Sometimes trips don't work out

[Adam86cucv]

Sunday morning we went to Stratford Hall to do a fossil hunt with the Natural History Society of Maryland.  The weather was not on board with the idea lol.  It was barely above freezing and quite windy.  Also tip for everyone if you buy waterproof winter gloves from Amazon double check they are waterproof. 3 out of our 4 pairs were, my oldest son's gloves were leaking at the fingertips.  Also it turned out our hand warmer packs wouldn't activate when we opened them.  Even though we didn't stick it out long we did find a pair of worn shark teeth and a pair of ray teeth pieces.  After we got dried and warmed back up we made our way up the road a short drive to visit the birthplace of George Washington.  We plan to go back down sometime when the weather will be more conducive to get in the water  A few pictures from our visit, note the white caps on the river.  

 

From the parking lot above the cliffs

 

 

 

Our meager finds

[Fin Lover]

Thanks for the reminder that I'm not the only one who has some poorly producing trips.   At least you had some great scenery and some family time.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Oh, well, can't be a success every time. 

[automech]

I'm sure without the wind it would have been more tolerable. You're hard core, man.

[Adam86cucv]

4 hours ago, Fin Lover said:

Thanks for the reminder that I'm not the only one who has some poorly producing trips.   At least you had some great scenery and some family time.

 

That was part of the reason I posted it.  They all can't be trips with once in a lifetime finds or massive quantities.  I think it similar to fishing, some days all you can do is enjoy the scenery and your time with spent with those around you. 

 

2 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Oh, well, can't be a success every time. 

 

This is true. At the end of the day the boys said they had a good day, so it was still a win in our book.

 

1 hour ago, automech said:

I'm sure without the wind it would have been more tolerable. You're hard core, man.

 

Yeah that wind pretty brutal that morning.   We put this trip down as a learning experience.  

[FossilNerd]

Trips like this are why I tend to hibernate in the winter! Brrrr! 

 

Still, family time should be taken no matter the weather.  

[cck]

I was there as well .. it was about as rough as I’ve seen it … please come back when it calms down.. Stratford is a great place to hunt and their paid trips are well worth it …here’s my haul from the day

[Adam86cucv]

35 minutes ago, cck said:

I was there as well .. it was about as rough as I’ve seen it … please come back when it calms down.. Stratford is a great place to hunt and their paid trips are well worth it …here’s my haul from the day

 

You saved Private Ryan!  We definitely plan to come back, hopefully it'll be nicer weather when we do.

 

[automech]

I checked out the NHS of MD website. Very interested. Is Stratford the only field trip they make? Does being in the Society afford you a more "private" area to hunt at Stratford? Or, is it that the day is just open for Society members.

[cck]

Several groups book trips at Stratford which allows you to hunt in the restricted areas under the cliffs. Stratford hosts its own trips as well.. check their website… the trips fill up quick