Gaining traction

[VirginiaBikeGirl]

Just got new permission and I’m planning on searching it Monday. 19th century home built on half the property from an 18th century church. Lady saw me detecting a nearby park while walking her dogs and asked me what I was doing.

I have a farm on an old ferry road that he says I can search once he’s bush hogged it. He saw me searching a park that he manages. Turns out we were both Marines annd knew each other from Scouts.

And I’ve asked for permission at a large campus for special needs kids, it’s the property surrounding an old mansion on an old farm. I think early 19th century. No direct contact there. I reached out to the school and they forwarded the request to the foundation that owns the property.

 

[hanoverdigger]

That's cool. What part of Va. are you in? I'm in Hanover Co. Are you a motorcycle or bicycle rider? Or both? . I ride a Sportster. Good luck on your new permission.

 

[VirginiaBikeGirl]

That's cool. What part of Va. are you in? I'm in Hanover Co. Are you a motorcycle or bicycle rider? Or both? . I ride a Sportster. Good luck on your new permission.

Loudoun County - mountain bikes! I have a nice Giant Trance 2 full suspension and an electric cannondale Neo5 full suspension. I used to road bike, but I got sick of drivers trying to kill me all the time.
It was the mountain biking that got me into detecting. Sometimes I backpack a detector while riding. I'll quickly search an area along a creek or river, or stop and ask a landowner for permission to search along the road (typically a gravel road).

 

[hoser]

Sounds like a very desirable hunting spot. Hope it pans out for you to detect it. GL&HH

 

[VirginiaBikeGirl]

Sounds like a very desirable hunting spot. Hope it pans out for you to detect it. GL&HH

I just received permission to search a historic mansions property. Colonial farm, current mansion, built in 1872. 16 acres listed on the National Historic Register. This is the campus housing the school I described above.

 

[bottlecap4u]

Sounds fantastic show us what you get!

 

[FliesOnly]

Loudoun County - mountain bikes! I have a nice Giant Trance 2 full suspension and an electric cannondale Neo5 full suspension. I used to road bike, but I got sick of drivers trying to kill me all the time.
It was the mountain biking that got me into detecting. Sometimes I backpack a detector while riding. I'll quickly search an area along a creek or river, or stop and ask a landowner for permission to search along the road (typically a gravel road).

Those sound like some fantastic locations, best of luck. Also, hello to a fellow mtn biker!! If you ever find yourself in the middle of Michigan with either your mtn bike or your detector (or both), give me a shout and we can go rip "The Dragon" on our bikes, then detect some local spots.

 

[GLASSHOPPER1955]

I also use a bike to get to more-remote spots to detect and look for bottle dumps. Currently using a Giant Roam-E electric and it is really working out for me!