(May 22, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This April 7, 2014, rockhounding trip started out as a petrified wood search but turned into an agate finding rockhound at a location about 2 miles east of the Owyhee County’s Deadman Gulch.
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Twin Buttes Petrified Wood Hunt
(May 17, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) On May 17, 2014, I headed out with the local rockhounding club to search for Twin Buttes Petrified Wood in the desert southeast of Bruneau, Idaho in Owyhee County. Cinnamon colored petrified wood
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Idaho’s Beacon Hill Thunderegg Trip
(April 6, 2019/ Author: Tim Bondy) On June 7, 2014, a group of rockhounds headed for eastern Oregon to meet up with the Idaho Gem Club for a trip to Beacon Hill for some thundereggs and agate nodules. Beacon Hill
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Bulldozed Wilson Creek Exploration – 13 May 2014
(April 2, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) I took a hike along Wilson Creek, a tributary of Anderson Ranch Reservoir on May 13, 2014. I was unaware at the time that a flash flood had scoured at least one-half mile
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The Owyhee County “Chew” Hike – 3 Nov. 2016
(March 7, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This is a 3 Nov. 2016 trip report of a cross county hike in the Owyhee Mountains south of both Boise and Grand View, Idaho. It was strenuous yet quite enjoyable. The trailhead
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Spivey Road to Alder Creek Near Oreana MTB Ride – 16 Sept. 2018
(January 31, 2019 / Author: Tim Bondy) This dusty doubletrack heading south into the Owyhee Front near Oreana, Idaho is a fun and unique ride. The scenery is incredible in places, there are opportunities to rockhound and maybe even catch a
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