BudB Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I usually take Bobbi fishing on Labor Day, but the fishing has been tough lately on my home lake. I thought maybe I could find a better fossil bite. But my usual spots are too high water and/or too muddy, especially with Bobbi coming along. So I decided to make a drive to west Texas. We stopped and had a nice breakfast on the way, then drove on to a site that is Finis Shale. We hunted it long enough to gather up quite a bit. Here is the first snail I spotted, an ammonite piece, and Bobbi on the hillside above the outcrop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 Here is what I gathered from the site. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) We made a lunch stop after we left the site, then drove to the Mineral Wells Fossil Park. It was after 1:00 when we got there, and getting pretty hot, so we just spent an hour and a half or so hunting the park, then fled the heat and headed home. There were only a couple of other vehicles in the parking lot when we arrived, but another half dozen or so pulled in while we were there. I was surprised at how many people brought small children to the park on such a hot afternoon. Here is what I gathered there. Edited September 6, 2022 by BudB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) These three trilobite pieces were the highlight of my day. None are complete, none are in great shape, but they are the first trilobites I've ever had my hands on, so I was excited to find them. Edited September 6, 2022 by BudB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I can't get the last two pics to open. Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Neither can I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudB Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, Fin Lover said: I can't get the last two pics to open. I've run into that before when I've posted here, and used photos from an album here. They work on some browsers, but not others. And one time, they worked in my post here, but not in my post on my blog. It's like the names they're given in the album just don't work right sometimes. I've uploaded these to imgur instead, and linked to those and they seem to show fine on all of my devices now. Edited September 7, 2022 by BudB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Yes, they are there now. Thanks! Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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