserved Purple Star.
  • wheelbound Apr 26, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Wonderful post about Idaho gold mining. I live in Boise. Its nice to see another squidooer writing about Idaho. Most just think we only have potatoes haha.
  • SereneSea Mar 27, 2011 @ 12:05 am | delete
    Wow, that was really great, you were lucky enough to strike gold. These days , I don't even think that there are are mines where you can dig gold and diamonds, I thought it was all excavated and over.
  • UKGhostwriter Mar 16, 2011 @ 6:06 am | delete
    I'd love to do this!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 11, 2011 @ 8:38 am | delete
    Who doesn't enjoy the fantasy of striking it rich? :-) I first tried panning for gold in Alaska. Now that I live in Colorado, it's the perfect time and place to try my hand at this again. Recently made a trek to visit a really cool retired gold mine. It had sluice boxes for practicing your panning techniques. Fun! Enjoyed your lens.
  • Dinostore Mar 10, 2011 @ 9:59 am | delete
    What a unique topic! I learn something new everyday! Thumbs up and fav'd.
  • fishingadv Mar 9, 2011 @ 3:36 am | delete
    Really Amazing lens..... nice post,,,

    Amazon Fishing Trips
    Amazon Peacock Bass Fishing
    Peacock Bass Fishing
  • TheHealthGuy Mar 7, 2011 @ 1:18 am | delete
    Very useful info and some cool pics too!
  • kguru1979 Feb 24, 2011 @ 11:21 am | delete
    very useful info .. thanks for sharing...!
  • kguru1979 Feb 24, 2011 @ 11:20 am | delete
    very interesting information.. thanks for sharing..!
  • Oliversbabycarecouk Feb 16, 2011 @ 9:22 pm | delete
    great information, thanks for sharing
  • sheilamarie Feb 14, 2011 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    Interesting info.
  • joanv334 Feb 7, 2011 @ 3:24 am | delete
    Hello, thanks for sharing!
  • Michey Jan 28, 2011 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    Overwhelming amount of information, I lensroll to my "Ghost Town Bodie", 5*
    Thanks
  • Alda Miller Jan 21, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
    Amazing Information, it's really true, wow........

    Peacock Bass fishing
    Fishing Adventures
  • ideadesigns Jan 6, 2011 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    I stumbled it and I liked it! This is really informative and I love the photos. We've been watching the Gold Rush Alaska on Discovery and scrolling through your lens I find this very pleasing to the eye and very interesting.
  • bejeezers Jan 5, 2011 @ 5:36 pm | delete
    Wonderful.....
  • tembrooke Dec 27, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    Nice lens! Blessed.
  • ViolinStudent Nov 19, 2010 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    Good page. I really like this. I'd love to try panning for gold some time.
  • ohcaroline Oct 16, 2010 @ 1:22 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. I really enjoyed your daily log entries. Panning is fun. I've done it in Georgia. Blessed by an Angel. This lens will be featured on my angel lens: "angel-on-assignment".
  • alteredkat Sep 10, 2010 @ 12:05 pm | delete
    Cool lens...my grandfather panned for gold in Alaska...and actually found some...I'd love to pan for gold...just even for the thrill of it! ...thanks for sharing!
  • eclecticeducation Feb 28, 2010 @ 6:21 pm | delete
    How neat! That would make a fun vacation. Great lens. Blessed by an Angel.
  • FarAwayJoe Aug 21, 2009 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    Fine lens. Gold panning as vacation is advertised here in Austria in the Hohe Tauern region in Salzburg as well. Gold mining has a long tradition there (there where even some gold mines near the glacier tongues in the high alpine mountains). Though I never tried it for myself. But I guess it could be quite relaxing if you are not in for the gold :)
  • ArtByLinda Jun 14, 2009 @ 9:38 pm | in reply to Idaho Gold Pan Trip | delete
    Gold was discovered in Kootenai County in 1883-1884 on Prichard Creek, on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River, my suggestion would be to look for areas of bedrock with black sand on top, mixed in with the sand. You may just find gold! Best of luck to you!

    heehaw, in answer to your question, I honestly do not know you would have to check with the goverment on that one. :-)
  • Idaho Gold Pan Trip Jun 14, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Going to Kootenai County in Idaho - where should I look for gold? Any tips??
  • heehaw Feb 3, 2009 @ 7:00 pm | delete
    1 question, if we pan some gold there and manage to get some, can we bring them out of the country?
  • AndyPo Jan 29, 2009 @ 11:02 am | delete
    Excellent. I'd love to try panning for gold and I find the gold-rush era of American history fascinating.
  • AndyPo Jan 29, 2009 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Excellent. I'd love to try panning for gold and I find the gold-rush era of American history fascinating.
  • 0ctavias0fferings Sep 11, 2008 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    There is some gold in the Scottish mountains, sadly not a lot of it although I do believe that some people know where to find it.
    Great lens 5*

by

ArtByLinda

NUGGET CROSS PENDANT
Item VariantsMetal 14K Yellow GoldSize 27.00X18.00 MMWeight 2.7054 DWTMetal 14K White GoldSize 27.00X18.00 MMWeight 2.619 DWTMetal... more »

Feeling creative? Create a Lens!

Explore related pages

Related Tags