McRocks - Western North Carolina and Southeastern United States Rock, Gem and Mineral Collecting

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Web Name: McRocks - Western North Carolina and Southeastern United States Rock, Gem and Mineral Collecting

WebSite: http://www.mcrocks.com

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Carolina,and,Southeastern,

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Avery CountyBuncombe CountyCherokee CountyClay CountyHaywood CountyJackson CountyMadison CountyMcDowell CountyMitchell CountySwain CountyTransylvania CountyYancey CountyLinks PageField Trip ReportsIndex of Rocks & MineralsHow To&RockhoundResources Take a picture tour of 13 countiesin the bountiful Blue RidgeMountains of western NorthCarolina, the crown jewelof the southeastern U.S.See beautiful pictures of the rockcollecting sites & the gems and minerals recovered at each location.(CLICK COUNTY LINKS ON LEFT) Streeter JewelryWirewraps by Chrissy&Silver & Copper Smithing by Mike Read field trip reports withpictures from across the UnitedStates and around the world.CLICK HERE FOR FIELD TRIP REPORTSPermission to collect is not meant to beimplied for any location shown on McRocks.You should make yourself aware of currentcollecting policies before visiting any site. & Minerals Index Page.CLICK HERE FOR ROCKS &MINERALS INDEX Rockhound ResourcesHow To guides and resources forrockhounding & lapidary byknowledgeable authors!CLICK HERE FOR HOW TO& ROCKHOUND RESOURCES CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ABOUT MIKE'SARTICLES IN ROCK & GEM MAGAZINE A Rockhounding Guide to NorthCarolina's Blue Ridge MountainsBy Michael StreeterNC Professional Geologist, Photographer & RockhoundApril 1, 2003CLICK ON FRONT OR BACK COVER ABOVE TO ENLARGEClick on Mini-Mike below for more informationA Rockhounding Field Trip's Countless BlessingsBy Mike StreeterMay 25, 2006A rockhounding field trip involves much more than collecting rocks and minerals. For my wife Chrissy and me, finding a specimen worth keeping is just a bonus to any day spent in the field with like-minded rockhounds. Many of our best friends were met on rockhounding excursions and getting together with them to swap stories, jokes and life events is far more valuable to us than any rock could ever be. While finding a decent specimen is never a certainty, laughter and good will are usually guaranteed. Beyond the friendship and camaraderie, the simple act of spending time in the great outdoors has its own unique rewards. Hiking a forest trail and enjoying a spring explosion of wildflowers or coming upon a mother deer with fawns can almost make us forget about the collecting location that we had started out to find. And as if all this wasn't enough, there still exists the chance to uncover a breathtaking rock or mineral. Even at locations where we have collected many times, we never know when we will turn over just the right rock to uncover the gem of a lifetime. But even when this doesn't happen, we are able to enjoy the countless other blessings that come with a day spent rockhounding with friends.Click on above picture to view theLife and Times of Opal Streeter

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A web site devoted mainly to western North Carolina rocks, gems and minerals. Take a picture tour of numerous rock and mineral collecting sites and see examples of rocks and minerals to be found in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Take slideshow tours of rockhounding trips to other States.

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