This is Mazon Monday post #182. What's your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:[email protected].
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The Fall 2023 Braceville Field Trip is in the books... is is that on the web? It was a enjoyable, but somewhat wet, weekend. We had rain at the very end of the day on Saturday and most of Sunday. The mud was not too bad. The dry conditions this late summer probably left the shale in a state where it could soak up a good bit of the water.
We had visitors from out of state both days. Alan Keith was very generous and passed out fossils from Texas and Oklahoma. The fossil dump was as good as ever. We had quite a few buckets on both days. Unfortunately, not as many people stuck around until 11:30 on Sunday, as we had a steady rain for most of the morning. Material was supplied by Ralph Jewell, Andrew Young, Rich Holm, Alan Keith, and others. Thank you for your contributions!
Good morning!
Here is a little introductory video on the walk in on Sunday morning. It rained quite a bit Saturday night, so the shale was sticky in places. Mazon Monday #130 looked at the history of the Braceville spoil pile. The old timers called it "Worm Hill".
Fossil Dump on Saturday
Good luck horseshoe found by Chris Berg.
Huntin' for fossils!
Smiles from the pile!
Mud!
Poison ivy!
Steam from the hill when the sun came out on Sunday afternoon
Open fossils found!
Say goodbye to another successful field trip!