We took a drive to Fox to visit the Eldorado Gold Mine. It is a a fun tourist trap where you are taken back to the golden days of Fairbanks. We boarded a train that took us back in time and showed us how the miners drift mined and placer mined. We were given a demonstration of how a gold sluce worked with water to get the "pay dirt". Later, we were given our own poke and told to pan for gold. It was surprisingly fun and I think some of us were stricken with gold fever. We were able to combine our flecks and have enough to make a necklace for Mom. After, we stopped at the Silver Gultch Brewery for dinner and a beer.
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