BETTY'S TRAIL RIDES Not Just Another Trail Ride

For centuries gold hunters have come to the southwestern desert to find their fortunes. Some found gold. Some found sand. Some couldn't even find sand. Many people are still out there looking and there are some good finds. Some have hocked their metal detectors or smashed them in disgust and turned their gold pans into planters, flying saucers or dog dishes.

Whatever the case, your chances of finding gold are as good as anyone else's because there is still a lot of gold out there, even in "picked over" and "mined out" areas. In one such area, an amateur prospector found a ten thousand dollar nugget. Another man found a quartz rock with a pound and a half of gold in it. It has been estimated that not even half of the gold in the world has been found.

So let's get busy! You'd like to, but you don't know how or where? Let Arizona Moments get you started. Rusty and Betty have a qualified staff who know the areas where gold has been found, where gold may be found, the types of formations and ground to search in and the techniques for recovering it from the earth. Rusty has been mining gold with his family since the 1930's. He was featured in syndicated newspapers as "Arizona's Youngest Gold Miner" when he made a big find during the Great Depression. Jim and Betty have helped and worked with their geologist parents who prospected for minerals and gemstones all over the United States and conducted excursions and classes in prospecting. Working with them also, is Peter Perlee, a retired pilot instructor turned gold enthusiast. Instead of teaching pilots, he is now well qualified to teach you how to find gold.

We cannot promise you riches, although we can promise to give you the tools and knowledge you need to be able to find riches. We can also promise you a lot of fun, support, and probably you will find at least some gold.We will tailor your gold fiinding expedition to your needs. If you are a beginner, we will take you to the gold areas and show you from the ground up how to find, recognize and recover gold, how to differentiate it from other metals and minerals and much more. If you are advanced, we will show you more advanced techniques. We will supply everything you need, you may bring your own equipment, or you may purchase equipment from us. You may spend just a few hours in the gold fields, or an entire day. We can even show you how to find and file areas for your own gold claims. You have only to contact us and we will help you to plan your expedition so that you may seize your golden Arizona Moment.

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