PFOOLEY Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) ...as I climbed the slopes back to camp, I saw two coyote pups slinking through the sage brush to avoid my attention (as well as my camera lens )...and then noticed this stump... ...and with that, I made the decision to pack up camp and head back to the Puerco. Impatience...you win. Edited July 15, 2014 by PFOOLEY "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Fantastic landscape. though. Are you allowed to remove any pet wood from the area or is it strictly prohibited? You could make some nice slices out of that palm wood. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I need to move to New Mexico . . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Is that a Ford Exploder you've got? That's what I use.. same color too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Fantastic landscape. though. Yes it is...unlike anything else I have roamed. Are you allowed to remove any pet wood from the area or is it strictly prohibited? You could make some nice slices out of that palm wood. You are...I believe it is 25 lbs. per year...how they came up with that, ya got me. I have a few pieces of palm that I have hauled around for a bit...hung onto them for that exact reason. I need to move to New Mexico . . . Visit first...grass isn't very green in the desert. Is that a Ford Exploder you've got? That's what I use.. same color too! It is, and I love it..."skinny" and powerful...need that for adventuring. "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) Visit first...grass isn't very green in the desert. Same here in Bakersfield, everything is brown almost year round! Edited July 19, 2014 by JohnBrian ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Pretty cool spot Mike. If anything i would say the desert heat probably played a big role in your impatience. It seems as though digging would be your best option, due to the harsh elements breaking down any good vertebrate materials. But i guess it's like trying to find a needle in a field of hay. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Some friends of mine, Mike and Leslie, sent me some pictures of some very cool fossils they discovered while out hiking the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) badlands of the San Juan Basin... a few weeks ago, we went and collected them. The first was an amazing turtle from a place we call "Valley of the Little People"... ...this (?)neurankylus is the finest turtle specimen I have ever seen... ... ... 1 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 ... uncovered with a coat of vinac... ...and then a jacket. We flipped the specimen, lifted it to a garden cart...did a little reclamation project... ...and strugged "our" (NMMNH) treasure back to camp... 1 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 ...to enjoy good dinner, good friends...good times. The next morning we woke, packed and headed for the next Late Cretaceous (Campanian) outcrop... ...to jacket an awesome dinosaur jaw... 1 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 ...or maybe an awesome crocodile jaw... ..the more we worked on it, the more our minds wandered about this skull we were uncovering... ... 1 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 ...with much excitement, the fossil was jacketed and later flipped... ...not a jaw, not a skull...a dinosaur sacrum. The photos don't do the specimen much justice...I am looking forward to finding out what animal it fell off. Hope you all had enlightening excursions. -P. 1 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Way cool! Your friends must be professionals if you're toting things like that out, eh? Or do you need permission at all? Or are you donating them to the museum? Edited May 19, 2015 by Ludwigia 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Sorry I missed the initial parts of your journies---way, way cool! That last turtle and croc jaw arent too shabby either. Congrats. Thanks for sharing...Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 ...Or do you need permission at all? Or are you donating them to the museum? I collect under permit (NMMNH). All specimens are curated at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. ...Your friends must be professionals... Nope. They are very much like a lot of us here...just love being outside. They do a lot of hiking, camping, flyfishing, and of course, fossil and mineral collecting. This trip was actually the first time a professional was not present...my first solo collecting trip! "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 cool.... Way cool!... ...way, way cool! ... Most definitely! Thanks! "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Awesome update, Mike! Very cool. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Awesome update, Mike! Very cool. Thanks Tim! It was a great experience. "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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