jamesp favorites-Rio Grande #2

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Would you be so kind as to show us the infamous 4oz hammer you are using?

[1dave]

Nov 5, 2016 10:12:28 GMT -5 @shotgunner said:

Would you be so kind as to show us the infamous 4oz hammer you are using?

Lower Right Corner.

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Nov 5, 2016 10:35:16 GMT -5 1dave said:

Nov 5, 2016 10:12:28 GMT -5 @shotgunner said:

Would you be so kind as to show us the infamous 4oz hammer you are using?

Lower Right Corner.

Good eye. I'm on my phone. Had to blow it up. Just a regular ball peen hammer?

Isn't that hardened steel prone to shatter? Obviously not after the workout it just had.

4oz nice too. Pocket weight while hiking.

👍👍

[1dave]

[captbob]

Just got off the phone with someone, and someone is almost to George West (pet. wood & palm area) and someone is going to stop and try his luck there. Someone may even stay and get a room in the area if the hunting is good...

*sigh*

[1dave]

Duh, now who could that someone be? My Old Flame?
How did this survive political correctness?

[captbob]

Side note - On my way home, I left Zapata around 5 am. Made it to and through the George West area in darkness with at least an hour to go before dawn. Probably would have stopped as well to have a look around had it been light, but I wasn't going to wait for enough daylight to rock hunt at the time.
Anyway, It was full on dark and I always drive with my windows down - not an A/C guy. So windows down and pitch black in the middle of nowhere.

Got to noticing the stars. I had tried checking them out in Zapata, but the motel had too many lights to make for good stargazing. Had to pull over out in the middle of the country that night on my way home to check out the stars in such total darkness. No traffic in that back highway at that hour so I was able to get out of the truck for a few minutes and just revel in the heaven's light show.

No photos and no way to explain the amount of stars visible, but I just stood out there in awe and enjoyed the moment. Wish I had one of our telescopes with me, could have spent an entire night looking at faraway galaxies.

Maybe no big deal to those that live out away from city lights, but it sure was a treat for me at the time.

Thanks Texas!

[rockpickerforever]

Nov 5, 2016 11:09:07 GMT -5 captbob said:

Just got off the phone with someone, and someone is almost to George West (pet. wood & palm area) and someone is going to stop and try his luck there. Someone may even stay and get a room in the area if the hunting is good...

*sigh*

Thanks for the update, captbob.

Attaboy, jamesp.  Rock until you drop!

[rockpickerforever]

Nov 5, 2016 11:37:03 GMT -5 captbob said:

Side note - On my way home, I left Zapata around 5 am. Made it to and through the George West area in darkness with at least an hour to go before dawn. Probably would have stopped as well to have a look around had it been light, but I wasn't going to wait for enough daylight to rock hunt at the time.
Anyway, It was full on dark and I always drive with my windows down - not an A/C guy. So windows down and pitch black in the middle of nowhere.

Got to noticing the stars. I had tried checking them out in Zapata, but the motel had too many lights to make for good stargazing. Had to pull over out in the middle of the country that night on my way home to check out the stars in such total darkness. No traffic in that back highway at that hour so I was able to get out of the truck for a few minutes and just revel in the heaven's light show.

No photos and no way to explain the amount of stars visible, but I just stood out there in awe and enjoyed the moment. Wish I had one of our telescopes with me, could have spent an entire night looking at faraway galaxies.

Maybe no big deal to those that live out away from city lights, but it sure was a treat for me at the time.

Thanks Texas!

We are not alone...

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Nov 5, 2016 17:50:14 GMT -5 rockpickerforever said:

Nov 5, 2016 11:37:03 GMT -5 captbob said:

Side note - On my way home, I left Zapata around 5 am. Made it to and through the George West area in darkness with at least an hour to go before dawn. Probably would have stopped as well to have a look around had it been light, but I wasn't going to wait for enough daylight to rock hunt at the time.
Anyway, It was full on dark and I always drive with my windows down - not an A/C guy. So windows down and pitch black in the middle of nowhere.

Got to noticing the stars. I had tried checking them out in Zapata, but the motel had too many lights to make for good stargazing. Had to pull over out in the middle of the country that night on my way home to check out the stars in such total darkness. No traffic in that back highway at that hour so I was able to get out of the truck for a few minutes and just revel in the heaven's light show.

No photos and no way to explain the amount of stars visible, but I just stood out there in awe and enjoyed the moment. Wish I had one of our telescopes with me, could have spent an entire night looking at faraway galaxies.

Maybe no big deal to those that live out away from city lights, but it sure was a treat for me at the time.

Thanks Texas!

We are not alone...

If life from other planets have the technology to be here from their home worlds, we had better be very cautious. Fear is a fair response.

Just remember, "To Serve Man" is a cook book.

[rockpickerforever]

Nov 5, 2016 21:13:56 GMT -5 @shotgunner said:

If life from other planets have the technology to be here from their home worlds, we had better be very cautious. Fear is a fair response.

Just remember, "To Serve Man" is a cook book.

You worry about aliens from a bazillion miles away, but not the ones streaming into our country from right next door?  LOL.

[captbob]

Nov 6, 2016 6:02:59 GMT -5 rockpickerforever said:

Nov 5, 2016 21:13:56 GMT -5 @shotgunner said:

If life from other planets have the technology to be here from their home worlds, we had better be very cautious. Fear is a fair response.

Just remember, "To Serve Man" is a cook book.

You worry about aliens from a bazillion miles away, but not the ones streaming into our country from right next door?  LOL.

*snort*

[captbob]

Kinda figured that someone would have made it home by the time I got up this morning.
Guess he stopped somewhere for some rest.

[Fossilman]

As from being from North Dakota and living in the boondocks,I can relate with seeing stars and other plants at night!
Did it every night there..The Milky Way was straight about my house,with the dipper just north of it... Could go one and one!!!
Nothing better in my opinion,NOTHING!!!
That city life,they can stick it!!
That is what I miss the most about ND....

[jamesp]

Just woke up at home, 4 hours sleep and totally jaded. 20 hours drive, 1 hour cat nap.
Wife went out to car and battery is dead. Not sure why that battery gave intermittent problems the last few days.
Bought a spare while in Texas. No rhyme nor reason as to the battery thing.

Found bits and pieces of really nice wood at George West. Need a gravel pit. That area in Texas has pasture, has few rock exposures.
Man would a gravel pit be nice. The pieces in the roads were sweet but small.

Heard some stories about illegals coming across the border from very Hispanic Americans.
Some serious dislike by their own.
An illegal settled well away from the border is in a different frame of mind than one making the jump at the border. Border crossers often hostile.
No good in the border situation, certainly many with good intentions but many not.
Entering illegally pretty much labels their lack of respect for the law. Nuff said.

Got fires to put out.

[jamesp]

Thanks for concerns about return trip. A trip like that best if you #1 take your time and relax and smell the roses. #2 load up on a butt load of rocks you love.
I hope that all rock hunters pay attention to a new area, wildlife, local culture, scenery, local culinary etc when making a road trip.
I took it upon myself to meet people and gain and respect of the local folks.

In a sort, you are loading your car with their resources. I gave away 10 pounds of fine tumbles. They make great icebreakers.
It opened the door to people opening their ranches and friendship. This community has strong affinity for nature, serious rock lovers wether gems or natural landscape.
Interested in the geology of the agates.
Were proud of the fact their rocks were so beautiful.

So so much collecting grounds, granted most is private. Will never be a shortage of collectible rocks there.

Bob removed the overburden and I went behind and picked up all the jewels

[captbob]

Nov 6, 2016 13:32:59 GMT -5 jamesp said:

Bob removed the overburden and I went behind and picked up all the jewels

     

[jamesp]

Nov 6, 2016 14:42:36 GMT -5 captbob said:

Nov 6, 2016 13:32:59 GMT -5 jamesp said:

Bob removed the overburden and I went behind and picked up all the jewels

     

Now that's funny. I set you on the drug traffic trail.
And the tall knob the cartel practices sniper shots.

[jamesp]

George West wood road. Lots of wood.
The big pieces are under the small gravel layer wedged in the cliche base.
Need rain to see the rocks welded in the caliche.
Need to hit a pebble rich caliche pit in the area of the wood zone.
Pretty wood there.

[captbob]

Your dogs as happy to see you as mine were?

My wife didn't care, so I won't ask about yours...