Tested my local University’s Thift/ Surplus Store find…a fully functional stereo “dissection scope” with top and bottom illumination and 15x & 30x magnification!
What a score. I can’t believe what a steal this was. Have wanted one for years…now destined for my evil basement rock/min/soil laboratory.
Old friends. Many miles and rocky paths we have traveled. We have seen landscapes hundreds of millions of years in the making.
We have traveled through sun scorched rock, icy slopes, and glassy shards. I have doffed you to protect you from stream crossings, and worn you through them when I could not.
Over decades, your utility has barely faded. My capacity to test your limits has been reduced.