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Back in about 1992 or 93and for many years later and still to this day I took the whole family fossil hunting. I always made it a priority to take the family on a fossil vacation. I use to do 7 out of state trips for fossil hunting every year with one of those for the family and always in the last week of june or first week of July. Always had to wait for the kids to get out of school. Used to do trips that last up to 3 weeks. Ha! Now a 4 or 5 day trip is about all I can do. The misses doesn't go with me nowadays but I cant help it, I need to get out even if I cant do much because of this stroke. Ive gone on 2 fossil hunting trips already this year and still have 2 more to go. One to the Fox Hills Formation in South Dakota for more of those super nice and high quality ammonites and then my last one to Washington to get more crab concretions and to aquire more of those rare and most beautiful agitized Aturia!!! I used to keep everything but nowadays I only want quality and to grow the collection. Trimmin down some fish slabs Abssolutely LOVE this place!!! This creek changed paleo history!!! Was told that there would be a dusting of snow and a bit chilly. It got down to -12 degrees and got 4 inches of snow that buried everything!!! and yeah, we camped in that weather. I didnt see it then but now I can see that I was one of the tuffest dudes alive!!!! This was after the -12 degree night and I had to trim all the fish slabs. once in the truck with the heater on my fingers and toes were numb and then came that god awfull stinging when they thawed out. Lots of pain but came home with lots of fish! This is back when I thought split fish were cool. Not so anymore. Just too spoiled now but sure had a heck of alot of fun back in the day!