The 09ers

Ryan and I made it to the claim this past weekend…it was covered in very dense snow! Some parts were flat out icy. Not surprisingly, it took an extremely long time to make the trek. Hopefully we’ll post some more details over at The 09ers soon! Until then, here’s another photo:

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by Blake
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It’s true. While Christmas and New Years steal all the attention, Trivia day - celebrated every January 4th - comes right on their heels and is best not forgotten.
What better way to celebrate than with some gold-related trivia?
The ten billion ounces of gold in the world would fit into a cube roughly 25 meters (about [...]

Posted on January 4th, 2009 by Blake
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Ok, winter is here, our claims are beneath at least a foot of snow, and I really want to build an Igloo.
Ryan e-mailed me this link to Grand Shelters awhile back - they are a company that makes a tool you can use to built a strong and warm (relatively of course) igloo with just [...]

Posted on January 2nd, 2009 by Blake
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