Mt. Apatite holds a bounty of natural beauty; foliage, trails, and an abundance of crystals and minerals!We enjoyed hiking up the mountain with the ledges and boulders surrounding us loaded with geological wonders! This impressive old tree was one of the first things we explored; it took 16 4H members standing side by side to make it around this tree! We still need to go back and measure for its age!
We spent time sorting through one of the many quarries, with the kids pounding away and collecting rocks. Most had collected many rocks before they even reached the quarries! Capri (pictured here), found several larger stones that were absolutely beautiful! By the time she was finished, her aunt's backpack weighed a ton!
Ehric found this crystal, he was thrilled and had a wonderful story to share about it!
The afternoon went by very quickly as usual; the weather held out for us which was a great relief!
Look forward to heading back to Mt. Apatite again to explore other quarries buried deeper up the mountain!
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