Greetings from up north, Seaside OR!

I haven't figured out how many West Coasties we have here yet!

Wailele wrote on Mar 20^th, 2016 at 3:23pm:


Yes, I do. In fact, just yesterday I went to the Nehalem River about 6 miles south the town of Vernonia, on Timber Road. I found 2 pieces of carnelian, one the size of a quarter, and the other about as big as a silver dollar. I haven't taken any photos just yet. They weren't huge, but it let me know I was in the right area. It's west of Portland, probably not quite an hour away. Google "Nehalem river carnelian", you'll find all kinds of info about it.

We also have Beverly Beach, about 2 hours SW of Portland. Google "Beverly beach fossils". I went there for the first time last year, and was amazed at the fossils that were there.

In Clatskanie, about an hour NW of Portland, I found some big pieces of quartz river rock, but it was at an old quarry on private land. I got told by a friend of the owner that I'd better get permission to dig around, so I haven't been back there yet. The owner's name is Ed Bergman, I'm just waiting til I'm back in that area to call him.

There are other places to check out, but I'm pretty new to this, so I can't tell you too much more. If I think of something else, I'll let you know. RJ