Rendez vous was a lot of fun. I went cause
rockhounding on your own isn’t always the best, especially when exploring new
areas. The trip to Lillooet was beautiful,, especially the canyons at the
convergence of the Thompson and Fraser rivers. Once there, I got to speak
to a few club members and got to know their names at least. I chose
Scotty Creek for my excursion, and it did not disappoint. We drove for
about one hour to get to Scotty Creek Road, a forest service road on the way to
Cache Creek. There, to our amazement, was a pile of rocks and crystals,
that were free for the taking. These rocks had been excavated during the
expansion of the road for forestry reasons. In the host rock were, what I
think are amethyst and citrine drusy, we got our fill then it hailed on
us. I will bring some to show the club. The society’s meeting I
missed because my dog Pheobe was too tired to attend, and I was on my own in
the tent with her. I did participate in the auction on Saturday night,
got a beautiful piece of red jasper, and a big chunk of chalcedony and a
polished book-end set. On Sunday I got to show and sell my jewelry
and some slabs at the tail gate sale. Of course I bought more slabs.
Finally, the pig roast was really good, this was a smaller
Rendez-vous than the one in Salmon Arm in 2024, but a really good showing by
the Hastings Rockhound Club.
