We went out to Phillipsburg to the Sapphire mines today. We left Sadie with Grandma loaded all eight of us into the car and headed out first thing in the morning.
The Ellis' standing in front of the waterfall that's about half way up Skalkaho Pass. With the high water level this year it was really ripping along. We can usually climb the rocks about half way up and take pictures there but not this year. I'm actually surprised the road hasn't washed out.
Jim and Kameron washing the gravel so we can pick through it and look for sapphires.
Maddy and Maddy were great mining partners this year. They both took in a haul of sapphires.
Erika and I got the "miners fever" too. We looked through 7 buckets of gravel in total. Everybody found quite a few sapphires. Gem Mountain in a great place to spend an afternoon with the family.
Dirty elbows and forearms are part of the fun!
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