Mudlarking
Comb tidal riverbanks for old pottery, clay pipes, coins, and everyday history.
~$40Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$40 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $40 to find out whether it sticks.
MessSome cleanupSpaceOpen area
The path13 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$25
- Check whether you need a permit, and the tides
- Get gloves, boots and something to carry finds in
Then the quests
- Find your first piece of clay pipe stem
- Fill a pot with sherds from a single visit
- Go out on a spring low tide and stay the whole window
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
Split rock and meet a creature that died a hundred million years ago.
Stargazing$22
Step outside, look up, and learn the sky one constellation at a time.
Birdwatching$160
Learn to name the birds around you by sight, song, and habit.
Herping$182
Go looking for snakes, frogs, and lizards where they actually live.