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09/04/2026

Yesterday Sarah Capra diggingminerals Nicole Fitzgerald and I went out to collect some Almandine Garnets at a location close to home. We all found some, Danny found a snake, and we all had a great time collecting!

08/28/2026

Last Weekend I Led An OCMGA Gold Collecting Field Trip To The Swift River In Byron, Maine. Almost All Of Us Found Some GOLD and We All Had Fun Playing In The River! I Got An Opportunity To Use A Full Sized Sluice For The First Time Ever And I Wasn’t Disappointed! The Last Piece Pictured Is The Largest Piece I Have Found To Date! If You’re Interested In Booking Your Very Own Gold Collecting Trip, Feel Free To Reach Out! Have A Great Day

08/21/2026

My first look back in time in a while! This Quartz Crystal was the largest I had found at the time! I had just bought some big mining equipment, had no idea how to use it, and thought I must have been crazy pursuing my dreams. Fast forward to now and it has just been a wild ride. This year has been the best mining and collecting season of my life so far! I look forward to being able to share some of the monster finds from the year with you soon! With 500 miles on foot this year alone, we have made some killer discoveries, and we’re just getting started…. Stay Tuned! Thanks again for watching!

08/14/2026

Expect the Unexpected! A couple months ago, I was on an adventure in search of Smoky Quartz Crystals in New Hampshire. leobebo and I ended up finding some of the Largest Hematite Crystals ever found from this particular location. They aren’t very big, but their form, habit and luster more than make up for their size! Thanks again to Leo for making this trip day extra special and one I will never forget!

08/07/2026

I began my Bachelor Party Weekend with a tough, short hike to the top of Mt. Kineo on Moosehead Lake. This steep cliff is made up of Kineo Rhyolite, a stone renowned for thousands of years for the incredible tools produced from it. Rhyolite from here has been found over 1,000 miles away as ancient trade routes suggest it was one of the best of its kind! I stopped to take videos at a picturesque lake on the way to our home for the weekend, where a stunning fiery sunset capped off a great day. My buddies and I went whitewater rafting on the Kennebec Saturday, none of us fell out of the boat, but we jumped in to float a few rapids. It was a great day! We got to enjoy some fireworks from our spot above Bingham, which was a very pleasant surprise. Dylan and spent Sunday jumping from watershed to watershed, 4 in all to prospect for gold. We found some promising spots to check out in the future! All in all, an incredible weekend with some incredible friends. Thanks for watching!

07/31/2026

I Spent My Volunteer Showbucks From The Gem Show on This HUGE Blue Beryl Crystal!!! It looked like it could use a cleaning so here’s what it looks like after! It’s a Beryl inside a Bigger Beryl Crystal! The Blue comes out a little better now. Thanks Johnny !!! This is Some Great Inspiration for the Future!!! Thanks for watching!

07/24/2026

Wowee!!! The Adventures Are Starting To Pile Up!!! I Just Led Another Expedition in Search for Colored Tourmalines and Decided to Share Some Of The Best Finds From My Expeditions This Year So Far. Feel Free to DM me or use Messenger to get in touch with me for your next great adventure! I Lead Private Collecting Trips that are Educational, Affordable, and Fun! What Are You Waiting For!?!

07/17/2026

WOW!!! The Storm That Was The Gem Show Has Come And Gone, Leaving It’s Mark Permanently On The Communities Who Witnessed It. We had about 1,200 people attend, including 125 children who went home with all the goodies they could carry from our free children’s activities area! This was the best turnout in 15 years for our club! People came to the show from 32 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, and 4 countries outside of the USA!!! The vendors were awesome and I was told that specimens outsold polished rocks all weekend long! The door prizes were so good that winners had trouble picking what they wanted to take home! The display cases were filled with so many incredible pieces, that our patrons really took their time to get to know each and every case so they could vote on the People’s Choice Award for best case! None of this would have been possible without the dedicated work of 27 volunteers who spent 460 combined hours tirelessly preparing, running, and breaking down this event. Thank you to all of you who showed up to support your mineral community as a patron, vendor, and volunteer. You are greatly appreciated! 🙏

07/10/2026

!!PLEASE READ !!! As The Sun Rose This Morning I Soaked In The Calm and Serenity Because This Is The Calm Before The Storm. I’ve Been Preparing To Welcome You To The 62nd Annual Western Maine Gem Mineral and Jewelry Show! Join Us Tomorrow Saturday July 11 9-5 and Sunday July 12 10-4 For One Of The Best Groups Of Local and International Mineral Dealers Maine And New England Have to Offer! $5 Admission UNDER 18 FREE Free Children’s Activities! Door Prizes Every Hour! Silent Auction Every Half Hour!Located at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris, ME Come Straight To The Source For Your Mineral Happiness.

07/03/2026

When I found my first Topaz crystal a few weeks ago I also found a cluster of something heavily coated in iron staining. After an iron out treatment and a visit to a local geologist, it was determined to be a cluster of a dozen topaz crystals surrounding a cluster of colorless fluorite crystals in the very center! Watch the whole reel to see the fluorites GLOW! Now, the game is afoot! Thanks for watching!

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