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My uncle said to always check the creek bed after a big rain, and he was right

When I was a kid, my uncle, who was a big rockhound, told me the best time to hunt for agates was right after a heavy spring storm washed through the creek near our place in Oregon. I mostly forgot about it until this past April, after three days of solid rain. I went down to the usual spot and the water had moved so much gravel around. Right on top, clear as day, was a perfect little blue lace agate I'd walked past a dozen times before. What's the best piece of advice you've gotten for finding cool rocks?

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riley_coleman1mo ago

That's solid advice. Read somewhere that looking downstream from bends or big rocks is key, since heavier stuff drops out there first. Found a decent chunk of jasper that way last fall.

roberts.aaron1mo ago

I found a nice piece of petrified wood in a bend on the Little River last spring. That downstream trick really works, especially after a good rain when the water moves things around.