Chrisundertaking·Jul 19Testing the Keene 190 Dry Washer in Extreme Desert Heat | Gold ProspectingThere is a unique kind of madness required to head out into the California High Desert in the dead of summer to dig for gold. When the…
Chrisundertaking·Apr 17Gold Prospecting Bedrock: How to Find Heavy Gold Under Giant BouldersThere is a specific sound that every gold prospector lives for. It isn’t the rush of the creek or the wind through the eucalyptus trees…
Chrisundertaking·Apr 11When a Novel The Sands of Windee: The True Story of the Murchison Murders | ChrisUndertakingTaught…The Australian Outback is a beautiful, brutal ledger. For those of us who spend our lives “reading the ground,” the dirt tells a story. It…
Chrisundertaking·Mar 23The Golden Hustle at Mitchell Creek: Dry Runs and Deadly EncountersHow the Franken Sluice and a 19th-Century Rocker Box Saved Our Gold Hunt from a Deadly Snake and Zero Water.
Chrisundertaking·Mar 14The River Disappeared… and I Found a Bedrock Gold Motherlode!The River Disappeared… and Left a Motherlode Behind! 😱