Field Trip Report - Verdi Antique January 1960 (New Photos)
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Photos from Kirk slide collection.
Article from Rockhound Rambling (Ventura Gem and Mineral Society Newsletter) February 1960
Verdi Antique Field Trip by Bill Evans
The Bonanza: In more ways than one. The material was plentiful, and the takers were there, 41 cars strong. How many people? Well, in the neighborhood of 90 to 100. 2 visitors from the Goleta club, 2 from Baldwin Park Club. 6 of our new members on their first trip, and our Junior Club were well represented. Some non-members that were guests of some of our members. There were some from Utah, Colorado, and all the way from Minn.
How many of us beat the alarm clock Sunday A.M. and while the coffee was perking you take a flashlight to hunt for some of the tools you thought of while waiting for the alarm, gurgling of coffee, clean the ice from your windshield and start off the break of day.
The air was crisp, but with these modern stoves we have in cars we felt like some stuffed donkeys. Soon the coats and sweaters came off as the sun began to penetrate. The snow began to show on the distant mountains, and wished we were there. Before we got to Palmdale the snow came to us, it lined the highway for some distance and we enjoyed it very much.
Cars were passed, and cars passed us with waving of arms. Our first turnoff was coming up, there was our V.G.M. big as U please, and about 20 cars already there. This being Grady and Edith's trip, there he was lining up the cars. When I asked where is Edith, he said, "Oh, she's up there sitting on the rocks till we get there." With the air still crisp, some nincom-poop (Evan's) opened a coffee thermos and the aroma nearly started a stampede. At 9 A.M. sharp Grady said time to go --- so following the leaders we went. We found the turnoffs well marked with V.G.M. pointers placed by Edith the day before. There were 28 cars in this procession. We counted 7 cars already there and some came later. Parking was no problem.
After all the cars were parked, announcements were made to acquaint all as to where the material was, so following Edith to the nest of the material -- which turned out to be huge boulders of the drooling stuff. Mumblings started and small groups formed. Soon, eavesdropping, one fellow said, "Well, I have a 16 pound block buster (wasn't it Bill Kirk?) and from that gads, bars, hammers, began to show -- shake, rattle, and the material rolled out. MANY THANKS for all of us to you guys that beat out the material for those droolers on the sidelines. Folks were seen staggering down the hill to the cars 1/2 mile away. Bones were dug up by hungry hounds. During lunch, much get acquainted chatter went on.
The Club was complimented on their hospitality by the guests. Grady is now lining us up for a short run to the blue Verde Antique. So here we go again. On arriving we found Edith already on the hill waving her arms, "Come up here".
Snow being all over the hill the pups found great sport rolling snow balls. P.S. Some were not pups. Plenty material was taken and left. I'll close now with much thanks to Grady and Edith Daries.
Your trip chairman.
(Except to fix a couple spelling mistakes, nothing was changed in the above report.)
Thanks for reading. Others are coming.
Lowell
Article from Rockhound Rambling (Ventura Gem and Mineral Society Newsletter) February 1960
Verdi Antique Field Trip by Bill Evans
The Bonanza: In more ways than one. The material was plentiful, and the takers were there, 41 cars strong. How many people? Well, in the neighborhood of 90 to 100. 2 visitors from the Goleta club, 2 from Baldwin Park Club. 6 of our new members on their first trip, and our Junior Club were well represented. Some non-members that were guests of some of our members. There were some from Utah, Colorado, and all the way from Minn.
How many of us beat the alarm clock Sunday A.M. and while the coffee was perking you take a flashlight to hunt for some of the tools you thought of while waiting for the alarm, gurgling of coffee, clean the ice from your windshield and start off the break of day.
The air was crisp, but with these modern stoves we have in cars we felt like some stuffed donkeys. Soon the coats and sweaters came off as the sun began to penetrate. The snow began to show on the distant mountains, and wished we were there. Before we got to Palmdale the snow came to us, it lined the highway for some distance and we enjoyed it very much.
Cars were passed, and cars passed us with waving of arms. Our first turnoff was coming up, there was our V.G.M. big as U please, and about 20 cars already there. This being Grady and Edith's trip, there he was lining up the cars. When I asked where is Edith, he said, "Oh, she's up there sitting on the rocks till we get there." With the air still crisp, some nincom-poop (Evan's) opened a coffee thermos and the aroma nearly started a stampede. At 9 A.M. sharp Grady said time to go --- so following the leaders we went. We found the turnoffs well marked with V.G.M. pointers placed by Edith the day before. There were 28 cars in this procession. We counted 7 cars already there and some came later. Parking was no problem.
After all the cars were parked, announcements were made to acquaint all as to where the material was, so following Edith to the nest of the material -- which turned out to be huge boulders of the drooling stuff. Mumblings started and small groups formed. Soon, eavesdropping, one fellow said, "Well, I have a 16 pound block buster (wasn't it Bill Kirk?) and from that gads, bars, hammers, began to show -- shake, rattle, and the material rolled out. MANY THANKS for all of us to you guys that beat out the material for those droolers on the sidelines. Folks were seen staggering down the hill to the cars 1/2 mile away. Bones were dug up by hungry hounds. During lunch, much get acquainted chatter went on.
The Club was complimented on their hospitality by the guests. Grady is now lining us up for a short run to the blue Verde Antique. So here we go again. On arriving we found Edith already on the hill waving her arms, "Come up here".
Snow being all over the hill the pups found great sport rolling snow balls. P.S. Some were not pups. Plenty material was taken and left. I'll close now with much thanks to Grady and Edith Daries.
Your trip chairman.
(Except to fix a couple spelling mistakes, nothing was changed in the above report.)
Thanks for reading. Others are coming.
Lowell
