Tim's Rockhounding Adventures

Tim's Rockhounding Adventures Exploring rocks, fossils, and minerals across Texas, Oklahoma, and beyond. Sharing field finds, tips, and adventures from the creek bed to the crystal mine.

A few images from this mornings walk on the Ada Walking Trail.
09/12/2026

A few images from this mornings walk on the Ada Walking Trail.

09/12/2026

The things you can find in the tailings at Collier Creek Crystals. Discovered this Saturday digging quartz crystals at the mine.

09/07/2026

Here’s a better shot of that quartz plate from the tailings dig at Collier Creek Crystals this Saturday.

I dug at Collier Creek Crystals this weekend and had a great time. The staff was kind and helpful. Tailings dig was ve...
09/06/2026

I dug at Collier Creek Crystals this weekend and had a great time. The staff was kind and helpful. Tailings dig was very reasonable and there are a couple of pocket dig options. I found several cool pieces but this was the crown jewel of the day. I certainly recommend them!

08/31/2026

Watch as we extract an ammonite fossil from soft marl, wiggling it free to preserve detail, and finding a nearly whole specimen with good detail that should prep out nicely.

I found this one this morning while walking the dog. A 100 million year-old scallop fossil just laying in the drainage d...
08/29/2026

I found this one this morning while walking the dog. A 100 million year-old scallop fossil just laying in the drainage ditch on a random Friday. Are you digging this weekend?

08/19/2026

Back in December, I took a weekend run to West Texas to see what I could find. From Balmorea through Fort Davis, south of Marfa then to Alpine. Most of these guys came from the road cuts and a few from the washes. These are roadside finds and just a few examples from a recent tumble.

Back in December, I took a weekend run to West Texas to see what I could find. From Balmorea through Fort Davis, south o...
08/19/2026

Back in December, I took a weekend run to West Texas to see what I could find. From Balmorea through Fort Davis, south of Marfa then to Alpine. Most of these guys came from the road cuts and a few from the washes. These are roadside finds and just a few examples from a recent tumble.

Stay curious and keep looking. Couple of our finds beach combing the lake yesterday on our anniversary kayak excursion.
08/13/2026

Stay curious and keep looking.

Couple of our finds beach combing the lake yesterday on our anniversary kayak excursion.

Celebrated our Anniversary today with a little time in the kayak on the lake. Of course, we had to check out the gravel...
08/12/2026

Celebrated our Anniversary today with a little time in the kayak on the lake. Of course, we had to check out the gravel! Tonya Lynn Henderson

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