A few more dates and some creepy crawlers.

[Old Pueblo]

Found these date nails from the railroad in a fenceline yesterday, probably Southern Pacific. Two 1957s and a 1952, which is a new one for my collection. Also saw these guys around the house. The centipede was alive this morning but dead by the time I got to see him. Thanks for looking.

 

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[4x4x4]

....Ooof! Those blue centipedes are ouchified !
Is that also an arroyo toad ? Or do you have some Water nearby ?

 

[Old Pueblo]

Yeah, those are some nasty looking critters for sure. I dont know about the frog though. We have big Colorado river toads around here, so maybe its just a little one.



Heres the toad on my back porch.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your finds

 

[Javadroid]

Very nice set of date nails - congrats on adding to your collection!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Those nails are a cool relic find!

 

[Old Pueblo]

Those nails are a cool relic find!

Yes, they have become a favorite of mine. Ive lived out here a long time but only learned of these nails about a year or so ago, and I always (ALWAYS) wanted to find something cool from one of our old RRs around here, which play such an important role in the development of this region, so its been really enjoyable to hunt these things down. And most of them Ive found within 10 miles of home.

 

[sutphin]

I WILL TAKE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT ALEX , FOR A 100....

 

[StonedOregonhunter]

Nice! not the centipede though eww I bet they would bite the heck out of ya! HH