Pulse or large search coil

Many beach and shallow water hunters ask me whether it is best to invest in a pulse induction metal detector or buy a larger search coil for...

Burch & More Asymmetry

Functional(?) Water-deflecting sculptures from Ryan Burch . The kid is very, very good.

New Common Application Tips

The Common Application is new and there have been problems. This is no surprise. Hopefully, these following trips can help over the course o...

Productive sites and treasure hunting patience

Sometimes you have to wait for a productive beach site to open up again, before you can reap the rewards of treasure hunting patience.  The ...

The Christian Life is a Contradiction

The Christian life is a contradiction in many ways.  Those who fail to recognize and accept this reality will find it hard to remain and flo...

Searching for old and modern finds

When I go to the Treasure Coast in search of Spanish treasure, I always make the drive knowing the treasure has been there for 300 years and...

PT Bi Fin

Hmm, I need to watch 'Stylemasters 2' apparently. That's some interesting asymmetry there. Thanks to R. Royal for directing my a...

orange can be fabulous!

bringing a little orange into the home.... via  Ciao! Fabiana 

Ala Spit

My visit to Whiffen Spit two weeks ago had me thinking a lot about Ala Spit, and since I was in the area for meetings and other site visits,...

Lone Tree Point

It's not hard to figure out how this place got its name, although I'm sure the Swinomish have more interesting words for it. Lone Tr...

March Point

March's Point, or March Point? Either way, it's the peninsula that forms the eastern shoreline of Fidalgo Bay and is home to oil ref...

Anacortes

There's a new beach taking shape in Anacortes at the old Custom Plywood site.  The lumber mill closed down a long time ago and later bur...

Site selection and reading people

When I am metal detecting on a beach or in the shallow water,  I always hope to find one piece of gold jewelry.  When I used to post on the ...

Marathon hunts

I was out of town for a few days and had a chance to do something I rarely get to do recently, which is metal detect over 3 hours.   Between...

Worldwide Prone Action

Nobby in Japan, old timey action from the homeland. All courtesy of Sally at original surfboards. There's more to come too, some excelle...

Full moon water hunting

Now is the best time to take advantage of the full moon if you are a shallow water hunter.  During the full moon low tides it is possible to...

This "Time" Has Come

  I think this "time" has come. "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit t...

Following other beach and shallow water hunters

There are far more full time beach and shallow water hunters than ever before on popular beaches, but that does not mean you cannot be just ...

Ogden Point

This is the last post from my three-day weekend in British Columbia. I promise! And this one isn't even a beach, but it is a coastal ent...

Ross Bay

I guess our little tour of southern Vancouver Island is taking on a bit more urban flavor - from Pacheedaht to Ross Bay. They're both s...