Day two in Sacramento was so fun. We went to Placerville to the Goldbug Mine. It was the first time for my kids to be inside a mountain. It was so cold. The tour explained how they would pull gold out of the mountain and the process it took to stamp the rock. The docent, Bob, was a little short on patience at the stamper cabin. He even was short with my dad. That became the joke of the trip - there goes Bob's sister, etc. It is funny when you meet a person that is not happy with what they are doing and you can really see it. You almost feel sorry for them, but you are still irritated at them. Poor Bob. We had lunch in Placerville at Mel's Diner. The kids wanted to know who Elvis was and if I knew him. NO!!! Then we headed for Colima to see the John Marhall Gold Discovery Park. This is where gold was found. Boy was it hot - 101 degrees. Sutter's Mill and how Colima started was very interesting. We toured their museum and watched a film. Anna was interested in the artifacts that had in the museum like a wedding dress and the carriage. Jake wanted to know about the Indians - Mewok and Maidu.
Here we are entering the Goldbug Mine.
Adam inside the Goldbug Mine. It was fun to learn about the mining process. It was amazing learning about what the miners went through.
This is where my dad got into trouble with Bob. This stamper worked 24 hours a day. It was so loud that when it stopped the people of Placerville would wake up.
Dad and Anna going into Mel's Diner
We are sitting at Mel's Diner.
Colima was very hot, and dusty, but interesting. 
We needed to know how to pan for gold. They each had a speck of gold. I wonder if I could retire on that amount?
This was the spot where John Marshall found gold. It was very strange, kinda anticlimatic.
Anna, Jake and Adam in the American River. It was so cold, but I wished I would have had my bathing suit. Jens and the kids swam to the middle of the river and caught the current down. First Adam and Jens did it, then Anna wanted to join the fun. Pretty soon, Jake was brave enough to go too. Jens was a little worried about Jake, but Jake did just fine.
We could have spent the whole day there. Sacramento has a lot to do rafting, sight-seeing and lots of history. We could definitely go back.
Jens saw this bridge and needed a picture. We call it the Harry Potter Bridge. It is right by the American River. There were lots of people swimming and having a good time.
Adam is being a nice brother. Jake was out. It was a great day.
2 comments:
This looks like an awesome vacation! During the 4th grade trip, we had a "Bob" for a tour guide which was the whole weekend, not just in the stamping mine! Joy!
You are so much fun! I never even saw these posts before so I am catching up on all of your neat summer activities. :)
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