by Jerry on January 19, 2010
Directions: We only visited Site B, on Indian Pass Rd. Mitchell’s directions are accurate. Rather than park at the designated site, we ventured a short distance further east and took a side road off to the right which led about 1/4 mile over and down to a wash.
Google Map
GPS: 33.001 N 114.778 W
Date: January 2010
Notes: We were hoping to find palm wood and dumortierite, but were most successful finding significant amounts of kyanite which was not listed in the Gem Trails entry. No palm was found, but in addition to all the kyanite we could carry and several pounds of mostly smaller dumortierite pieces, we picked up a few pounds of potentially nice agate in browns with red veins.
Kyanite 20 pounder
by Jerry on December 12, 2009
Directions: You should have no trouble following Mitchell’s directions to the sites. The “old pole line” road noted in the text for Site B is marked as BLM Rd 7640.
Google Map
GPS: Site B – N34.937, W 116.758; Site C – N34.943, W 116.771
Date: December 2009
Notes: Don’t bother with Site A, very little material, none above tumbling size. At Site B we found plentiful agate, jasper and chert, much in 10 to 20 lb range. Colors were mainly tans and browns, but many included red and yellow stringers and spots. At Site C there was even more material, with some chert blocks in the hundred lb range. After gathering all the agate we wanted, we concentrated on looking for petrified palm, but found none at any of the sites.
At Yermo Site C
