Fuzzy,
Hey guess what! I've been to the California Gold Fields. I went to Columbia State Historic Park and I got to pan some gold. I'm sending you some pictures, one with me with a great big gold nuggett. It is worth lot's of money. I got to see some neat old buildings too. If you get teacher to go to www.ColumbiaCalifornia.com you can see some more things they have there.
After that I went to a nearby town, Murphys, CA, it is an old mining town too. It isn't a park but the people have kept the town a lot like it was when they were mining gold here.
I am going to Oregon next, I'll write again when I get there.
Bob