Great day, new friends, fascinating history!
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| There used to be a town here. I'm fascinated by places less populated 150 years later |
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| Finding minerals in the soil that double as face paint |
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| Ready to head into the mine, safety gear - check! |
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| Tons of geology when you go underground; the lines are tide lines from millions of years ago when this part of the mountain was shoreline. |
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| Plant fossils |
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| Coal! (Black Diamonds) |
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| More geology - fossil record of ancient animal caves (shrimp in the ocean floor) |
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| My miner daughter |
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| Underground tour - after it was a coal mine, it was used as a sand mine (glass making). Great tour; our thanks to Teresa for organizing and to naturalist Kevin for the tour. |
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| Another miner, post tour |
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