Fieldtrip Report:
Annual M.A.G.M.A. 4th of July Buck Creek Campout and Dig!
Clay County, N.C.July 4th-8th, 2007
photos by: Pat Cummings, Sandy Jones,
Lee Fleming, and Rick Jacquot



Boats gathering at the lake to watch the fireworks.

Boats in the dark.
The next morning, most of the members headed to the Cherokee Mine to start the day, and then to various other locations.

Maria Montoya

Maria runs the mine out of this office.

Hunting sapphires at the sluice.


A MAGMA fashion boo boo, Lee and I usually call each other the night before a dig to see what the other is wearing, shirt, pants , underwear , etc., we forgot this day and ended looking like twins!
