Post by catmandewe on May 25, 2009 20:38:00 GMT -5
Jason and I went to Oregon to check out the Ashwood Rockstock.
We left on Thursday and went to my Uncles house near Portland to drop my Dad off for the weekend, then Friday morning we headed to Richardson's Ranch to dig until Ashwood opened up on Saturday.
I planned on taking lots of pictures, but I was sorely lacking in that department, so if you guys want to take a consensus and fire me I undertand. Jason did take more pics than I did, so hopefully he will kick some in.
Some scenery at Richardsons Ranch, the egg digs are up towards the head of this canyon.
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1233Medium.jpg)
Jason trying to roll this huge jasper/agate to the pickup
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1232Medium.jpg)
We went to the moss bed first, and of course I didn't get any pictures because I was too busy looking for moss. (We did find some good stuff!) Then we headed up to the Pony Butte bed to check it out. I got bored there so I did get one picture of it. I also picked up some Polka Dot agate for myself and for Ralph and Maryann at the Richardson's store.
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1238Medium.jpg)
Then we went to Prineville and bought some rock from a couple different sources, by Friday night my pickup was approaching capacity. Saturday morning we found another source, and picked up some more stuff, then we decided that we didn't have room to be going to Ashwood and getting more rock, so we headed back to Portland. Sorry I didn't take any pictures on Saturday.
Sunday we headed home, stopped in Boise and unloaded Jason's rock and his stuff, then I headed on home, sorry no pictures on Sunday either.
This morning I started unloading the truck, I did take some pictures before I unloaded it.
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1239Medium.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1241Medium.jpg)
Some of the moss I cut today that we dug at Richardsons
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1254Medium.jpg)
this stuff is awesome!
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1248Medium.jpg)
I put a 55 lb chunk of Biggs in the big saw this morning
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1245Medium.jpg)
the end cut
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1244Medium.jpg)
The slabs will be in the next slab bucket thread.
Thanks for lookin......................Tony
We left on Thursday and went to my Uncles house near Portland to drop my Dad off for the weekend, then Friday morning we headed to Richardson's Ranch to dig until Ashwood opened up on Saturday.
I planned on taking lots of pictures, but I was sorely lacking in that department, so if you guys want to take a consensus and fire me I undertand. Jason did take more pics than I did, so hopefully he will kick some in.
Some scenery at Richardsons Ranch, the egg digs are up towards the head of this canyon.
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1233Medium.jpg)
Jason trying to roll this huge jasper/agate to the pickup
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1232Medium.jpg)
We went to the moss bed first, and of course I didn't get any pictures because I was too busy looking for moss. (We did find some good stuff!) Then we headed up to the Pony Butte bed to check it out. I got bored there so I did get one picture of it. I also picked up some Polka Dot agate for myself and for Ralph and Maryann at the Richardson's store.
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1238Medium.jpg)
Then we went to Prineville and bought some rock from a couple different sources, by Friday night my pickup was approaching capacity. Saturday morning we found another source, and picked up some more stuff, then we decided that we didn't have room to be going to Ashwood and getting more rock, so we headed back to Portland. Sorry I didn't take any pictures on Saturday.
Sunday we headed home, stopped in Boise and unloaded Jason's rock and his stuff, then I headed on home, sorry no pictures on Sunday either.
This morning I started unloading the truck, I did take some pictures before I unloaded it.
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1239Medium.jpg)
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1241Medium.jpg)
Some of the moss I cut today that we dug at Richardsons
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1254Medium.jpg)
this stuff is awesome!
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1248Medium.jpg)
I put a 55 lb chunk of Biggs in the big saw this morning
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1245Medium.jpg)
the end cut
![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z229/catmandewe/HPIM1244Medium.jpg)
The slabs will be in the next slab bucket thread.
Thanks for lookin......................Tony