By Mary Fairchild “The Mazon Creek flora is renowned for being almost completely collected by amateurs. Since 1858, in an area covering approximately 100 square miles, untold numbers of collectors have gathered fossils in quantities unprecedented in North America.” Jack Wittry In the mid-1990s when our family first became interested in collecting fossils our electric bill…
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February: Falling Back in Love With Sea Kayaking
By Mary Fairchild In water, any rescue takes a lot more time and energy than an elegant roll. A reliable roll is one that can be done when not expected. Rough water, or skookumchuck, can psychologically make things difficult. Find ways to practice in all conditions. A roll will help you get more proficient at…
Revelation 19:11-21: The Return of Jesus Christ
Mary Fairchild Revelation and Church History Church Age The following is based on the phonetic writing of the expository teaching tapes of Pastor Jim Mooberry. Jesus is going to be coming again personally, bodily, and visibly to the earth. The contrast between His first coming and His second coming is equally immense. In the first…
Exploring the Great Basin: Anza-Borrego Desert, Calico Early Man Site, to Boarding the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
By Mary Fairchild Anza-Borrego Desert The Great Basin stretches from southern Idaho to Southern California which includes all, or portions, of Oregon, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. Its southwestern parts are now known as the Mojave and Colorado Deserts of Southern California. In this large, generally dry, mountain-studded region of the West the rivers do not flow to the sea…
Fossil/Science/Green
Fossil/Geology/Paleontology Dinner With Frederick Schram (Mazon Creek Fossils) Dinosaur Bone Hunting(Wyoming; South Dakota; Paleo Prospectors) ESCONI Rock Club: If I Could Turn Back Time Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: Chinese Jade Carvings, Fossils, and Minerals Mazon Creek Fossils (Illinois fossils) Mid-America Paleontology Society Annual Fossil Show Moves to Iowa Paul Sereno: African Dinosaurs Exhibit 2011…
Dinner With Frederick Schram
By Mary FairchildRob Sula, Dr. Frederick R. Schram, Jack Wittry, Jim Fairchild.–August, 2011. The Mazon Creek site is very significant because of the diversity of life compared to other Lagerstatten. Frederick R. Schram (2) In August, ESCONI members Rob and Sondra Sula, Jack and Charlene Wittry, and Jim and I met with Dr. Frederick Schram at…