Northwest and Southwest Rockhounding

I am blessed in that I have two states I can go rockhounding in. Living in Washington gives me access to hundreds of good sites and visiting...

Because my beloved Greenwater is under snow at this time of year, I have been looking for alternate places to hunt for good rocks. I have ...

OK, so I know I have been rather remiss in my postings. I have been out rockhunting, but just haven't had the time to post anything late...

View of Golden Tunnel Mine From Below -  Photo Courtesy Aaron G. 10/10/2012 Update - Many thanks to Aaron G. who sent me the photos o...

This post isn't about rockhounding, but I really wanted to put this info out there for others in the state to enjoy, if you can get to ...

 After returning home from New Mexico, I figured I'd just take it easy for a while and recharge my batteries. But as luck would have i...

OK, I know that New Mexico is not in the Northwest, but due to a harrowing last 5 weeks down in Albuquerque getting my parents moved to assi...