Rarely do we walk on the beach on Kachemak Bay without coming back with rocks and shells in our pockets. The simple act of picking things up and learning about them can be a rich part of exploring the ...

Were you one of the 350,000 persons who tried, unsuccessfully, to find Forrest Fenn's treasure chest? One man found the trove this June in the Rocky Mountains, after a decade of searching. If so, it’s ...

For those who are into rock collecting, the High Desert has numerous exciting places to explore, including the Ord Mountain area located about 17 miles southeast of Barstow. At 8 a.m. Saturday, the ...

Traveling from Denio to Ely, and from Austin to Verdi, to on a rockhounding adventure. Discovering fire opals, garnets, fluorite and quartz in the heart of Nevada. We travel across the state from ...

Growing up, rocks were a big deal in our family. As members of Spokane's Rock Rollers Club, my grandparents won dozens of awards for their pristine petrified wood specimens displayed at the club's ...

Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is the ...

Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — and ...

Rarely do we walk on the beach on Kachemak Bay without coming back with rocks and shells in our pockets. The simple act of picking things up and learning about them can be a rich part of exploring the ...