Maury Mountain

Rain in Central Oregon

I headed down to Prineville to meet up with my good friends, Chuck and Becky, for a little rockhounding. ?It rained all the way from Olympia to the other side of Mount Hood, and I almost called them to cancel. ?I didn’t call and when I arrived the weather wasn’t too bad. ?We connected and made plans for a Tuesday trip.

Chuck and Becky

Typical Central Oregon Rockhounding country.

Tuesday started out with beautiful weather. ?There were some clouds in the sky, but the temperature was nice. ?I made a bad error in judgement and left my rain gear at the truck, fully expecting the weather to continue with the same conditions.

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What to do when Field trips can’t happen!!

I love to go on field trips, but sometimes it just isn’t in the cards. ?That is the situation so far this month. ?So what do I do? ?Mostly I keep my eye on garage sales, craig’s list, and other sources for buying rocks inexpensively.

Montana Agate

The largest Montana Agate I have ever found.

I was able to purchase a nice bunch of material recently, and wanted to show what could be waiting for you with a little bit of luck. ?Not much narrative in this report, but the pictures will speak for themselves.

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