Shannon
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2015
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Post by Shannon on Jul 31, 2015 15:42:48 GMT -5
Hey all, first time poster here! I was thinking of checking out Emigrant (which is already pretty far away from my area--I'm by Missoula) for Montana agate, but I'd only want to go so far away if some fellow rockhounds could confirm that it's actually found there. Thanks all!
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 31, 2015 16:17:36 GMT -5
Any spots from Sidney to Livingston or up towards Yellowstone Prk,are all great Montana moss agate areas...........
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Shannon
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2015
Posts: 145
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Post by Shannon on Jul 31, 2015 16:32:40 GMT -5
Thank you! Livingston is only 3 hours away, I'll be sure to post some pictures of my finds.
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70karmann
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since February 2011
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Post by 70karmann on Jul 31, 2015 16:41:27 GMT -5
I have collected all along the Yellowstone as per the sites Fossilman indicated and have always had good luck finding Montana Agate.
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Post by orrum on Jul 31, 2015 17:12:14 GMT -5
Welcome or Emoclew. Looks like a cross between a Emu and Clyde the camel with a little country kitty thrown in. Come on surely yall know what a country kitty is!!! Skunk, polecat, Pepi Le Phew on Sat cartoons!!! Reminds me of a story about my grandfather. Something was killin the chickens at nite in the chicken house. One night Pa heard a ruckus in the hen house, did I mention Pa was 6 ft 6 inches tall and was a hard rock miner in the Appalachian Blue Ridge Mountains of Va? Oh yea back to the subject, PA ran out wearing nothing but his Union Suit. Not again, yall don't know what that is either? It's long underwear with a button up flap on the rear fer when ya need to lighten the load! Anyway he yanks the door open to the hen house with one hand and he is holding the bullseye lantern with the other hand. I know I know... It's a lantern thst burnt lamp oil and there was a glass chimney shield arrangement that had a clear hole in the glass and it only let light out in a straight beam. Just think hillbilly organic renewable flashlite that stank to high heaven and smoked plus it didn't need batteries. So Pa jumped in the henhouse and swung the lantern around to find the source of the ruckus. By the way did I tell yall Pa had the biggest, strongest hands of any man in North Holston Va? Well there it was the middle of the depression and some lowlife varmint was reducing the fried chicken on Pa's plate on Sunday after church! LOL n behold there it was... A Polecat was munching down on a big fat hen!!! Pa stepped over to mister stinky and grabbed him around the neck with his free hand!!! He didn't know what to do then so he stepped outside holding that skunk with one hand and the bullseye with the other! Then he stood there in the barnyard mud, barefooted in winter, wearing nothing but his union suit, holding a lantern in one hand, and a country kitty around the neck with the other hand! No way was he letting loose of the chicken killing beast....So he squeezed with all he was worth while that sorry varmint fired nuclear blast of evilness time after time. Pa held on snd choked with one hand till that thang was graveyard dead!!! Now that's s strong man in more than just his hand strength. This is a true story. Oh by the way did I mention that Pa was right handed and he used his left hand to grab the perpetrator!!! He killed that varmint with his off hand folks! Strongggg! Sometime maybe I tell yall about my grandma and her reaction to Pa want in to go back to bed and you know?
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