I was looking around on the internet for rock hounding sites this week and stumbled upon Jessy’s site Rockhoundkids.com
 
 
Jessy is a young entrepreneur who collects and sells mineral kits. What a great idea and for somebody of her age to do this. Jessy started collecting rocks and minerals as a home school project back in [...]

The first thing all rockhounds should carry is a geology pick or rock hammer. Why you say, do I need this well it will be the single most used piece of equipment you have. You can buy rock hammers in a wide range of prices from $6 all the way to $50. I will say [...]

The day was finally here, the first field trip of the year with the Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society. Our first trip was to be at Reynolds Creek in the Owyhee desert to collect Petrified Wood.
The morning started at the crack of dawn or maybe a little before as the roosters we still sleeping. I [...]