cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by cobbledstones on Jun 15, 2016 22:03:06 GMT -5
I finally convinced my sweetie to go on a rockin' road trip. I have to drive from Oregon to Utah and back for work, and she wants to come along for the ride and do some rock hunting with me. Some ideas of places to stop: plush, graveyard point (love that plume agate), glass buttes, McDermitt and many others. I have not been to any of these places for hounding, so any advice or suggestions would be welcome. We don't have a 4 wheel drive, and this is her first time rockhounding. Of course if there are neat rock shops along the way, that would be great to know too.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
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jerrys
spending too much on rocks
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Post by jerrys on Jun 16, 2016 12:39:35 GMT -5
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Post by drocknut on Jun 16, 2016 15:21:05 GMT -5
By Plush, I assume you are talking about getting sunstones. I was just there and it was a lot of fun. The road out to the area is rough gravel but a car can make it. If you go I would suggest you skip the high cost mines and instead walk around the public collecting area. There are lots of sunstones to be found just laying on the ground. I also just got back from McDermitt, not sure I'd go without 4wd but that's just me. The main road is not bad but there are a few spots going to collecting areas that are a little rough. Take a look at the threads on the McDermitt meetup from Memorial Day weekend if you want to get a sneak peak of that area.
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delo
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by delo on Jun 20, 2016 14:26:51 GMT -5
If you plan/want to do any hounding in Utah, I could put you on a few places if interested.
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