| Ellensburg Blue Agates Ellensburg, WA US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 06:44:40 PM Viewed 19353 times |
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| Look for details at the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Washington. It says: "General description: The most prized Washington Agate. It is rare, hard and a spectacular gemstone. These agates are not laying all over the place for a rockhound to find. It takes hours of searching to find a genuine Blue. The hardness on the stone is a 7.5 on the Mohs scale. This is not a child friendly adventure, extreme heat, ticks, rattlesnakes and the fact that the local rodent population carries the Haunta Virus make it very unwelcoming. Grade this location: (A to F): F - found nothing, on the brink of heat exhaustion, dirt in every hole on my body but hey at least I only found 2 ticks on me. Handy to bring along: 1. Hand tools 2. Collecting bag (you won't need a big one) 3. Map (know where you are, trespassing is not tolerated." | Look for directions at the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Washington. It says: "Found only in the northwest corner of the lower Kittitas Valley near Ellensburg. The city is located at the intersection of I 82 and I 90 southeast of Seattle. Kittitas valley is a few miles northwest of Ellensburg. The only remaining public access area is Red Top Mountain." |