We went to Hiddenite, NC a couple weeks ago and had a wonderful day at Emerald Mines. After a picnic lunch, we started with some sluicing…
All the buckets are seeded with gems so you’re sure to find something. The kids got so excited whenever they found a piece of quartz crystal or amethyst.
After that we took some equiptment and went creekin’…
That was the most fun. Wading around in the creek felt good in the heat. We dug and found some pretty rocks and crystals.
Ethan prefered just to throw rocks in the water…and at Rob…poor dad got lots of bruises.
It sounds like you had a good time. by the way, I have a son named Ethan