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Post by cina on May 26, 2007 10:47:35 GMT -5
I will be in Yellowstone June 19,20,21,22,23 anyone have any good tips or close places to hunt rock? Thanks Steph  |
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Post by cina on May 26, 2007 10:48:24 GMT -5
Oh ya we will be coming in from East Wyoming side:) Steph |
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rallyrocks
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Post by rallyrocks on May 26, 2007 22:01:02 GMT -5
As you probably already know, the park is strictly off limits for rockhounding, which is too bad as there are a lot of interesting geologic areas in the park.
If you pass through the north entrance in Gardiner MT you are only a short distance from Tom Miner Basin and the Gallatin Petrified Forest, where collecting is allowed, but only under very strict regulations and limits.
Lots of interesting stuff to see, but unfortunately not a lot of freedom when it comes to rock collecting in that part of the state(s).
Although I have to expect there is a lot of stuff to look for between Casper and the park, but me being a Montana boy at heart, I don't know what sort of treasures you have to look for in Wyoming ...
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Post by puppie96 on May 27, 2007 22:10:38 GMT -5
I've picked up pet wood and other rocks from the rivers right outside the park, but as noted above, I was violating Montana regs, evidently. There is a lot of stuff I've read about searching for Montana agate & sapphires in the Yell tributories. Montana agate turns up fairly frequently. I have stopped at the places where you can access the Yell river on the road in from Livingston, but haven't found much. There are a whole lot of places listed on the route through Cody, and some threads on this board with trip reports. I've never had enough stop time to check them out, but read the Rockhounding Wyoming book and generate ideas -- what can I say?
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Post by cina on May 28, 2007 11:21:36 GMT -5
holy cow I forgot about that book lol I will be staying in Cody the cabin is there! ok got to dig the book out thanks Pup I must be having a dull moment here I do live in Wyoming lmao Steph Just seems so far away to me like another world  |
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karenfh
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Post by karenfh on May 28, 2007 15:34:00 GMT -5
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Post by cina on May 28, 2007 18:44:15 GMT -5
Thank you for the site  Steph |
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garock
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Post by garock on May 30, 2007 18:30:39 GMT -5
Ms Cina: Linda (my wife) and I went to Yellowstone in June of 1975. We stayed in a campground just north of Cody, along a river that runs along the campground. At the time there was a good size gravel and small boulder field. We found some jade but mostly found bloodstone. I think the river forms from the resevoir and flows past the road to Yellowstone just on the outskirts of Cody and also crosses again the road that leads north out of Cody. It maybe a place to check if you have time. Take Care!! Still Diggin in Dirt, GaRock (Frank)
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Post by cina on May 31, 2007 9:51:35 GMT -5
Frank it is allways so nice to hear from you I will be having tons of time to rock hunt on the Wy side Mo and Or so I will make sure to have a look around that river Thanks Steph |
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