rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 13, 2022 10:19:39 GMT -5
I've been wanting to check out the Clear Creek area for a while. I bought my first 4X4 last weekend and I'm excited about getting out there. We're not going to be camping this trip. It's about a 2.5 hour drive for me so we're just going to head out fairly early. Our plans are flexible but will check out quite a bit of the creek and try and work our way up to the mine. I may try going one way through Mercey Hot Springs for one of the legs of the journey, but I'll probably save that for another trip. I'm excited about plasma agate but of course will be looking for anything nice. Any tips on areas away from the creek or around the mines would be appreciated. Any tips in general will be appreciated. I've done several searches and I think I've read most of the posts on that area here. I'll buy my permits today and will be heading out on Saturday. I'll definitely update results here.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 13, 2022 10:23:05 GMT -5
Good luck on your trip. Looking forward to seeing what you find.
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Jan 13, 2022 20:02:56 GMT -5
Yes keep us posted with your finds! (Pics) lol!!!!
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choochoorocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by choochoorocks on Jan 13, 2022 23:09:13 GMT -5
I was planning to go last year but had to cancel at the last minute. Still hoping to find the opportunity to go this year. Leave some rocks for me!
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 25, 2022 18:53:17 GMT -5
I've been waiting to post pictures of our trip to use the ones off my wife's camera, but it's going to take me forever to get those uploaded so here's a few from myself. It was pretty nice on the way once we got out of the fog. This looks like Co alinga area so we're getting close.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 25, 2022 19:09:38 GMT -5
We saw some critters on the way. We have arrived. First Creek crossing.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 25, 2022 19:17:55 GMT -5
Over the top of the hill and looking towards Idria
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 25, 2022 19:21:27 GMT -5
The big rock in front of and just to the left of the black hole (plastic drain pipe with expanding foam around it) in the picture with my truck has all kinds of pockets of crystals and layers of druzy crystal all over it. I dug some green stuff out of one of the pockets. A lot of people have already chipped stuff off the outside of the rock.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 26, 2022 18:09:51 GMT -5
I felt like I had completely struck out on the rock collecting part of this trip until I cut one open today. I wasn't expecting this!
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catskillrocks
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Post by catskillrocks on Jan 26, 2022 18:16:43 GMT -5
That is quite the slab rockbrain!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 26, 2022 18:37:31 GMT -5
That looks like a heckuva piece of Clear Creek Plasma Agate right there rockbrain! It looks to me like you had a VERY successful trip!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 26, 2022 18:39:15 GMT -5
Score! That's beautiful.
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Jan 26, 2022 19:55:39 GMT -5
Pretty rad! I bet your stoked!
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