Field Trip Report:

3rd Annual Western North Carolina Rockhound Roundup, August 1st-6th, 2006 photos by: Lee Fleming, Mark Gaskins, Jolene Falcone, Rick Jacquot, Ed Lytle, and Phil Napier Dave L. and Laura arrived for the Roundup, Dave brought along a selection of some of the great material he has been collecting at Buck Creek, in one of the many "secret creeks" Not the typical small corundum spotted smaragdite that most people find, these are real rubies, the stuff most people wish they could find, good work Dave! Linda, Nicole, and Travis Hartin Jackie and Mickey Steve, "dude, this stuff is free!" (What a surprise...) Page 20 Back to field trip menu