{"id":7688,"date":"2015-02-03T03:35:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T03:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/?p=7688"},"modified":"2024-07-01T23:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T23:15:20","slug":"eminence-on-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/?p=7688","title":{"rendered":"MFQ on New Years Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>What better way to spend New Years Day than go rockhunting ??? \u00a0I couldn`t think of a better way to spend the day, specially since I was off the night before, and could get some good rest before making the long drive down to hunt. Missy and I woke up and headed down early, photographing the dawn`s early light on the way down there&#8230;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-Sunrise-Enroute.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7689\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-Sunrise-Enroute-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"01 Sunrise Enroute\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-Sunrise-Enroute-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-Sunrise-Enroute-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/01-Sunrise-Enroute-447x300.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;Missy and I arrived and found the air a bit crisp at that time of the morning, and from where I parked near what was left of the blast pile, I could again see pockets up high, so I grabbed my stepladder and began exploring&#8230;..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Whats-Left-of-the-Pile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7691\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Whats-Left-of-the-Pile-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"05 Whats Left of the Pile\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Whats-Left-of-the-Pile-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Whats-Left-of-the-Pile-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Whats-Left-of-the-Pile-329x300.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/05-Whats-Left-of-the-Pile.jpg 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12-Ladder-to-Pockets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7692\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12-Ladder-to-Pockets-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"12 Ladder to Pockets\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12-Ladder-to-Pockets-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12-Ladder-to-Pockets-948x1024.jpg 948w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12-Ladder-to-Pockets.jpg 1626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;this first pocket above and below, working out to be a very good one. I filled two bags with beautiful wrapped plates of calcite druse with poker chip blades that sparkle and shine in the sunlight&#8230;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13-Pockets-Above-Ladder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7693\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13-Pockets-Above-Ladder-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"13 Pockets Above Ladder\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13-Pockets-Above-Ladder-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13-Pockets-Above-Ladder-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13-Pockets-Above-Ladder-384x300.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13-Pockets-Above-Ladder.jpg 1769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;more of these puppies&#8230;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-Druse-From-First-Pocket-on-Wall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7696\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-Druse-From-First-Pocket-on-Wall-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"03 Druse From First Pocket on Wall\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-Druse-From-First-Pocket-on-Wall-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-Druse-From-First-Pocket-on-Wall-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/03-Druse-From-First-Pocket-on-Wall-458x300.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;and of course while I was cleaning those pockets out&#8230;there were a couple of smaller ones on either side of that large pocket&#8230;Missy was content to roam around the quarry and check things out&#8230;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-East-Side-Quarry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-East-Side-Quarry-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"08 East Side Quarry\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-East-Side-Quarry-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-East-Side-Quarry-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/08-East-Side-Quarry-396x300.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-Far-East-Side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-Far-East-Side-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"11 Far East Side\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-Far-East-Side-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-Far-East-Side-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jwjrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-Far-East-Side-500x272.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;we headed home about 4 pm, with four bags full of goodies. all in all a great New Years Day and great start to rockhounding in 2015.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What better way to spend New Years Day than go rockhunting ??? 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