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Kaljaia

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Bull Pen creek jasper
« on: March 13, 2016, 12:46:33 PM »
There's a place here called the 'bull pen' for its ridiculous fence and one-time use as a place to store a ranch's twelve bulls. Behind it is two large, rather interesting hills and a number of washes. The area burned since I was here last, so I used a morning off to trot up and poke around.



There's some interesting pieces in the creek, so I followed the wash up higher looking for the source.


(We're playing a game: it's called 'not the vein you're looking for.')


Scenic, but wrong kind.


...and that's too big to carry home.


Found a few good pieces and a pretty likely spot for the source of the lavender, and as it's about half a mile from home I'll definitely be back.



Nice view too, but oncoming rainstorm sent me home before the camera got wet.
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I rock hunt in the Antelope/Ashwood area of the John Day river basin in Oregon.

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Re: Bull Pen creek jasper
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2016, 01:39:19 PM »
Excellent rockhounding. What matters is the beauty of the hike and the knowledge that you are exploring a relatively untouched area. Seen any snakes or lizards yet. A very few lizards have been out on the wet side up here.They are probably getting their little heads blown off.
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Re: Bull Pen creek jasper
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2016, 05:04:48 PM »
Nice job!  That jasper looks very interesting and promising.    :icon_thumleft:
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Re: Bull Pen creek jasper
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2016, 05:27:18 PM »
No snakes or lizards yet! It was fairly chilly today. Lots of deer though, and a lot of birds. I think it's april/may before the bullsnakes come out, and then after the first bull, a month until rattlesnakes.

I went back out when it 'cleared off.' I got soaked but it was worth it.







The last few are from a place with brittle rock within a stone's throw of two anthropogenic sites. I'm not the first there, just maybe the first in a long time. It also had a pretty good fire go right over the top of it, so a lot of the surface rock is discolored/heat fractured from that.
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Re: Bull Pen creek jasper
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2016, 06:24:50 PM »
Killer scores!

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Re: Bull Pen creek jasper
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2016, 07:49:18 AM »
All that near where you live now - including the scenery - is awesome. Good for you!
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Re: Bull Pen creek jasper
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2016, 07:55:18 AM »
Jealous of anyone who has rocks like that so close to home.
Thanks for sharing your killer scores!
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Re: Bull Pen creek jasper
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2016, 07:59:26 AM »
 Very nice. I covet a bit of that obicular.You can keep the rattle snakes.Great time of year to wander.
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