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Post by HankRocks on Oct 25, 2019 8:34:21 GMT -5
As soon as get my Show out of the way this weekend and I get a few more pics sent from my digging buddies I will put out a report. Wanted to include this photo as jamesp just recently mentioned "Red Clay". This was taken at Ron Coleman's mine after a day calf deep in a clay muck pile looking for points. The muck had oozed into my boots and must have added 2 or 3 pounds on each. Tryng to move around was a killer on my legs and knees, prying crystal out was a workout on the shoulders and arms. I was sore for a week. (can you see any issue with trying to take pictures in these conditions?) Happy Crystal Digger!! ![]() ![]()  WP_20191015_13_42_05_Pro by Findrocks, on Flickr |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 25, 2019 8:52:08 GMT -5
I hope you got some good points out of it.  Wet red clay is a force to be reckoned with! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 25, 2019 9:07:21 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Oct 25, 2019 9:58:11 GMT -5
We've been there. Never have tromped through so much slippery red clay since...... and the humidity! Nevertheless, we filled up the trunk of our car.... and returned a few years later. Crazy rockhounds!! lol
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Post by MsAli on Oct 25, 2019 15:17:57 GMT -5
Looks like messy fun!
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Post by toiv0 on Oct 25, 2019 18:14:10 GMT -5
I was hoping I wasn't working this year when you went. I seen you had gone and missed out again. Maybe next year. Wanna see the trip report
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Post by NRG on Oct 25, 2019 22:06:08 GMT -5
HankRocksNext year, plan it out loud here and we can make an RTH meet and greet out of it. jeannie and I are planning a road trip next summer. Might could make it out there. Definitely doing Texas. I wanna wack some pigs!
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Post by HankRocks on Oct 26, 2019 6:15:21 GMT -5
HankRocks Next year, plan it out loud here and we can make an RTH meet and greet out of it. jeannie and I are planning a road trip next summer. Might could make it out there. Definitely doing Texas. I wanna wack some pigs! Well there are definitely pigs to be wacked here. I got a note that Teri Smith is planning to do Spring trips(maybe her last?) to the 4 West Texas ranches she has access to. No dates yet but that is usually Feb/Mar/Apr time frame. Problem with summer in Arkansas is the heat, hard rock mining in heat and humidity is not to be taken lightly. It's the one reason we always do Oct, that and the Contest in Mt Ida. |
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Post by NRG on Oct 26, 2019 13:39:16 GMT -5
HankRocksGood point on the oppressive heat in Arkansas. Our trip is summer though, Jeannie is a school teacher. I wonder how pig hunting works in summer. No matter, thanks for the reply. Hope to meet you some day!
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Wet red clay is a force to be reckoned with!
