Wow! A forum for Rock-hounds!

[billsbabe]

Hello my fellow rock-hounds! My name is Diana, I live in White Mountain Lake, AZ (near Show Low and Snowflake), and I am a compulsive/obsessive rock-hound. I began as a small pebble puppy roaming the deserts around Phoenix with my dad & my younger sister (also an avid rock-hound) when I was about 9 or 10 years old. A very, very, long time ago! My father, now 84, asks me how I got so fanatical about rock hunting/collecting! Duh!

I stumbled upon this fantastic forum while searching on google for information about Diamond Point, near Payson, AZ, and for any other locations we might find geodes or fossils, etc. in that general area. My sister and I are planning a little adventure on this Sun., May 17th....we want to get down in the dirt, dig and get dirty! We have heard rumors that the Forest Service has or is re-opening a portion or portions of the Diamond Point area to the public. This has been a site I have wanted to explore since I was a child! Anybody heard anything that might confirm this "rumor"? We will look for geodes, or blue quartz, or whatever turns up anyway, but, well..... Diamond Point!!?? That would be another item I could check off my "want to do list," and trust me, I'm not "middle-aged" anymore....I don't know too many people that are pushing 120! I have to make everyday count!

Anyway, this forum has made my day! A place to chat with other equally obsessed individuals....I love geology, and anything related to that fascinating and awe-inspiring subject! Hope to meet & make lots of new "hound" friends here. If you know of any good collecting sites near the Payson, AZ area that you would care to share with us, we certainly would appreciated it!

Have a great day all! Good digging!

Diana Carney

[stevebarr]

Billsbabe....Welcome to the forum! Although most of our members are from the southeastern section of the country, we also have quite a few sprinkled around in other areas. Even a few from Arizona. Hopefully one of them can share some good collecting information with you.

Keep your eye on the top of the page.....you'll see a line in the upper right hand corner that says, "You have messages". That means someone has contacted you behind the scenes, so all you have to is click on it to retrieve your message and reply. Sometimes rockhounds can be a little shy about sharing sites, so the Personal Messages are a way they can contact you without telling the entire world about it.

Hope you and your sister have a blast over the weekend. We'd love to see photos from your collecting trip if you get a chance to share some with us.

And, if you're ever out in our neck of the woods, look us up and we'll take you to some interesting places.

[scarlettosara]

Welcome Miss Diana:)
I stumbled across this place myself in January and I absolutely love it:)
Hope to meet you in person one day.
We are having a big round up at end of July, look at top of page and click on link.
Maybe yall can come then:)
Sara

[Doug]

Welcome to the board!!! You live in an area I have long wanted to explore, but continue to be frustrated in my desire. There are LOTS of good rockhounds in you area and many of them are quite helpful. I will send you a contact, so check your personal messages!
Doug

[stephanie]

Hi there, I'm new to the board myself but still wanted to take the time to say hello to you! I'm, kind of, your state neighbor (almost) LOL I'm located in Texas. So who knows, maybe at some big dig we'll run into each other!

[azgator]

It is awesome to find a site with other rockhound that understand the passion. John :-)