rockette
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Post by rockette on Jan 8, 2006 5:10:59 GMT -5
I just moved to Yuma, AZ and was wondering if anyone knew if this is a decent rock hounding location.
If so, what should I keep an eye out for?
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Post by xenaswolf on Jan 8, 2006 15:26:42 GMT -5
I dunno Rockette, but I sure want to move to Yuma. Gimme the skinny on jobs, housing etc if you can.
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Jan 8, 2006 22:04:50 GMT -5
North of Yuma is Adair Range, where you can explore
for quartz, sandstone, conglomerate and shales. Further north towards Quartzsite
is Crystal Hill, which offers many interesting finds, including quartz crystals. Also, semi-precious gemstones
are agates, jasper, onyx, and apache tears.
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rockette
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Post by rockette on Jan 9, 2006 2:29:22 GMT -5
Thanks a lot, Earthdog.
XenasWolf, I really like Yuma. My husband and I lived here before and moved to North Carolina and absolutely hated it. We did everything we could to get back.
The population has grown to around 125K. There are tons and tons of new housing developments going up. It's almost sad though because the placed I used to go 4-wheeling, rockhounding, camping, are almost all being taken up by these developments. I guess that's the cost of progress though.
I hear the school systems are decent. I don't have children so I don't know firsthand.
The job market is actually pretty good. I read that Yuma had the highest per capita job growth in the US last year.
If you work in the defense industry, there's a lot of prospective jobs with the Marine Corps Air Station. Also, there are two colleges here if you're in education.
If you have any other questions, please PM me.
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Post by puppie96 on Jan 13, 2006 3:32:01 GMT -5
Hey Rockette, I'm a tagalong to Phoenix on a business trip of my husband's the last weekend of the month -- actually starting the weds. before, or so (26th maybe?) and I get to do WHATEVER I WANT while he is in meetings. This happened before, in November, and I had one of the all time great rocking days solo in the desert. I'd love to check out Quartzite if there's still any shows going on, go rocking, etc., and it would be great to have some company, if you want.
Deb
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thehawke
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Post by thehawke on Jan 13, 2006 8:35:23 GMT -5
Just remember, xenas, Arizona means &$%^# HOT in the summer. I'll take our 80 degree days here (cept for that week or so where it might creep higher). I just checked my weatherbug and we've had 4.64" of rain thus far this month.
We puget sounders are an odd lot. Seems that now that we are close to a record, we are hoping that it DOESN'T stop raining.
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Post by xenaswolf on Jan 13, 2006 16:39:24 GMT -5
LOL Hawke speak for yourself...I could do without rain for a long time to come. I'm a transplanted Texan, I'd KILL for some 110 degree weather about now. I've been in WA for 15 years and haven't been warm but maybe once!  |
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thehawke
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Post by thehawke on Jan 15, 2006 20:04:45 GMT -5
I'm a transplanted Louisianaian so I KNOW of whence you speak. Plus, I graduated high school in texas. I KNOW all about hot. I found after about 7 years, I am pretty much fully acclimated to Seattle temps. I groove on those 80 degree summers. Oh, been here almost 11 years now myself. I love this area of the country.
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Post by goldfinger on Jan 30, 2006 14:39:42 GMT -5
[quote author=thehawke board=locations thread=1136715059 post=1137159323]Just remember, xenas, Arizona means &$%^# HOT in the summer. I'll take our 80 degree days here (cept for that week or so where it might creep higher). I just checked my weatherbug and we've had 4.64" of rain thus far this month. We puget sounders are an odd lot. Seems that now that we are close to a record, we are hoping that it DOESN'T stop raining.[/quote] Sure it's gets HOT - but at least it a DRY heat.  Steve |
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drupe
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Post by drupe on Feb 3, 2006 21:09:43 GMT -5
Hey Guys
To each his own. Right? I love humid, hot Mississippi.
Pete
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Post by puppie96 on Feb 5, 2006 13:58:49 GMT -5
The Arizona rock trails book is great. I found great sites an easy day trip from Phoenix.
I left a trip report on the main board.
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AgateChaser
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Post by AgateChaser on Mar 21, 2006 11:31:15 GMT -5
I travel to Tonopah, AZ every eight to ten weeks and I've found some great stuff up in the mountains. On my last trip out I found different specimens of Quartz and lots of Fire Agates. When I got home (and saw pictures of one of our mining trips) I realized that I had been standing right next to a mine entrance full of Malachite! Next trip out...it's mine! A friend of mine picked up about 3 to 5 lbs of Apache Tears and is sending me a pound or so. Tonopah is North East of you and (instead of driving I-8, we take I-10 about an hour out of Phoenix. As long as there is a mountain range or mine...you are bound to find something interesting. I'm really new at this whole hobby but, I hope this info helps you out. God Luck.
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smadelinker
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Post by smadelinker on Apr 14, 2006 0:15:55 GMT -5
There should be a lot of (abandoned?) mines out there, when I have researched my family's history along the Colorado, it seems like they moved from one flash-in-the-pan mining site to another... all of it along the Colorado River north of Yuma. Pichacho is now a state park but was a mining area for a while, that's the area they lived near the longest, also were in ghost towns of Ehernberg (sp), La Paz, Clip, Polaris... Maybe if you get a book about ghost towns you'll be able to locate some of those old mining areas. (If you do, let me know!) Some old maps I have are probably of no help as modern roads are not marked on them at all. I have heard that the landscape out that way is pretty treacherous. Good luck
smadelinker
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Post by gemkoi on Apr 15, 2006 12:02:16 GMT -5
The heat in Arizona has a bad rap in my opinion. Remember, Arizona is not just one big desert. And the Sonoran Desert is the wettest desert in the world. Once you hit that frist week of bad-hot temps, you get used to it quick. And if not, then you do what almost 90% of Phoenicians do, stay near an A/C. I personally only use a A/C on the hottest nights in my bedroom. The rest of the house is Evapped. But i also live up, out of the bowl, so its a little cooler, and we always get the rains/winds becasue were right off the Goldfield Mts.
You gonna worry more about dust than the heat in Arizona in my opinion. And the summer has been starting earlier and ending later each year. I find it more tolerable than high humidity and warm temps.
And if you new to Arizona and want to rockhound, as suggested above, "Gem Trails of Arizona" is a great book, There is also "Rockhounding Arizona" and "Minerals of Arizona"
All note locations near Yuma and give good details on conditions, etc.
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Post by BAZ on Apr 15, 2006 17:06:45 GMT -5
Yep, and up in Northern Arizona lies the largest stand of Ponderosa Pine in the world, yes, in Arizona!  |
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