Rockhounding on the Clackamas River
Back outside after 6 weeks caring for my dog Lola post-surgery. I found petrified wood and oddball river rocks on the Clackamas River near Oregon City.
Hey, I'm Betty!
Rockhounding, cutting, tumbling, and polishing. Welcome to my world of rocks.
The Spencer Opal Mine Experience
My trip to the Spencer Opal Mine in Spencer, Idaho. A creator event with rockhound YouTubers, opal mining, and a bucket full of precious opal.
5 things I've learned about the Vibra Lap
A few things I've learned about the Covington Engineering Vibra Lap automatic polishing machine, plus tips, tricks, and polished rock results.
Tunnel Beach in Oregon!
Let's take a quick look at Tunnel Beach in Oceanside, Oregon. The tunnel was built through the basalt cliff to access the beach, and the beach is considered a prime rockhounding spot for agates, jasper, fossils and more. If you visit, make sure you have the tide table and don't turn your back on the ocean!
Betty rocks Georgia
I visited Atlanta with my sister and did my best to rockhound a little! I cut two rocks I brought home and hiked Stone Mountain.
Roadtrip Oregon to Arizona
Scenery from our road trip from Oregon to Arizona and back. A little rockhounding, a lot of driving, and some life advice about snacks and sunflower seeds.
Cutting 5 rocks from Tonopah, Nevada!
5 rocks I found in Tonopah, Nevada. I cut 4 rocks and freeform polish 1 tough piece of petrified wood, and we also check in on some Tonopah chalcedony I've had in the tumbler.
Rockhounding in Nevada and Arizona
Cutting rockhound finds from our road trip to Phoenix Arizona. We stopped at Chalcedony Hill in Nevada, The Chasm in Camp Verde Arizona, and Tonopah Nevada.
Cutting a fossil!
In this week's video I cut what I believe is a stromatoporoid, a fossil I found at the Oregon coast. I also talk about writing a message in binary in my dating profile years ago. It was a simple message, "I like turtles." Only one person ever responded and translated it, and he's my husband!
