Good Earth
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Post by Good Earth on May 9, 2014 11:27:27 GMT -5
Heading out in two days for a two week rock collecting trip. I'll be visiting Oregon, Nevada, and California! I'm very excited, to say the least.... Pics to follow.
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Post by nowyo on May 9, 2014 23:23:02 GMT -5
Jealous, here. Looking forward to pics. Have a good trip.
Russ
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 10, 2014 8:54:36 GMT -5
Oregon,the rock heaven of the west coast....Thumbs up
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jollyrockhound
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Post by jollyrockhound on May 10, 2014 12:04:53 GMT -5
Have a fun time out there! Going to be a very nice week for Oregon too!!
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Post by roy on May 11, 2014 9:49:35 GMT -5
have a rockin good time!
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hornseeker
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Post by hornseeker on May 12, 2014 9:22:50 GMT -5
You should have a great time!! Take Lots of pics!!!
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Good Earth
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Post by Good Earth on May 14, 2014 15:36:52 GMT -5
Just checking in from the road... It's a great trip so far. Couple of good sites, and a couple of not so good ones. Met a bunch of crazy rock hounds, and I'm starting to worry about how much the truck can haul.
Pics in a week or so when I return to the shady PNW.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 14, 2014 15:48:19 GMT -5
Met a bunch of crazy rock hounds, and I'm starting to worry about how much the truck can haul. Is there any other kind?? And yes, weight limitations of vehicles can be a problem. How many people are you hauling for, Joshua?
Enjoy the rest of your trip. Like Russ, I'm jealous, and looking forward to pics!
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bsky4463
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Post by bsky4463 on May 15, 2014 21:19:48 GMT -5
All who wander are not lost...... Enjoy the ride my friend. Enjoying the poppy, thanks. Cheers.
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nvkermit1512
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Post by nvkermit1512 on May 19, 2014 0:36:12 GMT -5
What parts in NV are you going to? Or did you already pass through?
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Post by johnjsgems on May 19, 2014 19:16:46 GMT -5
I was going to ask the same about CA.
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Good Earth
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Post by Good Earth on May 20, 2014 22:46:58 GMT -5
So much for worrying about how much I could haul. Blew the transmission out on my 4th day out. Thankfully, I have a great friend in northern Nevada that hauled me to his place and gave me space to toss a junkyard replacement in. 5 days of my trip down the drain. Made it back on the road, got out to central NV to wake up this morning to snow! My $$ dig is going to be too wet to access for the next couple of days, so I'll be prospecting around the center of the state, and then cancelling the CA leg of my trip so I can crawl home with my tail between my legs.
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nvkermit1512
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Post by nvkermit1512 on May 21, 2014 6:59:29 GMT -5
Aww man, that really sucks, at least you were able to get it fixed
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panamark
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Post by panamark on May 21, 2014 7:24:21 GMT -5
So much for worrying about how much I could haul. Blew the transmission out on my 4th day out. Thankfully, I have a great friend in northern Nevada that hauled me to his place and gave me space to toss a junkyard replacement in. 5 days of my trip down the drain. Made it back on the road, got out to central NV to wake up this morning to snow! My $$ dig is going to be too wet to access for the next couple of days, so I'll be prospecting around the center of the state, and then cancelling the CA leg of my trip so I can crawl home with my tail between my legs. Ahhhhh man, I hate when these kinds of things happen. Seems like every good adventure has to have a bit of catastrophe. Plz post pics of your finds when you get home. Keeps us all going.
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Good Earth
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by Good Earth on May 23, 2014 12:16:07 GMT -5
Cheers all! Sorry for the lack of updates, but NV is a hard place to find internet access... I successfully replaced the transmission, and got back on the road last week. I had to cut most of my prospecting locations in order to stick to my schedule, but I did find some great rocks. Wonderstone Mountain never dissapoints, and I gathered some killer material there. Then up to a nice agate location, where the agates are small, but very interesting with a outer coating that looks much like the snakeskin agate from Oregon. I headed to my favorite blue agate dig, but was too late in the day to head up to the 7500' elevation site. Rolled into a great hot spring that I had never been to before and took a soak in the 107degree pool. Woke up the next day to pouring rain, and the agate site had a couple of inches of snow. Killed time, mostly sitting in my tent in the rain, and managed to bootleg into the site the next day. I had to stick to my schedule, so the agate dig only got me 1 1/2 buckets, but I found the best piece of this blue that I've ever seen. EVER. On the road now, heading slowly towards western Washington, and I should be sleeping in my own bed by Sunday night.
I promise photos are forth coming. Need a minute to breath and unpack the goodies. Prepare to see the photo of this blue one more than once, since I'm so excited about it!
Joshua
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nvkermit1512
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Post by nvkermit1512 on May 23, 2014 20:26:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the update, can't wait to see what you found in NV
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