How I first got into treasure hunting... I started picking up Apache Tears at the age of 6.
My treasure hunting obsession(s): I love to do all kinds of rock hunting.
My most exciting find: My big petrified wood knot. I was floating down the North Platte River and tied my raft to a knot. I was taking a break from floating and doing some rock hunting and noticed that my raft and knot were floating away. It was then I realized that I tied my raft to a large petrified knot and not to a knot on a tree root. You all know what I did then. Right the knot went into the raft and home with me.
My favorite places to look for treasure: Wyoming, Washington,Montana,Arizona,Nevada are my best ones,but I will rock hunt anywhere I end up.
My favorite treasure hunting techniques: Do research first of the place you want to go. Pack the day before so you aren't so rushed that morning. Always have plenty of food and water. Always clean your rock tools after each use.
My treasure hunt toolkit contains... Small shovel, Large shovel, gloves, rock hammer (large and small), spray bottle, extra water for the spray bottle, baggies, cloth sacks, buckets, knee pads, goggles, magnified glass, camera, tri-pod, maps, first aid kit (well supplied) and snake bite kit.
I'm presently hunting for... Anything that is interesting.
Recommended treasure hunting resources: Google , rock books, magazines, rock clubs and talk to the older people in the area you are hunting in.
MY FINDS
Description of treasure: LYSITE AGATE
Where I found it: BOUGHT IT IN A SALE OF A ROCK SHOP.
How I found it: A FRIEND AND I WENT IN ON BUYING THE INVENTORY FROM THE SHOP THAT WAS CLOSING.
Appraisal information:
Description of treasure: CRINOIDS ,PETRIFIED WOOD, AND BLUE PETRIFIED WOOD .
Where I found it: CRINOIDS ARE FROM SILVER POINT, TENN. SADDLE MOUNTAIN , WASHINGTON OFF A RESERVATIONS IN ARIZONA
How I found it: THE CRINOIDS I FOUND IN THE SIDE OF THE HILL BEHIND OUR HOUSE. PETRIFIED WOOD I FOUND AT SADDLE MOUNTAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL. BLUE PETRIFIED WOOD I BOUGHT FROM A ROCK SHOP.
Appraisal information:
Description of treasure: FUGULARITE WHICH IS SAND FUSED FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE.
Where I found it: EAST OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ
How I found it: SAW A TREE THAT LIGHTNING HAD STRUCK AND DUG AROUND IT AND FOUND THEM.
Appraisal information:
AQUAMARINE AND APATITE FROM OUR COLLECTION. THE SMALL AQUAMARINE IS 712 CTS. AND THE LARGE AQUAMARINE IS 990 CTS. THE APATITE IS 105 CTS.
Description of treasure: BLUE PETRIFIED WOOD
Where I found it: SADDLE MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON
How I found it: DIGGING IN THE SIDE OF THE HILL AT SADDLE MOUNTAIN.
Appraisal information:
PAUL MAKING SURE THAT MY LARGE GEODE WILL FIT IN HIS SAW. IT WAS A TIGHT FIT,BUT WE MADE IT BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH ! THANKS PAUL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU PUT IN ON THE GEODES.
HERE I AM PUTTING MY DISPLAY TOGETHER AT THE BENTON COUNTY FAIR IN WASHINGTON .
