RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 2, 2021 10:59:49 GMT -5
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Post by stewdogg on Jun 3, 2021 9:09:41 GMT -5
Much easier to tell they are different trucks when all the pics are together. It's also much more drool worthy seeing all those trucks filled with poop... that's a much different sentence out of context. That's a good nephew as well.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 3, 2021 9:58:16 GMT -5
A typical coprolite expedition will last me about four days and average over 900 miles, so it's cost effective to use a truck rental.
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Post by stewdogg on Jun 3, 2021 11:42:30 GMT -5
WOW, a much different perspective on your hounding with every post. Do you hike and find the specimens or pull up to a big pile of poop and start chucking them in the bed? Sorry for the dumb questions, I'm trying to day dream about this later.
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Post by oregon on Jun 3, 2021 12:08:50 GMT -5
If you compare photos you'll see the pickup models and colors are different. That's because I often rent a truck instead of using my own.
I have a nephew in the rental business so I get good deals and it preserves my Titan.
And yes, it's fun to torment my RTHling pals with photos.
I've never rented a truck before for this sort of outing... Without the family connection, how concerned are they about scrapes/scratches etc ? Always seems contradictory in my mind when brand new trucks are doing 5mph here on the backroads - what's the point?
Tormented indeed, might have to go turd rustling...
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 3, 2021 12:39:06 GMT -5
It's less common to be able to just drive up to a deposit and load up now days. The old timers did that in a few places but those locations have been picked over enough where I feel motivated to work harder. The coprolite fields are mostly on BLM land and so I'm careful to not go four wheeling off designated roads. I don't like seeing obvious tracks out there myself so I hold myself accountable to be courteous. Once in a while an old uranium mine road will get me close enough where I just use five gallon buckets to carry rocks back to the truck. I love to put on a freight backpack and wander out into the vastness of the great empty spaces fully believing I'll find another deposit over that far away hill. This is utterly intoxicating to my boyish psyche and I find the hunt to be the most rewarding part of the whole thing. It also motivates me to be very selective about what I take since the less I load into my pack means I can continue the quest a bit longer. My wife is a great sport to go along to share in the exertions and hot weather limits us the most. How could anyone not want to lose themselves in this?
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 3, 2021 12:44:07 GMT -5
If you compare photos you'll see the pickup models and colors are different. That's because I often rent a truck instead of using my own.
I have a nephew in the rental business so I get good deals and it preserves my Titan.
And yes, it's fun to torment my RTHling pals with photos.
I've never rented a truck before for this sort of outing... Without the family connection, how concerned are they about scrapes/scratches etc ? Always seems contradictory in my mind when brand new trucks are doing 5mph here on the backroads - what's the point? Tormented indeed, might have to go turd rustling... Part of the rental agreements is to not go off roading. Doesn't interfere with me since I'm glad to not make tracks in the boondocks.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 4, 2021 19:30:18 GMT -5
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Post by Rockindad on Jun 6, 2021 20:02:11 GMT -5
Just getting caught up with this thread and had a good chuckle about what curious creatures we are. Step in some fresh dung and it can ruin your day, pick up and play with some fossilized dung and it makes the day!
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Post by parfive on Jun 7, 2021 15:24:16 GMT -5
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Post by stephan on Jun 7, 2021 18:24:57 GMT -5
Just getting caught up with this thread and had a good chuckle about what curious creatures we are. Step in some fresh dung and it can ruin your day, pick up and play with some fossilized dung and it makes the day!
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Post by stephan on Jun 7, 2021 18:26:43 GMT -5
Non-Sequitur was always one of my favorite strips. Didn't quite make up for losing the Far Side, but it was good (along with Bizarro and Mr. Boffo).
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 8, 2021 6:59:43 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 8, 2021 8:08:33 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY So, specimens that are similar to this one...would they this considered brecciated?
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 8, 2021 8:14:50 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY So, specimens that are similar to this one...would they this considered brecciated? Beats me??? Would "brecciated" indicate HOW it got that way, or the end result? What if some of those squiggly formations are parasite remnants? Alien parts? There's so much about these things I don't know.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 8, 2021 8:22:10 GMT -5
So, specimens that are similar to this one...would they this considered brecciated? Beats me??? Would "brecciated" indicate HOW it got that way, or the end result? What if some of those squiggly formations are parasite remnants? Alien parts? There's so much about these things I don't know. LOL. You and me both as to no clue! I thought Brecciated referred to the end result (no pun intended as we're discussing Coprolite! LOL). Someone with more experience than me will chime in I bet. Edit - This is the definition from Tommy in the Brecciated cab contest for this month - which is what got me thinking about it: "Breccia is generally defined as rock that has been broken down into angular fragments and then naturally cemented back together by a different material. The key to identifying a brecciated material is the visual appearance of angular fragments - we would not expect to see rounded edges or corners on the cemented fragments because geologically that indicates a different formation process."
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 15, 2021 6:39:41 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 15, 2021 6:46:26 GMT -5
The above specimen is a below average grade one that has neither color or contrast. I thought I should show what a dud looks like and it's final destination will be to a southern Utah rock shop where it will be sold to a tourist as an inexpensive novelty.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 22, 2021 6:55:35 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY
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Post by RickB on Jun 22, 2021 18:47:05 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY That's a nice specimen Randy. A little fartification going on, thanks.
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