Yesterday's exhibit setup was fun, but indoors. Several
people
wanted to go on a field trip in spite of the hot weather and the fact
they had an opportunity to get their "fossil fix" for the month
yesterday. The small group that was able to come on such
short
notice split into two so that more areas could be scouted.
One
group in a canoe had lots of good luck with some great finds (seems
Vicki had been to this site years ago, and remembered a stash of
permineralized wood hidden in a very inaccessible location), while the
other group drove off to try and locate additional access points,
without success. Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. To complete
the day properly, some of us went home the long way, via the Wetumpka
astrobleme. Another great day in Alabama!
(all
photos on this page
courtesy Vicki Lais)
Large
tree on the shore.
Leisa checking out the clay embankment.
Parts of the shore were very slick clay/chalk material, and was quite
colorful in places.
Leisa and Jan searching the opposite shoreline.
Most of the shoreline was quite rocky. Many of
these pieces are
broken
up pieces of permineralized wood, but either lacking detail, or too
heavy to lug back up the hill to the cars.
Leisa looking through the 1000's of rocks for that special specimen.
Leisa found some schist, with tiny garnets embedded it it.
David and Becky check out the astrobleme site.
Layers that were heaved into the "wrong" sequence when the meteor hit.
