Welcome, it is nice to have someone from Oregon.  I have always wanted to collect on the beaches of Oregon.  I have been attending the Tucson Show since 1984.  You are in for a wonderful experience.  Check out the shows just south of I10.  Should find some interesting things there to tumble.  I am there for two weeks each year.  First week buying and attending as many shows as possible.  Then I work at the club show at the Tucson Convention Center the last week.  I would recommend you get a Tucson Show guide before going to the shows.  That way you can have a plan of attack.  You can never begin to cover everything that will be going on in Tucson.  Each year is always a great adventure.  I know you are going to have a wonderful experience.

Hey, I wanna go walk on the beaches of Oregon and look for rocks, too! 

Welcome to the board, Pandatron!
I'm definitely not trying to steer you away from our group here
but I want to make sure you know about the
RockTumblingHobby.com board. Mainly because, as the name
implies, tumbling rocks is a main focus of their forum and
I'm sure every question that has ever been asked on the
subject has been asked and answered there. I'm sure it
would be a valuable resource. It's a really huge forum.

Now for Tuscon, I'd stick with John.

Good to hear from you,
Joe

Welcome to the RHL Pandatron.  The Tucson show should be one of your best experiences yet considering that you just started a year ago.  That is surely the way to start off the hobby right.  I hope that you could provide a few pictures for us when you get back.  Glad you could join us.

Scott

Plane already booked, and I'm staying with a fb buddy who goes to the show every year. I'm off to search for this guide!!! Thanks for the tip!!