Today was the first day of the Boise Idaho Gem and Mineral Society rock show for 2009. The doors opened at 10 a.m. and I arrived just a few minutes after. By 10:30 there must have been at least 300 people in the expo building. A few of the things that they [...]

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Grave Yard Point plume agate is on the menu for this trip. Yesterday was the perfect day for a late winter rock trip, the temp was around 55 and no wind. This trip I finally was able to get my wife and son to come along with a few friends as well. [...]

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What Beacon Hill to go collecting Moss Agate nodules and Geodes!! Count me in so on Saturday October 25th the Boise Gem Club and the Owyhee Mineral Society joined up on a group trip to Beacon Hill just outside of Weiser Idaho. I was quite excited about this trip since earlier in [...]

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On Saturday my friend Peter called me at about 10:30 in the evening wondering if I would like to make a quick trip to dig for some precious Fire Opal. Since I had nothing going on in the morning I agreed to go and try something that I have never collected before yes Fire [...]

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Saturday morning started at a very early 4:00 a.m. My buddy Peter and I were to meet up with a fellow Rock Hound Tony who lives in Gooding Idaho by 7:00. Tony had told me about a secret agate location that he had found a couple of years ago while out hunting. He [...]

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