Post by waterboysh on Oct 13, 2021 12:15:06 GMT -5
This is mostly a copy/paste of my other recent thread about camping in GA. About 2 weeks after that, we're going to visit my SIL and her family in Greer, SC which is pretty much right between Greenville and Spartanburg. I live in Florida and a complete noob when it comes to finding rocks "in the wild". All the rocks I've tumbled I've ordered online. I don't think FL really has rocks suitable for tumbling, but we've got plenty of fossils! I was wondering if y'all could help me figure out
1. What type of rocks I might can find in this area
2. Does anyone know of a specific spot around here within maybe a 30 - 45 minute drive that would be a good hiking place (we have a 4 year old and 2 year old) that might have a good chance for rocks? I know rivers in general are good, but I'm used to FL rivers which are generally either very sandy and clear or muddy and murky, and if there is rock it's just limestone. Honestly, finding a good, rocky stream to hike through and then turning around and hiking back sounds like fun and the kids would enjoy that. Though, looking at historical temps in the area it looks like it could be in the range of 55ish to 70ish degrees, so it could potentially be to cold to hike in a river.
3. I need tips on how to find good rocks in general. I guess a lot of it depends on knowing the area and what rocks you might find, which I'm trying to figure out. But I see youtube videos of "how to find rocks" and it's basically people walking around saying, "here's one. Oh, and here's another." without a lot of context on what they're looking for. When I watch these videos, to my and my untrained, inexperienced eye, most of the rocks don't look that different than every other rock.
I'm doing some research on my own. Looking at rockhounding websites and things like that. It's still hard though for someone that doesn't know the area. We're mostly wanting a place we can hike and spend some time at and let the kids find rocks. It'd be nice if there are some "cool rocks" that can be found too, but we know they won't really care either way.
1. What type of rocks I might can find in this area
2. Does anyone know of a specific spot around here within maybe a 30 - 45 minute drive that would be a good hiking place (we have a 4 year old and 2 year old) that might have a good chance for rocks? I know rivers in general are good, but I'm used to FL rivers which are generally either very sandy and clear or muddy and murky, and if there is rock it's just limestone. Honestly, finding a good, rocky stream to hike through and then turning around and hiking back sounds like fun and the kids would enjoy that. Though, looking at historical temps in the area it looks like it could be in the range of 55ish to 70ish degrees, so it could potentially be to cold to hike in a river.
3. I need tips on how to find good rocks in general. I guess a lot of it depends on knowing the area and what rocks you might find, which I'm trying to figure out. But I see youtube videos of "how to find rocks" and it's basically people walking around saying, "here's one. Oh, and here's another." without a lot of context on what they're looking for. When I watch these videos, to my and my untrained, inexperienced eye, most of the rocks don't look that different than every other rock.
I'm doing some research on my own. Looking at rockhounding websites and things like that. It's still hard though for someone that doesn't know the area. We're mostly wanting a place we can hike and spend some time at and let the kids find rocks. It'd be nice if there are some "cool rocks" that can be found too, but we know they won't really care either way.