Pit pat. The sound of rain was all Rob could hear. Rob was an archaeologist who was driving to British Columbia. Rob was looking for a lost staff. He stopped and pulled over to the side of the road. He was at the spot where you had to hike up the mountain. There was just one problem: there was no path. Rob realized he had to hike and cut his own path through the forest. Ten days passed and Rob was so tired. Then his water bottle rolled into a bush, so Rob crawled into the bush. Suddenly, his mouth dropped open in amazement! There, in front of him, was a dark and scary cave. Rob had to crawl to get inside. Then he saw a sign. Rob could hardly see the words. He read, “Caution, gold rush.” He walked forward and saw mining helmets and pickaxes