Saddle Mt. Limb Cast Hunting // Rockhounding for Petrified Wood In Central Washington

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

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[@shirleyrichards2514]

I would love to see your finished projects and see you clean and use acid on your stones. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have many videos just like that!

[@CharlestonFossilAdventures]

What impresses me most out of your trips is the discretion used in collecting. It’s refreshing to see someone leaving behind material. So many collectors out there (across all “genres”) have a more-more-more mentality. Like you said: how much of one rock/fossil do you actually need? Thanks again for an amazing trip report!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I believe that the concept of more more more is a flawed mentality. Rocks are slow to clean, slow to cut and slow to polish so what always ends up happening that you have this huge backlog of stuff to deal with it gets overwhelming which isn't very fun. I think there's a reason you rarely see peoples collections because they never got past the collecting point and its all just sitting in buckets filled with nasty rain water.

[@CharlestonFossilAdventures]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Aha, very good point! You’re absolutely right about the mental stress of material backlog. I just got a lapidary setup and saw (after seeing your Hi Tech saw review) and already have a pile that needs managing. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@sarahbenson5970]

This is awesome. Will you be showing us how you cut it? Super curious!😊

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Many of these were just cut using a little trim saw from Hi-Tech Diamond.

[@dougflaugh141]

That piece reminds me of the Wyoming Blue Forrest material.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I didn't know of that material until I got back with this and started to research it some. The place would be really nice to visit some day.

[@dollybelfiore7628]

OH MY! ...You totally just reminded me of the nightmare I had 2 nights ago! OK, SO HERE IT IS; I bravely managed to get my clunker of a van up to Michigan from SW Florida. As I come out of the forest and over the bluff... to my shock & horror, I found it absolutely picked clean! Not a single rock was to be had ...not as far as the eye could see! FF >> to today & I find myself busting up laughing. I was tickled pink watching you being a teensy bit indecisive on whether a rock should stay or go. I was completely taken aback by your commitment to making sure that there were plenty of rocks to go around, enough for everyone. The world thanks you, 'my brother friend' ... for making sure as to leave a few rocks up there so the masses are able to share in the joy! Thank you again for creating such great content. *** Did anyone else gasp?? @ ...'' oh and here's an opal'' ..& U chucked it! ...ouch! ...that hurt!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

A big part of the channel here is us showing how we chose to go about things in hopes that others see it and see the value in rockhounding, travel and responsible collecting. Also I do like throwing really nice rocks ;)

[@steampower9990]

Freeking SICK 😎. I can't wait to make the trip out east 🤤 And you should totally keep a small flat rate box of nice tumblers around for trade 🤷

[@kimguzman5286]

Happy Birthday young lady. Enjoy your day with your hunny bunny in finding some awesome rocks !

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! :)

[@lornetannas4052]

I like your digs, and the landscape pics. People love to rockhound because of the outdoors and fun with family and our dogs. thanks from sum of us that can't get out often enough.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I love getting out like this after a long winter.

[@cliffmiller1021]

All the blue petrified wood I've seen have been a baby blue/gray and only as a ring around the core. Yours appears to be the core and very rich in color. Rad being an undervalued word really does emphasize how special that casting is. Thumbs up on the little hammer, the handle didn't look to weathered. Always here for more.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I agree, I haven't seen anything like this in my research since getting back.

[@RockyMountainBear]

Now that is a cool find. I would've kept the iridescent looking piece too. Looked like it could've had some pretty amazing color inside of it.

[@juliemckenna514]

Great trip, beautiful scenery! That blue was really something! Wow😮

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@tdj8026]

I Really enjoy your videos. And how humble you are to the earth 🌎

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@watsisname]

Happy birthday to Laika! Always love seeing and hearing her in your videos. Super excited about that blue piece and looking forward to your followup video!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

She can be very talkative at time. :)

[@RagnarRocks]

100% of the material I've tumbled from this location has turned out AMAZING! Takes such a nice polish! The limb casts are my favorite as well, I'm going to have to cut some on The Adventure Saw soon!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is lovely material.

[@CityRockhounding]

Heck yeah you better cut some!

[@steampower9990]

Doo it 🥰🥰🥰 I want to see the results, I just got a slab from a friend and I can't polish it yet ☹️

[@laurafolsom2048]

Cold day, binge watching your channel. I’m just learning but so excited to visit some sites next year!

[@jthitz]

Nice finds. My son and I were up there last year and found some nice blues. I’m local to Cda/Spo area and have been all over the regions digs and although everything really good is 2+ hours out, we’ve come to find some nice little nuggets in the area. Love the Lake Life! Rock on ⛏👊🏻😎

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I would love to see some photos of the blues that you found up there. North of Spokane has a lot of really cool material.

[@mikehendershot6397]

LOL I was at a pit up there that looked very close to that 1 & others AND that was Decades ago LOL GOOD LUCK. I hope U find what you are looking for and they R the BEST you have ever found ❤

[@joeljurasek9220]

Thank you for the report! At 20 minutes in to this video is the "picture wood" area...rocks that show pictures ( go to the Ginkgo Museum to see what they look like). Also this area has a large array of amazing colors in its wood. The wood is mostly straight grained ranging from small Bic Lighter size to large hard to carry up the hill sizes. The area was not dug much in the recent past 2000-2015? but I was excited to see a ton of younger folks digging it up recently this spring. To find the bigger pieces go over the hill from the road's parking area 50 yards? toward Mattawa and you will find newly dug holes. DIG IN THE almost PURE SAND,.DO NOT waste your time digging in a hole that is filled with rocks. Do not spend much time looking through small pieces as you dig down, use your energy to get deep (4 to 6 feet ), Find a hole that is sandy and half filled in and continue digging it out to one side or the other in fresh sand to save time. The heavier larger wood seems to be deep, this recent trip it was sitting on solid rock. (See my FB page) I kind of say rediscovered this area back about 15 years ago, camping with the POW WOW group, no one had dug there then, just very old holes. I saw where someone had pulled out colored wood and I dug deep and got beautiful pieces out that weekend. I always wanted to let people know, I did not want the facts of the area to disappear. There is tons of wood there, it will never run out. There used to be out houses on the top of the "Camel Hump" back when which are gone. JoelJurasek

[@utahrockhoundingcouple]

Great info! We will have to visit this spot sometime!

[@aidankeller1717]

Is that over where the cliffs are? On the west/ southwest side of the mountain?

[@DebbieJurasek-dp2sd]

@@aidankeller1717 It is on the West side of the mountain, turn left at the top and go over a "camel hump" and then down to your left facing south. The road leads to a tower down below you, south. Joel

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Aww, I like the baby hammer ^^

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I've never seen one this small before.

[@johnnash5118]

Ellensburg, about 40 miles away from your find is known for its rare blue agates; the blue agatized pet wood you found may be blue calcedony similar in chemistry to the Ellensburg Blues. It may be worth checking out its value by contacting Carlson Brothers Jewelry in Tacoma.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I don't believe that’s the case with this material but its fun to think about.

[@johnnash5118]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Yeah, I could just see one outlier- Color, but not it’s clarity.

[@margaretpeabody2584]

Happy 5th Birthday to Lika!🤗 She's beautiful! I really appreciate all the information you put into your videos. I have never been to Saddle Mt. but will add it to my list for sure! 💯✔ And it's fun to watch you and Sarah working together. In my opinion, y'all are a great couple exploring this beautiful world. Thank you for sharing it! Side note: I want to hear more from Sarah!🗣 she seems to be the nearly silent partner, but always finds some beautiful pieces. (Lol best shot in today's video- Sarah sitting on the hillside with Lika while you worked!😂) Thanks From: "Rock Bottom" in Ohio✔

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm sure you would love it if you visited. Sara often finds the best specimens on our adventures!

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

👏👏 “in my dreams”…. love the trip video today … Spring is in the air…Happy 5th Birthday 🥳 🐾🐾🍺🍺

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have been waiting for spring for what feels like forever. This winter the snow came hard and really stuck around.

[@rebeccabrown1124]

Sweet! We were just there this weekend, thanks to one of your previous Saddle Mountain videos!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I hope you had a good time.

[@cindyheimdahl227]

Site B is where I took my friends from RI to look for tumbler material. It was great!!! Wish I could load a pic.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm sure they had a great time at it.

[@grandparocky]

like me, now, you have enough rocks in the shop that you can get more specific about what you want to pack home!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Being picky is good.

[@utahrockhoundingcouple]

Oh wow! The blue agatized limb is really cool!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@TheRockHugger]

Jelly ❤️ I need to get out there soon! Always a great time and a good way to start the rockhounding season. Thanks for the invite lol 😆🤘

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This is the time of year to do it. We went in the middle of summer once and its was melt your face off hot.

[@kylaabegglen1275]

Can't wait to check out Saddle Mountain and collect some of that gorgeous petrified wood. I absolutely love the blue one you found, we will definitely be looking for and hoping to find even one piece of it. Looking forward to seeing your next video and seeing it all cleaned up. Will be seeing your project when it's finished? I hope you have another piece of blue, the one in the front towards the left that you held up near the end looked like it might have some bluish color too. I guess we'll see.🤩 I also love it when Laika talks in your videos, I don't think it ruins it. Happy Birthday 5th Laika! It's great she got to go rockhounding on her birthday. Thanks for sharing Jared & Sarah!✌🤠

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's a great area to explore. From what I can tell so far it seems rather uncommon to find blue agatized wood up on Saddle Mt. but if there's one there must be more. Yes the project I have in mind will be a video if it comes out nicely. We had one of those dog DNA tests done to see what kind of mutt she is and she has a lot of husky in her, so I guess that explains all the funny sounds she's always making.

[@leonalbert4319]

Ya gotta love those accidental finds, That blue agatetized piece looks promising, I`m looking forward to the second video thanks for the new video on saddle Mt, I`m planning a trip there myself soon. 😁

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This is a great time of year to go and visit.

[@kaleyfantastic]

just got back from saddle mt. didnt find any blue but we did find some cool stuff. thanks for the location. you're awesome!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you had a good time.

[@nancythompson5055]

Happy birthday to that beautiful dog of yours !!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you very much! :)

[@nancythompson5055]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding you’re most welcome. Love watching your videos cause they’re always informative to us newbies lol

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@nancythompson5055 :)

[@sandmaker]

What a really good trip for you, Sara and your furry rockHOUND. Happy birthday. Woof. Lots of really good finds. They were mostly about the size of pieces we take. You looked and found some beautiful pieces. Sara seemed to find some good ones too. Keep the goodness coming. I can't wait for the clean up. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@markattardo]

Awesome finds! Great vid👍👍

[@virginiarockhead237]

Just learned what a limb cast is. As always thanks for the video learned something again.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

:)

[@sheetmetalhead]

Great stuff man! Love the blue limb cast, and it’s always nice to find tools. I love petrified wood, our favorite place to go is Hampton Butte I’ve bee lucky enough to find some great dark green petrified wood there!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you. We really need to visit Hampton Butte.

[@treasuresunderfoot7876]

I've never seen blue wood like that. That is certainly worth a return trip. I hope you remember where abouts you found it. I love the limb cross sections a lot. I have found some of my nicest ones in the washed ballist on roof tops. I wonder if that Estwing was a Jr. model for kids? I've not seen one that small either.

[@CityRockhounding]

Oh what a dream place here, I love it. Great finds holy crap. Thanks for this video, very informative too. I haven't been digging or used a rock hammer yet, now I'm inspired too! Thanks for bringing us along with you! I hope we get to see it again! Happy 5th Laika!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's a great location. Also being that its public land you can camp anywhere you like as well.

[@CityRockhounding]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding thats awesome! Bucket list item for me now! RV family trip around the US

[@largent45]

Awesome and great finds! Thanks for taking us along! And im with you! ive never heard of or seen a blue limb cast from saddle mountain before. Super special!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm going to post some photos around and see if anyone else has found anything like this up there.

[@RockhoundTreasurehunt]

It's really cool to see how different the Petrified Wood is in Washington versus where I hunt here in the deserts around Las Vegas Nevada. I believe the soil and the heat are the biggest factors. I'm finding some amazing extinct coral feet from where I'm finding Petrified Wood. That in itself I find is really cool you know. Which came first the Coral or the Wood? I just love the history of the past in this desert. Deserts have a voice and boy do they tell a great story. Great finds there and another great video!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's interesting to hear, I really know nothing of the geology of southern Nevada.

[@aidankeller1717]

Most likely that the coral came first. That area used to alternate between shallow see and sand dunes or something similar. This is based off of what I've learned about the Geology of Sedona and prehistoric maps that I've seen, included Nevada in them.

[@graemero5532]

Thanks for taking us with you to such a beautiful place. I look forward to the next part, and hope to see a little section of that Blue limb cast polished. Blue is the best colour 💎 Give the wee dug a clap for me 🐾

[@olmilfishrock]

Cool place ! That estwing looked like a pretty old one with the green handle?? The one I have with a green handle was old when I got it in the late 70s . Keep rockin!!👍😎

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It always good to have an extra hammer around.

[@DanFarrar]

Fascinating area. Worlds collided and stirring it up! Happy birthday Leica! ❤️

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's a gorgeous location.

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Nice video my friend!! Thank you for sharing!! Happy birthday Laika!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@dreamweaver3095]

Happy Birthday Leika! Can you here the shouting as you set that Opal on that rock!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Hahaha thank you! I'm sure someone else will be happy to find it.

[@hart6537]

Some of that stuff you left would make great giveaways for you. Great video.

[@patriciamckean4186]

Wow, the pet wood is cool 😎

[@waredbear]

In the bushcrafting community we search for the illusive fat lighter wood. It is where the sap goes back towards the trunk to protect the core. Much like our blood goes back to our trunk to protect it during freezing conditions. Your blue chunk looks like a branch that is cut off close to the trunk. The outer covering will be brown but the core is a dark orange from the sap. It smells like turpentine. I bet that is a piece of petrified fat lighter or sap enriched wood.

[@darrinwilliams5715]

I can’t wait for part 2 !!!!!! 😎

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

:)

[@JennC143]

There's a lot of the blue limb cast at the blue forest in Wyoming ❤

[@patriciamurray5612]

I believe I have a piece of the blue. It's small (approx 1"x1"). I collected it at site B. I actually was looking at it in the sunshine a couple days ago, thinking how pretty it is. I will try to send pic.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its lovely looking!

[@Fresh-sy3lw]

Idk if you've heard of it before but my fav tool for digging rn is a rogue ho, it's like a shovel but it's like a ho, really thick shovel head turned sideways like a ho. Great for digging into hillsides and works great for scooping out stuff like that over hang you were scooping out at 11:24 or so... I'd def look into it, my fav tool by far... And I've love to show you the stuff I got out of there this spring a lot of totally cool stuff, bunch of limb casts, some of it was random pieces that looked like nothing I hit with the sandblaster and found out they were badass limb casts

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I will check it out! Thank you for the tip.

[@tenaedmonson1213]

Love this, cant wait to see the next one and amazing blue!! Give Laika a big Birthday hug for me!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! :)

[@Birdstangg]

I forgot my prybar up there last September, surprised you didn't find it LOL, maybe someone else here did. Definitely need to go back up there this spring or fall.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm sorry you lost your prybar, I'm sure it found a second life with another rockhound.

[@katiedid713926]

Nice finds. I wanted most of what you discarded. Lol

[@scloki]

Happy Birthday Laika! 🎂 🐶 Give her a big scratch behind the ears for me!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! :)

[@EricStorms]

Was working in Yakima this past weekend. Wanted to try and sneak up there but didn’t get a chance. Given how high the winds were, it was probably for the best!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I've only been up there once when it was pretty windy and the dust blowing around is a bit much. I started to feel a little sand blasted.

[@wyodino6245]

Enjoyed it The blue is real cool.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Awesome, jealous here~ Thanks as always for sharing my friends in Spokane! I wanna hike down the slope of the north side towards Royal City...it's steeper so am guessing its less travelled area and possibly has some casts sticking out? Looked like a really beautiful day to be out hunting. Will chat soon~ Oh and Happy belated B-day to Laika!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its a huge area to explore, who knows what a person could find.

[@alicemiller3139]

I bought a few pieces of limcast petrified wood off Etsy that looked very similar to what you found. Very cool!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

They can be rather nice.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Playing with acid is always fun! I’m looking forward to seeing that. I have been playing around with muriatic acid… with some awesome results! We won’t talk about the horn coral fossil I thought was silica that turned out to be calcite 😂 blue limb cast is totally rad dude 👍🏼

[@TheAdventureCloset]

Oh man! It would be tough not to leave with 500 pounds of material there. We have yet to go to Saddle Mountain, but it's on the list. Good day you guys!

[@TheAdventureCloset]

I commented too soon. Duuuude, that blue piece! Wow!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's a lovely specimen.

[@oldowl33]

Those old relay towers are AT&T Longline stations.

[@oldgamerchick]

I live way down in Texas. Had to get away from the snow after I fell and injured my back one time too many. I was born and raised in Idaho. I would love to buy small pieces I saw you tossing away 🤗. As I am retired now and just learning to tumble stones I find on the road I live on. I also have found many great fossils here from the Cretaceous as well as some Eocene Periods. Texas was under water more than once. So it's all marine animals here. If you would be willing to send me some of the rocks you find. I would be happy to pay. As I will probably never get up in that area again. Love watching your videos. I often drool over your finds. But, I have found many nice specimens. I would just like to get some rocks from close to home I could polish or just keep as they are. Have a great day. PS I am retired now which is another reason I don't travel. It's a bit too expensive for me. 🙃☕❤❤❤❤

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm sorry but I don't sell rocks but I'm sure you could find some online from the area.

[@chrisduvall3136]

Pretty amazing, at 8 min. in on your video, you picked up a piece of wood I dug out and left while digging in that lower pit Sat this past week. What are the odds of that? Already have a ring and a nice cab set in silver from this past weekend from that pit with nice colors but your blue find is great!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Ha! Small world! :)

[@gator83261]

Nice Estwing!!

[@Mike-br8vb]

That blue limb cast is a rare, beautiful pc. Has anyone else found one like it and reported to you?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have not heard anything from anyone else that has them.

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

No, i've never seen blue agate on Saddle Mountain. Brown, Tan, Orange, Red, Yellow and Black along with the green opalized bog material. Great find!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@nobodyisprfct]

Totally laughed at the cam-am shout out, and I hope they sent one to your P.O. Box. I am going to attempt to get some nice color Sunstone in Oregon and some jade and hopefully diamonds in Wyoming.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Hahaha wouldn't that be nice! Sunstones are on my bucket list. Good luck!

[@nobodyisprfct]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I think there are more places to find Sunstone other than just that one section North of Plush Oregon and I am not certain that is there technically name. I don't remember Sunstone being clear. Never the less there are 3 locations I have foundbto be very similar to one another. A spot near the Thomas range in Utah. Which I would recommend 1st just due to the fact that there is several other locations close by for rock collection and gem hunting. I think the good spots may be taken or claimed for Sunstone north of plush Oregon. So you may have to do a pay to dug option. Though I do hope with your knowledge you will find your own locations. The 3rd location that I know of is about north west of Sacramento they call them blue diamond but act very similar to the others as far as how that come up from the ground during rainy season. I want to see you succeed more with your clips. If I find new locations for rocks or gemstones I will specifically let you know only other than a couple people at my apartment complex.

[@TarnishedViking.]

That is a Sweet haul!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@houndofrock]

Love Saddle Mountain.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its a great time of year to head out there.

[@keithcunningham7925]

Very nice I like that blue one awesome 😎

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is nice.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Are you gonna polish up the end of that blue limbcast? 🙂🙂🙂

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm not sure I want to polish it up yet or just keep it natural.

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Any thought about what mineral gives your agate its blue color?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's a very good question, there only handful of things that could be in the mix so to speak that could produce the color but with out something like an XRF gun its really just speculation.

[@beachtrash1852]

What kind of acid do you use for dissolving the calcium?

[@paigelee6321]

Happy Birthday 🐶🎂😊💙.,

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@nobodyisprfct]

Forgot to mention or ask a question. In my recent research on opals. I read that opal is usually associated with radioactive material. I just can remember the name of mineral. Have you learned if that area is radioactive?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's not something I have heard before. Where did you read that at? Sounds like something I would like to check out.

[@kaleyfantastic]

woo! extra video this week!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

:)

[@mattrichards1492]

Wish I had AWD. I'd like to find some limb casts for a project. Especially blue!! Definitely blue. I've never seen anything like that!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The AWD really makes a big difference.

[@mikehendershot6397]

There was A lot of good stuff there and probably still is. But it would take a lot of digging & I mean more than by hand

[@joewickie2376]

If you tumble those limb casts t it can remove a lot of the crud from the outside. Even better if you make a few strategic cuts first. I recommend a UV 45.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I don't have a rock tumbler currently but I might build one this summer.

[@joewickie2376]

UV 18, if you haven't used a vibratory tumbler you should try it. I can polish thin slabs that get too hot too fast on the Richardson's high speed sander.

[@patriciamurray5612]

I concur. I just throw the smaller pieces in the tumbler with 80grit & it takes off the crud so you can see what you have inside. Have some stunning pieces of agatized & opalized wood from it. Awesome for freestyle jewelry pieces.

[@patriciamurray5612]

HOWEVER.... as a warning... when you tumble pieces to get the crud off it creates a lot of gas. You have to watch your tumbler carefully, like every 10-15 minutes for up to an hour and pop it open to relieve the pressure or you will have a huge mess.

[@JSnowPhoto]

If you’ve cleaned with muriatic acid, I’ve seen where the opal/what CC didn’t dissolve, turn a similar blue color. But seems superficial. I can’t say if your piece is exhibiting the same, but some of the blue on my pieces faded after being resoaked in acetone and based out water. I dont know if it’s a reaction with chemicals in the water, or the container, or the rocks and wood itself.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

These were not cleaned with muriatic and the color is not superficial.

[@DANsTrucking_Outdoors]

Way different than the Arizona petrified wood I grew up with. Might head over there in a couple weeks, how far up Rd R can I get pulling a toy hauler?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You can get to where the power lines are there is a big turn out area that people leave their RVs at.

[@mctron22rd]

I wish you would have kept the irradescent rock!! Was it not have to your standards? I was sure you would have kept it! It was stunning !

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I do have some but I can't keep it all.

[@mctron22rd]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding nice! It was awesome!

[@AutSha]

Absolutely enamored by that blue limb cast!! Excited to do some work on my material today myself, got some stuff bought from the Polka Dot mine and Richardson's, plus a bunch of Bigg's Picture that me and a friend mined out. Let me know if you have an interest in some Bigg's material if you don't already have some, definitely have a LOT of it and we're pretty sure we're the only ones who know where the vein is currently!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The blue limb cast is quite pretty. Last year we went and hit the new exposure along hwy 97 and we got a tour of both of the picture jasper mines out there by the owners. If you want to compare notes feel free to email me.

[@noctualuna]

Would a mini van make it up there? 😆 My daughter wants to find petrified wood, and I came across your video trying to decide on where to go.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You could make to to the second location I showed just fine I think.

[@noctualuna]

@Currently Rockhounding Thank you! Great to know! Worse case we turn around right? lol

[@DonohueLabs]

Someone claimed on my vid of Saddle that they found fire opal in the big pit. Also, it's surprising how poorly the size of that pit comes across on video. Really need a wide shot with someone in it to drive it home. Blue piece looked great, bet it will be even better polished!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

We do have fire opal out here in NE Washington and there is opalized wood up at Saddle Mt. so I don't think its out of the realm of possibility that someone found light red bit of opal on Saddle Mt. but I would want to see a photo before believing that personally. The big pit up at the top is rather larger for sure.

[@gregniel]

Looks like Azurite and Malachite for the blue and green piece.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I do not believe that is the case for a large number of reasons. The geology doesn't match and the hardness.

[@SamMittge]

Is winter a good time to hit Saddle mountain? School and work allows me only about a month in december.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It kind of just depends, I would check the weather in Mattawa before heading out.

[@SamMittge]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Ok thanks

[@Bones_and_Stones]

Hammer find 😀I have found one last Thursday, on a fossil hunt. Not branded but bigger (which obviously means better 😁). And had it not been for a little crab nodule (only 3-4 inch but detail is sweet... so far 5 hours of prep and may be half way there), it would have been find of the day.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I would love to see what your crab looks like when you're done with it.

[@Bones_and_Stones]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I will be more than happy to share. Hopefully I will not make a mess of it. 🤪

[@j.ericswede7084]

Looking forward to you cutting that big orangish pink hunk on the left. It looks very similar to a piece I found at Quincy Lakes. If you remember, I brought it to Spokane and showed it to you at the Rock Rollers event. #JaredBlue

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah I think it will be interesting to see what is going on inside it.

[@holliblazer378]

There's petrified wood at the Quincy lakes??

[@AZRockhoundExpeditions]

That blue limb cast is amazing! I’ve never seen that before either. We recently found purple agate that looks like it has peach alien blobs inside. I don’t know what it is nor have I ever seen it. Wish someone could tell me!🤣

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm really happy with that find. You can always send me a photo of it if you want I can try to help some perhaps.

[@AZRockhoundExpeditions]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I will do that! Thanks!

[@ocklawahaboyrocks]

I will be one of the fools there mid June. Looking forward to it.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Bring a sun hat!

[@ocklawahaboyrocks]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Sun hat is a given. When I was at Dugway I also used my tents rainfly across the pit for some shade while I dug.

[@mikehendershot6397]

I ❤ It

[@mikehendershot6397]

See the White line in the Basalt on the other side of the River. Just saying

[@lelonbond6682]

thats a masons hammer .a brick layer in other woords.

[@asrulaziz2619]

We find a lot here in indo

[@mikehendershot6397]

Agatised I have a couple over Thumb size Smaller than Rist & over 4" to 6" Inch of length Not trying to brag. But would like to show them to you some time. I have been A rock houn all my life. Grew up in the Lower Columbia basin ❤ U

[@mikehendershot6397]

Nothing like that. Some blue BUT nothing like that

[@themacz1671]

😎👍