The Quest for Megalodon Day 5

 


We took it easy this morning, enjoying our cabin at Springmaid Mountain Retreat in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.  We had a couple of things that were possible on the agenda today, but decided to take a slower day. 






We spent a few hours flume mining at Gem Mountain Mine in Spruce Pine. We had originally planned to do some digging, but opted for the more relaxing day of sifting considering tomorrow we have 8 hours in the field planned :). 



Dane's big gem wish this time around was aquamarine, and he left a happy miner :). 
We also found some awesome other gems.  The lady in the lapidary shop has a niece in Marquette and she was quite surprised that we didn't have Yooper Accents. At first, she didn't believe we were from the U.P. :). 





Lots of winding mountain roads.... 

Allan-- "I don't like driving them"
Dane-- "I'm gonna be car sick"
Amy.. "Look at the beautiful mountain views!"


The view from our hotel for the next 2 nights :). 

Tomorrow we hunt for Megalodon! 

Our Google Photos Album for this trip can be found by clicking here.

Today's States (2): North Carolina, South Carolina

Total Trip States (7): Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina

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