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Post by NatureNut on Jun 5, 2012 6:24:12 GMT -5
Very cool trip report. Being in that area about a month ago, it was wonderful to see this. You did some real cool things. Good thing you were prepared and had plenty of jelly doughnuts! Congrats on the find! JO
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 5, 2012 6:06:51 GMT -5
What a great piece. Thanks for sharing your technique to bring out such beauty. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 4, 2012 20:58:57 GMT -5
So pretty. That Disdero rocks.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 4, 2012 20:55:55 GMT -5
How about DHL. Sorry that happened Greg.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 4, 2012 16:32:56 GMT -5
Chuck, Darnit, Billy's mother's 90th birthday is the beginning of August so we're headed south that week. Gonna be a big family surprise bash for the ole gal.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 4, 2012 16:11:33 GMT -5
Wow, those are great! You gonna slice them?
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 4, 2012 7:39:16 GMT -5
I see the heart in the moon (and it is eclipsed)! That's way cool. That Bruneau catches my eye and the Koroit too, but I'm another fan of the Ob/Moon. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 20:39:58 GMT -5
LOL Jean, so many of the RVers I've met that found out I work with rocks have told me about that movie. I've never seen it, that I recall. I may remember it when I do. So many kind members here have offered to stash boxes for me. Good friends. At one point, all three of my sons were moving and I had to take them up on it. Now I can ship them back to my sons to hold. Not that I've been hounding all that much, Billy has gotten real lazy. GR, It is a thrill, but it does have its challenges. Ed, That sounds like an awesome pic. I wish you could photoshop them into this one. Maybe print this one out and draw them in under the stone with a Sharpie.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 20:23:39 GMT -5
My favorite is the one in the middle in the last pic. Real funky looking. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 20:20:58 GMT -5
Yeah, that's what I was gonna suggest, but GR, smart dude that he is, beat me to it. Go ahead, make a new friend. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 19:56:55 GMT -5
They are good little arborists. The trees are great! The last one is my favorite. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 14:07:21 GMT -5
Well, as soon as you heal up you'll be seeing more, I'm sure! Thanks Hub. Thanks everybody!
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 11:22:07 GMT -5
You will get there, I promise.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 10:59:45 GMT -5
Curt, our kids are scattered around the Philadelphia area. We're in New Jersey just across the river to see the kids, check in with friends and get to our storage unit (unload some weight). Also need some repairs. Stu, you have it so right. There are so many wonderful nuances unique to each area. It's cool to see how the states mix and are influenced by eachother as you approach the edges and corners of each state. Too many places I've said, "I could live here". But then, the kids would be so far away... Bill, my Billy is a retired doc who spent 6 days a week for 30 stressful years in a large dental practice. So, I can tell you there is life at the end of the tunnel, my friend. He was tied to the office for that time so he is making up for it. I do, at times, miss having my own space. But, most campgrounds and RV parks are filled with happy interesting people who are loving life. You have to do the research though and check them out ahead of time (RVparkreviews.com) to avoid the pits. We tried it out by renting for a month first to see if we went crazy or killed eachother. It can be stressful though, all the conveniences of a brick and mortar house are now manual, and your house bounces around alot. It's all in the blog if you want to know more about it all in depth. I try to keep the blog up regularly because it helps me keep track and lets everybody know where we are and have been. (although my kids never read it, LOL) Billy says he has to shower before I take a pic of us, LOL. Until then, here is Billy next to some rifles at the Hubbell Trading post and here is a recent one of me.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 10:26:42 GMT -5
Toad, I do not know and I hope someone on here can tell us. I know I've tumbled some of it before. I'm certain it was "vendor crumbs" from Quartzsite. That means it's stuff I pick up off the ground that the vendors leave behind. LOL, Ralph, Mary Ann, Tony and Chris can tell you I'm always looking down while I walk around. Anything interesting I find goes in my bucket.
Stu, the green and multi-color stone (21 up) is Brenda Agate (Jasp-Ag?) from our RTH rockhounding trip 2011. Tony Catman should have some of that material and if not, let me know, I have a couple pieces left. 22up is Birdseye Rhyolite from the Kofa Mountains just north of Yuma. The Kofa Mtn Rec Area is a protected area, but if you stay just west of the power lines, you are legal to hunt.
Gray, I know, it's pretty cool, right? At first I left my tumblers behind because it was too much weight and too complicated. I was going nuts not being able to tumble them until I found this QT12 at on the Rio Grande store discount shelf (worth visiting). Tumbling on the road has been a challenge but has added a new wonderful dimension to the journey.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 8:35:53 GMT -5
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 7:29:15 GMT -5
That's great. Love the mini gem trees, and that smile is precious! Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 7:04:33 GMT -5
Thanks everybody. Greg, that was Catman's table.
Here is Year 1 if anyone wants to see it.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 7:00:59 GMT -5
Yeah, Greg was stuck out in Tucson with his 2 tons of rock this year! LOL. Larry, that is my favorite picture! Jean, LOL. The first time I met Paul I was kneeling on the floor looking through the books on the bottom shelf when he come over to ask if I needed help. Well, when I looked up I was right at eye level, ROTFL. The pic I took here was for Bejewelme. I went in this year looking for a book with faceting diagrams for a 64 index. We got to talking about the cat he adopted. He's adopted a few animals and they roam the store and are really nice. There is a park in Q in honor of his daughter Celia who passed away when she was very young. It's called Celia's Rainbow Garden. There is a BBQ fundraiser every year for it. I am told his wife is very nice and runs the thrift store. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 3, 2012 6:40:36 GMT -5
Very cool. That beauty has tons of style. Jo
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