The Chudventurers hit a trifecta of fun this past weekend, going gold panning, metal detecting and geocaching in a 25-hour period. It was rough, it was demanding, but it was fun! We started off Saturday heading to the small mountain town of Skykomish, where the Great Northern & Cascade Railway runs their rideable small trains. Bea got a couple of loops in, and dad played cell phone cameraman for the last two. We then went and found a geocache hidden there on the grounds of the railroad. Beatrix generously donated her find to me. I got a nice pin out of it, and we left a pin in return.
We then headed into the deep woods to pan on the Skykomish River for a short while. Though we were skunked in the gold category, we did have a lot of fun, and I think we're going to be doing this fairly frequently!
It was getting late, so se decided to head back. After a too-short sleep, we were up again and headed to breakfast, filling our bellies with food and minds of adventure. Once a few errands were complete, we headed to Everett's Forest Park. We did a quick geocache - one of Everett's Ranger Rick geocaches.
We did some daddy-daughter play, then pulled out the detector.
It was a penny kind of day, but our second one was a 1917 - my oldest to date - so that was a great find! We've become a great detecting team - I'll search, dig and then Bea gets to pull the coin out of the hole. For some reason I think she has the better deal, but I'm not going to complain!
Time wore down and we put the detector back, ready at a moment's notice to hunt once again. A great visit, a great day, a great weekend!
We then headed into the deep woods to pan on the Skykomish River for a short while. Though we were skunked in the gold category, we did have a lot of fun, and I think we're going to be doing this fairly frequently!
It was getting late, so se decided to head back. After a too-short sleep, we were up again and headed to breakfast, filling our bellies with food and minds of adventure. Once a few errands were complete, we headed to Everett's Forest Park. We did a quick geocache - one of Everett's Ranger Rick geocaches.
We did some daddy-daughter play, then pulled out the detector.
It was a penny kind of day, but our second one was a 1917 - my oldest to date - so that was a great find! We've become a great detecting team - I'll search, dig and then Bea gets to pull the coin out of the hole. For some reason I think she has the better deal, but I'm not going to complain!
Time wore down and we put the detector back, ready at a moment's notice to hunt once again. A great visit, a great day, a great weekend!
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