bigjohn835 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Well my trip up state didn't yield any keepers. In fact all I found was an arrowhead, that I found by kneeling on it. Ouch! But, it's still a beautiful area, so it was still nice to just get away for a couple days. I posted some pics. With rocks in my head, and fossils in my heart.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn835 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Here's the arrowhead. With rocks in my head, and fossils in my heart.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Ahhh, eastern edge of the "Big Level"... Sorry you didn't hit the fossil lode . There is somewhere near a vertical quarter mile of formation, exposed in 30 foot bits-and-pieces, and only a few discrete layers are particularly fossiliferous. Finding one of those takes time and luck. Nice point though! In 50 years of summer and fall visits there, I have found precisely zero artifacts. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 At least you got a point The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) Here's the arrowhead. Cool little point, down here it would be called a Duval. Edited November 22, 2009 by worthy 55 It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Dominion of that area before European settlement shifted back and forth between the Seneca and the Iroquois. I wonder if the maker of that point could be identified? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Hey bigjohn, I like your attitude. All of us fossil hunters have had 'Bust' trips. I cant count how many times ive come home wet, muddy, dirty, hungry, tired and sore and have nothing to show for it, but like you said, its still nice to get out. I do wish you better luck next time though. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Very pretty place and point. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer73 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Neat point.. but bummer on not finding a lot else... IMHO, if I find zero, I'm happy just to have escaped this zoo I live in.. ~Mike All your fossils are belong to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 No hunt is like the other, I really hope your luck turns around. I myself had a dry spell that lasted over a year.. and I'm still in a brutal one at this time. At least you came back with something, and it is very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn835 Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Dominion of that area before European settlement shifted back and forth between the Seneca and the Iroquois. I wonder if the maker of that point could be identified? How would you do that? All I know is that it's a shiney brown rock, and hurt my knee. lol. With rocks in my head, and fossils in my heart.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Dominion of that area before European settlement shifted back and forth between the Seneca and the Iroquois. I wonder if the maker of that point could be identified? yes, mohican. (flipped a three-sided coin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Beautiful place to hunt....and love that point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Here's the arrowhead. That is a nice little point i learned form a bunch of them that those little guys no matter how small are still great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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