{"id":1046,"date":"2013-05-03T22:37:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T22:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2023-05-27T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T21:23:04","slug":"panning-for-gold-in-gold-run-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=1046","title":{"rendered":"Panning for gold in Gold Run, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since we&#8217;re in gold country, Jeff wanted to try his hand at panning for gold.\u00a0 We visited a gold mine in Grass Valley which is nearby, and Jeff bought a pan made specifically for gold panning.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a small creek near the RV park where we&#8217;re staying so we made our way down the fairly steep bank and Jeff spent a few hours trying to collect some gold.\u00a0 Well, no luck which wasn&#8217;t too surprising, but we had a good time trying.\u00a0 Here are some pictures:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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