Swingbatta

On 12/22/2020 at 6:44 PM, GotAU? said:

That’s awesome, beautiful photo of the sunset and the local resident also! I think your son is going to remember the trip, it’s one of those types of lifetime memories that will mean a lot to him as an adult. Those early trips my family took us on when I was a kid sure got me hooked, and I’m sure he’ll pass it on and share similar adventures with his family as well.

Thanks for the kind words.

Doh, it wasn’t until after I posted that I realized you’d already taken your trip. Those petrified wood pebbles are so cool! We’ll have to get back before it gets hot. My son loved “looking for treasure” out there.

I have almost zero experience rockhounding or prospecting so I can’t help much, but I took my 5 yr old son exploring there back in April. We drove up Milpitas Wash Road and camped very close to where Houser Geode Beds is labeled on Google maps. We did lots of digging and exploring the nearby hills, resulting in a handful of small geodes. After setting up camp we discovered a lot of rusty nails in the road - I have no idea how we didn’t get a flat. We also saw a western diamondback rattlesnake. Fun place to explore.