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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 14, 2011 1:09:52 GMT -5
This last week end, I led our clubs (Kitsap Gem & Mineral) field trip to Saddle Mountain, Washington for Petrified wood. The BLM has set aside many sections (square miles) of land for rockhounding, and off road vehicle use in a great area for Petwood. This area is but a scant few miles from the Ginko Petrified Forest, and is well endowed with material, the prize of course being the picture wood with its fantastic dentritic scenes. Here are some photographs of out trip, and the material. Woody The camp  A hole I dug with me standing by whilst a fellow member takes a turn getting out rounds.  My wife Kathy in the hole with a round  A closer shot  Four foot diameter tree, with me supervising  More big tree  A cart load of pet wood  |
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Post by christopherl1234 on Apr 14, 2011 1:47:11 GMT -5
Looks like you had a lot of fun out there Woody. An awesome haul also.
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Post by texaswoodie on Apr 14, 2011 7:51:32 GMT -5
Let's see what it looks like sliced and diced.
Curt
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Post by NatureNut on Apr 14, 2011 9:50:23 GMT -5
What no sled? LOL. Kathy looks like she's in her element. She's gotta make it to Q next year! Holy smokes that's a big tree! Jo
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Post by tntmom on Apr 14, 2011 11:59:34 GMT -5
That looks like so much fun!!! Thank you for sharing the pictures, makes me want to go to Saddle Mountain even more now!
~Krystee
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Post by Roller on Apr 14, 2011 14:22:14 GMT -5
hard work ! nice rewards...
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 14, 2011 15:37:50 GMT -5
Awesome finds..................nothing better than petwood! Looks like a place I might do some rockhunting too.
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Post by roy on Apr 14, 2011 21:24:57 GMT -5
looks like you all had a nice trip ! your wife found a nice limb
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Post by susand24224 on Apr 15, 2011 1:57:49 GMT -5
Great finds! And--I missed you again; I went there alone with the dogs the weekend before--
Susan
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Post by ColtChainmailJewelryDesigns on Apr 15, 2011 2:31:21 GMT -5
Wow, that hole is huge! How long did that take to dig? great finds as well!
~Colt Chainmail~
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Apr 15, 2011 13:22:54 GMT -5
Nice haul, Woody. That round is a beaut! Kathy certainly does have a knack for finding the good ones. The weather looks nice in the pictures, but you didn't say anything about the wind.
Garry
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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 15, 2011 16:06:37 GMT -5
Garry:
As you well know, I dig the hole, get tired, so when having a break, Kathy jumps in and comes up with the trophy of the day. This time, I gave Dean a go at the hole, and he found a number of rounds, then Kathy got in and found the best of the day. I am in no way complaining about all the rounds I found. This was a very good hole.
Woody
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garock
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Post by garock on Apr 17, 2011 9:46:20 GMT -5
Makes me want to go to LA to dig some petrified wood, Lower Alabama that is ! Nice collecting! Would love to collect at the location.
Still Digging in the Georgia Dirt, Frankie
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