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Warm Springs (OR R3 Site 60 – GR)

by JerryOctober 5, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: Garret’s directions and map will get you there and get you to the various sites. His GPS coordinates are accurate. We came from the Burns side and found the roads to all the collecting sites in very good shape (until it rained).
Google Map
Date: October 09
Notes: Our rock club (Central Oregon Rock Collectors) made a [...]

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Ames Creek (OR R1 Site 19 – GR)

by JerryOctober 5, 2009 Gem Trails by State

This is a side note confirming the Holleywood Ranch fee dig site near Ames Creek (a few miles outside of Sweet Home) mentioned in the book. Our rock club (Central Oregon Rock Collectors) made a field trip to the ranch in Sept 09. There is literally tons of wood available and digging in the excavated [...]

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Harney Lake (OR Site 70 – GR)

by JerryAugust 17, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: Garret’s site directions are spot on. Google Map
Date: August 2009
Notes: There is plentiful tumbling material scattered about, some already wave polished. Colors tend to be rather drab and for us most of the material is rather uninteresting. We found a couple of pieces of petrified wood, but nothing special. The oolitic agate from up [...]

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Ashwood (OR R1 Site 10)

by JerryMarch 13, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: Follow US 97 northwest 14 miles from Madras as indicated in Gem Trails and watch for the sign to Ashwood. Turn south on Pony Butte Road which winds through the hills for 15 miles to hte village. In 2008 the Rockstock site was on the Friend ranch, marked by a temporary sign about 1 [...]

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Calapooia River (OR R1 Site 8)

by JerryMarch 11, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: The Gem Trails map will get you to Holley, OR, and the Calapooia, but the road along the river is now Upper Calapooia Drive.
Google Map
Date: June 2007
Notes: We did not work Site B, but did search along the river, Site A. There are only a few places where you can get down to the [...]

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Cooks Peak Carnelian (NM Site 68)

by JerryMarch 11, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: The directions in Gem Trails are good with the following updates: County Road A016 is now signed Green Leaf Mine Rd and at 18 miles from NM SR 26 it enters private property with no trespassing signs posted. Also, the mountain is actually spelled Cookes Peak.
Google Map
Date: March 2009
Notes: We searched various locations all [...]

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Plaster City (S CA Site 3)

by JerryMarch 7, 2009 California - Southern

Directions: This site is now within a vast OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) Recreation Area, with trails going everywhere. When we were there, a rally was in progress, making things even more interesting. We don’t think we located Site A, but we may have located Site B. We followed a large wash west for perhaps a mile [...]

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Moore Canyon Agate and Wood (NM Site 64)

by JerryMarch 4, 2009 Gem Trails by State

Directions: The Gem Trails map is good, but the photo is out of date. The turn is between the 1 mile marker and a bridge over a small wash just to the south. It looks like you are turning into a ranch.
The prominent mountain Steeple Peak to the north can be seen beyond the canyon. [...]

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