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At an awesome location this time! Coordinates are in the video, Here you can find small amounts of agates. The Ranger doesn't like it when you collect here, BUT whos going to go all the way out here to

As you could expect, it was quite muddy going up Mann Butte on a cool PNW day. We explored some quarries and found some large veins of mineral scattered amongst the beautiful rhyolite boulders. If you

Today we traveled up the Wind River in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. We checked out a location we've previously found in the past and decided to check it again and found an massive amount of agates,

Yes, we are blogging all kind of cool rocks for rewards! You would not believe what you can see inside a rock, but we get the chance today. Visit the original post to see some very interesting views Lake

Hello Steemians This entry for fridayrocks, is a pile of rocks that make up a lime kiln, from the early 1800's. This is one of the larger ones I have seen. The structure would have been filled with wood

Stone Clams This was found many years ago, perhaps in the 1940's or earlier by my Grandpa. Near Rio Dell California. Along the Scotia Bluffs. Fossil Sites California. Each link has some cool rockhound

The Sisters shed light even in the grey of night. I wonder how other folks make the color splash? I used two different methods in my posts. One is a pasted cut out section. The other is using the HUE wheel

Rho·do·nite Pretty in pink and splashes of black front and back. Swimming through a cave of manganese inosilicate. A slab for a clock father time from a rock. That is what the hole is for. Full view sitting

Looks like petrified lichens! Alaskan Chrysanthemum Stone I bought this small slab from our local rock shop. Size of the little rock flowers. These lower photos are more like the way this stone looks to

Happy #fridaysrock day by @nat-expressions! A hunk of California jasper maybe, not real sure about this one. Ruler is 12'' by 8'' inches. The holes could of been ate away by little sea creatures. It's

Playing on the boulders for #bouldersunday by @shasta. I like boulders, they are very interesting things, Older than the hills, and some of them can have some pretty nice Lichens on them. I like lichens,

12-7-2018 My Moon Agate Ah, yes a Friday again, and it is raining. It seems like that was all it did this summer was rain, but I know that is not true, we had a lot of nice days. A look back in time, two

Limestone nautilus cephalopod ammonite fossil. Looking inside, doubles as a sundial. View of the outside parts of this ancient critter, 65 million years old, give or take a few days. Top two photos from

22 pounds of marble mountain rock from the Trinity Alps California. The whole rock in this top view looks like a dogs head with a eye, perhaps a dalmatian. Inside the patterns are other pups and even a

These Septarian nodules were found at a local rock shop lol A deal was struck with a rock hammer and these pretties came home with me. Ancient mud balls formed around 50 to 70 million years ago. The cracks

This photo, taken on the beach at Gabriola Island, British Columbia, is my entry for the Landscape/Seascape contest hosted by @axeman. It was blue hour and I used a long exposure to help smooth out the

Not sure if that is the real name of this stone. It was found in northern California many years ago. Perhaps @rt395 or @snowyknight knows? This rock has as many different faces like my chihuahua lol Do

For @nat-expressions weekly challenge called #fridaysrock! The challenge is to share your favorite rocks and minerals. When I am traveling I simply can't stop myself from picking up the beautiful rocks

This post is for @shasta's #bouldersunday challenge. I've got a photo of a giant rock for you. This thing is called 'Moss Rock' and I shot this from a half mile away with a long lens. Look at the giant

Boulder Sunday It was one of those days, one where you go out to seek some peace and find some drama at the sisters. Looking at the south facing side of the sisters while I'm looking north. I see some