sounded like it was very enjoyable! take advantage of times like this,and enjoy the memories while your young because sooner than youd like, old age/injury will hit you and that will be all folks! im living proof of that!

Sounds like a great day to me Woody! Winter hiking is a blast and a great workout. Aspen had a good time going as well I'm sure! She's probably just wanting the seat in the truck next to the heater on the ride home.

I used to have that on a 45 record. You know, those totally unheard of phonometric vinyl disks....

And it sounded far better than the YouTube. Actually had more rear sound effects.

Hi Woody,
Aspen definitely looks a little tuckered in that last shot, haha. give her some good scratchins for me! Awesome dog.

I was out playing yesterday with my new camera. It was bitter cold and I did not find much for my efforts but still managed to get in a little digging time. Here is my first attempt at making a video of me digging for crystals. I did find two specimens that I brought home however I have not washed them off yet so don't know if they will be keepers. Again, it is my first attempt at setting up the camera while I was working the ground so don't expect much. Poor quality, and poor results but it does leave room for vast improvement. Woody

http://youtu.be/CHorwPx5uQQ

Talk about a terminal case of dig fever!! Dang that must have been chilly.
Looks like you had a great time though and thanks for sharing the vid, everyone loves to see the field trips.

Here are two more videos. These are from a much better camera and have good quality. The first one is from this Sunday while I was out looking for Amazonite. The second one shows the results from both Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy, Woody.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx0y-UXZv6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh6MAxfWgyU

Very cool videos Woody. Sure makes me want to get out there and dig!!!!
Great finds, you sure seem to be digging in a sweet spot. Love the green and purple Fluorites!! Aspen cracked me up, I think she thought you were talking to her and showing her your finds. She was very interested.

Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

Hi Woody,
You were right about the first vid being a little rough but still good.
The second two that you made were top notch in quality and definitely top notch in finds!!
Very enjoyable to watch and I appreciate you sharing those. Aspen is a show-stealer, give her some scratchins for me.
Keep up the great work Woody!

Here's a link to a flourite mine I visited about 10 years ago. It's been closed and buried now. Heve to keep things safe for the beginners.

http://golddredger.com/fluoritemine/fluorsparmine1.htm

Leonard

Hi all,

Well I haven’t posted much as of late but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been out and about. It just means I’ve been lazy. I had a couple of good outings digging Amazonite and today I went back up there. I wanted to remove some dirt and expose more of a rock wall that had yielded some good specimens the week before. I got down to the level I wanted to get and found a nice seam of color. This place has much potential and more digging is needed. I’ve been getting some help as of late. Colo_heff (aka Bill) came up with me last week and looks to be meeting me up there I the morning. Wish us luck.

Here is a video of the seam I exposed today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7o2pguvTPk

Weekend update,

It took me a while to get this posted. I had a big write-up from the whole weekend but somehow I lost it. So here is the condensed version.

I met back up with Bill on Sunday and he and I worked that seem a little more. It was a little bit of work getting down to where the good stuff is at but well worth it. Once you get pasted the overburden you can start to see individual crystals mixed in with the scree. We have come to realize that the best pieces are coated with a fine, red layer of material that has a consistency comparable to flour. The red is bright enough that it stands out nicely against the rest of the debris. Anytime we find this reddish material work slows down and we start to be more observant.

Here is a picture of the exposed seem.

Some of the material we were finding is large enough to slab or carve. As you get down closer to the seem the pieces get bigger.

At last I finally found my first true Combo of Smoky Quartz and Amazonite. It is not a beauty like some I have seen but it is my first.

I am looking forward spending more time in this hole, Woody.

Headed up on the hill again this weekend.
Myself and Bill was eager to continue the string of good luck we were having in this spot. At first it seemed likely that the good luck would continue but at last I am afraid that this spot is no longer in its prime. The brighter and larger pieces were a little below of what we are now working and the rock wall is about to end. There is still a small section we have not touched so we will still be able to get at least one more good working out of it. Here is a posting of a video from the last time we were up there, Later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lofR92J-n0