Trip Log: Monday, July 22, 2002Yesterday we were splashing in the Colville River in 80-degree weather and complaining about working in our quarries in the heat. Today, the temperature hovered at 55 degrees and we were wearing our heavy jackets, caps, and wool gloves. We didnt see the sun all day. We started working in our quarries at 7:30. Our goal was to avoid the afternoon heat. By 10:30 we were huddled around a campfire taking a long snack break. Our third day quarry work yielded two times the elements in quarries one and two. One highlight was finding a complete radius. Rena was deemed the fossil ferret and was finding so much stuff that she was relegated to sweeping for one hour while her recorder caught up with all of her finds. Quarries three and four suffered from quarry envy. Holly continued to find teeth and has been named the tooth fairy. Quarry four uncovered a neural spine. There was a terrible TP incident. A roll was carelessly tossed up the hill from Janet to Phil. As it rolled back down the hill heading for the water, Chris saved the day by dashing down the hill and intercepting the roll before it entered the river. Toilet paper is sacred, as most of it is used to wrap fossil samples. The day ended with a gourmet dinner of bowls lined with homemade mashed potatoes and canned beef stew. Dinner was served in the weather port. Later we huddled around the campfire. Reporters for the day: Pam and Phil Back (July 21) | Forward (July 23) |
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