I joined April 4 2011 hard to believe it's only been over a year and how far my hobby has gotten me since that time I have found Native American artifacts and many other historical items. Back when I joined it was still a "casual" approach to bottle digging/searching now I go digging/searching almost 365 days a year from walking the rivers to checking the Goodwill almost daily. I bet I could count the days on both hands I didn't actively search for some relic from the past in 2012.