[Rockhounds] Bucket List

[Tom Bowers]

Well folks . . . , the best laid plans -
   
  Thought I'd update the list on my "bucket list" rockhounding trip.  I never made the trip described in the earlier email below.
   
  BUT - I'm going to try again.  This time I plan on traveling from TX through CO, WY, MT, Alberta, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, and back to TX.  My interests are broad:  fossils, rocks, minerals - anything as hard as my head.  
   
  My wife and I will be departing in mid-June and returning when we run out of money.
   
  I'd appreciate advice on places to hunt in any of these states. 
   
  Thanks again for your help,
   
  Tom Bowers

Tom Bowers <tomrbowers at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Folks,

I'll be attending my first MAPS (Mid-America Paleo Society) bshow in Macomb, Ill this April - have motel reservations and all.

I got to thinking (turned 60 yesterday), how many opportunities will I have left to do some of the fossil hunting I've always wanted to do? My wife and I sat down and looked at the calendar and decided that April and May are pretty much free (we're both retired now) save some Dr. appointments that we may try to avoid. 

So, we've decided to take at least April, and maybe into May, and tour the mid-west to hunt for fossils, rocks and minerals. We're considering OK, MO, IL, IN, KY, IA, SD, ND, MT, WY, NE, KS, CO, and maybe even Alberta, Ca. as possibilities (but clearly not anywhere near ALL). I have all of the Gem Trails for the available states, but these are not always the "right" places to hunt.

Now the pitch . . . Would anyone be willing to give up some info on some good sites to hunt to a guy for his "bucket list" dream hunt of the mid-west? (Come on now, how could you refuse that?)



Seriously, I'd appreciate any info anyone on the list would like to share,



Tom Bowers

tomrbowers at yahoo.com



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