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Well Folks, Now that the snow is gone, I have been wondering around the wilderness. Climbing hills like a billy goat. Searching for a lost vein of Topaz a lost Gold  Mine and 60 thousand in gold eagles. That one is a questionable hunt but the first two are there for sure.

I hope every one is enjoying your summer to date. I have a goal for later this summer I hope I can get this show on the road, so wish me luck and see you in the hills. May all your finds be big ones this summer. Good luck and good day to you all. Jeff Burch

I do believe you as members are able to blog away. Tell us about your adventures. Whats on your mind. Please keep it clean. Have a great day Jeff Burch:)

I also want to wish you all well. I hope you can find something on our site to make you smile. Have a great day. JB 

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

may the year that is opon us be the best year of our lifes

     By: David C. Hutto

Executive Producer/Director/Radio Talk Show Host

     We are in uncertain times right now, gold, silver, and platnum have been used forever to base monitary currencies off of.  Did you know that only a small percentage of the gold in North America has been mined or discovered, yet we rely on foriegn banking cartels and the Federal Reserve to control our currency.

     To me this is absolutely rediculous, and the gold standard should be reinstated.  It worked for centuries in the past, and it will work again!  Sometimes the simplest systems work, and when you complicate things a countries economy can become unhinged.  You want to bring back value to our dollar, and provide jobs...let us mine!  I am sure with technology the way it is today we can effectively mine without creating enviornmental problems.  The choice is simple sink or swim!!! Rely on the NWO to provide our currency or keep our own!!! Invest in prescious metals today!

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True story.

 I Traveled into the mountains in search for topaz and crystals, a few days ago. As I made my way down the road to my destination, I ran into a man named Anthony. He was trying to use his cell phone.  I slowed down and commented on how hard it is to get out with a cell phone in this area. He said he just called 911 to report a person of youth yelling for help. I got out and  listened for  the youth, I whistled a few times and heard nothing. I got back in my vehicle and parked it off the road. Anthony said I think we are going to be looking for a body the way they screamed help and stopped not to be heard from again.

 I decided if that person needed help, I should go  into the area, up by devil's head in Colorado. This should give you a clue to our surroundings. There are high rock formations which make for ruff and rugged country. I went down the trail and up to the base  of the mountain and skirted the mountain trying to find the youth.  Yelling and whistling along the way. As I was crawling on the rocks to get across a rugged path. I thought to my self , I may be the one they are searching for if I'm not real careful, it was dangerous.

I then heard  some one across the ridge asking me if I was ok. I yelled back yes and they headed for their truck. I knew it was search and rescue from their  safety jackets. I had to  yell and whistle to stop them from leaving. Its not me your looking for,"Don't leave". I was in that area for three hours of my life searching. I made it over a ridge  I heard music playing and followed it. Thinking  the person could not respond to my calls, and may be playing their radio to guide me in. I was way above them and I knew the search team was below me. So I decided it would be best to go back the way I came in  and go down to where search and rescue was and travel in that way.

 I found the SR team and told them about the music. They had heard it also. We then heard a yell from Anthony from across the ridge. It was a hoax." Hell no I said". I guess 911 called him back and told him they caught three teenagers that  thought it would be funny to pull a prank, a joke. Once again, I traveled into the wilderness and ended up with search and rescue on a prank. The first  time a  medical skeleton and then this wow, unreal. I got some good exercise ot or the deal. I thank god for the men and woman that put their lives on the line to save others. They are a true asset to  humanity. We all must do are part to make sure these people are supported with every thing they must do.

 From me to the kids that played this prank. Please understand there are more productive things you  can be doing with your lives. Never cry wolf, It is so important that this point sinks in. You may need help some day I pray it is there for you.

As for me I did what I felt was necessary. Yes I may have lost my day in the wilderness the way I wanted to spend it. But I still got out and experienced the beauty of nature. I hold no anger in my heart for you. I will however ask from you to think  about what you do before you do it,and what may be the consequences of your actions. Have a great life forever. Jeff Burch

Hello Friends

     I have a lot to share with you, are you ready?  A story of true adventure, it's a long and drawn out story, but that's the way it happened.  I got pictures to prove it.  Four days ago, I felt the desire to travel to Lake City, Colorado.  I wanted to find out what kind of country I'd be getting myself and the production company DCH films and Entertainment into.  What rugged wilderness would we have to endure?  I also wanted to find out what kind of transportation we would need.

     Lastly, I also wanted to grab some photographs to share.  Well folks, did I jump into the fire pit on this trip.  In fact ....I made the Lake City News!  Well, it is adventure after all, that I'm seeking for our show.  I just wish I would have had a film crew up in those mountains with me.

     We have to get permits before we can bring the crew in, and all the fine tuned modern fancy things that need to be done.  Its looking like next summer before we can kick this all off ....I'm pushing for this summer myself, so wish me luck folks.  Anyhow, back to the story, the first day in the San Juan mountains I camped by old Henson creek. I arrived right around dark, and I set up a fire pit and built myself a nice fire.  As I sat around the camp, I grabbed the Indian flute and played a bit.  When the fire died down, I crashed with excitement for the next day...

     I woke the next morning with the beautiful sound of the creek flowing beside me.  I thought to myself, it's time to get the expedition on the road.  I started up my truck and drove to where ever it was going to take me.  I have never been in this part of the wilderness before, so I headed down 20, a dirt road right outside Lake City.  I was

looking for caves and caverns.  I found two that I inspected the first day.  What a climb! And they were both shallow, but what a view!  I have photos that you can look at if you would like.

     I went a lot of places on the fist full day.  I traveled into meadows, up and down hills, getting some wonderful pictures.  Old mines and history even some gold bearing rock.  I cooked up some bratwurst and a nice thick steak big enough to take me through the next day.  I camped the next night down in the meadow... I woke to a deer passing by.  I grabbed a few pictures, of course, and then with the idea of  finding a few mines, I headed out to the right this time!

     As I traveled up the north fork, I was stopped by a couple of quads in the middle of the road.  I waited, I was in no hurry.  A couple of men came down off the hill side, apologizing for blocking the road.  I said it was no big deal, I'm looking around myself.  We talked about gold for a bit, and the history of that country.  They were from Texas trying to escape the heat, and enjoying the wilderness.  They enjoyed the history, and searching for gold, we had a good conversation!  It is always good to meet new people.  We parted company.

     I was about to stumble upon something which was the farthest thing from my imagination.  As I drove up the road, I looked up  and spotted what appeared to be a big cave.  So I parked.  It was a ways up the hill.  But I figured it was something that looked like I would love to explore.  I made my way up to it.

     It was raining when I got to the base of the opening.  It  looked a little dangerous, but I started up the face of the rock.  It started hailing, so I came back down.  When the hail stopped, I looked up again, and I thought to myself, I need to put my mountain goat spirit on and get up in that cave.I started the climb and made it to the top.  I entered the entrance, and took a quick look around.  I was in search of a calaverite vein, and saw only dirt.  I took my pack off and pulled up a rock.  I opened a beer, and took in the view.  When my beer was done, I grabbed my camera and took a few shots.

     I thought to myself: I need to find something in here to take back for memory.  So I stood up, turned around, looked down, and saw a feather.  I bent over to pick it up and glanced up toward the corner of the shallow cave.  That's when it happened, I saw a human hand sticking up out of the dirt, that's not normal! I went a little closer, and I saw a wire on the hand.  I saw, it was also missing three fingers. I thought perhaps,  they supported people's hands like that, back in the old days?  I  picked up a stick and dug a little bit, and found ribs!  I dropped the stick!  I had never found anything like this in my life!  I immediately turned away and spoke a few words.  I said, "Help me get down from here and I will go get some one that will take you out of here and get you to your proper place."

     I made it back to my truck, then marked the area with red trail tape.  I then headed down the mountain ....On my way I came across a US forest truck, so I pulled over.  I got out of my truck and walked down the road to where I saw some campers, and asked if they had seen the US Forest Service person.  One of the campers said she had gone up the road about a hour ago, but she should be back down soon, so I walked the road, but I couldn't find her up top.  I came back down and waited for a couple of hours because the camper said she should be back shortly.  She did not have gear to camp or stay long and said she was just going up to check things out. Not wanting to leave, I waited.  I hiked up again: still no sight of her, I guess I didn't go far enough ....I came back down and waited until it got dark then.

     I figured she must have a camp on top somewhere with all her gear up there already for her, so I left and went into town to contact the authorities.

     All the stores were closed. I saw a man and his wife with a fire in their backyard.  I asked them where the sheriffs department was. They said there is no one there. They let me borrow their phone to call 911, thus the night spent in my truck in front of the sheriffs office.  The next day we went back up to remove the skeleton.  There is a great ending to the story.  It was a medical skeleton made out of real bones.  So it was time for him or her to come back into town and travel where ever it can help people learn about the human body.

     I love Adventure and I found it up there, hook line and sinker.  We took the photos that day.  The day before, I was in such a hurry to get out of there, I didn't even take a picture.  We can only hope we never have to find the real thing.  Gold, on the other hand, is more then welcome.  I have requested the Lake City newspaper, The Silver World, send me a copy of the article.  I will post it on this site when I receive it.

     Thank you to the search and recovery team, and all that got involved in this event; they all treated me with the utmost respect, even after we found out that it was a medical skeleton.  They never made me feel like an idiot.  So if you find something like this, try not to mess around with it.  You might be destroying something valuable.

     Our goal folks, is to travel the United States in search for adventure, tales of lost and hidden treasure, or anything that is going on out there in the world that would make for good healthy TV.  So stay tuned for the Expedition Highway, you see what kind of stuff I can get myself into, I hope it rises your interest enough to come spend some time with me in the wilderness around the United States in the near future. I hope to see you then.  All your responses to this blog are welcome.  We are in this world together, let's enjoy life on the road with the Expedition Highway!  You can now view the news

article about my find on our news update page.

-Jeff Burch