Closing in on the southern end of my mapping area
At the southern most tip I found this unused quarry.
Just a few km down the road: The wine in front still belongs to my area. The village and what's behind gladly not.
On the road back to town I passed through this fairy tale forrest.
As you can see conditions aren't really perfect but I think it'll do. Once the weather improves and once I have access to the drill core documents work should be easier. The few random pieces I picked-up today already contained a few fossils and oncolites/pellets/oolites which proved to be a bit hard to tell apart because they are so tiny. Perhaps I can demonstrate a few fotos of those in the coming weeks.
7 comments:
Looks very scenic. Who starts a field season in the Winter? Watch out for frostbite!
Mapping earlier is hindered by too much vegetation - too late by snow. So mapping needs to be done after the disappearance of the vegetation and before the first bad snow.
It looks like a neat place to be staying - and I hope the weather holds off long enough for you to get to your outcrops.
I forgot you had comment moderation on!
No problem Silver Fox! It is simply easier for me when I am away all day to keep track what's being posted and keep out unwanted stuff if it should arise. :-)
I hope there were no further surprises during the organisational meetings and the investigation area size stayed the same. ;-)
If there's still too much snow, you could switch to skiing – that might get you more quickly from outcrop to outcrop.
Good luck down there!
Good luck man, and have fun.
Post a Comment