Comments on: We left just in time.

By: Bev Switter

Bev Switter — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:03:31 +0000

I found my directions for Fernley Agate:
Take 95A south about 5 miles from town.
When you see the dump turnoff, pick a spot to pull off.
Agate is scattered on both sides of the road. For another site, continue S on 95 another .8 miles past the dump turnoff. Turn RT where you see the ruts leading off to the right. Go about .2 miles to the next road. Go either north or south on it, park, and walk west to search.
I didn’t mark which one of these the basketball-sized agate was at, but I am almost positive it was the second one because we had followed a road parallelling 95A back north a little ways, and walked north up a really steep hill. We found a horned lizard there also. Seems like maybe this was a service road for a high pressure gas line. The agate was almost at the top of the hill. You should have seen James rolling it down toward the truck! I was not leaving there without it. I think he grumbled the entire way down, and we hauled that agate around in the truck for months. Hope ya’ll have a great birthday weekend!

By: Hitekhomeless (jenn)

Hitekhomeless (jenn) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:55:32 +0000

Had a great time meeting ya’ll tonight. It only took us like 1.5 years to get together. We will have to do it again sometime.

I hope Wyatt did OK.

Guess what. You get an extra hour of birthday fun. We just found out its time to turn your clocks back. Happy B-day!

By: Bev

Bev — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:30:15 +0000

I’ll dig out the exact directions to the agate-finding place a little later today. I just hope they haven’t subdivided it! Re dinner, I really have nothing to suggest in that area. We tried several buffets at the casinos in Reno. There was one that had an awesome seafood buffet, but neither of can remember which casino it was. I think we did more cooking than eating out then, and with all the rockhounding we did in NV, it could be that we didn’t take time to eat! Now, we found the best fajitas ever in Visalia CA, and the best pizza pies at Oreganos in Scottsdale!

By: Hitekhomeless (jenn)

Hitekhomeless (jenn) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:46:59 +0000

I am glad the cold weather was short lived. I thought for sure it was following you guys. Johnny made an snowman (ice, really, but it did fall from the sky) the night you arrived.

Other than the occasional thunder(less) storm, the weather has been perfect the last couple of weeks. It looks like next week will be nice again.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:49:58 +0000

2 funny! We are at the Desert Rose.

We’d love to go agate hunting. Any recommendations for a good birthday dinner this weekend would be appreciated too.

By: Bev

Bev — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:43:56 +0000

Where are ya’ll staying? We stayed at desert rose rv park in fernley before moving to hub totel in Fallon. I’m jealous!!! The Fallon and Reno areas Are our old romping grounds! Let me know if you are interested in a great place to find agate. We have a basketball-sized agate on our porch from an area just south of fernley near the school.