I know….seems like déjà vu but “treasure hunting” is fun and it gets us out exercising.
Sunday we headed for a spot outside of Payson AZ to a place called Agate Mountain. Apparently the agate is colorful and plentiful. Here is the view from the top.
The agate is just “floating” on top of the ground. (I know hard to tell from this pic)
No need for digging or smashing rocks to get to it, though I did do a little smashing. It is just fun. John found a huge rock with all kinds of agate. I circled a couple of examples. They have tight thin bands of color most often in a “bulls eye” pattern.
Like I said before though, it isn’t only about the rocks.
It is about the journey…speaking of the journey. The road we were on was supposed to just end at the collection site. What does a road that just ends look like to a Jeep Rubicon owner?
Well it better have a big sign saying “This is the end of the road, really. Even for you Rubicon dude.”
Turns out there was not a sign like this and we went a little too far. John is pretty sure, without the ability to lock all of our wheels and 4 wheel low….we might still be up on Agate Mountain.
But the beautiful scenery that Arizona has to offer might not have made it seem so bad.
But alas it was time to go home. Now if I could just improve my gate open/close technique John wouldn’t make so much fun of me. Here I am begging for help and what is he doing? Snickering and taking my picture.
You need a sticker like mine: After no fear is OH SHIT! So I’m on a mission…..