Rockhounding in Texas. Come along and see the fun.

It’s called rock hounding

[@nancyhainline2517]

Beautiful stuff. I live in MO. Made a trip to Alpine rockhounding. Didn't find anything as nice as you have. Congratulations.

[@pennyramirez2524]

Thank you, I wish you the best in your rock hounding adventures.

[@DigginWithDeej]

Some beautiful keepers. I am visiting a friend in Longview Texas soon. I hope to do some rock hunting. My first trip to Texas

[@pennyramirez2524]

Hope your trip is successful. Happy hunting. Thanks for watching

[@phild8095]

I lived in Dennison, Texas for a while. I used to pull some nice Ammonites and scallops out of the banks of the Red River north of town.

[@pennyramirez2524]

That’s awesome. We recently found a ranch that we can dig for those. Still making the plans. It should be fun. We’ll post it. Thanks for watching

[@jamesferry6717]

Beautiful finds! I'm a novice rockhound who will be heading out to the Big Bend area later this year. I'm currently doing the research to find legal places to collect. Watching your videos is getting me excited!

[@pennyramirez2524]

There used to be a few places you could hunt and pay by the pound. Now they’ve all closed up which we are very sad about. There is a lady called Terry Smith and she runs the only rock hounding group that I know of out there now. You can find her online. From time to time you can find a local rancher who allows. Of course the state park and federal park of big Bend is off limits but it’s fun to drive through the park and enjoy the sights. They have a dinosaur dig there. A must stop is in Marathon TX and enjoy the Gage Gardens. You can see it on one of our videos. Thanks for watching

[@mitchgillilan]

I knew that one was gonna be a beautiful agate, you could see the chalcedony in it before you smashed it lol. oh well, you still have some nice pieces of it. Those are really spectacular moss agates and banded ones, really nice! thanks for showing.

[@pennyramirez2524]

I know, my husband said the same thing...LOL 😛. We are headed out to explore some more rocks this weekend so hopefully will post some better pictures and I promise not to smash any good agates

[@pennyramirez2524]

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[@mitchgillilan]

@@pennyramirez2524 haha ok sounds good! Just take it home if you are uncertain and cut it ;) I love the agates you guys have down there, they are so unique!

[@lesliesisson2908]

Thank you for the video. I am a old hound and hope to get that way soon. If you could point me in the right direction it would be great but if not I understand. I well keep waiting for more videos . you now so much about the rocks. I also like the pattern s bather makes.

[@pennyramirez2524]

We go to a private ranch, but if you check on line at Teri’s Smith rocks. She does rockhounding tours. She is a little pricey, but that will point you in the right direction. Outside of Alpine TX. Hope you have fun. We always do. We are headed that way this weekend and will post more videos.

[@lesliesisson2908]

@@pennyramirez2524 thank you and have a Merry Christmas

[@jasonemdorris5217]

Omg! You find beautiful rocks! I live in Colorado, but am from TX and go back often to visit family. I would love to know where to go. Do you reveal your spots? Thank you for sharing.

[@pennyramirez2524]

There’s a private ranch down by big Bend national Park. My husband and I both were born in Colorado he an alt, and I in Denver.

[@christopherort3045]

Amazing. Looks like west Texas

[@pennyramirez2524]

Yes, it is. Thanks for watching

[@johnnynephrite6147]

2:00 Mossy, Flossy, and Glossy. 5:30 when you said "im gonna break it" I was like NO DONT DO THAT!

[@pennyramirez2524]

😂 yep I know.

[@yoopermann7942]

is this spot/place open to the public for rock hounding? great treasure finds!!

[@pennyramirez2524]

Sad to say that they do not allow rock hounding anymore.

[@emdorris3319]

What?! No! You have to make more videos!

[@pennyramirez2524]

@@emdorris3319 well I think we found a place to go this weekend, will let you guys know how it goes. And will post some nice videos I promise. Thanks for following.

[@antlerzflintfinder268]

Daaaannng! You smashed that Agate! That sucks

[@pennyramirez2524]

I will never live that one down 🤪😂

[@antlerzflintfinder268]

@@pennyramirez2524 lol I bet not that was a tank of a Beaut!! If your a collector like I am that is a excellent find! If you sell them well then let's just say🤦‍♂️ lmbo! You both found some very beautiful agates out there tho and the Pet wood too! Most of that stuff is agatized with Chalcedony and the Jasper has Carnelian and Chalcedony in it.

[@Shinobi-kill]

I’m a novice rockhounding and I’m from Mercedes tx. I like to know what’s the best spot in rgv that’s open to hunt for rocks

[@pennyramirez2524]

It’s sad to say but rock hounding in Texas is getting harder to find a collecting spot. Stillwell Ranch by Big Bend use to be a very good place and a few farms by Alpine, TX, but all are no longer allowing it. Maybe try Googling it? There is a cool Fluorite mine in Deming NM that you can collect at. Also along the road from Fort Stockton to Big Bend, you can find some things. Wish I had better advice, sorry. Thanks for watching

[@dmattern4315]

Could you share where you are in this video? 😮

[@pennyramirez2524]

In the Chihuahua desert in Texas. It was on a private ranch that has sold and no longer allows rock collecting. Which makes us Very sad about that because there are still a lot of good agates out there. But what can ya do. Hey, Thanks for watching

[@themidwesternrockhound388]

9:53 I have found rocks just like that one and I don’t know what It is. Do you know? Also really awesome finds!! That was s killer agate to bad you broke it inside of cutting it.

[@pennyramirez2524]

😂 Yes I will never live down breaking that exit. Now you ask if I knew what kind of rock it is which rock are you talking about?

[@themidwesternrockhound388]

@@pennyramirez2524 the big one with the tube looking things.

[@pennyramirez2524]

@@themidwesternrockhound388 those are fossilized coral. We have a friend who is a geologist, and he helped us with that. He explains that that area of Texas was under the ocean and we’re finding seashells and lots of coral fossilized.

[@themidwesternrockhound388]

@@pennyramirez2524 yeah I have found some just like that at I knew it was coral but I didn’t know what it was called. Is there a name for it? You are the only person I have seen find that kind of coral looking stuff.

[@pennyramirez2524]

@@themidwesternrockhound388 all I know is, “coral fossil” but I like your words for it...”coral stuff”. 😂😂

[@keithcunningham7925]

Dang you should of cut that one never hammer on a rock that is agate o well you find some amazing stuff

[@pennyramirez2524]

I know 🤦🏻‍♀️. Well we live and learn. Happy rockhounding and thanks for watching

[@roxannbowen7893]

Where is this at??

[@pennyramirez2524]

It is on a private ranch close to the Border by LaLinda. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I was in the hospital

[@Libra-ph4sq]

Not petrified wood it’s agate

[@julzee111]

Where r u at?

[@pennyramirez2524]

We were out in the Chihuahua desert. On a private farm, that no longer allows rock collecting (which makes us very sad.) they really have good minerals and rocks. It’s hard to find a good place now. Sorry. Thanks for watching

[@julzee111]

@@pennyramirez2524 amazing finds! Thank u!

[@mikemartin5938]

What part of Texas are you in ?.

[@pennyramirez2524]

We go all over Texas. Mostly in West Texas by Alpine. Some of our rocks we found in Oregon in Madras, Richardson’s ranch. We have found rocks in South Dakota, and Colorado, and along the road anywhere we travel.

[@mikemartin5938]

@@pennyramirez2524 Thanks for your quick reply. I was wondering because my daughter and son n law ( and my two granddaughters ❤️❤️) are considering moving to Texas ( were in Calif) but wherever the girls go we’ll probably follow😁 it won’t be to hard of a choice , my Mother was born in Holiday TX and my Grand parent lived in the Pampa/ Childress/ Amarillo area. Agates and Jasper are my favorites so I’m relieved to see Texas has them !!

[@pennyramirez2524]

@@mikemartin5938 yes, when we moved here from Oregon, we thought our Rock hounding days were over. Until we learned about the Alpine area. In Oregon the agates and Jasper are plentiful over in Prineville and Madras. I guess knowledge is the best just knowing where to look. Hope your family has a safe move, and enjoys

[@slcrawford1968]

I live in the Abilene area. I would like to try my hand at a little rockhounding. Do you know what might be some interesting rocks to look for? I would love to find some geodes.

[@mikemartin5938]

@@slcrawford1968 are you related to any Calif Crawfords ?

[@ninagreen8554]

What is the location?

[@pennyramirez2524]

A private ranch in southwest Texas

[@ninagreen8554]

@@pennyramirez2524 I’ve been to several ranch in the alpine/Big Ben area ! But I’ve never found anything yellow ! I’m outside Dallas & was just wondering if any thing was closer to this area ... so far plenty of fossil but not many rocks !!!

[@ninagreen8554]

I love what you collected & the camping trip looked fun !

[@pennyramirez2524]

@@ninagreen8554 Yes it’s sad that a lot of the ranches are no longer allowing rock collecting any more. It’s such a fun and peaceful hobby. If something opens up we will post it for sure. Happy hunting

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

I liked your vid, However, I can just barely hear you. I have all my sounds turned to the max. Please try to speak louder. Due to budget, we boondock camp almost all the time and there are very few places down there to do that so I won't be coming soon as much as I would like to. Havagudun gal.

[@pennyramirez2524]

Sorry about that, I am working on my video skills. As you can tell I’m not a professional video maker😂. It helps if you put your close caption on. I am hoping my next video will be much better. Thanks for your input

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

@@pennyramirez2524 I wasn't trying to be critical ust some constructive criticism. Your doing fine and I watch almost all the rock vids. Just trying to help. Havagudnun Penny.

[@pennyramirez2524]

@@EDLaw-wo5it hey, no worries. Didn’t think anything about it. Have a great day

[@richardtaihitu6157]

bro, don't focus too long on one object.

[@pennyramirez2524]

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