Fieldtrip Report:

Second Annual Western North Carolina Rockhound Roundup!
August 4-5-6-7, 2005

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Ron Seaver in the creek, Ron and Nancy are also new club members.

Andrew and Whitney.

Alan McCleaf

Lee with his big feldspar crystal.

Gene Jeffers pointing to a large beryl crystal in matrix that he rolled out of the creek, it just shows that the creek is still producing the big ones.

Closeup of Genes beryl in matrix.

After the day at the Sinkhole and the Ray, we headed back to basecamp for a fun afternoon of trading and swaping rock stories.

My neighbor brought "Buddy" the rockmonkey by to meet everyone.

Steve Penley enjoying the evening.

Gene relaxing after a hard day of mining.

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