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Yermo (SoCal, Region 3, Site 47)

by pshiromaNovember 22, 2011 California - Southern

Directions: Mitchell’s map is fine.
Date: November, 2012
Site Notes: We skipped sites A and B and were going to head up to sites C and D. However, after making the left hand turn to the west of the dump, I began to notice a lot of large agates in the road bed and in the wash, [...]

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White Fir (OR Site 36 GR)

by JerrySeptember 26, 2011 Gem Trails by State

Directions: Garret’s directions are good (as always). The sign “Agate Beds” actually leads to the jasper egg area, while the real agate eggs are at the 4.3 mile mark, up to the right, just before the camping area.
Date: August 2011
Notes: We worked both the jasper and agate beds and had good success at both. Find [...]

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Dubinky Well (UT Site 81)

by JerryApril 10, 2011 Gem Trails by State

Directions: We found Site A fairly easily, but there is one correction to the book: The Dubinky Well sign is on the side road, not on SR 313. Find the sign and you will find the site. We didn’t go to Site B.
Date: April 2011
Notes: This is a strange locale for hunting agate. It’s a [...]

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Crescent Junction #2 (UT Site 74)

by JerryApril 6, 2011 Gem Trails by State

Directions: This site should be named Klondike Bluffs. The mileage in the book is slightly off, in that there is no side road at 1.6 miles. Basically follow the main road 4.1 miles from US 191, bearing right at the only real junction. At 4.1 miles there are side roads left and right. Take the [...]

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Newberry Nodules and Agate (SoCal, R2, Site 36)

by pshiromaFebruary 21, 2011 California - Southern

Directions: The map will get you to the general location without issue. See notes section below.
Date: February 21, 2011
Notes: We were back in the Barstow area visiting another site and stopped at this location for about an hour. That’s simply not enough time to properly look through the area. Also, on further inspection, I realized [...]

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Field Road (SoCal, Site 50)

by pshiromaJanuary 30, 2011 California - Southern

Date of Visit: January 29, 2011
Directions: The location is easy to reach and the map is fine. We visited Site A.
Notes: As the book states, Site A is expansive. We parked at the end of the paved road and walked east towards the wash, going approximately 150 yards from where we parked. After all the [...]

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Acton (SoCal R4, Site 66, Site C)

by pshiromaSeptember 6, 2010 California - Southern

Directions: Map will get you there without issue.
Date: September 6, 2010
Notes: On Hubbard Road, approximately 3/4ths of a mile from Escondido Canyon Road there is a dirt road leading north from Hubbard road into the low hills. At least one rockhounding site I visited indicated that this dirt road is passable for standard passenger [...]

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Calapooia River (OR R1, Site 24 GR)

by Heather DAugust 8, 2010 Gem Trails by State

I drove the Callapooia river road, and there are not many gravel bars to find at this time. Most of the river is private land. There is a gate across the road to the United States creek that belongs to Weyerhauser. I met a local gold panner who said the best panning is on the [...]

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Lovelock Agate (NV R2, Site 33)

by JessiJune 22, 2010 Gem Trails by State

Directions: The directions were easy enough to follow, but the road to the left and the “parking area” to the right sort of sneak up on you. (There is a lot of sage and grass growing in them, so perhaps they are getting harder to see as time goes by). There is plenty of parking, [...]

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Fallon Agate (NV R3, Site 45)

by JessiJune 22, 2010 Gem Trails by State

Directions: We were not able to find the wash area, but did make it to Green Mountain. The map in the book shows the road going straight past the “pits”, but in reality, the road has to zig-zag around the mine property. But once you are past the mine, any road will get you out [...]

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