Fall is officially here in the Yukon, and with it comes some beautiful colours, but thats not the only "colour" in this episode. I was lucky enough to find an abandoned gold dredge, pretty close to the highway just outside Dawson City, so I had to of course go and explore that. It is amazing seeing this old equipment, and the methods used to mine back in the day. This is not a very large dredge compared to others, but it is still massive to see sitting out in a pond, slowly returning back to nature. The dredge was really just a bonus to find, because the highlight of the week for me was the mining experience. I am fortunate to know some folks here in Dawson with a mining operation, and they were kind enough to let me come out and move some dirt. Many of you don't know this about me, but before I was a film maker, I had a career in heavy equipment, so it was pretty fun to go and run some big iron again. This was also a great experience because I have always wanted to go and see one of these mining operations, but not only did I get to see it, I got to be part of it. We didn't get the gold perfectly clean to sell, nor did we have a scale that could handle it, were guessing it was close to 70 ounces. Not too bad for a weeks work. I really hope you guys enjoy this episode, because this is one that I really wanted to do and share while I'm here in Dawson City.
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8 сен 2021
