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This year marks the one hundred and sixty-fourth anniversary of the discovery of gold in California.
Due to the price of Gold reaching historic levels over $1600 an ounce, California cities and towns around the state will be hosting and celebrating the event that lured tens of thousands of adventurers to stampede to her "golden" soil. San Francisco and Oakland have opened exhibits and walking tours of famous sites associated with the discovery are planned. This Spring and Summer, gold rush towns up and down the Motherlode will again lure travelers from near and far to a series of fairs, exhibits, demonstrations and parades to celebrate California's rich history. Once again visitors and adventurers will be flocking west to relive the past, join the festivities and participate, first hand, in the thrill of prospecting for gold! Best of all, satellite photo-imaging technology confirm that the early miners only scratched the surface.
It has been estimated that that 75%-85% of the gold remains undiscovered!
These last few winter's heavy rains combined with a heavy snowpack will be a bonus to gold-seekers. The eroding force of the Spring runoff will cause an abundant amount of new gold to be broken loose and re deposited in all of our state's gold-bearing mountain rivers and streams, once again, replenishing our streams and leading to fresh, new discoveries. This is your chance to find a gold nugget!
The historic coincidence of this event with the planned statewide celebrations of the 164th anniversary of the discovery of gold in 1848 and subsequent "rush" of 1849, will undoubtedly again cause tremendous excitement and interest in folks across the country in this precious metal this spring and summer.
This will surely be a memorable year .....You can find GOLD!
Calendar of upcoming events 2011
Sat, Jan 21, 2012 Gold Discovery Day - Sat, Jan 21, 2012
Historic demonstrations, tours, speakers, and Gold Rush music highlight the annual commemoration of the discovery of gold in the tailrace of Sutter's Mill. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Hwy 49 in Coloma. For more information call (530) 295-2162
March 24-26 2012 GoldRush is a 375 km 3 day multisport race, including kayaking,
mountain biking, running and road biking. The Central Otago landscape is magnificent with stark contrasts. It is an environment is unequaled in New Zealand. The inspiration for Goldrush was derived from the historic footsteps of the pioneers who came to Central Otago searching for gold in the 1860s. The athletes who take on Goldrush do so with no less grit and
spirit than those first pioneers.
July 12, 13, 14, 2012 Oregon Trail Gold Rush Run
Cottage Grove, Oregon Info at: http://www.amcaotc.org/events.htm
August 7th to 12th 2012 Gold Rush Mother Lode
Exciting news Gold Rush Mother Lode Expedition Adventure race.
For more information: http://goldrushar.com/home.html
August 31-September 3rd Sacramento California's 2012 Annual Gold Rush Days
Labor Day Weekend in Old Sacramento you'll find yourself transported back to the days of Gold and Glory, when California was a brand-new state with brand-new ideas. Join in the truly old-time fun in the world of Yesterday
September 22, 2012 8:00 am Gold Rush Run 10 Mile, 10K, 5K , & 1 Mile Races
4th annual event, which will be held on Saturday, El Dorado Trail Placerville, CA
For more information: 916-381-1300 x 170 jbean@inallianceinc.com
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