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Yesterday I finally made it out to one of my favorite hunting spots after (almost exactly) a year away. This road cut in La Salle County Illinois had been visited earlier this year (I believe) by @Nimravis, @aek and @connorp, but I really wanted a crack at it before summer fully kicked in. As I had been warned, it was already heavily overgrown, with poison ivy located intermittently across the slope. There were also mosquitoes in the shady areas and wasps in the sunny ones. However, with some delicate maneuvering I was able to avoid most of the hazards, with only some mosquito bites to show for it. I was at the site from 11:30 to 5:30 and the sun shone bright nearly the entire time, although thankfully an occasional breeze kicked up and cooled things off. Here is a sequence of the path up to the head wall, as you can see it quite brushy at the base of the cut. All in all, I would call it a successful day. I was able to find quite a few interesting mollusks, both gastropod, cephalopod, and bivalve, that I had not encountered before from this site, and a few trilobite bits as well. The real reason I keep coming back to this location, however, is the high-quality and diverse chondrichthyan fauna found here, and it did not disappoint. In addition to many tiny shark bits which may or may not prove to be worth prepping, I found a few larger specimens which I am hoping are all or mostly complete. The trip-maker was this beautiful Deltoptychius: I also shared the site for part of the afternoon with @TheSandStorm, who was making his first visit to the locale- it was a pleasure meeting him. I love seeing new folks getting out to explore and discover the wonders of the fossil world! I will share more pictures of my finds in the next post.