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Wonderful trip, thanks for sharing and for all those great pictures!

my kind of trip! thanks for sharing

Great trip & thanks for sharing it with us!

That would be a dream trip for me!

Outstanding report and great pictures. I appreciate getting to see them.

If I don't share it with you all...who else? :) (My wife can only hear the stories so many times. :D ) Thank you for your comments.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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Awesome trip and amazing finds, know this was a trip to remember. Thanks for sharing your adventure----Tom

No doubt I will always remember this one! A partial pachy dome!?...Still giddy. :)

Wow that is an adventure that would be tough to end once ya get out there.

Thanks for posting the beginning.

No matter how many days a trip is planned for, it's hard to be ready to go back home. Badland visits are the worst! :D

Thanks for taking us with you. The Sternberg clan are some of my heroes!

Team Sternberg!!! :P

Awesome! The best kind of camping, too. Looking forward to seeing the final prep on some of your finds.

MEEEE too!!!!

A must read--- if you hunt your own fossils

The specimens that were gathered from this trip have been submitted to collections (NMMNH)...most needed little prep. I will post any progress on those that are still in the field awaiting collection. Gonna be a good summer! :)

PRK, I do hunt my own fossils so I bet I would enjoy that book. I need to read all of his books. Bob is a huge Sternberg enthusiast so I get to hear of the man quite a bit. Interesting as all get out.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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"Dinosaur Dynasty" Is another great book about the Sternberg family. I'm sure you would enjoy that as well.

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For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun.
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"Dinosaur Dynasty" Is another great book about the Sternberg family. I'm sure you would enjoy that as well.

Ramo

Thanks Ramo, it's added to the list.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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... I'd have loved to have joined you...

One day, my friend...one day.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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I loved every part of your trip, the before and after images, the scenery, the information, and the fantastic fossils! :popcorn:

Welcome to the forum!

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Great cluster of vertebrae and ribs! They're not hadrosaur, though, they're ceratopsian. Keep digging, looks like good chance of lots more at that site. Try to find some skull! Could turn into a really useful specimen.

And I bet Bob was really pleased about that pachy dome!

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I loved every part of your trip, the before and after images, the scenery, the information, and the fantastic fossils! :popcorn:

Thanks Roz. I am happy you enjoyed it. Sharing the adventure is part of the fun.

Impressive trip !

Thanks for sharing

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You're welcome MB. :) Thank you for checkin' it out.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

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Great cluster of vertebrae and ribs! They're not hadrosaur, though, they're ceratopsian.

Ya know I wondered about that. Left it to the pro for I.D. We're hoping to collect that on the next trip.

Try to find some skull! Could turn into a really useful specimen.

I'm tryin'!!!! :D

And I bet Bob was really pleased about that pachy dome!

He was indeed...

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...I've never seen him so enthused with a fossil. :) One if his favorite creatures to hunt (along with ankylosaurs), and has quickly become one of mine.

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"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

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Just wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks erose! I can't wait to go find more.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

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I thought the Badlands were closed to hunting for the most part. Is there a permit to obtain, or is there private land available to hunt with permission? Public lands?

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Mike

Great pictures and finds! Hopefully you will get to go on many more trips like that. NM sure has a lot to offer.

Marco Sr.

Thanks Marco. I would live out there if it was feasible. You are right, NM has a lot to offer...I have only scratched the Cretaceous surface.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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JPC, Scylla, and Busyeagle, thank you for the comments, I am glad you liked the report. :)

I thought the Badlands were closed to hunting for the most part. Is there a permit to obtain, or is there private land available to hunt with permission? Public lands?

The badlands are not closed to hunting...just collecting (vertebrates). These are BLM lands..."hunt", hike, camp as you please...respect the land and it's regulations. Fortunately for me, I can collect (permit) for the New Mexico Museum of Natural History...I just choose to share my adventures here on the Forum. :D

Happy Hunting.

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"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

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Thanks Marco. I would live out there if it was feasible. You are right, NM has a lot to offer...I have only scratched the Cretaceous surface.

Mike

Probably only a camping type trailer with propane and a water tank would work. That would allow you to stay somewhat mobile but give you better quarters than a tent. If you were really only using the trailer to cook, shower and sleep and were out in the field the rest of the time that might work for a while.

Marco Sr.

"Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day."

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I had been eyballin' this outcrop for some time now...figured 4th of July weekend was a good time to explore it...grabbed the maps and hit the road...

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...I found a very nice camp with a view...

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...I could not wait to see what may be out there. As I headed into the badlands, I starting seeing pieces of palm wood...

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... :) today looks like a good day...

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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...just around the bend, lying in the flats, were some partial rib bones...

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...in association with a log...

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...that really got the blood flowing :), not a bad first find of the day...

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...documented, now back to the hunt...

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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...across the wash, up on the hill were some turtle shell fragments...

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...while just down the wash was a chunkasaur :) ...

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...for the remainder of the day...more bits and pieces...

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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...the woke the next morning, anxious to explore...

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...and quickly began to realize I was walking in the footsteps of prospectors...

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...who had definitely set their claim. I ran into twenty or so of these in the next few hours...diddly squat for fossils...headed back to camp...

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"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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