Trip Reports
We go to a lot of places that we find interesting, but we don’t always film everything. We, instead, documents these trips with short reports.
Oregon Paleo Lands Institute Center – June 2023
Oregon Paleo Lands Institute Center When we went to Fossil, Oregon to dig fossils in early May, the Oregon Paleo Lands Institute Center (OPLI) wasn’t yet open for the season. We ended up passing through Fossil again in June so we made sure to stop by after seeing on their website that they were open…
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument – April 2023
Thomas Condon Visitor Center We were highly impressed by this visitor center. It’s located in the Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Most of the attention that is given to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is related to the Painted Hills Unit which is located near Mitchell, Oregon.…
Big Bend Roadcut – April 2023
Big Bend Roadcut We set out to relocate the Big Bend Roadcut, which is rich in zeolites, as are many roadcuts in the area. The available coordinates for the cut were incorrect (but have been corrected since), but luckily we had a photo with identifying details that helped us locate the exact location. The exact location…
CWU Geology Displays – April 2023
CWU Geology Displays We’ve heard about the geological timeline display at Central Washington University and were passing through Ellensburg so we decided to stop in and see the displays for ourselves. The geology department is located in Discovery Hall on CWU campus. Unfortunately it was raining when we visited so we weren’t able to fully…
Metaline Quarry – September 2022
Metaline Quarry We have been wanting to go to this quarry for years, ever since seeing it mentioned in Gem Trails of Washington. In the book, a map merely points out a spot and lists “Trilobites?”. The reason it’s taken us years to make it out here, despite it being relatively close, about 2 hours…
Icicle Creek – August 2022
Icicle Creek After leaving Lake Wenatchee with some time to spare, we looked for rockhounding opportunities nearby. The rockhounding books recommend Icicle Creek, outside of Leavenworth, for tourmaline, beryl, and albite feldspar. Upon leaving Leavenworth, we had a hard time looking at the roadcuts because most of the turnouts were already full of vehicles, despite…
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