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It only happens a few times a year… a nice weather day… no work… no time crunch… and a trip up the mountain to see how far the snow has retreated. A leisurely diversion of looking for arrowheads.
Often an old sandy spot, perhaps a dead dune, holds the detritus of flint knapping. Flakes of all sizes tucked under their winter cover of sand now emerge into the spring sun.
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I collect colors and varieties of stone, the translucent chalcedony, the oily chert, and the sandpaper of fine quartzite. I walked round and round, noticing the emerging Spring Beauties.
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A fresh elk track cuts across the sand.
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Round and round. Back and forth. No points, but treasures all the same.
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would love to have found something.. fascinating to see that undisturbed traces are still there to be found.
Sounds like a wonderful day!
Certainly a lot of special finds on your day off! I do not know much about rocks, but do appreciate the great variety and colors of them. I like the little white flower and wonder if it might be in the Trillium family?
Glad you were able to have a day doing just what you wanted.
Wonderful way to spend a leisurely spring day.