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emwat YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 1 Joined: Sep 30^th, 2019 Gender:	Hello from NC! Oct 1^st, 2019 at 3:24pm	Print Post
	My name is Emily and I live near Concord, North Carolina. I am married to a gamer and I am always trying to get him outside in some sunshine. He enjoys the hiking, camping (provided it's below 75* out) and getting out of the house when I finally convince him. Inevitably, we somehow come home with a rock or two and we have quite a haphazard collection going. Recently, I suggested let's just make this an official hobby and learn more about it. We are in the information gathering stage and whew there's a lot out there. I'm trying to plan a trip up around Little Switzerland just to get our toes wet.


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JoeM God Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 4206 Location: Wake County, NC Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Hello from NC! Reply #1 - Oct 1^st, 2019 at 8:53pm	Print Post
	Hey Emily. Welcome to the Board! Little Switzerland is a beautiful place to start. If you go up the mountain at Marion, there is an excellent little State museum right off the parkway at the top. It's all too much information at once, but over time, after you read it a dozen or two times, it starts to sink in. You go to the mining museum over on McKinney Mine Rd to sign-in and pay to go to the Crabtree Emerald Mine, which is great place to start! Best of Luck and Have Fun! Joe


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Laurie Adams Junior Member Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 95 Location: Denton, NC Joined: Apr 25^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Hello from NC! Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2019 at 7:50am	Print Post
	Hi Emily and welcome to the Lounge. You and your gamer husband may find it beneficial to come to my Open House on the 12th, where you can meet many like minded collectors and experts in the field. I can send you home with boxes of free beginner specimens that you can learn from and you can glean all kinds of information about collecting localities and techniques. Concord is not that far from my rock shop. Details are posted above in the General Board category.


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2972 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Hello from NC! Reply #3 - Oct 4^th, 2019 at 8:05am	Print Post
	Welcome emwat! I'm also a big gamer so I can relate and am also proof that both can be done without issues. It's great that you're pulling him outside. There is no better way to increase your happiness and health. It's a great hobby that has the ability to take you across this planet through exploration while giving you a greater appreciation for geology and the world you live on.

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daves64 Senior Member Offline Rockaholic Posts: 456 Location: Ellensburg WA Joined: Jun 27^th, 2018 Gender:	Re: Hello from NC! Reply #4 - Oct 4^th, 2019 at 11:58am	Print Post
	Scott LaBorde wrote on Oct 4^th, 2019 at 8:05am: I'm also a big gamer I dunno Scott... I'm not sure playing with rocks counts as being a gamer.


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2972 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Hello from NC! Reply #5 - Oct 7^th, 2019 at 8:02am	Print Post
	daves64 wrote on Oct 4^th, 2019 at 11:58am: Scott LaBorde wrote on Oct 4^th, 2019 at 8:05am: I'm also a big gamer I dunno Scott... I'm not sure playing with rocks counts as being a gamer.

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