Hampton Butte Wood
Unusual Specimen
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Hampton butte petrified wood is green. Its made out of Jasper and calcedony and comes from Hampton Butte in Oregon.
To start the trip we loaded up the cooler with food and drinks and took off from Sisters.
When we arrived and drove up to the area the first thing we noticed was the no trespassing signs
nailed to some trees. We drove ahead and there was another side road not to much further with no postings.
We drove in being carefull not to bottom out on the bigger bumps. The area looked pretty good for collecting and
we got our bags and our hand picks
and started out. We noticed a lot of digging sites with piles everywhere. Justin and I wandered for awhile and
searched for the beautifull green petrified wood. We found little pieces and the more we walked and looked the more we
were able to discover. It grew hotter and hotter and eventually we headed to the car for drinks. We ate lunch
and dumped our finds and went out looking for another half hour before the heat started getting to us both.
I had found some real honest to goodness Hampton butte wood and was very happy. Justin had also found some interesting pieces and we both had a great time.
We drove out once more mindfull of the bumps and departed.
I had never been to Hampton Butte before Justin and I went out there. On Tuesday the 26th I was back out searching again.
I was excited because the
large pieces of wood with bark make great specimens. Justin and I only looked for an hour or less so we didn't find much.
But on tuesday the trip
was much more successful. I wandered around the desert and the sky seemed to have an electric blue aura. It was beautiful
to be out in the desert at 8:00 am. As I wandered closer to the road I saw a camper coming slowly toward me. The man stuck his
head out the window to ask if I had found anything. I told him not yet and he said "your always only this far away" as he made
his thumb and index finger form a small gap. He drove on and I started to get lucky. The road had a new drainage ditch
which was atleast thirty feet long. The dirt along the ditch was rich with all kinds of good pieces. I couldn't pick them up
fast enough and some where so big I had to carry them back to the car. These were the size of your fist and bigger. I spent three
hours collecting many pounds of rock. I took the load home to the rock saw. A couple pieces are specimen material, a few more are
too good to cut up just yet.
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Unusual Specimen
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Hampton butte petrified wood is green. Its made out of Jasper and calcedony and comes from Hampton Butte in Oregon.
To start the trip we loaded up the cooler with food and drinks and took off from Sisters.
When we arrived and drove up to the area the first thing we noticed was the no trespassing signs
nailed to some trees. We drove ahead and there was another side road not to much further with no postings.
We drove in being carefull not to bottom out on the bigger bumps. The area looked pretty good for collecting and
we got our bags and our hand picks
and started out. We noticed a lot of digging sites with piles everywhere. Justin and I wandered for awhile and
searched for the beautifull green petrified wood. We found little pieces and the more we walked and looked the more we
were able to discover. It grew hotter and hotter and eventually we headed to the car for drinks. We ate lunch
and dumped our finds and went out looking for another half hour before the heat started getting to us both.
I had found some real honest to goodness Hampton butte wood and was very happy. Justin had also found some interesting pieces and we both had a great time.
We drove out once more mindfull of the bumps and departed.
 
I had never been to Hampton Butte before Justin and I went out there. On Tuesday the 26th I was back out searching again. I was excited because the large pieces of wood with bark make great specimens. Justin and I only looked for an hour or less so we didn't find much. But on tuesday the trip was much more successful. I wandered around the desert and the sky seemed to have an electric blue aura. It was beautiful to be out in the desert at 8:00 am. As I wandered closer to the road I saw a camper coming slowly toward me. The man stuck his head out the window to ask if I had found anything. I told him not yet and he said "your always only this far away" as he made his thumb and index finger form a small gap. He drove on and I started to get lucky. The road had a new drainage ditch which was atleast thirty feet long. The dirt along the ditch was rich with all kinds of good pieces. I couldn't pick them up fast enough and some where so big I had to carry them back to the car. These were the size of your fist and bigger. I spent three hours collecting many pounds of rock. I took the load home to the rock saw. A couple pieces are specimen material, a few more are too good to cut up just yet. Copyright 2003-2004 Ken Dinneen All rights reserved |