Ge-OOOH-des!

Ok, so here is the reason for lack of blogging this week:

Geodes

The area of Iowa that we were in is covered with them.

So...I had to find a few before I left.

Only four trips...and one was to find my lost wallet.

(See other post...)

This trip Kerry, Tammy, Norma, Jones, Alans and Martens went.

It was in a creek down a dirt road off the gravel one.

A cool critter on Aaron's hand
Clay bank

The water was freezing cold but shallow

most of the way.

The sand bars were the ticket.
The ones covered with a bunch of rocks.

AJ is standing on one of the sweet spots.

This is what we call the "brain" spot.
Tammy found a HUGE fossil coral rock here.

Climbing down the embankment to get to the creek

Pretty butterfly we saw on the road

Sophia and I ready for action!
She liked to pick up rocks too.

Didn't care if they were geodes or not...

as usual there were a few taste test too.
She's holding the rock bag for me.

Here's Tammy's "brain" rock

One of the geodes I found...this is where my inner

raccoon kicks in-bright shiny!

This is the loot from the super honey hole spot

from the last day.

Sorry Tammy, this is the one I wish you could have been there!
Mark with the launching crew told me an area to check on the

final morning.