SPRING!
Springtime in the
Rockies can be wonderfully spectacular and dismally
grey. The Arkansas River in Colorado is now
open to motorized equipment until Oct. 1st, so you
can get your toys in the water again. Many
changes have happened over the fall and winter on
the Arkansas, so make sure you are up to date with
them.
For those of you coming from out
of state to Colorado and the mountains, we want to
take a moment to discuss altitude sickness. We have
watched and cared for numerous enthusiastic
prospectors coming here for a few days, working too
hard the first day, and being unable or barely able
to get out of bed for the next two. The change in
altitude works your body much harder than you think,
and, depending on your fitness level, can put you
down for up to three days. Take those first few
days EASY. DRINK WATER!!!!! Lot's of it. Watch
your alcohol intake, as this will effect you
adversely as well. DO NOT start eating all the salty
things you don't usually eat and watch your salt in
restaurant foods as well. If you feel sluggish and
unwell and think you ate something that has
disagreed with you, you may very well have altitude
sickness, not food poisoning. It will pass in a day
or two, but it can be life threatening if you do not
listen to your body and slow down. YES, we make it
look easy......but we LIVE here, and we know that it
isn't fun to get out of shape in the winter and then
try to play in the mountains in the summer. With
those thoughts in mind, have fun out there, and fill
your holes. Remember the prospectors codes of
ethics and be courteous to each other. Good
Prospecting to You.
Are you looking
for something to do while you are in Colorado that
is connected with mining or prospecting? We
have a calendar of things to do while you are
visiting in Colorado that are right up your alley.
The calendar will carry common holidays, as well as gem and mineral
show dates and events going on in Colorado that
prospectors can participate in for a day or a few
hours of fun.
MARCH
-
1st Arkansas River
opens for motorized equipment
-
13th Women in Mining
Western Mining Museum
-
14th Daylight Savings
begins in Colorado
-
17th St. Pat's Day
-
18th Spring into Co.
Mining-Buena Vista
-
20th Spring Equinox
-
27th Mining equipment
class-Rock Doc-Nathrop
APRIL
MAY
-
8th-9th Let's Go Gold
Panning Days-Point Bar
-
9th Mother's Day
-
29th-31st Territory
Days-Old Colorado City
-
29th-31st Memorial
Day weekend
-
30th Memorial Day
