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Post by sandsman1 on May 2, 2007 2:29:19 GMT -5
jamie those first few pics are worth the trip great colors -- anything after that is gravey haha
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Post by drupe on May 2, 2007 7:31:27 GMT -5
Jamie You owe me a keyboard. After looking at the pics I slobbered all over mine and I'm sure it will short out in the near future. I truely hope to be able to make the trip but as of now it doesn't look probable. Your pics prove to me that it would behove one to make the trip if at all possible. Oh well, I wasn't going to WWR but circumstances changed and I made that one. Maybe!!!  Pete |
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Post by freeform on May 2, 2007 10:59:36 GMT -5
Very cool jamie, that stuff Rodney found looks to be some raelly nice stuff if its hard. Love the orange trees in the pink/white color. Would make outstanding cabochons.
Thats good to know, my first trip to Burro Creek back in the early 90's. Showed that road to be open, we drove down it maybe a mile and found lots of good agates. But every time i went back, it was posted as such that you saw. I recall on my first trip to the burro creek as well, right in the campground i found a small river tumble piece of Blue chalcedony. It was not the best blue, but on one side it had red poppies! And turned out to be a piece of Sagenite when i cut it. However, it has long been sold. Man i am kicking myself. d'oh!
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Post by rocklicker on May 2, 2007 16:18:23 GMT -5
Hey Pete, just keep a box of keyboards nearby like I do. Jamie's posts causes me to go through keyboards regularly.  Steve |
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Post by desertdweller on May 2, 2007 19:11:49 GMT -5
You guys are so funny, I don't drool much but I have been known to send soda pop flying out of my nose if something funny catches me off guard.......Now I only take a drink after I'm done reading whatever is on the screen.
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Post by desertdweller on May 2, 2007 19:37:49 GMT -5
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Post by rocklicker on May 2, 2007 19:56:29 GMT -5
Yup, there went another keyboard (*wipes drool off chin*).
That alien rock is cool, as is the rest of the bunch. It's all simply amazing. Is it November yet?
Steve
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Post by sandsman1 on May 2, 2007 20:21:31 GMT -5
i hear ya Steve I'm gettin edgy already haha --- i cant wait i know this is gonna be a blast
hey a ? anybody thought about how we are gonna do the food deal --- are we gonna fend for ourselves -- or cook large meals it don't really matter to me I'm bringin a small propane grill eather way and i don't mind grilled meat or what ever--- i think ill have rocks on the brain so i wont be lookin to make anything special prob just fill the belly kinda meals haha --- just thinkin out-loud but if anybody has any thoughts on it yellum out haha
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Post by deedolce on May 2, 2007 20:52:23 GMT -5
Darn! I should have bought a bigger truck!!! Oh, wow. I LOVE that blue stuff, my fingers got itchy as all out to work that rock!! I could see a cab here, a perfect piece there....
Jamie started me out on a 'list' of things to get. What tools will I need? Shovel? Hammer? Pick?
Sandsman, I was wondering about the food thing too. I could live on peanut butter and jelly if need be, or grilled hot dogs. :-) More time to look for rocks! We could team up and chose a night to cook the meal too, if there's a place not to far to buy groceries... Maybe lunches and breakfast on your own, and shared dinners?
Dee
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Post by sandsman1 on May 2, 2007 21:22:59 GMT -5
as far as tools im bringin
full size shovel
folding army shovel
12lb sledge
assorted chisels
two short sledge hammers
two hand pics-- (dont have a full size)
5-1/2 foot bar
and they will all be up for sharing so if someone needs them we can pass them around
and for other stuff to share
table top grill
gas lantern
small gas cooker for a pot of coffee in the morn haha
i dont have a camp percolater coffe pot for it so if anyone has one please bring it i need coffee in the morn haha
jamie said theres tables and benches at the group area so im not bringin my grill table/stand
i cant think of anything else right now but im sure theres more
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Post by cina on May 3, 2007 9:10:27 GMT -5
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Post by rocklicker on May 3, 2007 13:36:49 GMT -5
As far as equipment goes, can someone recommend a good set of chissles, picks, etc for this trip? I honestly haven't been rockhounding in 20 years and want to get a set of tools for the trip. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Steve
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Post by akansan on May 3, 2007 14:00:12 GMT -5
Jamie - do you know if there'll be fire restrictions at all? Is there usually around that time?
If no restrictions, I have a couple camping coffee pots. Stick it on a rock on the fire ring, it'll brew up and stay nice and warm.
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Post by desertdweller on May 3, 2007 14:13:10 GMT -5
HI Steve,
A tiller mattock is handy to have, I picked one up at Home Depot. They also sell a large chisel that has a heavy duty rubber hand guard, (so when your pounding on it with a sledge and miss, you won't break your hand). All you will really need for this trip is a good shovel, a rock hammer, a pry bar always comes in handy, a good pair of gloves and a couple of back packs to haul your rock in while you are walking around collecting it. Buckets work fine too. The agate is literally everywhere you step, we have collected some from the deposits that are still beneath the clay with our pry bar and shovels but compared to digging for chrysocolla, it seemed effortless. The most important thing to remember this time around would be the gloves. After taking off the end of an agate with a rock hammer, you will be carrying around some very sharp rocks. If you plan on breaking a few open while your hunting, eye protection is a must, the chips that come off of an agate are just like glass but I'm sure that is common knowledge here on the board.
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Post by desertdweller on May 3, 2007 14:15:36 GMT -5
The campground has built in fire pits with heavy duty grills, as far as I know fires are allowed in the fire pits all the time.
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Post by stoner on May 3, 2007 14:32:34 GMT -5
Anybody bringing a generator so we can cut some slabs and be able to plug in Jamie's Titan? What? I don't get to cut cabs on this trip? ;D ;D  Looks like some nice material there Jamie. Guess I better bring a lot more flat rate boxes with me this time! |
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Post by rocklicker on May 3, 2007 15:37:13 GMT -5
Thanks Jamie for the tool help. I want to make sure I come prepared. I'll have to get most of that but I wanted to anyway. Ed, was there a generator at WW? I'd call that on-site cabbing! Steve
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Post by sandsman1 on May 3, 2007 16:09:48 GMT -5
hey jamie is there electric available at the camping sites for a fee ?
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Post by desertdweller on May 3, 2007 20:18:26 GMT -5
I don't think electric is available, we looked around quite a bit and there was a small storage room with a solar panel on the top of it so I'm guessing that might be how they run the lights in the bathrooms.
I will talk to Rodney about setting up our 10" saw and running it off of our generator.
Unfortunately, the Titan takes up so much electricity, even here at the house......If we try to run anything off of the same circuit the titan is running on, we throw a breaker. Its a big machine, takes it about 10 seconds to start up and about 2 minutes to stop turning once its been shut down.
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Post by desertdweller on May 3, 2007 20:19:57 GMT -5
Oh and Ed, Titan is Rodney's, I have just appropriated it.
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