Epi-hunter
02-26-2012, 10:54 PM
Had a rare two days this month (this weekend) to detect and the weather more or less cooperated. I went to a nearby city and stayed overnight Saturday to get two days in.
Saturday was cold and I had to stay out of the open areas (it was snowing too) so I went to a park that had lots of wooded areas and hills. I have found a few mercs in this park in the wooded areas but not much else. Long story short, I ended up with 3 mercs (no key dates) but had to scrap the day after only 3 hours because it was so muddy. I ended up losing my footing mid-way down a somewhat steep hill and I slid about 50 feet or so in the mud. :embarrassed: :blush:
When I finally stopped I was covered in mud from head to toe -- it was in my hair and smeared on my face even. It looked like I had been in a mud fight. :embarrassed: Unfortunately I had to check into the hotel after that. (The guy at the desk looked at me, the muddy mess, and then at the registration information, and said Are you sure you are a doctor?) lol
On Sunday I was very sore from my mudslide experience and I had twisted my ankle during it as well, so I was moving very slowly (a benefit with the E-Trac) :) Anyway, I actually scored a seated dime during this trip so I was very happy :cheesysmile: This park is tough and I had to work really hard to find a barber dime last time. The seated was found in somewhat the same place and isn't pretty but it's my first seated of 2012. :)
Sorry this is a bad photo... oh yeah, also I found one IH (the other IH was found on a different hunt) and nine wheats (they aren't pictured).
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/coinsall.jpg
My Sunday adventure was that I was detecting and concentrating when suddenly I had a large dog jump on my back from behind. :shocked04: I hate this! It's not the first time this has happened to me. This park is known for dog-walkers and although they are supposed to be on a leash it is rare. This dog was the size of a small horse. :shocked04:stretcher: :shocked01: Scared me to death.
To top it off (and this is why I'm even telling the story), the dog's owner, who is an oldish and grumpy man, came up to me and said not one word about his horse-dog. >:/ He instead said to me, I am sure there is a rule that you can't be digging holes in the parks! >:# (Seriously? His horse-dog literally knocks me down and I am the one breaking a rule?) 8/ )
I told him that I had a piece of paper signed by the city's parks and recreation department allowing me to dig holes. Then I asked him if he had a similarly signed piece of paper allowing his dog to run without a leash and jump on unsuspecting people. :rolleyes: He walked away. lol :cheesysmile:
Anyway, sorry for long story.
I did find a button which was pretty deep. The photos (front and back) are below. I don't have any delusions that it's really old, not in that park, but I'm curious if Dan the Man can ID it. (Please don't laugh at me Dan; I only recognize a modern button if it is stamped Levi's. :cheesysmile: )
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/buttonfont.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/buttonback.jpg
Also, I found a metal ball which was very deep as well. I was going to throw it away but decided to see if it might possibly be something more valuable than the garbage. :) (The quarter is for reference).
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/ball.jpg
If you read this far, thank you :)
Saturday was cold and I had to stay out of the open areas (it was snowing too) so I went to a park that had lots of wooded areas and hills. I have found a few mercs in this park in the wooded areas but not much else. Long story short, I ended up with 3 mercs (no key dates) but had to scrap the day after only 3 hours because it was so muddy. I ended up losing my footing mid-way down a somewhat steep hill and I slid about 50 feet or so in the mud. :embarrassed: :blush:
When I finally stopped I was covered in mud from head to toe -- it was in my hair and smeared on my face even. It looked like I had been in a mud fight. :embarrassed: Unfortunately I had to check into the hotel after that. (The guy at the desk looked at me, the muddy mess, and then at the registration information, and said Are you sure you are a doctor?) lol
On Sunday I was very sore from my mudslide experience and I had twisted my ankle during it as well, so I was moving very slowly (a benefit with the E-Trac) :) Anyway, I actually scored a seated dime during this trip so I was very happy :cheesysmile: This park is tough and I had to work really hard to find a barber dime last time. The seated was found in somewhat the same place and isn't pretty but it's my first seated of 2012. :)
Sorry this is a bad photo... oh yeah, also I found one IH (the other IH was found on a different hunt) and nine wheats (they aren't pictured).
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/coinsall.jpg
My Sunday adventure was that I was detecting and concentrating when suddenly I had a large dog jump on my back from behind. :shocked04: I hate this! It's not the first time this has happened to me. This park is known for dog-walkers and although they are supposed to be on a leash it is rare. This dog was the size of a small horse. :shocked04:stretcher: :shocked01: Scared me to death.
To top it off (and this is why I'm even telling the story), the dog's owner, who is an oldish and grumpy man, came up to me and said not one word about his horse-dog. >:/ He instead said to me, I am sure there is a rule that you can't be digging holes in the parks! >:# (Seriously? His horse-dog literally knocks me down and I am the one breaking a rule?) 8/ )
I told him that I had a piece of paper signed by the city's parks and recreation department allowing me to dig holes. Then I asked him if he had a similarly signed piece of paper allowing his dog to run without a leash and jump on unsuspecting people. :rolleyes: He walked away. lol :cheesysmile:
Anyway, sorry for long story.
I did find a button which was pretty deep. The photos (front and back) are below. I don't have any delusions that it's really old, not in that park, but I'm curious if Dan the Man can ID it. (Please don't laugh at me Dan; I only recognize a modern button if it is stamped Levi's. :cheesysmile: )
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/buttonfont.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/buttonback.jpg
Also, I found a metal ball which was very deep as well. I was going to throw it away but decided to see if it might possibly be something more valuable than the garbage. :) (The quarter is for reference).
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc224/epi-hunter/ball.jpg
If you read this far, thank you :)