My last outing, A Weekly posting |
My last outing, A Weekly posting |
Jul 11 2017, 08:42 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Thanks guys,
I have had some awesome luck these last few days especially with the Zircons. I now wish I had waited two weeks to make that video. My recent finds are far better than anything I had previously. I am finding some awesome combos. The best are Goethite, Crystal combos but also with Zircons!. I'll post up some pics soon. Here is Something I found this weekend. It looks like a garnet, Feels like a garnet, should be a garnet right? But I doubt it. Since 1981 I have frequented this area that I am now in. In those days, a person could drive right next to my favorite dig spots. "Now days the hike is about 3 miles one way'. I say this only to establish that I have been digging in this area for quite a while, and in all of that time, I have never seen so much as a fragment of a Garnet with in 50 miles of here. For that reason alone I doubt this is a garnet. Also I found this in a hole that does not seem likely to producing garnets. The target in this hole is Geothite/crystal combos. Much investigation work is needed, but here are a few pics. Enjoy, Woody. -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jul 11 2017, 08:47 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Here are a few pics of some other find from the same dig. Very iconic combos. Never seen this coloration before in association with Geothite. Vey cool stuff. Have a good one, Woody.
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Jul 11 2017, 10:32 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
Great finds man; very cool! Thanks for sharing.
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Jul 13 2017, 07:27 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Awesome finds!
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Jul 24 2017, 10:26 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Quicksilver - 16
Recently on one of my outings, I came upon this very sad find. It is a door from a military helicopter. I can’t be certain but I would say it is most likely a Blackhawk or Scout. Those are a very common site around the Pike’s Peak region. This one, did not make it to where it was going. Typical of my ways, I was nowhere near a road and the steep terrain would explain why it has not been recovered. I spent a long time looking at this door and tried to find any more pieces of the wreckage. All I could find was one odd, badly rusted can. It looked like a sardine can but about 5 times the size. I know a wreckage can throw debris in far and odd directions. I must of spent 3 hours looking for additional items but came up with nothing. Just ….. A Door! But… If you are going to find just one item of a wreckage…. That door is a good one to find. As I look at the door, the name of the pilot stands out in bold letters…… LT Lang! Then looking closer, you can even see the call sign of the aircraft….. “QuickSilver – 16”. That makes this a very identifiable wreckage. So I contacted the Fire Marshall at Fort Carson, figured he might be helpful. He informed me that it was most likely a documented wreckage from about 10 years ago, no survivors. He told me that he would contact the Airfield and see if they wanted to recover the door. That’s been a while ago but I guess it wasn’t an interest to them. I’ve had no other contact. So somewhere on the Southern slopes of Pike’s Peak is a silent monument, left laying exactly how it was found. It reads simply, “LIEUTENANT LANG -– QUICKSILVER 16”. I thank you Sir for your service ….. and sacrifice, Woody ~ -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jul 25 2017, 11:06 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
That is a sad find. Here's a toast...
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Jul 25 2017, 11:14 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Whoa... A somber find indeed. Good on ya for making a few calls and seeing what was up with it.
Not sure how I'd feel about it is I was family, but wonder if they'd want the piece as a memorial or if it would just stir up the saddness. Probably best left resting in place. -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558
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Aug 13 2017, 06:58 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 24-June 14 From: Colorado Springs, Colorado Member No.: 117,866 |
Long time no see Woody, glad to see you back online. I'll give you a buzz this week if you're gonna be available for a few
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Aug 16 2017, 08:07 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Hey jhidek,
Yeah I still make the circuit. I'm all over the map but shoot me a text when you can. Woody -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Aug 16 2017, 08:17 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 30-July 13 From: Elbert, CO Member No.: 91,383 |
Thanks guys, I have had some awesome luck these last few days especially with the Zircons. I now wish I had waited two weeks to make that video. My recent finds are far better than anything I had previously. I am finding some awesome combos. The best are Goethite, Crystal combos but also with Zircons!. I'll post up some pics soon. Here is Something I found this weekend. It looks like a garnet, Feels like a garnet, should be a garnet right? But I doubt it. Since 1981 I have frequented this area that I am now in. In those days, a person could drive right next to my favorite dig spots. "Now days the hike is about 3 miles one way'. I say this only to establish that I have been digging in this area for quite a while, and in all of that time, I have never seen so much as a fragment of a Garnet with in 50 miles of here. For that reason alone I doubt this is a garnet. Also I found this in a hole that does not seem likely to producing garnets. The target in this hole is Geothite/crystal combos. Much investigation work is needed, but here are a few pics. Enjoy, Woody. That almost looks like some of the zincian spinel we have been finding. -------------------- --Chris
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Aug 23 2017, 07:50 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Hello All,
I went up to the hills this last weekend with some family and set up camp where we’ll be staying for a couple of weeks during archery season. After all the work was finished, we headed over to some of the lakes and did a little fishing. The Brookies were biting well and some measured over 18 inches long. Then we started catching a different Trout Species. One that is seldom seen. Can anyone guess what this is? I’ll give you a hint…. It is a Hybrid! Hopefully I get back to this before I head out again and don’t leave everyone hanging for two weeks. Also while we were there, my brother set up a trail cam to see what might be lurking around the camp at night. We did not see anything, “except Cows”, at night. But evidently a bear walked right through camp in broad daylight. The time/date is not set correct but the best we can figure it must have been while we were away at one of the lakes. The pictures show the bear did not stick around very long. One year not too long ago, we had a bear come into camp while we were out hunting. He tore things up a bit, but no lasting damages. Should be another interesting hunt this year. Good luck to everyone, Woody. -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Aug 23 2017, 06:45 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Gotta love the "truth cam"!
That's a Tiger Trout.... a sterile cross betwixt a Brown & Brookie. They can get really big and have only been stocked in select locations in Colorado in recent years. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Sep 11 2017, 07:02 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Your Correct Swizz,
I knew you would know this one. In recent years these guys have been introduced to several lakes on the Western Slope in hopes of controlling the massive population of minnows. Some of these lakes have millions of minnows in them. I think the minnows are the Fatthead Minnow variety. Nice Brookies up to 20 inches have been in these lakes for a while, but they don't seem to bother the minnows much. The Tigers are already making a noticeable impact on the Minnow population.... Didn't see as many this year as in years past. The Tigers aren't self-sustainable but there seems to be a good population mix from smaller ,"10 Inches" to the larger ones, "18 inches". I think that reflects maybe 3 years worth of stocking. These Tigers get big... 20 plus pounds. So Tiger fishing will be an interesting addition to our annual hunting adventures. Also a frequent visitor this year was a Mink. The little guy was not afraid of much, come right up to you even if you was moving around. At one time it looked like another member of the Weasel family was stalking our little Mink friend. It could of been a Weasel, Ermine, or Pine Martian... kind of hard to tell at a distance but it was sure interested in that little mink. I enjoyed my hunting trip and was successful at getting a cow this year. I have included some Trail Cam footage, mostly from one Cam I set up on the Elk Carcass. Had some interesting visitors there has well. 1st pic.... Small Tiger, 2nd pic.... Nice Brookie, 3rd Pic.... Our Mink friend -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Sep 11 2017, 07:09 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Here is the link to that Trail Cam video, and also a pic of one of the bigger Tigers
https://youtu.be/NxJNKYyL1o8 Enjoy, Woody. -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Sep 11 2017, 10:26 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Incredible fish Woody, and that trail cam vid is.... WOW!
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