there is so much crazy geology happening in this zone. you would be astounded by what you come across just by spending some time walking the area. it is easily worth your time simply for the rockhounding alone.

I have been wondering about the great finds, now exposed. Thank you.

You guys are doing a great job !!!!

Thanks for the directions, i'd been trying for a few days to find them but google maps is like, nah, you cant get there

@solomonsoutdooradventures

3 жыл бұрын

No problem... thanks for watching! And true haha, I noticed when I put it into Google maps it wouldn’t give it to me so I had to sleuth around in the satellite imagery lol

Wow great video!👍 I'm heading there next time I hit up lake mead!😁

I love your Video. Thanks for sharing it.

Hey man. Great video. Question: I'll be in the are next week. Do you have any suggestions for any more awesome stuff I should check out (rockhounding sites, slot canyons, hot springs, beautiful scenery?

Please beware. It’s not paved the whole way and, if you continue driving down across the River bed from where these kids parked, you might get stuck in the loose river bed sand. I know because I did it (Got stuck in the sand). The sign says that 4WD is recommended and you should really heed the warning. Also, if you decide to walk it, make sure you have plenty water with you, especially if it’s hot. We have Verizon and service is spotty. If you get up near the mine and pass out due to dehydration, you can’t call for help. I’m not trying to discourage anybody because it’s really a cool place. I just want you to be careful.

@mdonnelly00

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for adding truth to beauty. Your comment is gold itself. It's kind, wise and factual. Now, that is a rare "rock!"

@mojo.adventures

Жыл бұрын

Very good advice listen to Jeh Jeh! 👍 Every time it rains the drop down into the wash changes also. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. Between rains it gets rutted up by people flooring it trying to climb out. Best advice is pull off the road onto the gravel and drive up to the lip of the wash, then stop and walk the path down a bit. If you question the route at all, your vehicle probly isn't capable. Getting down is easy but getting back out is usually the issue for people who aren't prepared. Have fun, be safe + bring plenty of water!✌

Fun video + nice work! I always enjoy hiking around this area even when not collecting. So is the dark reddish stuff with thick crust all over the ground just common agate? I collected 1 small piece to cut and it's really hard on my saw that's for sure 😂 Some of it has beautiful reds greens & oranges inside! 👍

That is chert in the horsepring formation in the range of 15 million at that spot. Chert of course is silica agate that formed big slabs and sheets. horsespring formation was a period roughly 30 million years ago to a few million years ago that was material flooding down and land locked lakes. When the colorado came to life the material could then drain out into the river and ended the horse spring. The more waxy material has more water content in it sort of opalized. had you walked over and up the wash and up onto and into "the crater" with better stuff. you could have soon stuff like rose quartz type material and other stuff. that section sort of paved basically shut down the mine and he got big fine and almost was sent to jail for dumping down asphalt for the mining trucks to not sink down into the soft gypsum road. you did not even touch the tip of the iceberg by stopping where you did. when people drive BACK UP the berm where you walked down it can be very hard to get back up that 20 foot stretch if just a normal car. Hope you saw the "witches devil worshippers rock circle on the right up about 70 feet off the road. skulls dummies , dolls, witches signs the works. it was about the half way point.

@damkayaker

2 жыл бұрын

When I was out there wandering around the bowl of fire I found a bone that looked like a human leg bone. It wasn't whole it was one end of it and it was old. I didn't know about the witches circle though! Scary...

This is a Southern Nevada Gem amd Mineral Society claim. It's also our ittle local dumpsite for rocks we don't want.

@mojo.adventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for dumping the rocks you don't want, when I first started hounding I found some cool ones out there! 😂 Next time I go back I'm going to leave some petrified wood I collected near the postmarker 🪵👍

Copper is abundant in the Vegas area

The Muddy River is not far from Ore Car Mine.

The mine is not within the boundary of the National Recreation Area. It is a grandfathered mining claim that was excluded from the National Recreation Area when the area was designated. Collecting within the boundaries of a National Recreation Area or National Park is a federal crime!

According to my GPS, it's about 50 min to it

You miss the best of the mine!! Should’ve keep walking east and you would find very old structures and the mine it self with more crystalline mineral.

im down to go with you one day i stay in vegas also

Lol who gave you a thumbs down ?

All I’m seeing is a boring 6 minute video

Hi I'm Liv, I am in the Las Vegas area and very much would like to do a Little Rock hounding while I am here, do you happen to have a phone number that I could call or text, or an email address?