Here's an official US Government site about the Glory Hole Recreation Area: (You can't make this shyt up!)

Thanks for that link, I'll favorite it. I would like to, someday, take a couple of days to do the 49, not just one.

Ah, yes, the Gold Mine was closing as we were there. It was still daylight. I didn't take the 'tour'. I would love to pay whomever it is you pay and have them take us up into the hills to pan for gold. I've read they'll take you to a place, out of the way I'm guessing, and set you up to pan. I'd imagine they own the lands so you can't just wander in.

Oh,I have two big boys and one petite girl. Eh, we'll just leave them at home. :0)

So, are you now at Placerville? Did you go by the Hangmans Bar? Or whatever it is called, I am sorry, bad, bad with names. :blush:

Thanks for posting here and there, I am stuck here, wanting to be there {anywhere but here} and so this is nice to hear about your adventure. :coffee:

We found that the Hangman's Bar just closed (as in, went out of business) on Sunday! We just missed it!

After 2 days of marathon driving, we're taking it easy today. We toured the historic downtown Placerville this morning. We're resting in the room right now. In a little bit, we're going to head out to spend a couple hours here.

Are you going to have Hangtown Fry? (I'm not even sure if that is where the name comes from - probably not since there is no connection between Gold country and oysters.)

so you've been past the world's largest Gloryhole, then?

Oh, finally one that I can squeeze through. :p





On a serious note, I'm wondering if it was a tad depressing seeing how depressed the economies were along Old Route 49.




(With a similar Great Depression II heading to your local neighborhood soon!)

Along the lines of "it is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all..." I wonder if "it is better to have have opened a schlocky small-town antique shop on the back of a tech and housing economic bubble than to have never opened a shop at all..."

We went in a gold mine! It was cool (literally)!

I have to say that I felt a bit depressed driving through. On vacation. Spending money I probably should be squirreling away for when the depression hits my local neighborhood......

Oh gosh darn bummer about the Hangmans' Bar!!! Did they say if it were permanant? :(

I added the link to the goldpark to my favorites, it looks interesting!