Gold Dredge 8

We went panning for gold today and between the 2 of us we got $48 worth of gold.  Of course it cost us $40 to go on the tour to the Gold Dredge 8 just north of Fairbanks....but we had fun.

Here is a picture of the Gold Dredge 8 that was shut down in 1959 when it was determined it wasn't cost effective any more, with the new laws and the fixed price of gold at the time.  It is now a tourist attraction.

Kathy and Butch panned out $45 worth of gold between the two of them...Kathy is hooked.

Can you see the tiny flecks of gold in the pan?

We also got up close and personal with the Alaska Pipeline.  It started to spit rain while we were waiting for the train to take us back to the gold dredge and we stood under the pipeline trying to stay out of the rain.  But of course the it rained on the pipe and drips rain down and around the pipe and we got wet anyway.