Once again Chuck, Becky and I headed up the Cispus River to East Canyon Creek chasing the elusive jasp/agate.
This is classic creek walking, with low water levels and crystal clear water.
I met Chuck and Becky in Randle and it took us another 45 minutes to reach our jump off spot.
We had to hike down a previous rock slide to reach the creek.
This slide should have produced some nice material, but the only thing of interest was a green boulder with green crystals throughout.
Once we reached the creek we started upstream, and it didn’t take long to find some nice white agate nodules.
Hiking this kind of creek requires strong ankles and good balance. ?We had to traverse a monster log jamb, but after that it was clear sailing. The creek was interspersed with gravel bars and monster boulders.
There were some interesting trees, crazy root systems, and some wildlife I did not expect to see.
By 2:00pm we were ready to head back to the road, so I pulled out my GPS unit and using Backcountry Navigator plotted a route to the road and our transportation.
We did end up finding a few pieces of jasp/agate, jasper, and lots of small gray agate chips. ?This trip was all I could have hoped for though, because of the beautiful country and great friends.
Thanks for joining us.
chasfire