

ProTip: Jade Eclipse
Big news! For any and all who revel in the jade arts, Theus the Adventurer just made the following post on the NW Jade Hunters (an...


Blueprints for Green Optimism
We do not need to keep setting our global table with sour morsels of resentment and blame over the ecologic apocalypse. Stop forcing...


Herkimer Diamonds Post
Light waves curve around the Earth, pulled from their straight-edge track by the weight of our hyper-dense gravity machine core. That...


Cozy as a Snoozing Snail
Pet sitting is one of those charges that benefits everybody. I don't quite know why Renee asked me to watch Nimbus and Walker's three...


Tripping on Tailings
Scratch and tap, scratch and tap, grinding crunch, and swivel. Into the Jeep for another day. Sun waters the eyes, constricting at the...


Poems About Spokane
Every city has its charms and attractions. A reputation, if you will, of things it can offer those who move to it. When I told someone...


Spokane River, keepers!
It's been a hot minute since ya'll have delighted in the rockological sciences. I know- I was over here doing job stuff and having my...


The Schist of Gathering Garnet
If you want to rock and roll on home with a pocket brimming with Idaho purple garnets, there are few basic things to know. First, garnets...


Clastic Pics from NW Rockhounds
Sometimes, the 'ole Facebag group does all the rock blogging for me! Here are a few nibbles from a massive chain of comments in response...


Dark Beaches
Somewhere along the Icelandic coast there is a beach frequented by visitors from faraway lands. Black and ominous with eroded remains of...