tracer Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 a guy i once knew, who's not around no more, was fond of sayin', "i don't want to see that happen, but if it happens, i want to see it." posted this picture thinkin' about that philophosy. that big piece of wood was weird, with the wave tops and troughs on it. was rough seas under that ground or sompin. left all that stuff for somebody else to find, maybe. it was quite a ways from anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Neat! That's the kind of paleo-sculpture that inspires lots of questions, like "what do you do when you find something too cool to leave but too big and heavy to conveniently pack out?" "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...
lordpiney Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 that was an awesome piece of wood tracer! ya'll have the coolest rocks in your creekbeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It has a good chunk of conglomerate nearby. Was that material anywhere on the back of the wood? With the wood here near the Chesapeake Bay we have it on the back of some of the wood. The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Plus a bottle neck and a quarter Everybody's finding better stuff then me. I do like that piece of wood. Thanks Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Neat! That's the kind of paleo-sculpture that inspires lots of questions, like "what do you do when you find something too cool to leave but too big and heavy to conveniently pack out?" I add it to my "field collection" which is spread all over the state. Nice piece of wood t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I hope you kept the Quarter! Nice wood, I'd have kept it just for the shape. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Nice wood, I'd have kept it just for the shape. there's just too much petrified wood in some of the places we visit. way too much. for a while, i was collecting it, and i still absolutely love the stuff. we've found some very, very interesting pieces. but it was just sort of taking over, so i shut down on picking it up. i feel like it's probably prevented us from finding some other cool things, since there are so many small pieces of pet wood that serve as distractors and busy-up the areas we're searching. it kind of boggles my mind to think of the collective mass of the pet wood that must be contained in the yegua and fleming formations of texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy784 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I always invite one young football player from the local highschool to hunt with me. Then, I just say, "there's no way you can cary that to the truck". Next thing I know, I gotta a sweaty football player and it's in my truck bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I always invite one young football player from the local highschool to hunt with me. Then, I just say, "there's no way you can cary that to the truck". Next thing I know, I gotta a sweaty football player and it's in my truck bed. Most creative... lol Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Most creative... lol So he's your 'over the shoulder' boulder holder? Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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