3Day Mini Vacation

[Darktooth]

My family and I just enjoyed a whirlwind, 3 day mini vacation. Tuesday we got up around 5am and left the house by 6 and headed to New Jersey. We arrived at Big Brook by 10:30. The day started off very slow. We weren't finding much and needed to move around a bit. Finally the last gravel bar that we hit started paying off pretty good. My family wasnt into it as much as me so the boys only found a few items ,but better then nothing. I scored a nice amount, of mainly sharkteeth. (Which is fine by me). Here is my haul.

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Here is Devins haul.

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And Dylan's haul. There is a couple concretions in there.

[The Jersey Devil]

Lots of nice Squalis in there!

[Trevor]

I agree, some of those Squalis are huge! Nice job Dave! Too bad the family didn't share your enthusiasm as much. Keep the reports coming.

[Andy B]

Very nice! Glad you guys had a fun trip.

[Darktooth]

We stayed until around 3 and made our way over to Allentown, Pennsylvania to spend the night. We managed to not have any contact with anyone the whole time in N.J. We then made our to Ohiopyle, in Pennsylvania as we had plans for Whitewater rafting on Thursday. Wednesday we just hung around town, went swimming, did a bit of walking and taking in our surroundings. It is very beautiful there.

Thursday we got up early and started rafting around 9:30 and it ended around 1pm. It was a blast. We were paired up with a mother and daughter from Ohio, in our raft, as well as the guide. After the rafting we stayed around the area to check out the sites and swim some more. We left town around 6 and got home 12:30 this morning. Like I said, it was a whirlwind, but worth every moment just to get out and do something during the summer of Covid.

And really, words can't even describe to you the rafting experience. You would just have to be there to understand.

[Darktooth]

7 minutes ago, The Jersey Devil said:

Lots of nice Squalis in there!

 

5 minutes ago, Trevor said:

I agree, some of those Squalis are huge! Nice job Dave! Too bad the family didn't share your enthusiasm as much. Keep the reports coming.

 

2 minutes ago, Andy B said:

Very nice! Glad you guys had a fun trip.

Thanks guys! I was really happy with the Squalis. This was the first time that I came away with this many larger ones. I was actually quite surprised by the lack of small teeth. Not that I'm complaining.

[Darktooth]

I should also mention that this was a last minute decision. We didnt know if we should do anything at all but then came up with this plan and just went for it. I am glad we did.

[Bobby Rico]

Nice finds pal but where the White water rafting pictures . 

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2 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

Nice finds pal but where the White water rafting pictures . 

We have to purchase them from the rafting company online. I will post them once we do. Until then I will post some pics of the area, but I have to resize most of them first. Hang tight Bobby.

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Here is a bridge that crosses the river in town. It is a bike trail that goes all the way to Washington D.C.

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Well I have to go get my dog Bella from boarding. I will post more pics later.

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Here you go @Bobby Rico

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I love this Goblin tooth. Despite the tip being broke off, it is in good condition. The enamel has a cool mottled coloration.

[Rustdee]

Looks like a fun trip with some nice fossils!

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14 minutes ago, Rustdee said:

Looks like a fin trip with some nice fossils!

Thank-you! As fun as digging at Big Brook was for me, the Rafting made the trip for everyone. It is an awesome activity. It is my wife's and mine 2nd time rafting this river.

[Praefectus]

Sounds like you had a nice time. Great finds from Big Brook. You have to get the boys more interested in fossils. Your haul is putting theirs to shame.

[Jeffrey P]

Looks like you had a blast of a time white water rafting and hunting shark. That goblin tooth is sweet. Congrats. 

[Darktooth]

41 minutes ago, Praefectus said:

Sounds like you had a nice time. Great finds from Big Brook. You have to get the boys more interested in fossils. Your haul is putting theirs to shame.

More for me, if they dont put in the effort. I have come to the realization that I cant force my interests on them. Atleast everyone participated in their own way at their own pace. Even my wife managed to find one. And it was her idea to include a stop for fossils. Especially since my panick attack back in February, the last time I was in New Jersey.

[Darktooth]

34 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said:

Looks like you had a blast of a time white water rafting and hunting shark. That goblin tooth is sweet. Congrats. 

Rafting and Kayaking are two activities that my wife and I enjoy doing together. I am so glad that we got a chance to do it. Hope you are doing well Jeff. Sorry we couldn't meet up.

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Here is my plunder, already in a Riker.