| White Fir Spring thunder eggs Prineville, OR US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 09:37:59 PM Viewed 10430 times |
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| White Fir springs thundereggs. Pale yellow and brown jasper filled. For more details go to the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Oregon. It says: "General description: Oregon thunderegg site courtesy of the Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Commerce. The thundereggs contain jasper or agate cores in a diamond shaped center. Handy to bring along: 1.Small Pick 2.Shovel 3.Bucket Helpful notes to newcomers: Thundereggs have been collected for years don't expect surface float. It will require some elbow grease to recover the thundereggs,". Other sites mentioning include "https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/recreation/rocks-minerals/?cid=stelprdb5381937" and "https://oregondiscovery.com/mineral-collecting-central-oregon" | For directions go to the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Oregon. It says: "Drive east out of Prineville on HWY 26 to mile post 41and turn left on 3359. Drive approximately 5.5 miles until you reach the sign : Chamber of Commerce Claim. You made it to the jasper site. For the agate filled site turn right before the sign. " From "https://oregondiscovery.com/mineral-collecting-central-oregon": "From Prineville, take Highway 26 east to milepost 41, go 0.4 miles after milepost 41 to Forest Road 3350. Turn left onto NF 3350 and drive 4.9 miles (always take a left fork) to a dirt road NF 010 on the right. Look for signs. You can drive or park your car here and hike uphill 0.1 mile to the collection sites." |