Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on May 20, 2015 19:40:14 GMT -5
Well last month Brian and me went to NC to see an old friend. on the way through we got a chance to visit with Jamesp..Tell you what ,He is a down to earth cool guy....We spent the better part of the rainy day just visiting..Took a tour of the green houses (torturing my nephew with the threat of spiders and other insects..LOL)...Got to see his hoard/stash of corals..Saw all of his Mad Scientist Machines..Met the dogs...And just talked like old friends do... James and Randall fixing up some bamboo walking sticks..  After trading some rocks and things we made our way over to the Savannah River to hunt for some agates...Rain and a few detours later we made it the location..Sorry no pics of the site..But here are the pics of what I found..   8 inch peg for reference     As I was taking these pics I saw some Georgia agate from a previous hunt A piece of each for comparison  And a big chunk   Well thanks for looking and to James for being a gracious host...JOhn |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 20, 2015 20:38:05 GMT -5
Nice trip,thanks for sharing the photos........................Thumbs up to James...
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panamark
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Post by panamark on May 20, 2015 20:44:59 GMT -5
John, that last piece is killer nice.
And yes, we have to admit that James is also cool.
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Post by drocknut on May 20, 2015 22:11:16 GMT -5
Sound's like a great time was had by all.
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quartz
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Post by quartz on May 20, 2015 23:41:57 GMT -5
Nice material, especially the multi-colored one. Sounds like a fun trip.
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Post by orrum on May 21, 2015 9:27:43 GMT -5
Hey Jamesp this thread makes me want to visit that much more!!! Susans mom is in the hospital with heart failure so she is in Chicago with her. Prayers from all you hounds please? Anyway we will get there eventually James.
Wow I love those Savanah river agates! Are they hard to find?
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ringlord
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Post by ringlord on May 21, 2015 10:33:23 GMT -5
Very nice. I'd love to hear techniques for finding this material if you're willing to share.  Savannah river is in my backyard, so to speak, and would enjoy a trip out there. |
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on May 21, 2015 18:40:07 GMT -5
Orrum and Ringlord the Savannah agate is really easy to hunt ...it is found in a road cut just up from the river, you just pull up and walk along the road... The big chunk is from a spot behind a residential area that they are building in north Georgia.. same thing , pull in ,get out ,pick up...Thanks to James for getting me directions to them...John
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liz
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Post by liz on May 21, 2015 18:55:39 GMT -5
Where about in north Georgia? I go to Young Harris sometimes for classes at William Holland.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2015 18:58:19 GMT -5
Had a great day with you guys. Thanks for visiting. Looks like you guys racked up. Savannah pretty easy to hunt. used to be boulders of that material.
Property al got posted and all the boulders unreachable. Hope you guys were able to use the bamboo sticks.
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Post by broseph82 on May 24, 2015 10:44:58 GMT -5
jamesp Jim's always a hoot. That last piece of colorful agate/jasper looks friggin awesome! Tips for finding agate when hiking: check your elevation! If you have a topo map or app on phone pay attention. You want to be about 1400 in elevation and start looking around. Agate forms around 14-1600 and will pop out and roll down hill to 11-1400 (in my areas). Googling you'll see about the same info. Also, if you're searching a creek look for rocks that don't seem to fit in (the odd balls) and check elevation cause if you're finding agates branch out horizontally on land and start looking too. orrum ringlord
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 24, 2015 11:15:51 GMT -5
Y'all come on over, ya hear
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