Rocky Mountain Digging Adventure

[canaddict]

Jim Hall and I are out in the Utah and Colorado mountains for several days. Here is some of what we found on our first day! Keep in mind my flight did not arrive until 2pm. Jim handled getting rental vehicle in advance, picked me up at SLC airport, quick Walmart stop for supplies, and we were digging before dark!

[Scott Rollert]

Bring on the Silver States!

[BLindstrom]

Dude, wrap those cans in some paper

[Cap-Sealed]

You earned it Conehead, after the snowstorm debacle a few weeks ago. A few AM/PM showers the weatherman said...Ha!

[Lovegun]

Man, those are beautiful out of the ground! Thanks for the preview!

[Conehead]

What a great adventure canaddict and I had. We dug holes from dawn to dusk, and were even able to turf of some decent cans.

Here are some more pictures for you viewing pleasure.

Scott doing some night Digging!

And just what was he digging? These beauties!

Everyone loves an in ground shot.

It really gets your blood pumping when you see something like this!

Just a few of the goodies.

More to follow......

[HiJax]

Well done!! I know from personal experience that Scott means business when it comes to dumping- Congratulations!!

[Conehead]

More Pics...............



First can with age found.

A can I really wanted to dig on this trip.

And the Export.

W.T.F.? This was in the middle of nowhere.

Love to see wildlife.

My favorite antique body style.

And of course the scenery was amazing.

The cans are cleaning up nicely. I'll post a group shot in a couple of weeks.

[digger]

Great color on those cone tops glad u guys got to dig some great cans. Looking forward to seeing all clean cans. Scenery alone out there makes it exciting.

[Conehead]

Cleaning is done, so I guess this wraps up another fantastic adventure. Until the next one.




The top 2 cans are some of the cleanest cones I have ever dug!

More cones! Notice that some of these have a 3.2% alcohol statement and some do not. They were found all together....weird? That 3.2% is not listed in the USBC. It's a tough cookie!

I just love this color combination.

What a classic soda label....and super clean!

Manhattan 4 panels! Ugh, condition really sucked with these guys.

Some of the better condition cans.

1925 and 1931. Found at the same location, 2 different spots. The next one should have the cans......we couldn't find it.

Can't leave cool stuff like this behind.

Oh the glory!

[Candog]

Congrats on a good trip to the hills! Now you know where to go. I remember our trips like they were yesterday. Miss the excursions much.

[bantam10]

Wish I could find any blatz conetop, let alone one that clean

[Scott Rollert]

Well done guys! Just curious, are the Can O Pops from Sheridan Wyoming? And what town is the Coke hobbleskirt from?

[Conehead]

Just curious, are the Can O Pops from Sheridan Wyoming? And what town is the Coke hobbleskirt from?

Yes, Sheridan Wyoming for the Can O Pops.

The Coke is from Lubbock, Texas.

[jacoby4664]

That absolutely fascinates me that you can dig up two Blatz cans like that after all these years. Amazing. In fact the condition of many of those cans is great. Good job!!

[Conehead]

That absolutely fascinates me that you can dig up two Blatz cans like that after all these years. Amazing. In fact the condition of many of those cans is great. Good job!!

Bill,

We actually did find 1 crowntainer. It was a mystery but soaked out to reveal an Eblings. I was hoping for it to be a 3.2% but it didn't have any statement at all. It was not good enough to save.

Jim

[jacoby4664]

Those Eblings were sold everywhere apparently. Everywhere. Still a great selection of cans and amazing condition considering the age.

[HiJax]

Thanks for posting the cleaned cans pics! I love looking at those!!