ESCONI FIELD TRIPS 2005
Saturday March 26, 2005
Field Trip #1 - Braceville, Illinois 9:00 A.M. Mazon Creek Fossils.
No Age Limit. Helmets Not Required. Please call John Good at 630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at jgood10481@aol.com.
Meet at the BP Amoco gas station in Coal City. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City.
We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from a old spoil pile. Hard Hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils
Sunday April 10, 2005 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Field Trip #2 - Geodes at Jacobs Geodes, Hamilton, Illinois.
Meet at 9:00 am at 823 E. County Rd. 1220 in Hamilton, Illinois at Jacob's Geodes. $15 for a full 5-gallon pail.
Hard hats not required. Boots and safety glasses recommended. An Eastwing rock hammer is the best tool. Chisels, pick and pry bar are good also. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus.
Directions: From Western Illinois
University
Odometer Reading (approximate)
0.0 Turn LEFT (South) onto (N) Ward St. for 0.4 miles
0.4 Turn RIGHT (West) onto US-136 [W. Jackson St.] for 36.2 miles
36.6 Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-96 [N. 14th St.] for 1.3 miles
37.9 Bear RIGHT (West) onto 2nd St. [S. 2nd St.] for 0.1 miles
38.0 Arrive Jacobs Geodes - 823 E. County Road 1220
Unless indicated, all ESCONI Field Trips required hard hat, safety glasses, work boots and long pants. All participants must be signed up before the field trip. Please call Randall Bultman at 815-722-0449 for reservations or e-mail at ESCONI-TRIPS@comcast.net.
Field Trip
#3
May 21, 2005 Lone Star Field Trip
9:00 AM
A field trip on Saturday May 21, 2004 has been scheduled to Lone Star quarry. Please call Randall Bultman at 815-722-0449 for reservations or e-mail at ESCONI-TRIPS@comcast.net.
Age limit of 13 and above. Children must be supervised by parent. Hard Hats Required.
Meet at the Lehigh Park at 9:00 A.M.. Take I-80 to Exit 81, South Hy 178. Take South Hy 178 south across the Illinois River. Turn right at Highway 71. Turn left at East 651st Road and take it across the Vermillion River into Walnut Street. At Walnut and East 651st Street is Lehigh park. Total distance from Hanover Park to LeHigh Park is 97 miles.
We will be collecting fossils from a working quarry. Avoid the walls of the quarry. Shark's teeth have been found here. New areas of black shale have been exposed. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs and extra clothes are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils. Bring plenty of water and a lunch.
Field Trip #4 - ( Scheduling Change)
June 4, 2005 Braceville, Illinois 9:00 A.M. Mazon Creek Fossils.
No Age Limit. Helmets Not Required. Please call Randall Bultman at 815-722-0449 for reservations or e-mail at ESCONI-TRIPS@comcast.net.
Meet at the BP Amoco gas station in Coal City. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City.
We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from a old spoil pile. Hard Hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils
Field Trip #5 - Scheduling Change
June 5, 2005 Illinois Cement Quarry Field Trip, LaSalle, Illinois
Saturday 9:00 A.M.
Sunday 9:00 A.M. Meet at the Quarry. Hard Hats required. Boots recommended. Age Limit is 13 and above. Take Interstate I-80 to Interstate I-39; Take a left and go south to Illinois Route 6. Take a right on IL-6. About 600 ft you will take a right onto Troy Grove. You will take a left onto Oakwood cemetery road. Stop and wait at the gate. Bruce Galloway will have copies of the liability form for each ESCONI member to sign. Please call Randall Bultman at 815-722-0449 for reservations or e-mail at ESCONI-TRIPS@comcast.net. Please note; parking in the quarry may be limited due to muddy conditions. In case of rain, the trip will be cancelled. Don't forget boots.
Field Trip #6
June 18, 2005 St. Paul, Indiana 7:30 A.M. Fossils - Crinoids, Trilobites
Limited to 20 people and ages 18 and up. Collecting will be from 7:30 am to 11:30 am eastern time. This is a working quarry so hard hats are required. Directions will be posted as soon as available.
September 24,25 2005 Field Trip #7 - Braceville, Illinois 9:00 A.M. Mazon Creek Fossils - Scheduled
No Age Limit. Helmets Not Required. Call Randall Bultman at 815-722-0449 for reservations or e-mail at esconi-trips@comcast.net
Meet at the BP Amoco gas station in Coal City. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City.
We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from a old spoil pile (Private Property and gated). Hard Hats are not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet and muddy) are also a plus. Bring a bucket for the fossils
llinois State Geological Survey and Field Trips
Field Trip Links (Past, Present and Future)
The following are links for collecting at Braidwood
IDNR MAZONIA / BRAIDWOOD Information
Coal Mining Near Braceville, Illinois
Last Updated 6/25/2005
Visitors Since 1/26/2005