Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2011 17:44:21 GMT -5
Hi all,
I recently went to Washington and spent 5 days with the parents. The area my dad is currently working at is not known for great rock and I even checked with an experienced/reliable source to verify this. I guess I just got lucky. ;D
Here are a few pics on the way to where mom and dad are currently living.
The mighty Columbia River:
A train for size comparison:
Some rock formations:
Goats:
My mom calls this formation "The Finger" because she said the first time she saw it from a distance, it looked like it was flipping her the birdie. ;D
Hat Rock:
The rock pit I decided to check out. It was VERY unstable with rock constantly showering down from above the cliff so I had to be real careful. Its mostly basalt but I found a wide area with crumbling reddish/tan rock. In it, I found a ton of druzy/zeolites and a few chunks of agate. Pretty exciting considering I see nothing but basalt where I live.
I knew this one was going to be special the minute I picked it up. Some nice lavender on the outside:
A bit of color peeking out when I got it wet.
Woohoo! Look at this beauty on the inside:
We even got a great sunset for our 5 hour drive home:
Thanks for lookin,
Shannon
I recently went to Washington and spent 5 days with the parents. The area my dad is currently working at is not known for great rock and I even checked with an experienced/reliable source to verify this. I guess I just got lucky. ;D
Here are a few pics on the way to where mom and dad are currently living.
The mighty Columbia River:
A train for size comparison:
Some rock formations:
Goats:
My mom calls this formation "The Finger" because she said the first time she saw it from a distance, it looked like it was flipping her the birdie. ;D
Hat Rock:
The rock pit I decided to check out. It was VERY unstable with rock constantly showering down from above the cliff so I had to be real careful. Its mostly basalt but I found a wide area with crumbling reddish/tan rock. In it, I found a ton of druzy/zeolites and a few chunks of agate. Pretty exciting considering I see nothing but basalt where I live.
I knew this one was going to be special the minute I picked it up. Some nice lavender on the outside:
A bit of color peeking out when I got it wet.
Woohoo! Look at this beauty on the inside:
We even got a great sunset for our 5 hour drive home:
Thanks for lookin,
Shannon
