SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on May 19, 2007 16:39:30 GMT -5
Yep,
I'm headed to Bozeman for a few weeks or longer. Work calls...so...does anyone know of any locations to rockhound near Bozeman? I know it is by the Yellowstone River, but am not sure if it's close to any good locations. If anyone knows any areas, please respond to the thread. Thanks a bunch. I'm leaving Monday for the week, than possibly headed back after Memorial Day.
Steve
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rallyrocks
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Post by rallyrocks on May 20, 2007 2:30:18 GMT -5
Hey Steve,
I grew up there and my brother and parents live there.
The Yellowstone River is about 30 miles east of Bozeman, and the good agate bearing gravel bars are another 200-300 miles downriver, but the Gallatin and Madison rivers have some interesting stuff in their gravel bars, However- the rivers are probably running pretty high atthis time of year...
Also, there is still quite a bit of snow still left in the mountains so a lot of my favorite places aren't yet accessible.
If you get some free time you should take a drive up Hyalite Canyon to the reservoir for sure (Head out of town on S 19th until it sweeps right at the base of the mountains, then in a little less than a mile turn left on the National Forest Access road).
In the warmer months, the peaks of the Gallatin Range up beyond the lake there are a good place to find Hyalite Opal (a common botryodial {sp?} clear glassy formation encrusting rhyolite and basalt scree) and there are pockets of agate and stuff up there too.
Just a block south of Main Street on Wilson there's a rock shop run by some nice ladies called Earth's Treasures, they often have some good inexpensive rough in their agate buckets.
I still have tons of friends there too, its a pretty fun town, I hope you have a good time up there.
-Pete
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on May 20, 2007 8:22:08 GMT -5
Cool Pete! I will definitely write that info down. At least, I can hit a rock shop there. I'm sure the rivers are still running too high, but it's worth checking them out. We may be going back down again after this initial feirst trip, and the next time down, may be for a month or so. Thanks again Pete.
Steve
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Roger
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Post by Roger on May 21, 2007 10:55:47 GMT -5
I have had some luck around Livingston in the Yellowstone.Went thru there 2 week ago and the river was up and very cloudy.I did not find anything great. Roger
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RockyBlue
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Post by RockyBlue on May 26, 2007 13:58:34 GMT -5
Hey Steve!
I envy you,that`s my dream place to live {Madison Valley],I`ve done quite a bit of reading and surfing
the net about the area. There are a few old mine tailings you might check out but you need a 4x4to get to the good ones.Good luck on your trip......................Rocky
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Post by gaetzchamp on May 28, 2007 0:38:22 GMT -5
You're going up to that part of the country and thinking 'bout rocks??? How 'bout a fishin' pole?
Stay safe up there and when you get back, let's go find some new territory down in Central Utah.
gaeter
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lndcrz47
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Post by lndcrz47 on Jun 12, 2007 0:28:12 GMT -5
only trouble with central Utah,you keep running into old spanish gold and silver mines,such a distraction you know and the red beryl at white crystal mountain is cool  |
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jun 12, 2007 22:14:20 GMT -5
I only wished that were a problem! Gaetz, we've got to do a fall trip for certain.
Steve
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lndcrz47
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Post by lndcrz47 on Jun 13, 2007 18:08:32 GMT -5
l was in Utah for 56 of my 61 years,last year there spent in the west desert,not kidding about the mines,a friend 2 years ago found a "big" cache of Spanish gold,government seemed to swallow the whole event,no word since story was in the trib and on channel 2,E |
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jun 13, 2007 18:31:26 GMT -5
It must have been that big stash found out west of Delta. It was big news for a few weeks, but then nothing! Is it the same story???
Steve
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lndcrz47
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Post by lndcrz47 on Jun 13, 2007 19:47:13 GMT -5
same story,my friend seems to have gone offline,emails come back "no account" from msn,funny life when you follow the rules,maybe too rich now for old friends,lol,if l found such l'd have to think hard about telling anyone,even the state,oh well not my luck anyway,he was looking for rocks and got trapped by gold,be careful like l said,E |
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rallyrocks
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Post by rallyrocks on Jun 22, 2007 14:05:13 GMT -5
I was up there this last week, on Monday I took a little trip out south of town into the mountains, near the end of the road I came across this interesting outcropping which had evidence of having being picked on by rockhounds;  The ground was littered with leftover pieces of nice looking flint/jasper  Looking closer one finds some very interesting colors with reds, yellows, greens and even some clear mixed in;   As an added bonus, the road getting there runs along some prime fishing streams. |
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fossilman
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Post by fossilman on Jun 22, 2007 19:58:22 GMT -5
I'm afraid I'd be tempted to haul the whole outcrop away, that's nice stuff!
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Post by BuiltonRock on Jun 25, 2007 15:25:51 GMT -5
Man o man! The Great West!
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lndcrz47
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Post by lndcrz47 on Jun 28, 2007 1:52:47 GMT -5
nice pics,beautiful rock |
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