Maryland trip 9-28-2019

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This weekend family had to drive to Maryland for my son Dylan's Marching Band competition in Annapolis. We drove down Friday evening after I got out of work. The crazies were out in full force during the drive down, but we managed to arrive safely despite the reckless driving that we witnessed. Dylan's school did not perform till 6:30 PM Saturday evening, so the plan was to do a hunt at Brownies for a few hours then meet my parents for lunch, then go to the Naval stadium and watch the other schools perform until my son school performed. After a rather good breakfast at the hotel we headed to Brownies. We were staying in Bowie, so we were only about 35 minutes away. When we arrived around 8:30 there were about 8 cars in the lot. We got our gear and headed out. Originally the forecast was calling for Full sun and a high of 85. So I was expecting to roast while out there. Instead it was overcast with a nice breeze, so we stayed cool the whole time we were there. There was a fair amount of people on the beach already, slowly working their way around to the cliffs. Low tide was set for around 10. The level was already decent when we got there. I noticed alot of trees were down since I had been there last which was a few years ago. Because I had my family with me, I wasnt sure how far down we would go. Once we got a little ways around the corner we began some sifting. I won't bore you with all of the petty details. But I will say that the finds were mostly small and broken. That being said, I think we all had a pretty good time. The weather was nice, moving around the debris was not too bad, and the surrounding was peaceful. My wife made the best find of the day with a decent, cetacean tooth. I was a bit jealous. She found it by digging deeper into a spot that I had already dug. It is different than the other cetacean teeth that I have found myself or have seen come from there. Devin found a few small teeth and some shells. He also grabbed a crab claw, horseshoe crab carapace and fish vert, all which are modern but he didnt care. There where alot of dead horseshoe crabs for some reason. I myself found small teeth, bone fragments, and stingray plates. We stayed till around noon then had to get going so we could meet my parents for lunch. On the way back I could not believe the amount of people back at the main beach there looked to be 100, all of which were searching with sifters! Any ways we ended up going to Fat Boys Crab Shack for lunch. The food was surprisingly good considering the outside of the building was not much to look at. Then we headed over to the Navy Stadium and watched bands perform. After my Son's school performed we had to head home. We didnt get back till 2am. Needless to say I am exhausted today. We found out later, that his school won the competition for their section and for overall. So we are pround! Here are my finds.

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My wife's finds.

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The cetacean tooth that my wife found. 

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Devin's finds.

[paxhunter]

Wish you wouldve hit me up i'dve taken ya outnext time shoot me a message glad you had a good trip

[hokietech96]

Lots of great finds!   So awesome!

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29 minutes ago, paxhunter said:

Wish you wouldve hit me up i'dve taken ya outnext time shoot me a message glad you had a good trip

Honestly I thought about it but because of the time constraint decided not too. I will, the next time I come down by myself and dont have other obligations to attend to.

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13 minutes ago, hokietech96 said:

Lots of great finds!   So awesome!

Thanks.

[Gizmo]

Very nice, congrats!  

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Just now, Gizmo said:

Very nice, congrats!  

Thank-you.

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Here is Devin, hunkered down in the muck.

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Both of us, looking through our sifters.

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My Son Dylan just arrived home with the rest of the band. The Fire Department and State Police gave the buses an escort, part of the way home because of their win! I think that is pretty cool!

[cck]

I may be wrong, but the whale tooth looks like the root end to me, with the business end missing?

[RandyB]

Congrats on making a successful outing out of a short trip Dave

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52 minutes ago, cck said:

I may be wrong, but the whale tooth looks like the root end to me, with the business end missing?

Yeah I realized that after I had posted it. I knew something was off about it and it was bugging me. I guess I had a brain fart.

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49 minutes ago, RandyB said:

Congrats on making a successful outing out of a short trip Dave

Thanks Randy!

[Fossildude19]

Nice report, Dave!

 Glad you were able to scratch the itch.  

[sixgill pete]

Great report Dave, per usual. With some really nice teeth too.

[Al Tahan]

Nice finds dave! Looks like you had some fun with the family, it’s awesome you got them involved. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

Nice report, Dave!

 Glad you were able to scratch the itch.  

Thanks Tim, but I have to admit, this trip has left me itching even more!

 

1 hour ago, sixgill pete said:

Great report Dave, per usual. With some really nice teeth too.

Thanks Don!

 

6 minutes ago, Al Tahan said:

Nice finds dave! Looks like you had some fun with the family, it’s awesome you got them involved. 

 

 

Thanks Al! I was glad that my wife even got into the hunt too. Not as hardcore as I get,  but sharktooth hunts are one of the few that she will actually participate in. 

[Pagurus]

  Congratulations to Dylan!!!   It's nice to be rewarded for all that practicing. Nice for his parents too, after listening to all that practicing. Congratulations to you (and the the rest of the family) too, for the successful fossil hunt. Not too shabby for just a few hours.  I like that photo of you and Devin. I miss having my boys with me on jaunts to the seashore. We still go, now and then, but it's not quite the same when they're forty and have their own kids. I found lots of horseshoe crab molts on Cape Cod beaches this past week, but didn't bring any home. I used to keep a few to give away to teachers when I visited their classrooms, but now there's no real reason for me to keep them. I left them for others to find, hopefully. Thanks for sharing your trip with us, Dave.

[Jeffrey P]

Congratulations Dave. Looks like you and your family had an awesome time. Your wife scored big on the cetacean tooth. Really nice!

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20 hours ago, Darktooth said:

The cetacean tooth that my wife found. 

This looks like it could be an early sperm whale tooth. They often have no enamel and show wear faciting on the "crown" (pointy end).

Maybe @Boesse can confirm My suspicion.

 

Nice trip report and finds.

Congrats to You son's win!

[Mark Kmiecik]

Nice finds. Thanks for the photos.