August 23, 2003 - Butler and Covington Co, AL
BPS did a return trip to
Butler
County this month. South Alabama had a lot of rain this year,
and
the creek
looked very different from our previous trip; also, the water was much
higher this time. A number of nice teeth were found,
nautaloids,
and small gastropods on the ridge. The best entertainment for
the
day was watching Claire spin her way up the mountain, after getting
stuck in the very soft, wet clay/chalk.
Several of us
proceeded on south to Point
A Dam for the late evening. The water was being released, so
the
normal collecting area was underwater, however, Claire found a new area
that was very productive.
Searching on the ridge for nautiloids and gastropods.
Playing
in the sand. Creek is much higher than on our last trip.
Steve had some good finds screening.
Robert found a nice nautiloid.
Another view of the nautiloid, being held by Kate.
A beautiful
arrowhead was found.
Jonathan found a very nice piece of incised pottery.
Becky looking at her finds.
Unexpected
entertainment for the day as
we were leaving. This is looking downhill. Kate got
the "6
Flags" ride of the day with Greg in his 4-wheel drive.
But the best
entertainment was cheering
for Claire as she took many tries to overcome the clay, finally made it
out with the help of Steve. As you can see, she and Big Blue
finally made it out safely.