http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/ LA Area Rockhound Field Trips Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:04:06 GMT dansgarage@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9758 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9758 Hi All! and here's hoping that we all have a great 2010!....I was wondering if anyone knows, first-hand, if there is still access to the Ant Hill digging area Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:10:04 GMT john c. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9757 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9757 Hi all this is Craig from the So. Bay Lapidary Club, field trip coordinator as a long time follower and short time replyer of LA Rocks, anyway I wanted to Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:09:13 GMT Kim Noyes http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9756 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9756 I'm envious but very happy for you and thanks for sharing your account of your travels.I'd like to join you on one of your adventures one of these days. ;-p Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:02:48 GMT john c. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9755 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9755 The wife and I had a wonderful time at Dish Hill, that is after will found how to get across the train tracks, haha. I've post two other messages but I don't Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:40:03 GMT Sbogosian@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9754 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9754 With festivities winding down with the grandchildren at the Valencia abode, I decided to leave Christmas night and drive to Tecopa in order to get in an extra Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:39:36 GMT charamoya http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9753 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9753 I am thinking of visiting the Ocean View Mine this coming weekend with my family and was wondering if anyone had been recently and if so what types of Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:53:16 GMT fungiphile@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9752 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9752 Oh by the way if $35/carat for the first carat plus $10 for each carat after seems expenscive some how just know it takes him about 4-5 hours to cut the Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:43:51 GMT fungiphile@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9751 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9751 I know a guy who has been faceting for over 40 years, he is quite good at faceting. He charges $35 for the first carat and $10 for each additional carat (net, Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:12:25 GMT charlie kukral http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9750 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9750 Howdy Quartzsite Charlie here... Yep, that is where I live.. Just thought I would mention, I have usually rented my 26 foot camper during January to Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:35:15 GMT Teresa Masters http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9749 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9749 Janelle, Cannot explain the email situation, seems quite a few were there. Terrie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:13:16 GMT Anthony Ferrari http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9748 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9748 Greeting, This coming Saturday at 9AM, there is a rock sale at 245 Elm St.,   Santa Paula Picture Link Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:40:17 GMT Anthony Ferrari http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9747 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9747 Greetings, It was a great day at the Himalaya mine dig. We are grateful to Chris Rose, Denise and the mine team for giving us this opportunity and assistance. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:42:21 GMT hmcx2@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9746 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9746 Thank you Robyn and others who posted trip reports on the great New Year's Day at the Himalaya Lake Henshaw dig. I had to miss it again this year, but seeing Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:28:13 GMT TBStrohl@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9745 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9745 Dear LA Rocks and Chris Rose, For what it is worth, I had the same problem others appear to have had communicating their desire to particiapte in the New Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:17:29 GMT CherylO http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9744 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LA-Rocks/message/9744 I was fortunate enough to be a part of this wonderful dig and rung in the New Year with some pretty good finds (14 carats of pretty pink, and some nice green