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IKnowHow2Fly
10-04-2009, 09:38 PM
Hey what's up, lately I have been "exploring" and finally decided to start collecting the bones I find. I'm hoping to get a large collection and place them in a glass case of some sort. So far I have half of a donkey's jaw (teeth still on it), many ribs, a spine of some animal, what appears to be the top jaw of a chipmunk, a shoulder blade possibly, and 2-4 thick bones which could be a leg? Not to sure as of now what most are but hoping to find more and get a large collection! :)

Edit: Click picture to make it larger.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8503/nicksbones.th.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/nicksbones.jpg/)
Real Racing Fan
10-04-2009, 09:39 PM
Hey what's up, lately I have been "exploring" and finally decided to start collecting the bones I find. I'm hoping to get a large collection and place them in a glass case of some sort. So far I have half of a donkey's jaw (teeth still on it), many ribs, a spine of some animal, what appears to be the top jaw of a chipmunk, a shoulder blade possibly, and 2-4 thick bones which could be a leg? Not to sure as of now what most are but hoping to find more and get a large collection! :)

Edit: Click picture to make it larger.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8503/nicksbones.th.jpg (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/nicksbones.jpg/)

That is SWEET!
IKnowHow2Fly
10-04-2009, 09:41 PM
That is SWEET!

Thank you :)

I'm hoping to find a lot more!

Just need to find the time to spend the day out there.
Usually only spend 2-3 hours but I need moreee time!
spidey146
10-04-2009, 09:46 PM
Thank you :)

I'm hoping to find a lot more!

Just need to find the time to spend the day out there.
Usually only spend 2-3 hours but I need moreee time!

Where do you find them? Oh and ur collection is AWESOME, if you put them all together you can make a little skeleton and hang it outside your house on Halloween :p
IKnowHow2Fly
10-04-2009, 09:48 PM
Where do you find them? Oh and ur collection is AWESOME, if you put them all together you can make a little skeleton and hang it outside your house on Halloween :p

Haha :P

Red Rock Canyon in Nevada. (USA)
gekkota
10-04-2009, 11:13 PM
Hmmmm...are you sure none of them are human?
Hard to tell the size in the picture, but the top row third one from the left looks kind of suspicious! :eek:
theone1007
10-04-2009, 11:18 PM
That is seriously one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I've always wanted to collect fossils and whatnot ever since I was a kid, totally obsessed with dinosaurs when I was young.

That's seriously cool though, I wish I could find some bones in my backyard :D
IKnowHow2Fly
10-04-2009, 11:26 PM
Hmmmm...are you sure none of them are human?
Hard to tell the size in the picture, but the top row third one from the left looks kind of suspicious! :eek:

Yeah, I hope not! Unsure though, doing some more research on them tomorrow.
IKnowHow2Fly
10-04-2009, 11:27 PM
That is seriously one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I've always wanted to collect fossils and whatnot ever since I was a kid, totally obsessed with dinosaurs when I was young.

That's seriously cool though, I wish I could find some bones in my backyard :D


Thanks! I enjoy the exploration and the excitement in finding them. Can't wait to add to my collection :)
PhagoCychotic
10-05-2009, 02:10 AM
Hmmmm...are you sure none of them are human?
Hard to tell the size in the picture, but the top row third one from the left looks kind of suspicious! :eek:

It looks too short and stout to be human, but you never know :eek:
LBG
10-05-2009, 02:35 AM
It looks too short and stout to be human, but you never know :eek:

Maybe a midget's bone? lol.

Anyway, this beats my collection of dead animals in jars.
derek420
10-05-2009, 05:08 AM
cool collection..but..definitely odd..very odd..lol :rolleyes:
Masmo
10-05-2009, 07:16 AM
LOL! When I read the title at first, I thought it literally meant your own bones and I was like WTF!? But I now realize...
Brazilian Rider
10-05-2009, 02:26 PM
I found a bone a couple of years ago...

Only bad thing was that it was sticking out of my arm...
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 02:30 PM
cool collection..but..definitely odd..very odd..lol :rolleyes:

Haha thanks :P
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 02:30 PM
I found a bone a couple of years ago...

Only bad thing was that it was sticking out of my arm...

Doesn't sound too good..:(
Brazilian Rider
10-05-2009, 03:21 PM
Doesn't sound too good..:(

It was awesome looking, and I even got a pic in before I headed off to the hospital!
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 03:56 PM
It was awesome looking, and I even got a pic in before I headed off to the hospital!

Haha nice, didn't feel any pain due to adrenaline?
Brazilian Rider
10-05-2009, 03:59 PM
Haha nice, didn't feel any pain due to adrenaline?

Nada. Adrenaline is so amazing. It's really cool how it sorta 'cancels' everything...

Which, when you're thinking about it, it SHOULD be easier to cancel pain out... I dunno why it isn't...
gekkota
10-05-2009, 04:39 PM
It was awesome looking, and I even got a pic in before I headed off to the hospital!

Picture, please!
:)
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 04:49 PM
Heres a pic of Red Rock, this is once we made it to the top. It was pretty easy, just didn't want to fall due to a backpack full of bones :P


Click on pic to make it larger! ;)

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5917/dsc7138.th.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/dsc7138.jpg/)
saintsalive
10-05-2009, 04:56 PM
Cool! If you find something interesting maybe you can donate it to the local museum. XD
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 04:59 PM
Cool! If you find something interesting maybe you can donate it to the local museum. XD

It's a possibility, but thinking of just handing over anything after searching for it for so long won't be easy! ;)
saintsalive
10-05-2009, 05:01 PM
Yeah, I know. It'd be kinda cool if you found a human bone tho :eek: :cool:
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 05:05 PM
Yeah, I know. It'd be kinda cool if you found a human bone tho :eek: :cool:

Haha yeah, I need to figure out what I already have so I can stop just calling them by their looks. It isn't easy though, lots of wildlife out there with different bone structures. The only one I know for sure is the donkey jaw :P
Hopefully none turn out to be human :eek:
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 05:18 PM
Been washing them to remove as much dirt as possible. Alot harder than I imagined, will need to find a proper technique to finish cleaning them. The jaw and the bone on the paper towel are quite large!! On the top right you can see the spine, and next to it are two bones which are identical, aswell as a smaller bone which appears to be the same just quite smaller (younger animal maybe?) Then a whole lot of ribs or something? I REALLY want to figure out the bone which is on the paper towel. It's so interesting.

Click on the image to make it larger! ;)


http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/8503/nicksbones.th.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/nicksbones.jpg/)
WellSpentYouth
10-05-2009, 05:32 PM
Wow! That's pretty impressive!

There is a place that I went to in Fossil, Oregon (USA) that you can pay like $10 to dig around for fossils (hence the name of the little town). I found maybe 8 fossils of various plants :)
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 05:36 PM
Wow! That's pretty impressive!

There is a place that I went to in Fossil, Oregon (USA) that you can pay like $10 to dig around for fossils (hence the name of the little town). I found maybe 8 fossils of various plants :)

Thanks!, Nice! I never looked for fossils, but I should keep an eye out for them. Good thing about this place is the part I'm in is free :) There are paid areas like the State Park and scenic drive, but I found this one free area to be a gold mine of bones and cool things.
WellSpentYouth
10-05-2009, 05:42 PM
Thanks!, Nice! I never looked for fossils, but I should keep an eye out for them. Good thing about this place is the part I'm in is free :) There are paid areas like the State Park and scenic drive, but I found this one free area to be a gold mine of bones and cool things.
Yeah, I wouldn't want to pay $10 every day, that place is only for tourist who want some fossils :) That's really neat that you found your own little spot, I know some people who have favorite fishing spots, but not anyone who has a favorite bone finding place ;)

Best of luck!
Brazilian Rider
10-05-2009, 05:47 PM
Picture, please!
:)

I'll get it, but first I have to drudge through 17 folders full of pictures...

In fact, I'll post it up tomorrow. I'm too tired now.
IKnowHow2Fly
10-05-2009, 05:48 PM
Yeah, I wouldn't want to pay $10 every day, that place is only for tourist who want some fossils :) That's really neat that you found your own little spot, I know some people who have favorite fishing spots, but not anyone who has a favorite bone finding place ;)

Best of luck!

Thanks :P I have been going to Red Rock for a year now, but never thought I could find anything so I never looked. Then last week I came across this spot and was shocked. I normally go with my brother(don't want to go to the desert alone!;)) And was finding some bones one after another. It was amazing :D
IKnowHow2Fly
10-07-2009, 09:24 PM
OMG!!!! just got back from another trip!! I found probally 5x what my previous picture shows. Going to post pics after I get out of the shower!!
IKnowHow2Fly
10-07-2009, 09:45 PM
OK here is the new set of bones I found tonight, all in a matter of 1 hour 30 minutes. The quality of the pic sucks because I have to use my cell phone for now, camera is broke. I would like to place all my bones from this set and my previous picture together but I am in the process of moving and they are already boxed away. Once I move I'll be sure to take a new picture with a real camera of everything in the same spot. :)

Click on image to make it larger! ;)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6683/nicksbones2.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/nicksbones2.jpg/)
freedog
10-07-2009, 09:50 PM
OMG!!!! just got back from another trip!! I found probally 5x what my previous picture shows. Going to post pics after I get out of the shower!!

where did you go to...Leatherface's house?
IKnowHow2Fly
10-07-2009, 09:53 PM
where did you go to...Leatherface's house?

Lmao :P
I found this amazing spot in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Going back again Friday to try my luck and hopefully find something larger, got my fingers crosses for a skull of some sort still in-tact.
freedog
10-07-2009, 09:54 PM
Lmao :P
I found this amazing spot in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Going back again Friday to try my luck and hopefully find something larger, got my fingers crosses for a skull of some sort still in-tact.

cool, Halloween is coming up.
IKnowHow2Fly
10-07-2009, 10:02 PM
cool, Halloween is coming up.

Haha, true!
I found many "pieces" that I wouldn't want to keep, but eh may give them to little childern :)

Kids go home and look and there bag and find bones! :p
NomaD
10-07-2009, 10:19 PM
i thought the word "bone" in the title had an "r" at the end :eek:
IKnowHow2Fly
10-07-2009, 10:21 PM
i thought the word "bone" in the title had an "r" at the end :eek:

I don't know what to say to that.

lol
eggzbacon
10-07-2009, 10:25 PM
i thought the word "bone" in the title had an "r" at the end :eek:

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PhagoCychotic
10-08-2009, 04:36 AM
That's a helluva lot of vertebrae!
IKnowHow2Fly
10-08-2009, 09:48 PM
Just got home from another trip to Red Rock. Found some more stuff, not as much though due to the sun quickly going down and being very difficult to spot any bones. Will post a pic later, going out to dinner now.


The collection is getting very LARGE!!! :)