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Well I decided to do a REDO from my reports from last week and drove back down to Brookville, Indiana to re-search Garr Hill again with the hopes of finding the other piece to this rare trilobite (Amphilichas halli) portion that I found last Friday, unfortunately, my endeavor was unsuccessful, but fun. While I was in Southern Indiana, I did hit 2 hills in Brookville (Garr Hill and Bon Well Hill), I then headed to South Gate Hill in St. Leon before heading to the hotel. This morning I stopped at the large roadcut in Lawrenceburg and before heading home I made a quick stop again at the South Gate Hill. Both days it was extremely hot +90 degrees and full sunshine. Whenever I am outside collecting I always wear boots, long pants and shirt, gloves and a hat. With all of those close on, I never feel too hot and I am constantly hydrating during the +6-9 hours that I am out collecting each day. Like last week, I did not see any other collectors and I had the place to myself. I did collect multiple hash plates at these sites, I am going to bring them down to my brother so he can place them in his yard. Garr Hill- Brookville, Indiana: Here are a couple pics of the area and some finds. Bon Well Hill- Brookville, Indiana: This area is very steep and with area being very dry it is very difficult to ascend this hill and I will re-visit it later in the year. This hill has a lot to offer but you need to be able to navigate it and not slide down when trying to do so- LOL.
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A little Ordovician collecting at Garr Hill in Brookvile, Indiana
Nimravis posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
On Thursday I checked the weather for Brookville and St. Leon, Indiana, Friday looked like a good day, since no rain was forecasted, but Saturday did not look as promising. Feeling the urge to go collecting, I left at 5 am and drove the 4 ½ hours (330 miles) to my first stop in Brookville. This site is located on Route 101 and is referred to as Garr Hill, it is represented by the following Ordovician formations: Waynesville, Liberty, White Water and Saluda. This road cut is about 70 feet tall and I like going up and down and across on the road cuts that I visit. This day there were portions that were super muddy and I would slip in these areas and the other portions were as dry as the Western desert and I would slip on these areas. Special attention needs to be taken and when traversing this site and any road cut site since you do not roll down. Here are some pictures of the road cut: If you have seen any of my other Trip Reports, I like to take a lot of pictures, I do not take them for me, I take them for the Forum members to see, especially the ones that may never have a chance to visit. I like to try to use the pictures to take other members on a virtual trip of the places I collect. With that said, it will take me multiple posts to show this area, the fossils found while collecting, the loose fossils that I took home as well as the Hash plates that I also brought home. Here are pictures of fossils that I saw in the field, many, but not all were collected. None of these will be identified, but I do my best in the portion that shows the loose fossils that I collected. I always have a problem with these ID’s, so if you see an issue and feel like correcting, please do so.- 40 replies
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