RCFL Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 About 2 weeks ago I headed out to the Peace river with my kayak, screen and shovel and decided to launch at a new bridge and take a long paddle into the middle of nowhere. I paddled for over an hour before I spotted a downed tree on shore with big chunky gravel stuck in the roots and around the base. The river had fine sand on the surface but I went about 50' down stream, stuck my grounding rod in and at about 12" deep felt chunky chunky goodness. I tied up the yak, grabbed my trusty shovel and began to excavate a 6' hole. It took a good hour or two to get deep enough that I wasn't constantly getting sand caving into the hole but then the treasures began to show up. I got a little bit of everything here and a nice mix of mammal and shark teeth. I threw some snarge in the hole to make it look unappealing to others and came back yesterday with a good friend and his father. We all did good and left with several treasures and some great memories. Over the two trips I collected what is pictured below as well as a bunch of smaller fossils, random bones, turtle shell etc. There are several megs, horse teeth, bison teeth, cow teeth, tapir teeth, a full rooted camel tooth, big chunk of mastodon tooth, piece of sloth tooth, Antler attached to piece of skull, Astralgus, tympanic ear bones, verts....It was a good day to say the least! We never hit bottom and I have no idea how long this buried gravel bar is but I plan on spending time investigating further I really do love this river. Some days the finds are small and slow, some days you feel like spending the night in the river so no one jumps your hole of "gold" but it's always a good day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 That is impressive!! Nice haul, and trip report. Good luck on the new gravel bar. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sTamprockcoin Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 If I ever found just one of those things from your haul I'd either never pick up another fossil or never leave the river “Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do not comprehend.” N. Steno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 That IS a lot of stuff! Must have been an enjoyable time! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 That's a great collection from the Peace! Nice work out there. Looks like a sweet productive area you found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Those are some great finds, love the megs! Congrats: ) Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 What a great haul! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsailor Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Wow, those are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Nice finds! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great finds. I'm jealous. This illustrates the value in getting off the beaten path and away from areas that are heavily hunted on a regular basis. Hard work and paddling pays off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Fantastic finds. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFL Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks for the kind words everyone! Can't wait to get back out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Nice! The most important of all your finds was the confidence you've gained that hard work, dedication, and the ability to read the river correctly would be so richly rewarded. In addition to more meg teeth than you'll know what to do with, you have quite an impressive variety of finds. For me, fossil collecting is the inevitable result of my true passion--fossil hunting. What I'm always searching for (and occasionally find) are circumstances when I'm just having so much fun while being rewarded for my hunting efforts that I get a bit giddy. Having experienced that on occasion, I can understand just how great of an experience this was for you. Guard your location well and amaze us all with continued examples of your finds. You can make it even more enjoyable for us vicarious readers by taking some photos in the field at the moment when something special pops out of your sifting screen. Just be careful with the photos that no identifiable information would be included that might expose your new honey hole. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Yep quite the haul. congrats. Thanks for showing us. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Fantastic. What a great spot you found. This is a testament to how hard work and the willingness to try new places can pay off. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkWhisperer Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Incredible! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I'm amazed by the amount of antler bases. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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