If you have done any hiking in rough terrain you are well aware that going down a slope is much more difficult and dangerous than climbing it.

He got out his new salt gun and began searching for the source of the intruder. He soon isolated the sound to a point in the rafters above the stove.

My brother Darryl and I had not had a prospecting adventure since January and we wanted to try out our new drywasher, so we decided to go for the weekend and check out some claims near Barstow…

…while we were packing up, my wife called for me to help her with something, so I set the pan containing the gold down, off to the side of the parking area.

Midway into my first tank of gas I was beginning to see color in my sluicebox. Needless to say, I was excited.