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

[Lanny]

Hi Don,

Thanks for sharing your excursion with us. I'm finding it difficult in 
deciding if you are braver or crazier than I! Must have been a 
thrilling trip, and the scenery must have been fabulous, if you were 
ever able to see more than a quarter mile. Idaho mountains in the fall 
can be exciting.

How was the famous mud hole in the road a little south of forest road 
301?

Regards,

Lanny



On Oct 10, 2007, at 10:35 PM, DonH wrote:

>
> 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
>
>
>
>
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