"Sureeeee, leave us all hangin'! lol Glad you had a good trip! Am looking forward to the pics and report tomorrow. Paul"

"I noticed you mention barkeeps. Is that to clean agates? I've had great success cleaning Lucas Creek material that's almost black using muriatic acid, diluted in water. soak it for 4-6 days and they're good as new."

"Yes DAn bar keepers friend is for cleaning Agates.
Well ya all here is the story of Adna
We met at about 7:30 at the only store in town. We greeted and chatted a bit then headed out. No one had a camera with them tho,,lol all of us left them in our ready to go spots at home,,lol. MIne was on the counter by the coffee pot and Andy's was on his truck seat. Leslie and Ron forgot theirs too so did Jake. I guess we was all just too excited to get going,,lol. Andy did purchase a camera at the store and got some pics. We headed out and got caught in some construction that slowed us down for about twenty minutes but that was all. We got to the parking area and it was a place I had been before and I showed the group some places to dig for wood just off the road about thirty feet. Every one got their packs ready and we started hiking. About a mile later we were at the creek. It only took a few minutes and the first agate hit the bucket. The weather was just right. cool clear and comfortable for digging or should I say flipping and scraping,,lol. Every one sort of fanned out and started finding stones. There was plenty of pet wood and jasper to go along with the agates. I found the only live crawdad tho. A few night crawlers and one snake also came into play through out the day,,lol. Leslie did a great impersonation of a turtle on its back shen she slid backwards off a rock she was sitting on but Andy was around the corner so no pic of it darn it,,lol. Leslie and Ron and Dad were great to dig with as were Andy and Jake. Lots of oohs and ahhs and check this one outs through out the day. Leslie said she came home with 25 lbs of agate and jasper and wood and Ron had just a bit more. Dad didn't weigh his but I figure he had at least 15 lbs of treasure. Andy cleared about 14 lbs and I came away with a good amount too. Jake hasn't said his haul yet. Every one was happy and wore out at days end."

"Lucas Creek the 3rd or 4th week of August would be a good time for me to return possible bringing a C&T group from the Eastside as well. Jake I forgot not only my camera but a C&T agate award I had intended to give you. Guess I wanted an excuse to come back to the westside sooooooooooo my friend I have it 4 U."