Austin – The most sensible idea I ever had was to go out into the hills in autumn and find the perfect Christmas tree, before the snow...

In Central Nevada, there are two winters; the calendar one and the real one. It never fails to amaze me that I’m tired of winter before...

Shiny Things aren’t exactly mirages, because if a glint catches your eye there is almost always something there, it just usually turns...

We made a couple more trips into the gold fields under my tutelage without, I confess, much success. That’s when Moe—and I should have...

Moe and I had somewhat of a misfire on our first prospecting trip, mistaking what is appropriately called ‘fool’s gold’ for the real...

Long, long ago, in a galaxy not far away…I spent my days off prospecting California’s gold country where thousands of eager 49ers had...