I found this information on the Geode Kids website and thought that is was very useful and decided to mention it here.
 
 
When digging for Oregon Thundereggs and you come across the first egg in the bed do not uncover the whole thing. Just expose enough to mark it as in the photo above. This […]

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Yesterday, John and I had made plans to get together and cut and polish some rocks that we had collected at Hog Creek last week.
 
 
Well I arrived at Johns at about Noon on Sunday for a fun filled day of Lapidary Work. I have never really used any Lapidary Saws or Polisher before yesterday and […]

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If you have never been to Oregon to collect rocks you are not a rockhound.
 
Just joking, I came across Lars website a few weeks back and found that he has quit a few interesting links to rock hounding sites around the net.
 

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Back at the end of February Owyhee County closed off all of the BLM roads into the Owyhee Desert due to the spring run off. The Owyhee County Sheriff’s were being called out to rescue to many stranded motorists who had gotten stuck in the desert so the roads were closed. Another reason for the […]

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Last week I mentioned that I was going to be purchasing the Estwing Geo Paleo Pick model GP100. After searching the internet for the best price I checked the usual places like eBay and found that the price range for the Estwing Geo Paleo pick was running from $65 to $90 dollars delivered ouch! So […]

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