randijo55
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2016
Posts: 13
|
Post by randijo55 on Nov 13, 2016 10:44:03 GMT -5
Just west of custer on the north side of the highway is North Pole Road. Within the first couple of miles there are several turnoffs to the east (right) and that general area is garnet rich. High slate ridges with embedded garnet in the slate that erodes down into all the low areas. I like taking the 2nd right, it's pretty rough rutted dirt but you can start picking garnet almost immediately from the intersection with the gravel. Grab a bucket of dirt anywhere in there, take it home and you'll pan out a handful of garnet. I usually just crawl the dirt road on my hands and knees and pick them If you see anything that looks like a shiny facet pick it up, often just one facet will be exposed and it looks tiny but pluck it out and find a nice little garnet. If you run into santa or rudolph you went too far. Awesome! Thank you so much! I am so excited to go looking!
|
|
randijo55
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2016
Posts: 13
|
Post by randijo55 on Nov 13, 2016 10:46:10 GMT -5
Glad that you & Bob managed to talk. He's a heck of a nice guy. If you get an offer for him to take you to one of his favorite hunting spots, by all means accept the offer if you can. He lost his wife a couple years ago & gets lonely. He loves any sort of company he can get, & can tell you more about Fairburn collecting & the Black Hills than most people can, so listen carefully to him. I think I know who at least part of the folks you saw out at Weta were. The gal I mentioned earlier & 3 others headed out there early this morning from Pierre. She would have been a tiny woman with black hair & lots of tattoos. She's awfully nice. Loves kids, dogs & fairburns, and is another wealth of info. If you run into her out there one day, I must warn you to cover your kids ears cause she cusses like a sailor. She means no harm by it. It's just her line of work that has rubbed off on her. (She owns a casino in Ft. Pierre). Her name is Lori. If you run into her, tell her east river Don says Hi. Wish I could get out there to collect, but at my age the 6-1/2 hour drive kills me. Will do! Thank you!! I have chatted on Facebook with Lori a few times and I actually just sent her a PM this morning asking her if I could tag along sometime so I can learn what to look for. Figured if I can maybe see it in person, I may have a chance! lol
|
|
|
Post by jakesrocks on Nov 13, 2016 10:53:54 GMT -5
I'm sure Lori will let you tag along. As I said, she's an awfully nice person. She knows of some killer fossil locations too, and has a nice collection of fossils that she has found & prepared. Most kids love finding fossils, so that would be great for them.
LOL. I met Lori on facebook several years ago.
|
|
randijo55
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2016
Posts: 13
|
Post by randijo55 on Nov 13, 2016 23:54:44 GMT -5
Just west of custer on the north side of the highway is North Pole Road. Within the first couple of miles there are several turnoffs to the east (right) and that general area is garnet rich. High slate ridges with embedded garnet in the slate that erodes down into all the low areas. I like taking the 2nd right, it's pretty rough rutted dirt but you can start picking garnet almost immediately from the intersection with the gravel. Grab a bucket of dirt anywhere in there, take it home and you'll pan out a handful of garnet. I usually just crawl the dirt road on my hands and knees and pick them If you see anything that looks like a shiny facet pick it up, often just one facet will be exposed and it looks tiny but pluck it out and find a nice little garnet. If you run into santa or rudolph you went too far. My family, one of my bestest friends, and I went here today and we all wanted to say THANK YOU!!!! We found garnet and it was so refreshing to find something we were actually looking for! We had a blast! I can see why, after spending half the day there, why you crawl on your hands and knees. I ended up kicking off my sandals (yes I know, stupid! We were already 20 miles'ish down the interstate by the time I realized I forgot my shoes!) - anyway, so I kicked off my sandals and laid right down on my stomach and pretty much stayed in the same spot for a good 2 hours finding them. They were all tiny but it was just great to find them! Maybe next time I go, I will find a few decent sized garnets! Now, I am off to start googling the internet to find out where I can legally hound my birthstone, amethyst!! Thanks again for the awesomely, amazing tip & directions!!! ♥
|
|
randijo55
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2016
Posts: 13
|
Post by randijo55 on Nov 13, 2016 23:55:33 GMT -5
I'm sure Lori will let you tag along. As I said, she's an awfully nice person. She knows of some killer fossil locations too, and has a nice collection of fossils that she has found & prepared. Most kids love finding fossils, so that would be great for them. LOL. I met Lori on facebook several years ago. Sweet! I do hope to hear back from her!!
|
|
|
Post by johnjsgems on Nov 15, 2016 12:54:04 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum.
|
|