I'm lucky enough to live in Central Oregon, which is one of the best places in the country to find geodes, thunder-eggs, and other beautiful formations that the heavy, prehistoric volcanic activity has created for us. A simple walk through BLM land near the town of Prineville can reward you with some spectacular, and sometimes rather sizable, beauties. You might even need to mark your spot on a GPS and come back with a wheelbarrow!
Central Oregon rock-hounding is an adventure in an adventure. See the sites, find some treasure! There's even a geode haven north of Madras called Richardson's Rock Ranch, with the Priday Agate Beds buried inside. Here's a few goodies I found while looking there myself.
I really like the five-point star pattern, which I'd never seen before. These all have yet to be polished, but you can see there's some real gems. The one on the left is still hiding it's glory, but once I cut it open... You can see there's a little poking through on the top, right.
These and many other trinkets in Central Oregon are waiting for your eyes to spy them.
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