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Post by Woodyrock on Jul 3, 2011 15:50:52 GMT -5
Here is some of the material we brought back from the trip to the Prineville Pow Wow, and Madras Pow Wow. We based out of Prineville, and hit Richardson's Ranch on the way down, meeting up with the Prineville Pow Wow fielf trip, then went on the Tube Agate field trip with them, and with friends to the Maury Mountain Moss dig, Fischer Canyon, Bear Creek, Elkins Rock Shop, Marsten Ranch, and Polka Dot Agate mine. Woody Priday Plume eggs 100 pounds of them  RR Moss bed eggs  Polka Dot agate 20 pounder  Maury Mountain Moss, one sled load, two pack loads!  Bear Creek pet wood  Fischer Canyon, some looks like Morrisonite  Tube Agate  Marsten Ranch  Burns green, and cinnamon obsidian  |
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Post by tntmom on Jul 3, 2011 16:49:54 GMT -5
Nice haul Woody!!! You sure hit a lot of places, how long did you travel?
~Krystee
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Post by Toad on Jul 3, 2011 17:06:30 GMT -5
Wow. What kind of vehicle were you hauling in?
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 3, 2011 17:38:02 GMT -5
Really like the obsidian..Great haul...
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 3, 2011 19:26:50 GMT -5
Wow what a choice bunch of rough! Love the eggs and all that super fancy Marsten material.....Mel
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reelman
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Post by reelman on Jul 3, 2011 22:55:06 GMT -5
Nice Haul! That is a lot of work. I dug the Plume bed and moss bed on Fri. and they are hard labor. Very nice Maury and Bear Creek. Looks like a productive and fun trip.
Arne
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Post by Roller on Jul 4, 2011 0:00:53 GMT -5
woah ! now thats a worthy trip!
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Post by paulshiroma on Jul 4, 2011 0:07:33 GMT -5
Very impressive! Quite a haul of eggs.
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mrscatmandewe
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Post by mrscatmandewe on Jul 4, 2011 1:01:09 GMT -5
Sweet Woody. We didn't make it this year. Glad you had a good time!!!!!  |
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Post by tanyafrench on Jul 4, 2011 14:53:11 GMT -5
Wow, that is a wonderful rock hounding trip. That Marsten Ranch and Fischer Canyon stuff is beautiful and I love the obsidians.
Tanya
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Post by Tonyterner on Jul 16, 2011 8:30:10 GMT -5
There are some great looking rocks. Bet you had a ton of fun.
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Post by roy on Jul 16, 2011 8:40:02 GMT -5
wow woody you did good on you trip the bear creek wood is it like marsten ?
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Post by Woodyrock on Jul 18, 2011 0:48:55 GMT -5
Roy:
The Bear Creek wood varies from replacement to material to petrified wood showing grain structure.......and all in the same piece. If you use the Gem Trails book, the first site is a dig site, since most of the surface material has long ago been picked up. If you go on the the second site, there is material still on the surface....and better material to be found digging.
When digging, and you are finding half petrified wood, tdo not give up on the hole, keep digging...it usually gets better the deeper yu go.
Woody
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Post by rocklicker on Jul 27, 2011 17:37:20 GMT -5
Awesome haul! Great looking eggs and Marsten ranch. Is the Maury Mtn public diging area easy to get to in a 2WD? I love that stuff and have always wanted to get out to dig for it.
Steve
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Post by frane on Jul 29, 2011 8:35:32 GMT -5
Woody, I bet it is a blast to go hunting for rock with you! What an amazing haul! I have seen some of that green fisher stone in person and it can really be unbelievable!
Fran
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Post by Woodyrock on Jul 31, 2011 1:16:11 GMT -5
Steve:
You can get to the Maury Mountain site in a Mini Cooper. The road is gravel, well maintained, but can be washboarded a wee bit. It is a late spring, to fall dig. The winter snow can get deep.
Woody
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Post by larsrocks on Apr 27, 2012 20:00:31 GMT -5
Woody-
Great finds! You found much different material than I did when at Fischer Canyon. Is this the same Fischer Canyon just north of the Bear Creek petrified wood locality? When I was at Fischer Canyon I went about a half mile down the road to the fence. I parked there and explored the hills on both sides. I found lots of small agate, calcite, petrified wood, and quartz. One quartz piece i found had some very faint amethyst. I didn't find much jasper. Did I need to go further up the mesa north of the road? or deeper in?
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Apr 27, 2012 21:46:10 GMT -5
Congrats on the nice haul! Looks like a lot of fun!
Chuck
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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 27, 2012 23:53:36 GMT -5
Lars:
Yep, same Fischer Canyon. The willow Creek like jasper was found on the saddle between the two hill about 1/2 mile in. Only found a few wee pieces that will drive me crazy until I find the source. There is next to nothing on top of the mesa on the north side.
Woody
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Post by helens on Apr 28, 2012 0:19:36 GMT -5
Woody... you DUG all that yourself? Or did you mean you went on a trip to buy it?? That's a lot of rock etiher way, are you going to sell it or keep it?
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