SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 21, 2010 16:09:53 GMT -5
So...As I was saying...I walked and explored more than I ever have. As I was walking towards the pyramid the wood float was getting more and more. I decided to explore the foothills and lo and behold....the Best Find of the Day! A huge Petrified Wood just waiting for me to come back and get! ;D I'm estimating 300-400 lbs!  There was wood everywhere! Another piece I found in the wash. Maybe 100 lbs.  2 more pieces...one which I took. About 40lbs each.  I also found another tree buried which I marked with rocks. Hopefully I get here before someone else does! And I did find lots of goodies. Here are just some highlights... An Unusual Wood.  Coprolite  Close-up of the Best one....reminds me of Morrisonite!  Colorful Wood Pieces..  AGATES!!! Yes...I finally found some whole little Agate nodules which show banding....Woo-Hoo! I usually only find small broken bits.  A larger one  An unknown but it's solid and will make a killer cab  Some black nodules which were weathering out of the Brushy Basin formation. Possibly Barite>?  Finally probably my most exciting find. It's an Agate which is in my opinion extraordinary! Can't wait to polish it up. It's small but dynamite!  Sorry for all the pics...but I sure hope you enjoyed. Too bad I can't snap my fingers and Spring would be here. Thanks for giving me a place to share with a bunch of FRIENDS! Steve |
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Post by kap on Nov 21, 2010 17:10:02 GMT -5
:drool: Awesome finds I love the last Agate it looks like a Red Rose.
Keith
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Post by roy on Nov 21, 2010 17:23:29 GMT -5
wow nice log! its good that you got out and enjoyed your self good luck with the rest
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Nov 21, 2010 17:35:24 GMT -5
Man Steve, what some spectacular finds! That last agate trumps the rest though!
Makes it all worth while, doesn't it?
Nate
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 21, 2010 18:43:38 GMT -5
That "rose" agate is fantastic! I bet the larger agate is going to look really nice polished, too.
Reminds me of my trip to Utah last year. I'd love to go back. Congrats on the great trip!
Chuck
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Nov 21, 2010 19:20:41 GMT -5
Thanks for taking us along. Great vistas and the sweetest part was those finds of yours. Fantastic!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Nov 21, 2010 19:39:40 GMT -5
Wow, how exciting! Awesome stuff you found, all of it!
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Post by Toad on Nov 21, 2010 19:58:07 GMT -5
Really like that black and white brecciated wood. That last agate is the bomb. Great finds.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 21, 2010 22:39:07 GMT -5
Wow! Beautiful photography and those finds are fantastic. I'm with some of the others. Love those banded agates.....Mel
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spokanetim
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Post by spokanetim on Nov 22, 2010 0:11:24 GMT -5
fantastic pictures and finds! You are so lucky to have access to such a treasure.
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dbrealityrocks
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Post by dbrealityrocks on Nov 22, 2010 12:45:00 GMT -5
wow, nice stuff, I'm w/the others, that last one is dynamite
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Nov 22, 2010 13:15:31 GMT -5
Hey Steve, did you pick up any of that dino bone or was it just little itty bitty pieces?
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 22, 2010 13:48:22 GMT -5
Man, that pet wood is surely something to come back for! And that agate rose in the last pic is simply fantastic! I think it showed up to you just to keep you excited and not to fall asleep at the wheel on your way back ;D
Adrian
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Post by tandl on Nov 22, 2010 17:59:54 GMT -5
That rose is awesome  |
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Post by texaswoodie on Nov 23, 2010 12:11:17 GMT -5
Awesome Steve! That wood is amazing but I gotta say the last agate is out of this world.
Curt
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Post by frane on Nov 23, 2010 21:43:03 GMT -5
Beautiful finds! I love your rose!
Fran
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Post by Tonyterner on Nov 24, 2010 10:20:12 GMT -5
Great stuff Steve. I love that black and white wood and the agates. A couple of those agates remind me of Yellow Cat stuff but it doesn't sound like you were real close to that spot.
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Post by Roller on Nov 24, 2010 11:16:25 GMT -5
thanks for the pics ... the rose is amazing ...
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 24, 2010 12:04:10 GMT -5
Thanks Everyone! It was a good thing that I decided to take advantage of the late fall trip. We got blasted with winter here yesterday. Brutal cold and snow. Not as bad as it was hyped up to be...but bad enough that most likely I won't get back out to retrieve the wood until late Spring.
Steve
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Post by rockrookie on Nov 24, 2010 21:38:24 GMT -5
WOW !!
those are some Zingers , Steve .
awesome agates .
i really like the Breciated ? Pet Wood .
--paul
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