That's me in the beautiful small town of Bancroft, Ontario - the Mineral Capital of Canada. Click on the image above to begin the story.

We were prepared to hike into the forest for several miles to the well-known Davis Quarry, a very productive fluorescent mineral location where we could fnd massive white hackmanite in nepheline-syenite.

Hiking in during daylight.		We found the Davis quarry in late afternoon.
Enjoying a well-stocked mineral location while waiting for nightfall.		The site was overflowing with choice fluorescent hackmanite.