Digging Holes and Chasing Rainbows - Arizona Petrified Wood

[@rockandfound]

You had me at Arizona. Rocks were a bonus.

[@jonathanrood3548]

Awesome finds!

[@1sec2midnight]

Wholeeecow! Those are the most beautiful pet wood finds I've ever seen. What an amazing day in the desert. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@RocksForBrains]

That area really does have the best stuff. It’s just outside the National park.

[@1sec2midnight]

@@RocksForBrains I've read articles about this area. I've also read articles about how rockhounds used to fill pickups full of the stuff until they made it a National park. It's on my wish list to go there. Just fascinating petrified wood.

[@RocksForBrains]

@@1sec2midnight oh you should definitely visit. It’s such a cool place. The history of the park is very interesting. There were lots of big logs taken from the area in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Lots of them are in the Natural history museum in DC. The original monument was created in 1906 but the rules were a bit different. There was even a specific are designated as collection grounds by the park where people could collect. 😳

[@icatz]

I love the color of the agatized pet wood out here. We're pretty lucky. TFS 💖💔🏏🎸

[@RocksForBrains]

It’s magical 😊

[@largent45]

Those were gorgeous, colorful, amazing pieces of petrified wood! Wow! Such gorgeous colors and some even with wood grain texture still! Wow! Just amazing finds! lovely! Thank you for sharing!

[@RocksForBrains]

They are all so amazing. 😊

[@sandmaker]

AAAAAAamazimg!! Beautiful, agatized, jasperize, petrified wood. Did I mention colorized. What a great place. I bet it was double the fun with your friends there cheering each other on. Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@RocksForBrains]

Brian and I had some good conversations while four feet down in different holes next to each other. 🤣

[@sandmaker]

@@RocksForBrains best of all worlds.😊

[@aprilc618]

Amazing day! Love Dobell Ranch. Wish I knew you guys would be here, I live about 45 minutes from there. Thanks for sharing your adventures today 🙂

[@RocksForBrains]

Aww darn, you should go out there anyway! 😊

[@kathleenross7020]

Lovely pieces found. Enjoyed your video.

[@RocksForBrains]

Thanks! 😊

[@beachtrash1852]

If I had access to this so close to home you would not be able to get me to leave! Petrified wood is my favorite! Thanks for sharing your videos!

[@RocksForBrains]

I left hours later than I planned lol

[@raygay3375]

I want to come to Arizona so I can collect some petrified wood, and any of the other myriad of other beautiful minerals that I can lay my hands on. ❤

[@joeflere8236]

If I wasn't living so far away , nord eastern🎉Australia, I would love to get some of this amazing pet. Wood .

[@KevinLovesRockhounding]

Oh those are absolutely spectacular! I’ll have to head up there from Phoenix sometime this winter!! Astonishing finds!

[@RocksForBrains]

You should! 😊

[@GMAN1965]

wow you have a lot of great pieces for tumbling . I hope you make a video after you tumble them. looking forward to see them

[@azwelke2638]

Nice petrified wood!!

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Pretty material!!

[@kylaabegglen1275]

Yay, you guys did another collaboration! I swear that Arizona petrified wood is the most beautiful in all of our states. Yellow Cat from Utah is a close second. The colors are amazing and still being able to see the texture in some pieces is fantastic. Are both of the big pieces from surface picking?😲 Arizona is higher on my bucket list because of this gorgeous petrified wood but so many other incredible rocks you can find there too, plus the warmer weather & sunshine 😊. Awesome video Lauren, thanks for sharing your day and new beauties!✌️🤠🤟

[@RocksForBrains]

Thanks! The big pieces I found in the precut piles by the main office. You an easily fill a bucket just with that. The digging is fun though! 😁

[@mrsjohnson1743]

How fun! I'm gonna go! I think it would be fun to make a ring with all the different colors of petrified wood.

[@RocksForBrains]

Oh for sure! I’m hoping to make a channel inlay ring with some of the smaller pieces. 😊

[@mrsjohnson1743]

@@RocksForBrains After seeing your video about making rings, I ordered blanks and made a ring with the chalcedony and fire agate I found last year in AZ. It was so satisfying to make the rings out of the rocks that I have found.

[@offyarocka]

Dang!!!! Such stunning colours!!! Looks like it will be alot of fun to make stuff out of too

[@RocksForBrains]

The saw is in the mail!!!! 😁

[@offyarocka]

@@RocksForBrains Woohoooo new toys AWESOME!!!!!!!

[@katecarpenter7366]

Amazing

[@nikkijoyce7287]

Thanks for the video! We are planning a trip and want to go to Dobell’s among other places. This helps us understand what we will be experiencing coming from coastal SC.

[@RocksForBrains]

Cool! The digging is fun but you can easily fill a bucket with what they already have in the yard. I think I ended up filling the last third of mine with the predug pile. 😋

[@pattimessenger6214]

Gorgeous colors! I wouldn’t have guessed it was petrified wood! Will you make cabochons.

[@RocksForBrains]

I’m gonna try! 😁

[@RodneyPike]

Very nice. I can’t wait to get out there myself. I recently moved to Tucson. So much nicer than Maurepas, Louisiana. BTW, I just subscribed to.

[@RocksForBrains]

@@RodneyPike thanks! Tucson is lovely. 😊

[@DonohueLabs]

Love some colorful petrified wood! Any plans for your finds?

[@RocksForBrains]

Oh yes, I finally ordered a rock saw, so cutting and polishing is in the future! 😊

[@sfbfriend]

That place is amazing, I want to go back. Who did you deal with? There are two sides as far as who you get in touch with, when we were there Rhonda (I think that's her name) was ill and we had a granddaughter who sat out with us. She was fun to chat with. What is your interest with your finds? Tumbling? I like the larger pieces for slabbing, haven't done any tumbling yet. I will be in AZ right after Xmas, either Buckeye or Prescott and I want to set up a dig day with AZ Adventures whom you were with. Beautiful finds, I'm glad you finally got there.

[@RocksForBrains]

My first attempt was at Rhonda’s place but I couldn’t get a hold of anyone. This place was run by Noah. All his contact info is in the description. I might tumble some of the smaller pieces but I want to cut and polish and make cabs out of the bigger stuff. Julie and Brian are awesome, I hope you can connect with them. 😊

[@sfbfriend]

@@RocksForBrains My original contact was with Noah, but when I got there I ended up with Rhonda's granddaughter. Amazing place. Looking forward to what you do with yours...Thanks

[@susie5710]

That stuff is beautiful! Does it tumble well?

[@RocksForBrains]

Oh yes, it’s very dense silica and polishes nicely. 😊

[@driverman4393]

Hi! I'm from the San Carlos Apache tribe and on my reservation I found a pretty big piece(about the size of a 5 gallon bucket)of Az rainbow petrified. The unique thing about my piece is it grew crystals and amethyst inside of it!! It's a one of a kind! I'm looking to get it shaped into a sphere. If you know someone in America that can do it it would be greatly appreciated. Thx much!

[@RocksForBrains]

That’s awesome! Crystals form like that when there is a void in the wood before it get fossilized. You can try Noah DoBell at 623-219-6996, [e-mail].

[@driverman4393]

@@RocksForBrains thank you very much!

[@jakejohnson7714]

is that you play guitar

[@RocksForBrains]

I wish! I only play the concertina at a very beginners level. Maybe I’ll add in some Oh Suzanna in one of the future videos 🤣

[@jakejohnson7714]

@@RocksForBrains lol if you are near Topock i would dig going rock prospecting w/you I'm a rock head also!