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5/4 DEVILS RIVER DIG, WITH KANSAS KLOVIS JOHN & NACHO

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Re: 5/4 DEVILS RIVER DIG, WITH KANSAS KLOVIS JOHN & NACHO

Opening scene; morning ground fog in the river channel

Beware Angus steaks on the roads.

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South end of a north bound porcupine at the camp area.

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Friday evening at the new site, just 2 test buckets deep

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Spotted a worked tip among the many flakes in the ash & fire rock

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By the dawns early light

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First conference of the day in Nachos' office

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Nacho had dozed an access road to # 3 , positioned screens one at a time

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Corner tangs always draw the crowds ( Joel is the new club member )

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Lucrica got a beauty

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overview from up slope

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Isabel got a real nice one

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A Caracara for SH

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Lunch break

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After lunch at the parking area, Jacob & Jon were lucky enough to catch a ride back to the screen area.

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The rest of us po people had to walk !

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A "WhooHoo" brings the spectators to Klovis John's table

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John, Damon & Brad drove down from snowy Kansas for this

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Luci wrangles for a good camera angle for the beautiful Blade that Brad found on the very first load after lunch.

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It's about a 1/4 inch thick and professionally crafted

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To quote the commandant...> " if you work hard you will be treated well "

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A Luci blade

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Issi ( the drill lady ) also got this fine Montell

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I arranged a picture of me just to show that I was actually there.

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Lucky Luci again

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9 hour days just fly by, already for the final show

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Re: 5/4 DEVILS RIVER DIG, WITH KANSAS KLOVIS JOHN & NACHO

As always looking good! That's a nice shot of the foggy river bed.

Looking forward to a close-up of the caracara.

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EVERYONE had a coating of ancient ash, this is Kansas Brad. Look again at some of the other pics with dirty faced people

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Roger's hand digging finds
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Luci was amazed atthe amount of dirt in her shoes....was checking for any possible bird points.

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Luci, Chewy & Arty. What we cant see in the pic is that Arty has his foot on a nice MATATE that he got on the second to last load of dirt...
( couldn't get the matate in pic ! )

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Beautiful wx for camping...Lots of fireflies out

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Breakfast time, ( no fireflies)...

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No Sunday pics, I'm gone.

Re: 5/4 DEVILS RIVER DIG, WITH KANSAS KLOVIS JOHN & NACHO

awesome! That looks like a dirty place to go! Great finds. looks fun. great report Hal. Wish I was there.

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sandman


Looking forward to a close-up of the caracara.


Sorry for the delay, two days ago I spotted this neat "scale" . . . .had to wait til he reached a proper flat area.

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That's real nice!

Snails, kinda reminds me of a thundering herd of turtles!

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Say hal ! Looks like it was hot down there , as you had your umbrella rig up & runing , mounted to the screen table so you could have shade , being that I missed this dig & could not get a close up inspection of hoe you have that riged up to tve table , perhaps you can show us , via pictures of how this wonderful feat of engineering was done .

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Cliff ashbaugh
perhaps you can show us , via pictures of how this wonderful feat of engineering was done .


Ok C, I may have to stay up most of the night getting some blueprints organised but I,ll have some info up by early morn