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

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

'Thanks' for the reminder that Winter is coming. Nice rock! Wish I could
have come along.

Kreigh


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
>