Rockhounding the Oregon Cascades
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Went to an old favorite rock hounding spot in the Lane County Cascades of Oregon on Thursday. When we first went up there 30 some odd years ago it was a recent clear cut. Then it was a forest, now it's a clear cut again, and the ground was pretty stirred up, lots of wood debris, so poor conditions for hounding. But still, got a nice hike out of it, and found a few cool agates and jaspery rocks along the way.
View from the office (Fall Creek Reservoir in the background)
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Stumps don't lie.
Stumps don't lie.
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Before and after a quick
Before and after a quick rinse pics of what I thought were slim pickin's
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This one made me think of
This one made me think of Native American art of the great Pacific NW (sea creatures)
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Cool colored quartz crystals
Cool colored quartz crystals on this piece
and underneath
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One of my fave finds
One of my fave finds
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A few of the other finds
A few of the other finds
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Wow, those are awesome.
Wow, those are awesome. Amazing what a little dirt can hide.....
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Cool thread, Noodler.
Cool pics, Noodler.
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Very Cool the earth is
Very Cool the earth is Awesome.
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I love the one you called,
I love the one you called, "One of my fave finds ". Exciting rock.
The clear cuts, on the other hand, not so great.
Thanks for taking us with you and showing your finds.
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Thanks everyone! Usually
Thanks everyone! Usually find way more carnelian at this spot (red agate), so, didn't do as well as I have in the past, but it was still a great day to get out and enjoy nature. Here's some previous finds
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Cool shit Noodler.
Cool shit Noodler.
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all kinds of cool faces stole
all kinds of cool faces stole of their heads
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Nice haul there. Love the
Nice haul there. Love the 'mini-cave' with tiny quartz points. The 11:33 time stamp.
So do you have to dig in streams, or poke at rocky walls with those pointy rock hammers ?
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Ahhhhhh fresh air, nice vista
Ahhhhhh fresh air, nice vista - hey you darn woodchucks, quit chuckin' that wood
Beautiful specimens.
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Cleaned up nicely.
Cleaned up nicely.
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Awesome stuff
Awesome stuff
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Beautiful! Super cool, you
Beautiful! Super cool, you must know of some honey holes out that way!
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The cascades have so many
The cascades have so many cool rockhounding spots, but sadly, many are on Timber land, and these days they'll arrest you if they catch you (Holley Blue spot, ex).... which is ironic since they often don't own the land, just have the timber rights (like this spot). Central / Eastern Oregon has even better rockhounding, but that's a lot of gas this time of year (a lot still snow covered, and it's cold, brrrrrrr, lol). I've got gold mines in SW Oregon, and near Cottage Grove, and down to one claim in MT, and have silver / copper mines in ID (great rockhounding at the copper mine, lots of malachite and azurite, or pretty green / blue / purple copper carbonate rocks).
Here's some Holley Blue Agate (Calapooia Purple, from Linn County OR, between Sweet Home and Holley)
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<< So do you have to dig in
<< So do you have to dig in streams, or poke at rocky walls with those pointy rock hammers ?
I use to dig in streams a lot, but now I usually work the hillside sources.... been doing it long enough to have found quite a few sources. Same with gold mining, use to play in the creeks, now I work underground, or detect the ravines / hillsides looking for residual placer gold parked on top of the vein it eroded out from. Every once and a while get lucky!
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nice rocks. thanks for the
nice rocks. thanks for the pics.
be careful out there.
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May your back stay strong.
May your back stay strong.