The museum included a few other amazing collections. The towns created with rocks were photographed by Shanna who seemed a bit obsessed with them. Scrimshaw Titanium Slag (byproduct of spacecraft manufacturing) Dale Chihuly’s student art glass Shanna’s Point of View on the old west in rock
They had several amazing specimins of amethyst at the museum. Behind glass Using my hand for scale Standing alone with Shanna for scale This specimin includes a large cluster of quartz crystals (as you may know amethyst is a form of quartz so this isn’t surprising, but the size and location of the the quartz … More Amethyst at the Crater Rock Museum
6/22/22 Crater Rock Museum, located at 2002 Scenic Ave, Central Point, OR. See their webpage at: https://craterrock.com/. Shanna and I visited this museum/rock shop after our visit to the Great Cats park. This museum and rock shop was a delightful surprise. I couldn’t believe how many mineral specimens were in this somewhat bland building. It … More Crater Rock Museum – Oregon
Friday November 29, 2019 I went with friends to the Neon Museum in Las Vegas to check out the Tim Burton art installation in the Boneyard (the outside venue with all of the signs). Honestly, I was a little underwhelmed. I don’t know why I thought it would be larger or more. Maybe I psych … More Neon Museum in Vegas
I finally made it to the World Center For Birds of Prey just outside of Boise (5668 W Flying Hawk Ln, Boise, ID 83709). This center is one of the Peregrine fund sites rehabilitating, conserving, and releasing raptors of all kinds. It has a large education mission along with a great library and museum. I … More World Center For Birds of Prey – Sept 2019
My father was just out of surgery and not feeling well so Shanna and I loaded up Raphael Jr., and headed for Texas on early Monday morning, you know, two days after that long Tetons trip. Our first day of driving got us to Burlington Colorado. Lightning lit the sky as we did the final … More A Surprise Visit to Italy TX
The last rodeo of the season was held in Grand Junction Colorado. This nice long drive was going to give me opportunities to use the new camera some more and to see new things. I plotted my route carefully with the help of Roadtrippers.com. After work on Thursday I headed south. I was hoping to … More On the Way to Grand Junction CO
The goal was to get to Helena at a reasonable time. There were a couple of problems with this plan. First I had to 600+ miles to cover in a single day. Second speed limits in Canada are not what they are in the U.S. Third there were so many wonderful places to investigate. I … More Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Looking at my Flickr for the day you can clearly see my love of rocks. I used my little camera (Canon powershot) for these photos. This is a terrific midsize museum. I only wish I had had more time to really read and learn and enjoy it. Glowing rocks The mineral exhibit was awesome with … More Glenbow Museum in Calgary
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