Photos of trip to Alabamastan, captbob impatiently waiting
Dec 11, 2015 11:01:31 GMT -5
captbob, drocknut, and 3 more like this
Post by jamesp on Dec 11, 2015 11:01:31 GMT -5
First thing, I did not find crap. However, I learned where not to go. The Tallapoosa drains N Alabama and N Georgia.
Then flows half way around the massive Wetumpka meteor impact site 6 miles in diameter.
All rocks found were trash from the north, and what looks like shocked quartz. Very little quartzite.
The massive meteor is said to have shocked a lot of quartz, and lots of crappy fractured quartz was in that river.
On the return trip I parked at north flowing creeks crossing I-85. Hurrah, they had my quartzite, and draining south Alabama sand country.
This is a good finding, tells me that the target cool quartzite was probably formed in mid SE Alabama closer to my home.
So source area located, love detective work.
Pictures, yes, captbob. But more clouds, plant life, buzzards and topography related to native encampments.
Late start, U.S. Coral hitched up.
Crossing into the hospitable Alabamastan, home to many pretty dixie chicks.
Fog burned off two hours later, funky cloud chasing
Along with some impatient buzzards eyeing Georgia carrion
Unhappy trees in floodplain attacked by mistletoe growth, deceptively far away from river bluff.
Say 1/4 mile, cotton harvested between trees line and river bluff.
Note: Bluff about 12 feet above river.
4 mile journey yielded only two high bluffs at 25-30 feet. both had a residence since out of flood zone.
Those two high bluffs would be packed with native artifacts guaranteed.
Non-wetland trees, another indicator of dry land
USA only has 3 native bamboos, two very uncommon. This the most common, Arundinaria Gigantea. Ugly stuff.
But the absolute favorite bamboo out of dozens tested of the redneck Pandas at the Atlanta Zoo, go figure. They eat 200 pounds/day !!
This bamboo also sought after for stream bank restoration, perfect place to harvest some viable roots where fallen.
Cotton balls
A rock formation, looks rich in iron, plus alluvial gravel deposit
closer in
Yellow ochre in yucky concreted nodules, one native man's coloring agent
I think that's all. No photos of creek crossings along I-85 because a lot of climbing involved, not camera friendly.
Then flows half way around the massive Wetumpka meteor impact site 6 miles in diameter.
All rocks found were trash from the north, and what looks like shocked quartz. Very little quartzite.
The massive meteor is said to have shocked a lot of quartz, and lots of crappy fractured quartz was in that river.
On the return trip I parked at north flowing creeks crossing I-85. Hurrah, they had my quartzite, and draining south Alabama sand country.
This is a good finding, tells me that the target cool quartzite was probably formed in mid SE Alabama closer to my home.
So source area located, love detective work.
Pictures, yes, captbob. But more clouds, plant life, buzzards and topography related to native encampments.
Late start, U.S. Coral hitched up.
Crossing into the hospitable Alabamastan, home to many pretty dixie chicks.
Fog burned off two hours later, funky cloud chasing
Along with some impatient buzzards eyeing Georgia carrion
Unhappy trees in floodplain attacked by mistletoe growth, deceptively far away from river bluff.
Say 1/4 mile, cotton harvested between trees line and river bluff.
Note: Bluff about 12 feet above river.
4 mile journey yielded only two high bluffs at 25-30 feet. both had a residence since out of flood zone.
Those two high bluffs would be packed with native artifacts guaranteed.
Non-wetland trees, another indicator of dry land
USA only has 3 native bamboos, two very uncommon. This the most common, Arundinaria Gigantea. Ugly stuff.
But the absolute favorite bamboo out of dozens tested of the redneck Pandas at the Atlanta Zoo, go figure. They eat 200 pounds/day !!
This bamboo also sought after for stream bank restoration, perfect place to harvest some viable roots where fallen.
Cotton balls
A rock formation, looks rich in iron, plus alluvial gravel deposit
closer in
Yellow ochre in yucky concreted nodules, one native man's coloring agent
I think that's all. No photos of creek crossings along I-85 because a lot of climbing involved, not camera friendly.