Lithicbeads and packlithic ventured into a local creek yesterday in search of jade. This was lithic’s first trip out to get his feet wet since his surgery. We used our own mobile belay system to get down the steep loose and rocky approach to the creek which has gotten washed out more over the winter. We used a gait belt (standard physical therapy tool) around lithic’s waist and then attached a sturdy dog leash to this so that I (packlithic ) could keep lithic from falling while negotiating the hill. The stream we visited has turned over and changed course quite a bit since our last trip several months ago and there were large pieces of jade everywhere. The selection of jade was different than normal with more large pieces and some pieces with a strange white rind as seen in the pictures below. We found several interesting pieces of jade with possible good color inside them that will be explored further once the tile saw gets started back up when the weather and lithicbeads health improves. An added bonus it didn’t start to rain until after we left which was nice given the rather cold temperature of the water in the creek. I have yet to weigh our haul but I will add that in later should the electric stay on today.
