Best Day Ever!!!After all the rain that the area had recieved all week, I knew that the finds in the mine where going to be good, if we could get in. After a phone call from a friend on Saturday morning, that the Saturday hunt had been cancelled, I wasn't sure if I should make the trip or not. I decided to go for it. It rained almost the whole 4 hour trip, but as I got closer to Aurora is started to clear up. When I pulledt to the parking lot I was glad to see a ton of people there. After a short wait, they gave us the thumbs up, and we where in. The path leading the the ramp was the muddiest part of the whole trip. We slowly decened into the mine and I started to find teeth immediately, the whole day I stayed in within the first 3 hills. My 1st good find was a 3 inch Meg. Completly exposed. I found a couple nice Makos, and a nice Cow. Around 12:30 I found a nice untouched hill of Yorktown litterd with whale bone. While picking out a piece of bone with my left hand I dug my right hand into the soft dirt and pulled out the prettiest Meg I have ever held. After a Happy Dance, I wiped some the the mud off and started to see how perfect this beauty is. Every serration, no enamael peel on either side. A perfect 5 1/8 incher !!! This tooth made my 1st year of collecting complete. I was a little bummed about SkyBus cancelling my trip to Florida in May, but not no more. Venice Who? Obessed1, and Chris from BRF both also did really well. I want to thank PCS for letting us hunt, and a quick thanks to B.J., Candace and Pat for the prep tips. I can't wait untill fall.
Location
| Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, USA |
ID | 2725 |
Member | FossilMick |
Date Added | 4/7/2008 |
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The good stuff. |
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My 1st Aurora Meg.
3 1/8 |
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Ground shot of the small Meg |
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Nice Cow |
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Pathologic Hemis |
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