[Rockhounds] giant garnets exposed: a field trip gone awry

[DonH]

Hi all,


Well I definitely made the last up-country field trip of the season. 
This is one of the legendary massive garnets from Moses Butte, St. Joe 
Forest, Idaho.  The trip involved a bumpy ride on a narrow unmaintained 
road up to 6000 ft. in fog and clouds, above the snow line, whereupon we 
almost went off the side of the road and had a close call with a running 
moose.  Behold the scenery:

http://mysite.verizon.net/resqkdq4/2007OctFOut1.jpg
http://mysite.verizon.net/resqkdq4/2007OctFOut2.jpg

This is one of the garnets, over 22 cm long and over 16 lbs:

http://mysite.verizon.net/resqkdq4/giantgarnet.jpg

The mythical monsters do exist.


Take care,
Don