The very first vacation trip in California

 It was Vacation in California and the very first trip was to visit why California was so famous.

California was famous for gold mines.   So, my siblings and parents went to a Gold mine in the State Parks.  We had a history lesson about the mining industry.   Then we took a tour of a retired gold mine in train seats as if we were on the trolley in San Francisco roads.    The tour guide would stop every now and then to give us a history lesson on the individuals whom worked there including the type of tools used and any side information of backgrounds.

Then the best part......we got to pan for GOLD in a river that was nearby.   We were showed what to do and look for in the river.   I only found one tiny flake.   The pans that we used, we had to pay for and it was only like 10 dollars per pan equipment.   You were only given a 20-30 minute use of the pan, then you had to give it back to the tour guide.

It was a very neat and interesting vacation trip.