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You'll be seeing pictures like these on TV today as the annual Central Bank summit takes place at Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the Jackson Lake Lodge. They meet there every year at one of my favorite vacation spots every year.
Below is the lobby. To the right is the bar and grill where they had on display a variety of western artifacts.
Walt Disney visited the area when he made one of his documentaries. If you visit the Disney World Animal Kingdom Lodge or Wilderness Lodge, you'll see large windows like these, which I think were probably inspired by the Jackson Lake Lodge.
On one hike in the Tetons I saw the mule train shown below. I never figured out what they were carrying and am still curious about that.
Also took a raft down the Snake River. The guides try to get as close as they can to the rock shown below, where they place a coin on top.
If there was a way for a detectorist to get those, there would probably be quite a few I don't know how long they've been doing it, but.it provides another example of how coins end up in strange places.
Pity the Reader is a book I've been reading. It is by a famous author, Kurt Vonnegut, but I found very little in it worth reading. It wasn't until I got more than halfway through the book, before I finally found an interesting chapter. Since I highly value good ideas, I did spend the time wading through the text to finally find something worthwhile. The book seemed to be doing it/s very best to prove title. It is no wonder that so few people read books anymore. Many books offer very little. But it isn't just books. The internet is the same. It is very much like a beach treasure hunt on a hot day. You have to scan tons of sand to finally find that one elusive gem.
It takes patience, but the wise seeker will learn to become more and more efficient. Being time efficient is something I've become very aware of in recent years.
There are many strategies. Some probably work better than others. The thiing is that you have to waste time trying different things in order to find out which works best. Maybe it pays off.
One thing that helps is being aware of a wide variety of the different types of treasure that you might encounter along the way. It is easy to get so narrowly focused on that highly desired gold coin or cache that you miss a lot of the other many smaller treasures you pass along the way. If you learn about seashells, you'll learn that some are rare and have value. Sea glass, fossils, lithic artifacts, clad error coins, etc etc. can be found along the path to the main target, and can make yout time more productive.
Another way to make your time pay off is to continually observe, think and learn. Make each small failure into a learning experience. Learn to read the clues all around you. The beach, the weather, the firmness and color of the sand all provide information, if you learn to hear what they are telling you.
Another thing that will convert wasted time into treasured time is to enjoy it all. Feel the sun, wind, crunch of the sand under your feet. Suck it in. It is the miracle of conscious life.
Another thing that will help is developing a huge appreciation for tiny things. It is natural to marvel at the big things. The biggest diamond, the biggest gold strike, the biggest statue or building. But there are galaxies in the molecule that are just as amazing and marvelous. The microscope can be as revealing as the telescope.
The more you learn the more interesting things become, but sometimes you have to dig into it. Molecules can be as interesting as galaxies. Look into Dr. James Tour and molecular machines. Absolutely mind blowing.
The biggest clues are sometimes found in the smallest things. You'll be surprised by what you can see on some of your finds if you look at them with a microscope of black light.
Two of my all-time most read posts involved looking at things in different ways. For example, this crystallized whelk shell I(shown below) or fluorescent sea glass.
And you have to look closely to better see the details of a coin.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
Keep watching the National Hurricane Center map. There is a lot out there despite the decreasing surf expected for the Treasure Coast the next several days.
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Good hunting,
TreausreGuide@comcast.net