The Holleywood Ranch dig site has closed. Perhaps someday it will be open again under new owners, but for now…here’s our experience there. I bought a new rockhounding book the other day. …
Rockhounding
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A road paved with glass. That’s how I think of Glass Buttes now that we’ve been there. The road sparkled in the sunlight and the glass crunched under our feet. It was…
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If you like rocks–even a tiny bit–then you have to hunt for thundereggs with your kids. The best place in Oregon to find thundereggs is at Richardson’s Rock Ranch near Madras, Oregon. …
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As we got more into rock hounding in Oregon, one adventure on our to-do list was fossil collecting in Fossil, Oregon. Collecting fossils is often a sticky legal situation, but in Fossil, Oregon,…
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Jewels litter the ground, glistening in the sunlight, sparkling into the distance as far as you can see. Oregon Sunstones are Oregon’s state gemstone, and if you’re willing to drive (and drive…