A little east of Central Oregon is a river called the John Day. Winding through rocky channels and rolling farmland, this is some beautiful country to see. Over the years, the river has ground away those rocky cliffs, leaving numerous areas of rocky riverbeds that are great hunting grounds for geodes and crystals that were buried for millennia. Many of these areas are accessible by car or a short hike from the parking area, but my favorite way to get to most all of them is by indulging in a nice float down the river. Here's a link to the current river flow level.
The pic shows a few of the many beauties I pulled from the banks of the John Day. The top, right rock is a nice piece of tumbled petrified wood! The middle, top agate has a really nice blue tint to it, and the baseball shows just how large the finds can be! When I can finally afford a cutter/polisher that can handle this size of rock, I'll finally get to see the real beauty hidden below the rough outer layers...
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