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Hello all! I managed to secure access to some private land in Gove County somewhere near to Monument rocks. The peoperty has plenty of the chalk canyon type outcrops to explore and I couldn't be happier! I won't make it out there this summer but hope to next summer. I had a few questions that I hoped you all could help with, or point me in the right direction before I head out there. One, I know that the chalk is notoriously difficult to determine stratigraphy in. The chalk I have access to is both higher than and lower than the capstone on Monument rocks. Does anyone know what bed(s) I would be in above and below the capstone layer? I also was curious if fossils in this region are more predominantly found above the capstone layer, or below, or if they were pretty evenly distributed. Secondly, I wondered if there was a good resource that explained how to jacket specimens in the chalk? I have found some strings of vertebrea previously that would look good jacketed and hung on my wall. I would like to be prepared for my next trip out and ready incase I find another decent string. Third, I wondered where is the best place to look in the chalk? As mentioned we have found teeth and vertebrea. These have always been strewn about in the flatter areas. I don't expect to find a Xiphactinous or a Mososaur in my adventures, but I do notice that alot of people mention it requires alot of digging to get them. I take it that means they are looking more in the vertical walls and washes than the flat areas? Can people that hunt there provide some In-situ photos of their bigger finds? Lastly, I wondered if outside of fossils there were any cool rocks or minerals to look out for in the Niobrara or the Rocky Mountain Outwash? I plan on taking my niece out there for a visit and to help her collect fossils for her 4H Geology Project. Here are some photos from her first/only/last year trip out to a location about 10 miles's west of our current access. I can't seem to get the photos to rotate and stay rotated on my phone. My apologies!
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Today I walked up to Indian River Falls just up the road from here to show you a clear piece of the Escarpment, when I came in the summer the falls was but a trickle, and I did a close examination of the strata and found a epoch moment but haha not today! Gives you all an idea of Ontario winters however! I will return this summer