Today I decided to sneak onto one of my favorite rockhounding spots (#3) in Templeton and see what I could find after the recent rains washed away more soil but after things had dried enough to walk on the dirt. It was almost too muddy to be there but I did find two pieces of Miocene-era petrified whale bone and a gorgeous brecciated jasper with agate fill which I plan to have Galen polish for me. Photo by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved).
