My Weekend Fossil Hunting Trip to Edisto Beach State Park

I want to tell you about a weekend fossil hunting trip I took a few weeks ago. It was a cold, but sunny Saturday in December. I live about three and one half hours from the beach I was planning on visiting, so I started out rather early, about 4:30am. I was going to Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina.

This was a trip I had been anticipating for quite some time. Because I live in South Carolina, most of my fossil hunting trips have been limited to the beaches of my state. I had not visited Edisto Beach before this. The majority of my trips have been to the beaches of Myrtle Beach and Hunting Island. I had read that Edisto Beach State Park was an excellent beach to hunt fossils so naturally I was eager to visit.

First, a little history about my fossil hunting. Some twenty years ago or so I was invited to go to the beach with an aunt. During the trip, Aunt Nita introduced me to hunting sharks teeth. Maybe I was a little young, but I did not enjoy this past time. Several years later, I was walking along the beach and happened to look down and see a sharks tooth. I reached to pick it up and suddenly remembered the excitement my Aunt Nita displayed upon finding a sharks tooth. I must have been about 20. That was 23 years ago. Today, I don't miss an opportunity to go fossil hunting.

This particular Saturday was before Christmas and the weather forecast was for a clear, sunny and cold day. I imagined this would be an excellent time to hunt fossils. I was right! We arrived around 8:30am and bundled ourselves to protect against the cold and began our expedition! I was really happy to see the many shell beds up and down the coast! I have pictures at my website. We began walking up the beach toward the campground. There was no one on the beach and we soon started finding sharks teeth and some petrified wood. There was also an abundance of shells some of which I couldn't pass up.

As the morning turned into afternoon, the temperature rose enough that we were able to shed our heavy coats and stocking hats. We were now beachcombing in light jackets under beautiful blue skies. By now, other people were coming to the beach, probably from the campground. We left the beach heading home about 3:30pm.

We had a great experience at Edisto. We found many fine specimens to add to our collection. I have had good luck finding sharks teeth and petrified wood at both Myrtle Beach and Hunting Island. Now I can add Edisto Beach State Park to my list of great beaches to find fossils.

We found 34 sharks teeth, numerous bits of petrified wood and an excellent vertebrae specimen. I was very happy with the days take and was already planning another trip. I have pictures of Edisto Beach and our finds at my website http://www.saturdayafternoonhobbies.com

My Weekend Fossil Hunting Trip to Edisto Beach State Park

I want to tell you about a weekend fossil hunting trip I took a few weeks ago. It was a cold, but sunny Saturday in December. I live about three and one half hours from the beach I was planning on visiting, so I started out rather early, about 4:30am. I was going to Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina.

This was a trip I had been anticipating for quite some time. Because I live in South Carolina, most of my fossil hunting trips have been limited to the beaches of my state. I had not visited Edisto Beach before this. The majority of my trips have been to the beaches of Myrtle Beach and Hunting Island. I had read that Edisto Beach State Park was an excellent beach to hunt fossils so naturally I was eager to visit.

First, a little history about my fossil hunting. Some twenty years ago or so I was invited to go to the beach with an aunt. During the trip, Aunt Nita introduced me to hunting sharks teeth. Maybe I was a little young, but I did not enjoy this past time. Several years later, I was walking along the beach and happened to look down and see a sharks tooth. I reached to pick it up and suddenly remembered the excitement my Aunt Nita displayed upon finding a sharks tooth. I must have been about 20. That was 23 years ago. Today, I don't miss an opportunity to go fossil hunting.

This particular Saturday was before Christmas and the weather forecast was for a clear, sunny and cold day. I imagined this would be an excellent time to hunt fossils. I was right! We arrived around 8:30am and bundled ourselves to protect against the cold and began our expedition! I was really happy to see the many shell beds up and down the coast! I have pictures at my website. We began walking up the beach toward the campground. There was no one on the beach and we soon started finding sharks teeth and some petrified wood. There was also an abundance of shells some of which I couldn't pass up.

As the morning turned into afternoon, the temperature rose enough that we were able to shed our heavy coats and stocking hats. We were now beachcombing in light jackets under beautiful blue skies. By now, other people were coming to the beach, probably from the campground. We left the beach heading home about 3:30pm.

We had a great experience at Edisto. We found many fine specimens to add to our collection. I have had good luck finding sharks teeth and petrified wood at both Myrtle Beach and Hunting Island. Now I can add Edisto Beach State Park to my list of great beaches to find fossils.

We found 34 sharks teeth, numerous bits of petrified wood and an excellent vertebrae specimen. I was very happy with the days take and was already planning another trip. I have pictures of Edisto Beach and our finds at my website http://www.saturdayafternoonhobbies.com

My weekend trip to hunt for fossil Edisto Beach State Park

I want you on a hunting weekend say fossil found a couple of weeks. It was a cold but sunny Saturday in December. I live about three and a half hours from the beach I visited was the programming, I started very early, around 04:30 clock. Edisto Beach State Park was in South Carolina.

It 'was a journey I had been anticipating for some time. Because I live in South Carolina that have been most of my trips to the beach looking for fossils limitedof my state. I had not visited before Edisto Beach. Most of my trips have been to Iceland from the beaches of Myrtle Beach and hunting. I had read that Edisto Beach State Park was a great beach fossil hunting, so naturally I was eager to visit, too.

First a little history of my search for fossils. Twenty years have been invited to go to the beach with an aunt. During the journey has led me to hunt sharks Aunt NitaTeeth. Maybe I was a bit 'young, but I did not want to enjoy this past time. A few years later, I was walking along the beach and happen to look down and see a shark tooth. I came to get him, and suddenly remembered the thrill of my aunt Nita displayed on the search for a shark tooth. I must have been about 20 This was 23 years ago. Today I can not miss the opportunity to go fossil hunting.

This Saturday was especially before Christmas and the weather forecast for clear,sunny day and cold. I have this would be the ideal time to hunt fossils. I was right! We arrived at 08.30 clock and we bundled for protection against the cold and began our expedition! I was really happy to see many shellfish beds up and down the coast! I have pictures on my site. We started walking to the beach camp. There was nobody on the beach and soon we began to find shark teeth and some petrified wood. There was also an abundance of shellssome of which I could not miss.

As the morning turned into afternoon, the temperature rose enough that we protect our heavy coats and stocking caps, were deleted. We were now in light jackets beachcombing under beautiful blue skies. Meanwhile, other people on the beach, probably from the campsite. We left the beach, heading home around 3:30.

We had a great experience Edisto. We found many fine specimens to our collection to add. I was luckyFind shark teeth and petrified wood, both in Myrtle Beach and hunting in Iceland. Now I can add Beach State Park on my list to be great to find fossils Edisto beaches.

We found 34 shark teeth, several pieces of petrified wood and an excellent copy vertebrae. I was very pleased in recent days and has been for the next trip. They are pictures of Edisto Beach and our findings on my site http://www.saturdayafternoonhobbies.com