When we got to Silverton, we decided to break for lunch. We went to a little restaurant and had Philly Cheesesteaks, which were very good. It was the first time Mom got one. Though she had some difficulty because her meat kept falling out without the cheese to hold it in. After lunch we went to the Old Hundred Gold Mine for a tour. We arrived just in time to catch the tour. They were loading up to leave when we got there. It was also lucky that Mom had cash because their credit card machine wasn’t working. They gave us rain ponchos and helmets and then we joined the rest of the group in the mining carts.
After we were back outside, I showed Mom how to pan for gold. Basically, you have 2 bowls with ridges and you pour the mud back and forth until all you have left is the gold flakes. Gold is naturally heavier than dirt, so it settles to the bottom. After we finished at the mine we decided to go back to the condo to get packed so we can leave early tomorrow. Since I enjoyed the view on the way to Silverton, I offered to drive so Mom could also see it all. She created videos to send to her siblings and panned the camera down to capture the steep drops. But then she had to stop because she felt like she was going over the cliff when she watched the videos. As long as she didn’t look down, she was fine. When we got back to town we went back to the condo to get ready for our long drive tomorrow.
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