Gitchel relates: “Next morning
several of us armed with various chisels, hammers, picks, and bars, eagerly
head for the Giant Gem. “Oohs” and “ahhs” quickly turn to grunts and groans and
screams of frustration as we re-learn how tough and heavy true jade actually
is….we beat and pry and push and pull, then we kick and holler. After a lengthy
struggle, one by one, each member of our group loses confidence in the face of
this immovable and magnificent stone, the object of both our admiration and
frustration.
On the evening of the last full day,
one of the group discovers the most beautiful botryoidal jade of the trip (pictured below insitu) a green and white bumpy football sized nugget , but more irregular and interesting
in shape. It is already nicely polished by years of weathering. Everyone wants
to touch and rub this beauty.
And this one is now jewelry
Photo by Heron Nelson
Photo by Heron Nelson
During "waiting time" an impromptu digital screening of Dael's work
reviews pictures of wildlife as well as jades and jaspers encountered along the
way that were all too big to carry home. Everyone brings out found favorites finds to show
and compare
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