Perilous Journey - The Road to Croft Mine
April 27, 2006 by rockwatching
The area around Bancroft is one of my favorite places for rock-related explorations.
This sodden swamp is a road if you can believe it. It once led to the Croft Mine. Pink zircons are said to be found in the mine dumps and I had ventured out here to see if I could find some. Thankfully I had parked by car on a hill about a kilometer back as the road was becoming to treacherous to drive. Maggie stayed behind and I continued on into the mire. Stinking marsh gas drifted up with every step. I was soon knee deep in a filthy, black, organic soup.
Later in the day as I trudged back from the mine I found Maggie in the car attempting to negotiate the incline. She was worried that I had been attacked by a bear and was coming to find me. Thankfully I cut her reckless journey short. There would have been no turning round at the bottom, just a one way trip into the swamp. My car still bears the scars of that day’s exploration.
