Ray Mine 2011 Part I

[Ezdiggin]

I've been lucky this year to get to the Ray a few times, but slacking on posting. So with a little motivation I'll start off with a trip in January. Started out below freezing, but ended in the 50s with fog nearly all day. My favorite weather hands down. This 60 straight days of hotter then I've ever felt is miserable to rockhound in all day. CAN'T wait for fall. Anyway, the day went perfect. I found plenty of neat stuff. But the next day I realized I had been digging in poison ivy roots all day. I don't get the rash very easily, but this time it was all over my hands, arms, and places it shouldn't have been. I know some people don't like posts with tons of pictures, so I'll split this up into a few parts. Here's some pics from the day. Ezra


View Downhill


View East


View Uphill


Beryl as I found it, having fallen from my holes ceiling


same one


Large rock with 4 beryls


same one


Loose yellow/green Beryl


This Beryl would have been perfect had it not lost the corner. It's much more blue colored in person


Same one next to my eastwing sledge

[arappaho]

Thanks for the report. Great pics!
That last blue one looks pretty sweet.
Look forward to more reports.

Joe

[Ryan]

Wow! Nice haul for one day at the often stingy Ray. Thanks for the report. For the record, i love when posts have lots of pics! And urs were very nice, the foggy mountain looks beautiful as do the beryl xls!

[Dicky the Rockhunter]

wow those are some nice beryls, you make me jealous. hope
i can get some better called aqua this weekend