Rough seas and a Giant Sloth

The seas were rough with a lot of sand thrown up. It covers the clay where I look for bones and artifacts. Fortunately I found a nice fossil Giant sloth rib. The identification is not conclusive but the only possibilities are giant sloth and mammoth. It is the right size and feel for sloth so I think that is the likeliest species. I have also found two other pieces over the past week.

We failed miserably at fishing because of the strong rip tide but we did manage to net a few mullet which we will use for bait tomorrow. We have been using frozen shad and mullet over the past couple of weeks because the cold weather have kept the mullet deep.

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Ancient Human Remains.

We find ancient human rains several times during a season of hunting. The sheriff is called and they stop by to pick them up. Them the remains are turned over to an authority who repatriate them to a local tribe.

Ancient Horse!

Found my first fossilized or heavily mineralized horse teeth during a Long Beach walk today.

Exploring the E Texas Gulf Coast

On the first day of my blog I am camping in the small Texas town of High Island. I have been here for approx 2 weeks enjoying the moderate weather and exploring the Crystal Beach area. So far I have had only a little success in finding the paleo fossils that this area is known for. My fishing success has been much better and I am catching a couple of large redfish. My plans are to remain here until the first week in March and then start moving north in the hopes of getting my kayak in the water and trying my luck amd finding more paleo bones.

Camping, Kayaking and Fossil Hunting Adventures

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