点评:I am a Charleston native and have been on fossil/sharks tooth hunting excursions with several local vendors. I have to say this was the most informative of them all. My sister and I did the Two Island Adventure. Ashby Gale is the most knowledgeable person I have ever met when it comes to the geologic history and fossil identification. The book he co-authored with his parents (A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils) is my Bible for fossil identification. This is a great excursion for people who want to learn about the geologic history of the area and what to look for when hunting. He has display cases before the hunt so you can know what to look for. And he stays with the group during the hunt constantly identifying what you are finding. He also does "pick a number" contests when he finds something so someone can get what he finds. The only negative for me was the shorter time to hunt fossils (4 hour tour but only about 2.5 hours of hunting). At the beginning was the education portion and the end was identification of all finds for each passenger. The plus also was one small group on secluded islands so you were not competing on the popular search sites. Overall, a very enjoyable experience and very interactive.
翻译:我出生于查尔斯顿,曾参加过几家当地旅行社组织的化石/鲨鱼牙寻宝之旅。不得不说,这次的行程信息量最大,也最丰富。我和妹妹参加了“双岛探险”之旅。阿什比·盖尔是我见过的地质历史和化石鉴定方面最博学的人。他与父母合著的《海滩拾荒者化石指南》是我化石鉴定的圣经。对于想要了解当地地质历史以及寻宝时需要注意什么的人来说,这是一次绝佳的旅行。在寻宝开始前,他会准备展示柜,让大家知道该寻找什么。寻宝过程中,他会全程陪伴,不断为大家讲解发现的化石。他还会组织“抽奖”游戏,让幸运儿有机会获得他找到的化石。对我来说,唯一的不足是寻宝时间太短(4小时的行程,但实际寻宝时间只有大约2.5小时)。行程开始是讲解环节,最后是为每位游客鉴定所有发现的化石。另一个优点是,我们是一个位于偏僻岛屿上的小型旅行团,所以不用在热门搜索网站上与其他人竞争。总的来说,这是一次非常愉快且互动性很强的体验。