Waiting for the Train We were delayed in Faust by a train that was waiting for another to pass. We put some pennies on the tracks to get smashed. This concept hat never occurred to the girls before, and they want to do it again!
Antelope
Simpson Springs We stopped to explore the old Pony Express building at Simpson Springs.
Dugway Geodes At the turnoff for the Dugway Geode Beds.
Big Geode Hole Looking across the big geode pit.
The Hole Looking down into the geode digs.
Finding Geodes Madeline shows off a geode she found along the side of the geode pit.
Near Black Rock Hills Sophie stands at the turnoff to Topaz Mountain near the Black Rock hills in the West Desert.
Topaz Mountain The turnoff to the Topaz Mountain rockhounding digs.
Crawling for Topaz Claire demonstrates the best way to look for topaz.
Looking for Topaz Madeline and Sophie look in an arroyo for topaz crystals.
Looking for Topaz in the Road Claire and Sophie demonstrate the best way to look for topaz.
Topaz Mountain Bowl The bowl at Topaz Mountain, where we looked for topaz.
Topaz Mountain All over these hills we saw rockhounds digging for topaz.
