Hello all,thanks for letting me join you guys, I am from the uk,new to the rock hounding life to be honest,have lived pretty much on the beach my whole life and have always been intrested in collecting any rocks that stand out, now I am a little older and have found a little more free time in my life I have started to go out and really look for things and try an learn about what I have found,hopefully you guys here will add to my learning of the ways of the rock hound ,thanks all

Welcome Watkins.  One of the quickest ways to get networked with rockhounds and to start learning about locations to hunt nearest you is to join a gem and mineral club if possible. The people in a rock club will know all the spots and many times plan field trips to locations. Otherwise there's much to explore by yourself.  Simply going out and picking up rocks any where you can will teach you a lot. If you have any questions be sure to ask, we have a lot of knowledgeable people here who would be glad to help out.

Scott