Bjohn170 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 The child in me doesn’t like working on my birthday, so I like to take the day off to try to get out on the beach for a hunt. We had some crazy weather the days before with wind gusts up to 60mph! It had my hopes high to find myself a large tooth for my birthday. So yesterday me and my girlfriend got up early to kayak out on the bay to watch the sunrise before going to the cliff to start our hunt. It was a beautiful morning and the water was nice and calm, it’s hard to believe there was 6 foot waves not but a day and a half before. Once we land, after only about 15 minutes on the beach and I find an amazing 1.79” megalodon! And before I could catch up with my girlfriend to show her, I spot a really nice 1.72” hastalis tumbling in the water! We continue on with the finds slowing down after passing some fellow fossil hunters on the beach, but still finding some nice smaller teeth in the wash. I found another decent hastalis right as we turned around and a really nice shark vertebra before we got back to the kayaks. It was a great morning and I can’t think of a better way to spend my birthday. I may not have got that big tooth I’ve been hunting for, but I definitely can’t complain the the great haul I ended up with! Thanks for reading, see y’all next time! 1 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automech Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) A Happy Birthday to you, fellow Marylander!! Great array of presents. Edited January 12 by automech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Happy Birthday! Goal Accomplished! Congratulations on the big teeth! 1 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...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Happy Birthday! And great finds! 1 Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 @automech@Tidgy's Dad @Bobby Rico @Fossildude19@trilobites_are_awesome Thank you all very much, and I wish you all luck in your trips to come! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 5 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Sounds like the fossil gods were wishing you a happy birthday! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 8 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: That’s adorable! Thank you! Wishing you luck on future trips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Happy birthday and beautiful meg! 1 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 A very happy birthday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 @Fin Lover@grandpa Thank you, and good luck on your future trips! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baking Geologist Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Happy Birthday!🎈 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Happy Birthday! Congratulations on your Birthday "gifts". 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 @Baking Geologist @Darktooth Thank you! Wishing you luck on your next trips! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Happy Birthday, and nice finds!!! A nice meg, for your birthday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 @Rock Hound Thank you, and good luck on your next trips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaavedra Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) Congrats, you seem to find a meg every time you go out. That is impressive. How were the beaches after that big storm? Did it strip much sand off the beach? Deposit a ton of sand? I'm planning to get out on Monday, hoping that the rough weather mixed things up and exposed some stuff that has been buried under all the sand that has accumulated this year. Edited January 13 by dsaavedra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 @dsaavedraThank you, I have been having pretty good lucky lately finding a megalodon more times than not. The beach was a mixed bag, there was sections completely striped I’d sand and also spots where you will sink almost to your knees. The water has also been a little higher than I have been expecting. The areas near some of the larger falls seem to have been mixed up lot by the weather, so I expect good finds to be coming out over the next weeks. Good luck on Monday the weather seems to be in your favor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Shaman Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Happy belated birthday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaavedra Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Bjohn170 said: @dsaavedraThank you, I have been having pretty good lucky lately finding a megalodon more times than not. The beach was a mixed bag, there was sections completely striped I’d sand and also spots where you will sink almost to your knees. The water has also been a little higher than I have been expecting. The areas near some of the larger falls seem to have been mixed up lot by the weather, so I expect good finds to be coming out over the next weeks. Good luck on Monday the weather seems to be in your favor! Thanks for the intel. Hope my trip is as good as yours have been! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andúril Flame of the West Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Happy birthday and great finds! Every trip you post you make me want to pick up a kayak and get out there. Congrats on the pristine Meg and the relatively undamaged vert! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 @Andúril Flame of the West Thank you! The kayak definitely helps, and it’s beautiful being out on the bay on a calm morning. If you wanna try before you buy, PM me and we can plan a day to meet-up to kayak the cliffs, I got an extra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Bjohn170 said: @Andúril Flame of the West Thank you! The kayak definitely helps, and it’s beautiful being out on the bay on a calm morning. If you wanna try before you buy, PM me and we can plan a day to meet-up to kayak the cliffs, I got an extra! You are building the memories of a lifetime, make sure you get some photos of the scenery , the girlfriend, the kayak... I treasure my times with family and friends on the Peace River 2 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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