Just rolled 100 flinters signed up, , , 39 individual prizes.

Even if it does not rain again until the event, there is bound to be some running water. Surfacers
bring wet shoes.

100 people?WOW!!!I hope Richard cuts a trench from property line to property line to accomodate.

Not to worry Drew, Richard will have enough space for all. Based on last years experience, there will not be a narrow trench but rather a wall with only one direction to dig and the throw dirt continually thrown behind [ no Bobcat cleaning needed.]

The wall will be deeper than the trench and is really a blessing. . .
The kids and old people will just be scratching the top for bird points.
The hot shots can be happy with their standard tremendous undercutting in the middle.
So all the overburden removers leaves a clean working zone for the deep divers !

I plan to walk back & forth checking the thrown back dirt !

WEATHER.COM has just updated their 10 day forecast for MOODY TX which now includes the Digfest
day. It's going to be a beautifull day.

Unfortunatly the 8 days BEFORE Sunday is showing rain every single day.

Weather patterns can change but using the current data, Sunday looks like a washout.
Richard will make a final determination later in the week.

Keep a weather eye out and look for any official notification from Michelle.

WX.com just came out with a new 10 day forecast. Looks pretty good, hope they stick to it. . .

After Two years of drought, here's some outdoor reminders for the new [ damp ] Texas.

An extra pair of gloves is a good move.
In ALL of TX, the mosquitos are in full force even in the most unusual " dry " areas.
Something like OFF might make you feel protected but I like the flying insect yard fogger to be sure.

Change of clothes for the trip home. Wet shoes of some kind for surfacers planing to get
into the low drainages.

No food will be served before 12 noon.

SAD { San Antonio Digger.com } LEE, singlehandedly has provided a treasure trove of prizes
for the younger group drawing. There are so many prizes, almost looks like All
Kids will get something. Same rules as the grown ups drawing. First draw gets first choice and on & on.

Folding seats are a good idea if you gottum. No need for dining tables, there are enough dogs running around to rest a plate on ones back !

Vendors and displayers need to bring their own tables.

From the time you come through the gate, keep looking down, it's all indian country.
Last year Badger found a small Ensor point not far from the portapotties in the BBQ area.

There will be one [ possibly two ] designated freshly scraped areas made just for the event.
The entire property is open for digging and exploring,
I would encourage first timers to try to see the entire area, even just by road. . .ESPECIALLY the "paleo" area to see the lengths people will go to
find artifacts.

Full charged camera batteries or enough film [ does anybody still use film ? ]

TP [ toilet paper ] just to wrap up any needle tipped point !

Here's another pic of the front gate; ; ; ; ;

Lee is still sending in last minute prize contributions. . .

At this writting, I count 39 adult gifts.

31 young folks prizes.

Seems every youngun should win something, the extra kids T-shirts and coloring books can go toward the adult prizes !

Headin out right now, PC's off