Mango Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I have been hunting the Peace River for a while, and doing well enough to keep me returning. Another forum member had asked me if I had ever been out with Mark Renz. I checked out his website, fossilexpeditions.com, and was impressed. I am a newbie to fossiling with lots to learn. My cousin from Canada was in town, so we decided to go on a trip with M.R. We met up with Mark at 10am. 6 other amateur fossilers, tourists, and adventurers joined the group and we headed to the Peace River. We went on the kayak expedition. This puts you a little ways away from the walk in fossilers. Mark supplies the kayaks, shovels and sifting screens. , Bring water food and s.p.f. Very fun day. My goal for the day had been to bombard Mark with questions about fossiling. Not necessarily to get secret spots, but to hone my techniques to hopefully come home with some better finds. I learned quite a lot and came home with some firsts for me. Here are a couple of pics of the river, and my treasures of the day. My cousin sifting comfortably. I was using the stand up and dig like a mad fool method. My cousin found more than I did, and doesn't have trouble walking today. I am very sore. Testing the underwater feature of my new camera. Oh look. A 2 1/4" meg is poking out of the river bed. I can't remember what the next one was. Horse? I remember Mark saying it was an old animal due to the visible wear on the tooth. Here is a decent horse tooth. A first for me. Dolphin jaw bone. More firsts for me were the lower hemi's. We had a great time. Mark was an excellent guide. Very informative, and helpful with i.d.ing everything. Mark is very concious of the environment and makes sure that all his guests abide by the rules and common courtesies of fossiling in this area. Mark made sure everyone had a good time and their goals for the day were met. I would recommend a trip with Mark for amateurs and veteran fossilers alike. Pentax Optio W60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuscarora-th Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 awesome finds and the picture quality is awesome. Love the underwater shot mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Very cool! Great pictures and you got to go out with the legend on the Peace River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megateeth Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Very cool! Great pictures and you got to go out with the legend on the Peace River. Nice, I love that jaw bone. The underwater photo was cool. I wish I had vis like that. Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl O'Cles Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Is you underwater feature of your camera something specially designed for your camera or is it something you made yourself??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Awesome pics!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Very cool! Looks like it was a great trip.....awesome pics too...thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Is you underwater feature of your camera something specially designed for your camera or is it something you made yourself??? The camera is a Pentax Optio W60. Just got it. It was recommended by a fishing forum. Great for having handy and not worrying about it getting wet. That was my first underwater shot. It has a lot of automatic settings like underwater photos, underwater video etc. Still haven't found the still photo fossil setting. I don't take many pictures since that takes away from sifting time. Pentax Optio W60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 awsome finds!!!! thats a pretty cool camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Speaking of underwater photography..CVS sells a reusable 35 mm underwater camera in a plastic housing for $16.00 It is totally openable and reloadable and it has flash and it works really good. When you get your pics developed you can also have a photo CD made cheaply so it can still convert to digital pretty easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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