Post by SJPatrick on May 25, 2014 22:20:27 GMT -5
On one of my trips to Deming, NM I met up with a fellow from the senior center where we both cut rocks. Talking one day we realized we both had an interest in finding Geronimo Trail Geodes. This area is detailed in the Gemtrails books for both Arizona and New Mexico as it is very near the border between them. We both were going to the Rockhound Roundup in Deming. Although we had different itineraries, we decided to meet up in Douglas, Az and go for geodes. He had top secret coordinates for a spot supposed to be rife with geodes. It was to be a short hike to the site. It turned into what I now fondly call the "Hike from hell". At the time it was anything but fun. I can laugh about it now. And I did come back with geodes. At some time I will write it up as it is a cautionary tale about what not to do on a hike to find rocks.
I haven't found any reference to Geronimo Trail Geodes on this forum so I thought I'd share photos of what we found. If you decide to go there, be careful. It is remote and is in a dangerous area close to the border with Mexico with many border patrol agents barreling along the dirt road looking for smugglers and those trying to make an illegal entry into the states. That being said, if you like the scenery of mountainous desert areas, you'll like this area as much as I did.
A warning sign to start the trip.
Because the hike took so long, we had limited time to search and I only came back with 15 or so geodes. My hiking friend came back with less. Here are photos of some. I forgot to put a coin in the photos. So for reference, the largest geode, the one with the brownish-orange spot, is 4 1/2 inches in its longest dimension.
The exteriors are interesting. They have pressure ridges on them like some thundereggs found in Oregon. So I cut them as if they were eggs.
My rockhound friend doesn't like the interiors. I like them. They are different from other geodes I've found. And of course they are a reminder of the hike. :-)
Here are a few photos of individual geodes.
Thanks for looking! Patrick
I haven't found any reference to Geronimo Trail Geodes on this forum so I thought I'd share photos of what we found. If you decide to go there, be careful. It is remote and is in a dangerous area close to the border with Mexico with many border patrol agents barreling along the dirt road looking for smugglers and those trying to make an illegal entry into the states. That being said, if you like the scenery of mountainous desert areas, you'll like this area as much as I did.
A warning sign to start the trip.
Because the hike took so long, we had limited time to search and I only came back with 15 or so geodes. My hiking friend came back with less. Here are photos of some. I forgot to put a coin in the photos. So for reference, the largest geode, the one with the brownish-orange spot, is 4 1/2 inches in its longest dimension.
The exteriors are interesting. They have pressure ridges on them like some thundereggs found in Oregon. So I cut them as if they were eggs.
My rockhound friend doesn't like the interiors. I like them. They are different from other geodes I've found. And of course they are a reminder of the hike. :-)
Here are a few photos of individual geodes.
Thanks for looking! Patrick
