Parks
Rockford Iowa Fossil & Prairie Park
This park is WONDERFUL for children – fossils, fossils everywhere! BRING: Water – no water for sale Sunscreen – no shade to speak of Brimmed Hat that will be secure on a windy day Chap Stick – prairie winds A bag or pail to carry your fossils A rock hammer, knife or weeder to pry … Continue reading
Andreya Goes to Quarry Hill Nature Center & Much More!
This was Andreya’s (Bob’s granddaughter 6 years old) last visit of the summer and what a day long adventure it was – I think she and I were both wore out by the end of the day! Lots of firsts for Andreya, three fossil hunts – two impromptu – and fun right down to the … Continue reading
Masonic Park Hunt Late April 2014
Apologies, as I have not been posting my hunts this year – just so busy! 🙂 But for the next one to make sense (and as an apology to Wolffish as to what I got him into) these pictures might make some sense. It was a late April day with temps in the 60s, sunshine, … Continue reading
Bluff Country: An Outdoor Paradise! Lots of LINKS!
The Bluff Country of southeastern Minnesota is an outdoor paradise and fun for the whole family. Considered one of the top 10 most scenic areas in North America, it is bordered by the Mighty Mississippi River to the east and the Great American Plains to the west. I have lots of links here and since … Continue reading
The Geology of Bluff Country by Gary Erickson
The Geology of Bluff Country by Gary Erickson is a short book that is a “Must Read” for anyone coming here to fossil hunt and/or interested in the unique geology of this “driftless” area. Gary Erickson was an Earth Sciences teacher in Fillmore County for many years and he hosts the Fillmorenature.blogspot.com on our sidebar … Continue reading
Fossils In My Back Yard & Much More! Iowa
http://nmita.iowa.uiowa.edu/paleo/FIMBY/GeologicIA.html Check out this geologic map of Iowa! It is nearly ALL Fossilized from Pre-Cambrian to the Dinosaurs! Trilobites of Iowa PDF http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1260&context=igsar&sei-redir=1#search=iowa+trilobite Maquoketa Trilobites of Iowa PDF http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1179&context=igsar&sei-redir=1#search=iowa+trilobites And if for some reason the links don’t work, go to thefossilforum.com, scroll down to the United States and click on Iowa and use Piranah’s links. … Continue reading
Of Floods & Fossils – Masonic Park, Spring Valley
I decided to do a lunch break fossil hunt as it was threatening to rain with a low rumble of thunder in the west. Masonic Park is only 3 or 4 miles northwest of Spring Valley and I had read about it, but never actually hunted it. I didn’t have high expectations because the water … Continue reading
Masonic Park is an Archeo-Paleo Site
By BC Fossil Lady If you download the goverment information of where to fossil hunt, Spring Valley comes up several times. Most of the road cuts east, north and south of Spring Valley are very fossiliferous. But there is one area that truly stands out not only for fossils, but the archeological finds it … Continue reading
