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Pocket Rocks: An Anthology

Sometimes you find the rock, sometimes the rock finds you. This principle was imparted unto me by Kenji Sato, a Master of the martial...

Let's Get Ready to TUUUMBLE!

This is literally the third draft of a post about rock tumbling I have attempted to date. I swear to every single reader (I refer, of...

Stone Soup

Way, way back when I was just a wee tot, rambling around the decorative gravel at my grandparent's Illinois home, there was a dish best...

Impressions of a Conservation Standard

I authored many essays in college. Some were for anthropology, some for that one English writing course, but most were research papers....

Tuff Nuts to Crack: A Thunder Egg Story

Prepare yourself & hold on to your butt, because this is the epic tale of how we, Alex Jensen and I, went digging for balls of colored...

Pocket Rocks

That groups of people will always have a thing, is basically all I know about people and things. Pocket rocks are one of these valuable...

Wood You Rather?

Wood can turn into opal. Guys. I'm not just blowin' smoke up your skirts, here, this is real life. Opalized wood is a thing and I found...

Content in the Winds: In the Field with Dustin

Hello, I’m Dustin (known to some as, ‘Dust in the Wind’). I have traveled throughout most of the United States, doing conservation work...

Agate it!

Here is a funny joke I came up with, amidst hour 4 of my 5 hour trek back from Cowlitz County, on the second weekend in July, in the...

How to Camp With Strangers

I have only ever camped with total strangers once, so I boast only cursory observations in this instructional post on exactly how to go...

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Rock Rat

Welcome! I am the Rockosopher, the Rock Rat, the author. A common species of philosophizing gym rat rockhound often seen romping betwix rubble and wildlife in search of minerals, birds, or answers to inquires big & small. Poke around, share, and hit up the contact page with what you'd like to see!

Birds, Rocks, Bliss