jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on Oct 28, 2020 21:21:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip about Falcon lake. I'll look it up. I know what you mean about rocks and national parks though. I was tortured by all the beautiful granite and felspar in Yosemite California. It's funny how we RockHounds always like the rocks that are not in our areas. Even though this area is filled with beautiful calcite and lots of fossils, I dream of walking the beaches of one of the Great Lakes. So many beautiful conglomerates, cherts and granite up there! I'll try to get my photo account setup so I can post some pictures. I don't think there are any rules about picking up rocks on Lake Falcon. The Big Bend is another story.
|
|
brizzonator
off to a rocking start
Member since July 2020
Posts: 23
|
Post by brizzonator on Oct 29, 2020 16:56:57 GMT -5
Awesome. 4th pic, 2nd stone is my favorite. It looks like a milky waterfall. Just imagine looking at a cobble bars full of agates jaspers and pet woods from 1000's of sources from 4 states and Mexico all piled together. The Rio Grande in S Texas is like that RocksInNJ . An exhilarating spot to collect. As someone in Houston who hopes to get to it someday, what area (like nearest town) would you start in as a n00b? These are so beautiful, by the way, thanks for posting, love especially the last of the Rio panels, bottom row, third from the left stone, gorgeous!
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on Oct 29, 2020 19:32:38 GMT -5
Just imagine looking at a cobble bars full of agates jaspers and pet woods from 1000's of sources from 4 states and Mexico all piled together. The Rio Grande in S Texas is like that RocksInNJ . An exhilarating spot to collect. As someone in Houston who hopes to get to it someday, what area (like nearest town) would you start in as a n00b? These are so beautiful, by the way, thanks for posting, love especially the last of the Rio panels, bottom row, third from the left stone, gorgeous! Thanks brizzonator. I had permission to collect on ranch property on Beckwith Arm. The big peninsula midway in lake's length. The river channel of the Rio is all rich with agates from the Falcon dam and upstream to above Laredo.
|
|