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.
Devil’s Toenails – May 2026
If you’re going to Capitol Reef National Park, you should definitely stop in at this location. It is a very short drive off of Highway 24 and the fossils are very abundant so it’s a quick stop right before the entrance to the National Park. The fossils are unfortunately called “Devil’s Toenails”, but they are…
Antelope Road Brachiopod Fossils – April 2026
On a nice April day we drove out Antelope Road, east of St George, Utah, to look for marine fossils in the slope next to the road. We used this Wooster Geologists blog post as a guide. According to that blog post, the fossils are primarily a type of brachiopod called rhynchonellids. They are crumbling…
Zabriskie Station – March 2026
Zabriskie Station is a locality near Death Valley National Park that is said to have precious opal. It is listed in rockhounding books and a popular spot for club outings. There is definitely precious opal here but it is very, very tiny. Most opal we found was plain, white common opal. We only found one…
Shoshone Museum – March 2026
If you’re visiting Death Valley, the Shoshone Museum is worth stopping at to check out their rock displays, both inside the museum and outside. Don’t miss the world class specimens of colmanite in the back of the museum! The front of the museum is dedicated to local human history. Entrance is free. This museum was…
Big Water Visitor Center – January 2026
If you are traveling on highway 89 near Page, AZ the Big Water Visitor Center is worth a stop to learn about fossils that have been found in the area and its geologic history. The address is:20 S Revolution Way Big Water, UT 84741 More information can be found on their webiste: https://www.blm.gov/visit/big-water-visitor-center
Joseph City – January 2026
This locality has been printed in rockhounding guidebooks for 40+ years. One guidebook mentions that “heavy collecting” has occurred here and pickings aren’t as abundant as they once were. Don’t believe everything you read, the petrified wood was plentiful. / One thing that is said about the petrified wood here is that it’s not as colorful…
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