fatrichie
has rocks in the head
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Post by fatrichie on Oct 23, 2005 15:43:39 GMT -5
I was out houndin' yesterday with the gang (my wife, mom, uncle and aunt) at Fall creek res. out side of Eugene. We were given directions by my new bestus pal Dan  to the motherlode of all jasper locations. The were pieces so large we couldn't pick them up! Between all of us, we packed out about 200 lbs. of various colors and types of jasper, carnelian and chalcedony. We left piles of good stuff, we just had to stop picking up rock!! Here are a couple pics of a portion of my haul: The goods after cleaning...  Some jasper...  Some more jasper!  Rich |
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Post by Cher on Oct 23, 2005 15:54:47 GMT -5
Ooooooooooo NICE!!!!! That second one almost looks like tiger eye. Man Rich, you really made a great haul.
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 23, 2005 16:20:13 GMT -5
ok, i'm officially pouting! that is such nice stuff that you FOUND!!! i am SO jealous! can't wait to some it tumbled. there are some pieces that are just crying to be slabbed.
so pretty.
KD
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brian
having dreams about rocks
Member since September 2005
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Post by brian on Oct 23, 2005 16:30:52 GMT -5
Include me in on the pouting. I can only imagine what it must be like to just go out and pick this stuff up.
Brian
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cuervo73
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2005
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Post by cuervo73 on Oct 23, 2005 17:07:45 GMT -5
Funny how alot of the large red jaspers look like raw sirloin or chuck roast.  ed/cuervo |
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Oct 23, 2005 19:37:16 GMT -5
Sure makes me want to hook up the trailer and head to Oregon!!!!..with some spots in...CO, NM,AZ,CA,NV,..well ..you get the idea.....
Pho
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 23, 2005 20:03:23 GMT -5
wow, i'm with pho - just makes you want to head right out!
kim
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Post by rockds on Oct 23, 2005 20:08:55 GMT -5
um I've never been to Oregon but from what i've seen so far, it looks like a nice place to visit
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fatrichie
has rocks in the head
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Post by fatrichie on Oct 23, 2005 20:52:33 GMT -5
Include me in on the pouting. I can only imagine what it must be like to just go out and pick this stuff up. Brian Well it not quite as easy as that, The terrain is a currently draining lake bed, in this picture, you can see the 35 to 40% grade you are standing on. And that's very loose damp dirt. We all slipped and fell...alot! Then the "easy" walk down through the brushy forest, no trail you can find, turns into a steep uphill climb later, with 70 or 80 pound buckets of rock in each hand!!  If I keep going there, you'll have to call me skinnyrichie, if it don't have coronary first!! And they do kind of resemble chunks of meat don't they. No wonder I'm so hungry after a day like that! I think I will probably have most of it slabbed, but I am going to go back and attempt to pack out some of the large pieces with my uncle. The gals said they would just as soon pass on a return trip! As the water levels in the local reservoirs drop we will be making more trips for jasper and a couple trips for pet wood. These places are only about 20 minutes from home so they make great quick trips. I will post some pics of the areas later! Fatty |
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Post by Cher on Oct 23, 2005 21:35:41 GMT -5
You can drive 20 minutes from home and pick up stuff like that?
I wanna go to Oregon! What an awesome place that must be.
You have the jasper's, James found the obsidian ... wow!
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SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 23, 2005 22:28:11 GMT -5
Richie,
That's Awesome! The lake looks really low. I've heard Fall Creek Res. is also a good place for Petrified wood. Did you find any? I was just asking a guy I work with who lives up near Lookout Point, and he said the Lakes are draining pretty fast. I'm excited! If you need another person to haul rocks out, LMK. I'd love to take a quick trip up there to do some rockhounding. I've got Fridays off. Thanks for sharing the pics...and great stuff. I knew there was a reason to move up here. Although Utah is full of Super Rocks also.
Steve
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Post by joe on Oct 23, 2005 22:40:23 GMT -5
Nice haul Richie! It looks mucky but well worth the effort. Congrats on finding the good stuff.
joe
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Post by creativeminded on Oct 24, 2005 9:18:08 GMT -5
Drool, (wipe)
Those are quiet the treasures you found.
Tami
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to the motherlode of all jasper locations. The were pieces so large we couldn't pick them up! Between all of us, we packed out about 200 lbs. of various colors and types of jasper, carnelian and chalcedony. We left piles of good stuff, we just had to stop picking up rock!! 
