Gold buddies is a hobby site designed to teach the basics of prospecting, metal detecting and help prospectors find outing partners and share knowledge while documenting my trips to various gold locations in California. Please visit this site often as more content is added daily. Please check out the links to the left as I have added pictures, blog entries and linked to my father's "Dry Camping" website.

Gold Prospecting is a passion that people don't often understand until they catch the fever themselves! I hope this information is helpful and entertaining even at my expense. I am determined that this website will be more than a flash in the pan and instead filled with helpful nuggets of information. Please feel free to contact me by clicking the "Contact Me" link at the bottom of the page. Send me an email if you have something to add or suggestions.

Coming Soon:

• Gold Panning
• Hand Sluicing
• Power Sluicing
• Metal Detecting
• Personal safety
• Rules and regulations
• Tips and tricks
• Pictures and videos
• Mining supplies
• Product Reviews
• ...More!

Happy Hunting!

Wesley Bauerle
AKA: Yrekadude