keb, I hope you have a great time with the Christmas music, it's so good to celebrate the season that way, it helps it not all be about gifting.

Well, today I prioritized getting out in the field with a couple of non-collector friends, goathead weeds be damned. It was rocky going at times, but turned out a lovely day, and one buddy turned out to be a great offroad driver. The initial mines in the low Victorio Mtns that I targeted were hard to get to, and the local rock uninspiring.

But we left via a different route, and stumbled on a lovely alternate site and found some goodies. It's accessible enough I can go back, perhaps with a collector who won't mind pawing around for longer.

Then I explored a few other local roads closer to home, and learned which roads on the maps and GPS are in fact no longer there. Lots of notes to make while the info is fresh.