thunderegg from the Castle Rock Gem and Mineral show pretty blurry.
Here are some more agates from Adna after their acid bath my pictures stink lol. I will keep working on it.
Well here is a little bit about myself. I am 44 years old I live in Tacoma. You can meet my family down below. I have always enjoyed beach combing and really enjoyed when I found an agate but they were few and far between where I was. When I was young we used to go to Agate Beach on the Straits and that place was fantastic but you can't go there anymore. I purchased a rock tumbler because we had so much beach material I thought why not polish it up. I would look up articles online about rocks and tumbling and that is how I came to be here. I was surfing the web and came upon this wiki and was amazed at how willing everyone was to share information and the comraderie I saw. I probably watched the posts for a month or so before I joined. I was a little leary because I don't have much rockhounding experience but you all made me feel right at home and I am thrilled to be here.
How I first got into treasure hunting...I first started with beachcombing on the northern Washington Coast and Agate Beach on the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
My treasure hunting obsession(s): I love agates and petrified wood I am sure I will find more obsessions as I expand my horizons.
My most exciting find:
My favorite places to look for treasure:So far its been Adna.
My favorite treasure hunting techniques:
My treasure hunt toolkit contains...
I'm presently hunting for...Agates, Agates, Did I mention Agates? Oh and and I almost forgot Agates.
Recommended treasure hunting resources:I purchased Gem Trails of Washinton. The DVD OreRockOn. The wonderful folks on this wiki.
This is my real treasure my family; my wife Sam, my son Nick and my daughter Lexi. I can't really find any pictures of me because I am very good at avoiding photo opportunities.
MY FINDS
Description of treasure:These are some bottles and a horseshoe I found near an old homestead when we were installing some pipe. Not the best background lol my tumbler oh well.
Where I found it:Near Harts Lake in Pierce County
How I found it:Backhoe ground person when I first started with Pierce County. You watch the operator dig you are his eyes since he can't see very good in the hole. I spotted these in the bucket on one of his scoops I was lucky he got under them and didn't smash them.
Appraisal information:
Description of treasure: This is just some of the smaller and medium size ones a lot of the bigger ones were in need of an acid bath and these have actually joined them just for the heck of it.
Where I found it: Adna
How I found it: Scraping through the gravel on the creek
Appraisal information: Priceless lol love those agates.
Description of treasure: Batch of tumbled material
