Uncle Siphuncle Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 So I'm out in SoCal prospecting for fossils after work each night, and last night I looked at a beach cliff south of Torrey Pines State Park. It was an odd collecting experience. First of all, when I got there there were people hang gliding over the cliff catching thermals and hovering mid air for 30-45 minutes at a time - pretty cool actually. Then the cliff was breathtakingly huge. It may have been 500-600 feet of nearly vertical relief. It was a bit of a workout going down then back up the stairs, the most climbing I've ever done while fossil hunting. I worked the base of the cliff looking for stuff and turned up a few gastropods. Now here is where things got interesting....I walked the waterline on the way back and realized it was a nude beach! There was an attractive blonde lady about 30 doing calisthenics about 30 feet in front of me who was not in the least bit shy about her God-given attributes - any of them. After pulling my eyes off of all this I decided it was time to attack the stairs and just get the heck out of this place, but I thought about telling her that her shoe was untied, and maybe inviting her fossil collecting......only in Cali! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthdog Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 And here I thought the Peace River was the best possible hunting experience available. Your story has inspired me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 ummm.......pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt cable Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'm guessing I won't have the same experience in Pennsylvania this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 So I'm out in SoCal prospecting for fossils after work each night, and last night I looked at a beach cliff south of Torrey Pines State Park. It was an odd collecting experience. First of all, when I got there there were people hang gliding over the cliff catching thermals and hovering mid air for 30-45 minutes at a time - pretty cool actually. Then the cliff was breathtakingly huge. It may have been 500-600 feet of nearly vertical relief. It was a bit of a workout going down then back up the stairs, the most climbing I've ever done while fossil hunting. I worked the base of the cliff looking for stuff and turned up a few gastropods. Now here is where things got interesting....I walked the waterline on the way back and realized it was a nude beach! There was an attractive blonde lady about 30 doing calisthenics about 30 feet in front of me who was not in the least bit shy about her God-given attributes - any of them. After pulling my eyes off of all this I decided it was time to attack the stairs and just get the heck out of this place, but I thought about telling her that her shoe was untied, and maybe inviting her fossil collecting......only in Cali! Fossil collecting DOES pay dividends!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Another highly qualified associate... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'm guessing I won't have the same experience in Pennsylvania this weekend. Only if you count camouflage and rifles to be part of the normal accouterments. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 You never know what you will find while fossil hunting. It looks like anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Do I hear "Fossil Forum Field Trip"!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Do I hear "Fossil Forum Field Trip"!!!! I think that I was at that same beach a few years back. I'll go!!!!!!!!! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 One problem.......not many fossils...... Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaswoodie Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 You wanted fossils too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer73 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 LOL! That would be 'Black's Beach'. Favorite hangout for the UCSD kids. :-) ~Mike All your fossils are belong to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is that a baculite in your pocket? For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 ok, wait, dan. you failed to keep your attention focused on the ground at your feet, AND you met a local and didn't ask where the good fossil hunting could be found? you are so losing your focus in midlife. johnj, is this your fault somehow? i bet the woman was dancing around in pain from stepping on piles of shark teeth, and you didn't go over and check. sheesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 you should have told her you were hunting fossil wood, and then asked her if she'd like to see some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuscarora-th Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 you should have told her you were hunting fossil wood, and then asked her if she'd like to see some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 You wanted fossils too? was your name texaswoodie before reading this post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaswoodie Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 lol Yep, I've always been texaswoodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Just goes to show that there are some things you don't have to wait to be fossilised before you can appreciate them! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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