We made it home in time for Miss Paula's birthday, and in between the 'Honey Do' list, preventive maintenance on the Nugget Buggy and Expedition equipment, we've started implementing plans for Phase II of Expedition '13. You can find the basics under the Phase Two tab, but we have some other irons in the fire. too.
Oro Expeditions has taken the plunge into crowd funding. You can find our page at Oro Expedition '13 Fund. Listen to Oro Expeditions And Them Some..., Tuesday at 8pm edt for the announcement of the winner of the First Nugget Contest, and the rewards for contributors to the Oro Expedition '13 Fund. Those announcements and a lot more on tonight's show.
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As my time at the Rooster Ridge GPAA claim in Coker Creek, Tennessee draws to an close, the Smokey Mountains gave me one heck of a going away party.
The severe thunderstorm that passed through Coker Creek Friday afternoon left a trail of injuries and destruction in its wake. Tree limbs came down, canopies were thrown across the fields, leaving cuts and bruises behind. Tents and camps overturn and torn. So we patched up the cuts, downed painkillers for the bumps and bruises, and tried to set camp back to rights as best would could. Though it could have been much worse, the storm took its toll on Expedition '13. It appears that we'll be able to finish this leg of the Expedition, but before we head west, the Expedition will need a new tent. Since the First Nugget Contest is winding down, though you can still participate until we get the nugget home, Miss Paula has established the Oro Expedition Tent Fund. You can click the donate button anywhere on the website, or if you're a business that would be willing to do a barter exchange...one large three season cabin tent for the equivalent in advertising on KDCL Media, and recognition as a sponsor of Oro Expeditions--contact Miss Paula. We leave behind many THANKS and BLESSINGS to the friends we have made in Coker Creek and Tellico Plains, and are already making plans for a return trip in the not too distant future. SPECIAL THANK YOUs TO: Ron at The Welcome Center Bill & Marsha at Bill's Pit Stop of Coker Creek Dixie at Caney Creek Village Rose and the crew at Subway Tyler at KramBonz John & Nickie Mississippi Joyce & Vern Chris & Jack Michael & Melissa Ralph Cotton James, Christina & The Girls Linda Jim & Trish Yosemite Sam The Coker Creek Chapter of the GPAA for being our home away from home There’s been so much going on there hasn’t been time to sit and write it all down. Moving camp to the Rooster Ridge GPAA claim and getting settled in, I had to chance to explore a bit and chat with some of the bordering neighbors. A great cast of characters and hearts the size of the Smokey Mountains.
Then there’re the people who I’ve met as they stop and sit a spell at the campground. The Briggs Brothers from Mississippi…have met some great folk from that state since I’ve started this prospecting adventure, who were on vacation and tramped the woods with me for several days. Thunderstorms chased us out of the creek a couple days, but we had great fun. The Memorial Day gathering of the Coker Creek Chapter of the GPAA was great fun. This was my first such gathering, and it was an experience. Lots of new friends made and so many new acquaintances I need a notebook to remember all the names, but I’m definitely looking forward to a refresher course on names during the Coker Creek Gold Festival, June 15, 2013. Of all the great people we’ve met around the campfire these past couple weeks I want to take a minute to shine the spotlight on “Mississippi” from PoBoy Dredges. I got the chance to run one of these little dredges, and I love it. It fits in the back of the Nugget Buggy, and it’s portable and easy to assemble. I want to take a moment before I wrap this up to say a HUGE THANK YOU!!! to the people and businesses of Coker Creek and Tellico Plains that have helped support Oro Expedition ’13 with their energetic exchanges of goods and services. Miss Paula & myself also thank everyone who has bought a chance in the FIRST NUGGET CONTEST. Ron at The Welcome Center Bill’s Pit Stop of Coker Creek - Say you heard about the on KDCL Media KramBonz BBQ - Say you heard about the on KDCL Media Len’s U-Haul Rose at Subway Dixie at Caney Creek Village The “Motorcycle’ Campground Ralph from Florida Tagalong Michael & Melissa Captain Jim, President South Mississippi Chapter of the GPAA All the great folks from around the campfire at Rooster Ridge And Our Newest Supporter: PoBoy Dredges We’re still ironing out the bugs with the technology to get my videos back to the studio. Miss Paula may be making a personal pick-up if things fall in place for her to visit gold camp in time for the Coker Creek Gold Festival. Mark your calendars for Tuesday nights at 8pm edt for Oro Expeditions And Then Some… for weekly updates from Expedition ‘13 So be sure to stay tuned! More Later! On April 14, 2013, at 6:30pm edt, the first leg of Expedition '13 began as Oro and the Nugget Buggy rolled out of the driveway filled to the roof with camping and prospecting equipment. He still hadn't decided what his first stop would be, but after a midnight snack in southern Virginia, with our great friend from Over The Road, Tagalong, he decided to get to Georgia by way of Coker Creek, Tennessee.
Besides being in the heart of the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains, it is also the home of the Coker Creek, Tennessee Chapter of the GPAA (Gold Prospectors Association of America). While there, Oro will give us a report on the claim during the next edition of Oro Expeditions And Then Some..., and talk to the chapter officers about being on the show to update us on the work they've been doing with the Tennessee legislature in drafting new policies for suction mining. Tagalong became the first member of the Friends of Oro Expeditions by purchasing chances to win in the First Nugget Contest. Good luck to all who enter. Remember to join us on Tuesday evening at 8pm edt for Oro Expeditions And Them Some... as well as checking here for updates and maybe even some video as Expedition '13 moves around the country. Blessings, Miss Paula |
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