and I came upon your site and posted in this thread: "real boondocking in CA" in regards to pot growers and other undesirables found in the foothills on gold streams. I am a gold prospector with several claims in the northern Sierras in CA and spend a lot of time driving down back roads looking for new mining locations. I am also an advocate for small miners in CA. Check out our website and free newsletter: westernminingalliance.org - there are a lot of entities out there trying to limit everyone's access to the backroads of CA so everyone needs to become involved.