Many years ago, at least 50, I got enamoured with pictire jaspers, oftentimes Bruneau , which produced some awesome 'pictures': mountains, desserts, occasionally dendrites which reminded me of sagebrush, Biggs, I cut/polished cabs, some of which were freeformed. I always ground-polished the back sides of each cab I did. It's so many years ago, I don't remember other names /kinds of jasper that I used to cut. How many kinds of jasper are there? Thanks for sharing your collection.
OH MY GOODNESS! How can such beautiful Jasper exist? Breath taking and a pure pleasure to any eye! Thank you for sharing and this goes on the must visit list!
You know that he's so happy to have you come over so he can talk rocks with you. Talking shop so to speak. But you know you have found a kindred soul when you can look at a rock and just melt, and see the stunning beauty in a tiny piece of region where the geological formation and activity produced the picture Jasper that you look at and can't stop looking at! I have found an Kindred soul is you, and you have found a kindred soul in Don Hilderbrand. I used to and still do walk around with my face towards the ground, and one of my favorite places to look is a gravel road that is really old. the gravel that some places used to get was often taken from places where the granite formations were more than just granite, I have even found pieces of rock wit almost a complete opal in it, albeit a very small one. and more than a few have had remnants of fossils in them as well. I was lucky to find a rather large piece of rock that was basically one large deposit of Shell fossils, it's about 10 inches by 9 or so inches and is thickest in the middle about 4 inches thick. I actually intend on getting an air scriber and actually remove the matrix rock around them so the shells can stand out a bit from the rest of the rock It literally is a collection of shells all held together by a little bit of rock, it is so full of seashells, and this rock came out of the Rocky Mountains South and East of Banff, Alberta, Canada. From the Elbow River valley upstream into the Kananaskis Provincial Park. Such beautiful country in there and you'd think it would be the last place you'd find seashell fossils, being at around 3700 ft. above sea level perhaps a bit more depending on how high up the mountain the rock came from, it could even be as high as 12,000 ft., when you are standing next to the Elbow River, you are literally standing at the base of a mountain that rises above you to about 11,500 ft. or more. Rising upward from the riverside straight up at about a 75 or 80 degree angle, it really is awe inspiring and makes you feel a little bit small in comparison. And there's camp site right close to the River there so you can set up a small RV or tent and sleep at the base of a phenomenally huge hunk of rock! Thanks for sharing this visit with us. looks like you came away with some stunning pieces of rock for yourself, so awesome for you, and jealous for me! LOL You'll have to post some of the things you make from those rocks!
Hi Kate. Thanks for taking us along out to Oregon and introducing us to Don and the Biggs jasper. We’re taking a hiatus from Billings in a couple weeks and heading to Quartzsite. Will definitely have to check out Don’s booth.
Lovely visit ❤ What a nice gentleman. There is nothing better than interviews with the mine owners. I love all of the fabulous information they have to offer. Outstanding interview and showcase. The comment, in his shop about the shelf rocks being duds……😳🤤 There is no way anything from the Biggs mine could be a dud. It’s gorgeous and I am drooling. Thanks for sharing this awesome episode. Stay Crystal 💫 Mari Happy Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas Kate and Jim, and your whole did family! That was an amazing tour and he was a fascinating character and those pieces were amazing! Thanks Kate!
From what we see through the way you dress, it's freezing cold as the expression goes. It's still hot here. Yesterday I saw people at the beach like in July or almost! Personally, I collected during my walks a large batch of semi-precious stones including, agate, chalcedony and others; some specimens are very beautiful, despite being in their raw natural state . Happy New Year's to all.
Hi. Was at Biggs today June 2nd 2023. There is a huge beautiful piece thats fallen to the roadside. Please let him know so he can go get it before its gone. Ots probably 200-300 lbs. I would hate to see it sledgehammer it'd be awesome if he can slab the whole thing.
Cool guy! I was thinking, how could he not have a dog? Then I saw toes. Beautiful material. I wonder if the Koons he mentioned is the guy in Bend? Thanks.
If you are interested in flint, visit the Alibates flint quaries in TX. It is beautiful and of excellent quality. It was used by Native Americans and was traded far and wide.
* The rock that he polished at the 18:26 mark could be glued with a very thin (runny) glue to keep it together.. "Mamalambo" glues his fossils with it. Then you don't lose your stone or fossil..
Katee could you give me the gentleman’s name and address for where you’re at at that rock place with that gentleman I believe he’s the one that my brother worked for quite a while ago before my brother passed away
You're not wrong - there were a lot of filming issues at the beginning, as we were in a dark shop and Don kept shining his phone light on the rocks. It does get getter about halfway through - sorry for the dizzying camera work at the beginning!
Oh my goodness, that is a rockhounds paradise! Lovely 😍
It was amazing!
Many years ago, at least 50, I got enamoured with pictire jaspers, oftentimes Bruneau , which produced some awesome 'pictures': mountains, desserts, occasionally dendrites which reminded me of sagebrush, Biggs, I cut/polished cabs, some of which were freeformed. I always ground-polished the back sides of each cab I did. It's so many years ago, I don't remember other names /kinds of jasper that I used to cut. How many kinds of jasper are there? Thanks for sharing your collection.
OH MY GOODNESS! How can such beautiful Jasper exist? Breath taking and a pure pleasure to any eye! Thank you for sharing and this goes on the must visit list!
I'm glad you made it out there and had a chance get to meet Don.
It was a blast!
Merry Christmas, Loved this tour what an amazing trip , Just Beautiful !!!!! 🤗🧡💛🤎🎄🎆🎇
Thank you! You too!
You know that he's so happy to have you come over so he can talk rocks with you. Talking shop so to speak. But you know you have found a kindred soul when you can look at a rock and just melt, and see the stunning beauty in a tiny piece of region where the geological formation and activity produced the picture Jasper that you look at and can't stop looking at! I have found an Kindred soul is you, and you have found a kindred soul in Don Hilderbrand. I used to and still do walk around with my face towards the ground, and one of my favorite places to look is a gravel road that is really old. the gravel that some places used to get was often taken from places where the granite formations were more than just granite, I have even found pieces of rock wit almost a complete opal in it, albeit a very small one. and more than a few have had remnants of fossils in them as well. I was lucky to find a rather large piece of rock that was basically one large deposit of Shell fossils, it's about 10 inches by 9 or so inches and is thickest in the middle about 4 inches thick. I actually intend on getting an air scriber and actually remove the matrix rock around them so the shells can stand out a bit from the rest of the rock It literally is a collection of shells all held together by a little bit of rock, it is so full of seashells, and this rock came out of the Rocky Mountains South and East of Banff, Alberta, Canada. From the Elbow River valley upstream into the Kananaskis Provincial Park. Such beautiful country in there and you'd think it would be the last place you'd find seashell fossils, being at around 3700 ft. above sea level perhaps a bit more depending on how high up the mountain the rock came from, it could even be as high as 12,000 ft., when you are standing next to the Elbow River, you are literally standing at the base of a mountain that rises above you to about 11,500 ft. or more. Rising upward from the riverside straight up at about a 75 or 80 degree angle, it really is awe inspiring and makes you feel a little bit small in comparison. And there's camp site right close to the River there so you can set up a small RV or tent and sleep at the base of a phenomenally huge hunk of rock! Thanks for sharing this visit with us. looks like you came away with some stunning pieces of rock for yourself, so awesome for you, and jealous for me! LOL You'll have to post some of the things you make from those rocks!
Hi Kate. Thanks for taking us along out to Oregon and introducing us to Don and the Biggs jasper. We’re taking a hiatus from Billings in a couple weeks and heading to Quartzsite. Will definitely have to check out Don’s booth.
You won't be disappointed! :)
Thanks for bearing the bitter cold to share with us....
Happy Holidays!
It really was FREEZING! but worth it. :)
Blessings of the season to you and yours. I'm sure that's some of the most beautiful rock I've seen. Thanks so much 🙏
Happy holidays, my friend - and thanks for your support!
What a treat to see all that varied jasper.
It really is so fun! :)
It sure is interesting, when you come across people like Don, who will share their knowledge and entertain you at the same time.
Right? He is awesome. :D
I wholeheartedly agree Mark! I ran into this great lady named Kate on the Yellowstone last summer who did that for me.
Happy Holidays. Thanks for sharing with us. Best video I have seen on Oregon Biggs Jasper.
Thanks, Cyndi!
This was a phenomenal video. Thanks for sharing. Love your music as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great tour! Thank You.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Crazy good. Always fun to see someone passionate about something in their life.
It really is!
Happy new year Katy, Jim and family!!
Lovely visit ❤
What a nice gentleman. There is nothing better than interviews with the mine owners. I love all of the fabulous information they have to offer. Outstanding interview and showcase.
The comment, in his shop about the shelf rocks being duds……😳🤤
There is no way anything from the Biggs mine could be a dud. It’s gorgeous and I am drooling.
Thanks for sharing this awesome episode.
Stay Crystal 💫
Mari
Happy Christmas 🎄
Thanks so much, Mari!
Looking forward to seeing don's collection here in quartzsite.
Merry Christmas Kate and Jim, and your whole did family! That was an amazing tour and he was a fascinating character and those pieces were amazing! Thanks Kate!
Happy holidays! Thanks, Lisa - you rock. :)
Merry Christmas to you and your family!!! And thanks for your wonderful channel!
Thank you, Mary - and thanks for all your support!
Wow he has such beautiful rocks
He really does!
There's some wonderful people in Oregon.
I agree!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!
Same to you!
They were having a sale at their shop last summer. Got 75lbs of great stuff for $50. Highly recommend talking to Don and getting some sweet rocks.
Wow, great deal! Don is awesome.
Love picture jasper.
Me too!
That was amazing 👏 🙌 😍
Glad you liked it!!
Ok, Wasco has made it onto my list of places to go lol! Hope you guys had a great Christmas out in Oregon.
It was good. Wasco is definitely a great place.
From what we see through the way you dress, it's freezing cold as the expression goes. It's still hot here. Yesterday I saw people at the beach like in July or almost!
Personally, I collected during my walks a large batch of semi-precious stones including, agate, chalcedony and others; some specimens are very beautiful, despite being in their raw natural state
. Happy New Year's to all.
It was QUITE cold during our visit to Don's shop - although not as cold as it was in my home, Montana. Happy New Year to you!
Hi. Was at Biggs today June 2nd 2023. There is a huge beautiful piece thats fallen to the roadside. Please let him know so he can go get it before its gone. Ots probably 200-300 lbs. I would hate to see it sledgehammer it'd be awesome if he can slab the whole thing.
Thanks for the update! I'll try to contact him to let him know.
Cool guy! I was thinking, how could he not have a dog? Then I saw toes. Beautiful material. I wonder if the Koons he mentioned is the guy in Bend? Thanks.
I don't know - but he sure does great work!
If you are interested in flint, visit the Alibates flint quaries in TX. It is beautiful and of excellent quality. It was used by Native Americans and was traded far and wide.
That sounds amazing.
Hi Katie just wanted to say thanks for the tour of the rock 🪨 that was very cool 😎.
Thanks - I enjoyed it mightily!
* The rock that he polished at the 18:26 mark could be glued with a very thin (runny) glue to keep it together.. "Mamalambo" glues his fossils with it. Then you don't lose your stone or fossil..
Good thought!
Katee could you give me the gentleman’s name and address for where you’re at at that rock place with that gentleman I believe he’s the one that my brother worked for quite a while ago before my brother passed away
Hi, Grace! If you look at the end of the video, you will see his business card with all his contact info. Thanks!
My CANNON ALTO SAX 🎷 has picture jasper keys.
Wow, that's amazing!
@@KatyDidRocks HAPPY HOLIFAYS🎉🎈🎊 NEW YEAR!
you can't carbon date rocks!. They are so beautiful!
I think you are right! :)
Couldnt watch very long, camera moving too fast and erratic. I hope you dont mind positive critisism, I am a Fan !!!
You're not wrong - there were a lot of filming issues at the beginning, as we were in a dark shop and Don kept shining his phone light on the rocks. It does get getter about halfway through - sorry for the dizzying camera work at the beginning!