Howdy guys
Welcome dreadhippy, and wow, thats a goood first find.
Howdy Monty
Well, I'm thinkin the first of june too.
I have a friend in Kansas, from this board, that actually mailed me some neat older coins for the Competition hunt. Buff nickels, Indian head pennies, V nickels , etc I dont know if he would allow me to say who he is , yet, But I will find out, because it was very nice of him to donate, and I would like for us all to thank him.
Well, I ran into a problem with the Forest Service, on Friday. And " Organized events and organized Camping" are problems.
The first being the good ole " Sensitive Plant Species " issue.
Too many people , in one spot has a bigger impact on the ground.
The Camping, he said, if they come to that campground , and can tell that we were a "GROUP" there would be major problems.
We could go through a process that would take a long time, and cost over $100.00 was what he said.
So , to heck with that.
Honestly, I was concerned, and thought about giving up on the idea,
BUT, the day after that news , I got the package from Kansas, and theres ALOT of you that are interested, and I cant let you down now.
I also dont give up that easy.
I do have a plan b, and I ran it by a person in the local saddle club.
I have an appointment with the Saddle Club President tomorrow, and I am going to run it by her.
It sounds promising.
It would be along the lines of,
Saturday afternoon, (gives you all time to drive here) Competition hunt/ food/ camping at the saddle club grounds
Sunday, we could convoy out to the stage stop, but its a 1 1/2 hour drive,
Im all for it, but I have a good idea here closer to the club.
I dont want to divulge just yet, as there are a few locals that might go hammer it before the date if they read this.
So, I'm thinking, I could just leave that be a choice for each individual on Sunday mornin.
That way, the sites Im thinking of dont get hunted prior to the OUTING weekend.
In my proposal to the saddle club, I would like to have 2 competition hunts.
One , in the grassy areas, for true coins. and one in the arena, for valuable prizes and or better coins, but use the painted washer idea.
I will also have people that are NOT going to detect, hide the targets , so I can hunt too.
Of course it wouldnt be fair, if I knew where they were planted, and I really want to get in on this too.
As long as you are all OK with that.
What do you think ? honestly
I will make this work, but, am I losing you at this point?
And , I guess I feel the need to apologize for not calling the forest service sooner.
For that I am sorry.
Sincerely
Dusty