Tagged: Castle Hayne

During the fall, David Sanderson led two collecting trips to Martin Marietta’s Castle Hayne quarry.  The first was October 3rd and the second one was on took place on November 7th. Between the two...

Twenty five members met on May 2nd for the second trip into Castle Hayne this Spring. Again, great weather greeted the group where some great specimens were found. It reminded me of the old...

Twenty seven members of the NCFC met on March 28th for the first trip of the year into Castle Hayne. Rains earlier in the week left muddy roads but provided fresh hunting areas. Most...

Twenty-eight members of the North Carolina Fossil Club were greeted by cold and dreary weather on Friday, October 25th to try their luck fossil hunting at Castle Hayne. By 10 AM we had the...

After two cancellations for this trip due to bad weather, the third attempt was finally a success. At the last minute, this trip was changed from a Friday to a Thursday (again due to...

 Thirty one members participated in the Fall Castle Hayne club trip. Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted the group. We were lucky that no shot (dynamite blast) occurred so we had the whole day...

On March 30, 2012 thirty-five members of the North Carolina Fossil Club took part in the annual spring collecting trip to Castle Hayne. This was the largest turn-out for the Castle Hayne trip ever!...

On October 21, 2011 nineteen members of the North Carolina Fossil Club met at Martin Marietta Limestone Quarry at Castle Hayne, NC for the annual fall collecting trip. The weather forecast included mid-seventies with...

Twenty one club members attended the trip to Castle Hayne on April 8th. We hunted the usual area allowed by the quarry and had sunny and cool weather the whole day. A good mix...

Nineteen members were present for the trip to Castle Hayne. We were very fortunate to have John join the hunt. John had hosted this trip for years and we want to thank him for...