[Rockhounds] Accommodations, petrified forest

[Jeanette Wimpee]

heh heh heh....
We didn't remove any rocks before getting to the park, and the park ranger 
began dutifully marking each rock with chalk. After about 15 minutes of 
marking rocks we had in back, plus stuffed under seats, in van pockets, etc. 
etc. he prevailed upon our honor NOT to steal any rocks from the park. Of 
course we promised not to, and didn't. After all we already had plenty.  He 
called ahead to the ranger at the other end, and he happily waved us thru 
when we exited the park.
Jeanette

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey T. Cessna" <jcessna at nist.gov>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
<rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Accommodations, petrified forest


> That reminds me of something from the show table last month at our local 
> rock club meeting. One of our members had visited a park known for 
> petrified wood (possibly the same one) after having collected elsewhere. 
> He was forewarned and removed all of the rocks from his car before he went 
> to the park ... except a small one in the glove box. He was able to check 
> it in on the way into the park.
>
> At the meeting he showed the rock, still in it's plastic bag, sealed with 
> a piece of official government red tape.
>
> -Jeff
>