I Can't Help It... More Rocks

It's addictive, I tell you, ADDICTIVE! We've been back to the same spot on the river several times now, always coming home with a bag full of rocks. But as soon as we've dumped it out and gone through our treasures, all I can think of is "I wanna go back!" Rock-hunting may be the poor man's treasure hunt, but it's still an obsessive quest. Especially when you look down in the dirt and find a dark, tomato-red stone looking up at you....



My heart jumped when I saw it! I feel pretty confident it's
red jasper...



Idaho is nicknamed The Gem State because it has such a large variety of gemstones. According to this source, "Idaho has seventy-two kinds of gem stones. This is more than any other state, and second only to Africa in the rest of the world." That statement really adds more fuel to the rock-hunting fire, if you know what I mean ;)

A little research on the internet shows red jasper to be a strong protection gemstone which sends out calming vibrations and absorbs any negativity, and it's good for balancing energy in the body - I can always use that. It feels so incredible that the earth offers up such amazing bits of itself. Whether it's micro-striped, crystal-embedded, heart-shaped or tomato red, each rock is truly unique and a wonderful lesson on the magic of Mother Nature.

Comments

[Berlinswhimsy]

Oh yes, I understand your addiction to hunting rocks. They are all so unique and mesmerizing.That red jasper is a great find... I keep thinking we need to go visit our John Day Fossil Beds here in Oregon before the heat is prohibitive----thanks for the reminder!

[kristen]

I get it!! I have jars and bowls of rocks and sea glass that I have collected all over the house! It is the thrill of the hunt!!

[Madeline]

I would be addicted as well. I get that way about river glass when I get to go to a river more than one day in a row, or beach glass. I have never found rocks like yours. Amazing!

[cyndi]

i too am an addict. i collect stones everywhere i go. have been doing it for years. i've collected them from every place i've lived...US, Mexico, Caribean, Spain, and now Japan. and the thing is, i cannot leave them behind. when i pick up and move, the stones come with me. i know, insane...and heavy.

[Tracey@Paper Dolls for Boys]

Just so you know, I kind of think of you as magic.

Those rocks...

[Denise]

Beautiful. And what fun. I love the focus of things like rock hunting. Nice!

[Ellen]

I love rocks and treasure hunting for them. You've found some keepers. I'd probably be like you ~ wanting to return to the spot to hopefully find more. Now, come & see my new giveaway btw...

[kate]

WWWOOOOWWW!!! I thought, in the top picture, that it was litter! I can't believe you just found that laying in a riverbed. It's incredible.

I'm with you; there are few things more relaxing to me than rock-hunting, whether at the ocean, or along a river bed or at a lake-side beach. I want to bring them ALL home.

What do you do with yours? Do you keep them inside or out (or both?!)