My last outing, A Weekly posting Options

[swizz]

Holy cow Woody, looks like you are into some BIGGER crystals now. Nice! Any plates or combos... or are you finding mostly stray points?
Also.... any luck cleaning the previous specimens with SIO yet?
Inquiring minds want to know.

[coloradorocket]

Look at how well preserved some of these are. You can still clearly see the serrated edges still on the teeth in the next pic. The last pic shows mainly the teeth from a type of Crusher Shark. It has a funny name. Something like Whipple-lot-alus.

I've been interested in finding shark teeth for a long time. I'd love to learn where to find them. I've searched around the Springs and all I found were a ton of leaf fossils in shale.

[Denise]

Some fantastic finds there as always Woody! You definately have an eye for the good spots!!

Hi coloradorocket and welcome to the CP forums. Make yourself at home here, we have a very friendly and helpful community here.
Leaf fossils in shale are great finds, we all would love to see some pictures if you have them. Colorado has some great fossils thats for sure!

[Woody]

Hi Guys,

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Yes Chris those crystals are starting to get some nice size to them. I have been out a couple different times since I last posted and continue to find specimens that are about as big around as an apple and fit nicely in hand. As for any combos? The best combos so far have been the occasional crystal with a little Microline attached to it. This Microline can be kind of "showy" by its self. It is commonly found throughout Colorado but in its best form it has a nice semi-crystal shape and is very blocky. It has a wide color range. I have seen it in White, Brown, Red, Pink, Marbled, and Metallic. I will try to get some pics posted so you can see.

As for the crystals, they are still only half-translucent at best. Some have maybe three good sides with a hint of Smoky Quartz throughout. I will post up my results for cleaning a little later on. I have figured out that the Amazonite is better found on one side of the hill and the crystals are on another. I need to find a happy-medium. I always have fun getting out and digging in the dirt so I will keep after them.

Hello Coloradorocket,
If you are a mind to, I can take you on an outing sometime and show you what to look for. I would be glad to have the company. Shoot me an email and we will see what we come up with.

Have a god one, Woody

[Woody]

[ Have a god one, Woody )

I ment "good" one.

[Woody]

Nothing exciting happening this weekend,

With daytime highs only in the 20's and winds that just would not let up I choose to stay indoors this weekend. I should of been out hunting a rabbit or something but I whimped-out. It was the first weekend I have sat at home in a long time. I went through a lot of my rock specimens and set some aside for test cleaning. Now that I have the SIO I need to put it to good use. Hope everybody had a good, warm weekend and I will talk at you later. Woody

[CP]

Very glad to hear you decided to stay home this weekend since it was so nasty and dang cold. We also had nasty winter weather...snow and winds with wind chills below zero. An excellent weekend to stay home and work on specimens, post up some pics when those purty's get cleaned up too.

[colo_heff]

Woody... looks like you've been finding quite a variety of of some nice looking stuff... if you ever have a hankering for some company or in need of a hunting partner I'd like to come along... Chris was kind enough to allow me to prospect once again on his claim this year so hopefully I will get a chance to meet up sometime this upcoming prospecting season if not sooner...

[Woody]

I would enjoy the company Colo-Heff,

If I am still around here come spring I'll stop by and you can ride with me up to the claim areas. Also if you ever wish to meet up locally let me know, I get out pretty much every weekend. The recent snows will keep me from my usual digging spots but there are other areas I know that should be free of snow to find goodies. The last couple of weekends I have been getting out in the hills and kicking around but I did not post anything up. The areas that I really want to get at are under snow so I have revisited some of my old dig sites. The finds have not been very exciting but at least I am getting my exercise. Drop me an Email if you are ever available. Later, Woody

[Woody]

To alll my fellow Prospectores;


We are all brothers united by a common bond. Every man, woman and child has a place that they call home. If it is not a solid, touchable item that we can see with our eyes, then it is a cherished dream that we hold in our hearts. May all your endeavors and deeds serve you to bring good fortune and peace into your home during this Holiday Season.
From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Woody.

[Denise]

Happy New Year Woody!

[Woody]

Had a little fun out playing in the snow this weekend,

I went over to my brother’s house and he was just finishing up making another Boomer rang. He made this last one considerably larger than any he had made before. He has a knack for these things and does a good job at it. He makes throwing them look easy. I on the other hand, am lucky to just not injure myself. We had a lot of fun and it was a great way to spend a bright, snowy morning.

Here are a couple of videos. The first one is of Steve doing a nice job of throwing the smaller rang. Then he gives a lesson on how to launch them. In the third video you can see how dangerous I am with these things.

Have a good one, Woody.

Ok, so I will need a class on how to up load a video. Can anyone help??

[swizz]

Interesting.... I'd definitely like to see the vids.

I might be able to help you post them.
Need to know where the vids are currently stored first: hard drive?, camera?, memory card?, already uploaded to youtube or other vid hosting site?
Just need to know where they are coming from before I can help post them here.

[Woody]

Thanks Swizz,

The videos are on my computer desktop. I right click on them and the properties show that they are an AVI file. Normally they open up with the VLC player screen but , I can right-click on them and open them up with Windows Move Player but just can't figure how to change the format to save them.

Hope this is helpful to others who are just learning as well.

[swizz]

The AVI file doesn't need to be changed.
In order to post it on a forum site like this... the simplest path would be to upload it to a video-hosting site first, like youtube. Then you can post a link to it, which will play the vid here.
1. Open a free account at youtube
2. Follow their instructions for "Upload Video", youtube will accept AVI files

Once it is uploaded and stored on youtube it is easy to link here.