{"title":"The Yellowstone River Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eBob had wanted to do a rockhounding road trip for years. A real one. Nine days, no plan, just a topo map and a rockhounding app. Janyce drove every mile. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-3-000-mile-run\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay 7 was the last hounding day. July 5th. Seven Sisters, outside Sydney Montana. The mountain rivers on the way over the Rockies had been white water and boulders — nothing to work. The Yellowstone was different. Good cobble, low water, agate everywhere. We had from 6am to 3pm. Nine hours on the bar before we had to make the eleven hour nonstop drive home. We were too picky to stop for anything less than what we came for. That pickiness has a name now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-yellowstone-river\"\u003eThe Yellowstone River →\u003c\/a\u003e — The full story from that bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-3-000-mile-run-1\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run Collection →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Stones →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rockhound-logbook-hub\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Tales →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Bob \u0026amp; Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pumpkin-jasper-gold-branch-yellowstone-river-sydney-montana","title":"Pumpkin Jasper Gold Wire Wrap Freeform — Yakima River Canyon — The Pumpkin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe bought a two-man raft for the trip. Never got it in the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat we did was work the beach with a raft paddle — splash water onto the gravel bar to wet the stones so you can see what you’ve got. It works until it doesn’t. There were fishermen on that beach and we had to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe still pulled this one near Glendive on the Yellowstone River. Pumpkin orange, warm and dense. It went in the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe drove 11 hours straight back to Spokane after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-yellowstone-river-collection\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Yellowstone River Collection →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — Day 7 of the 3,000-Mile Run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-3000-mile-run\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — The full journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eType: Pumpkin Jasper\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Yellowstone River, near Glendive, Montana\u003cbr\u003eShape: Freeform Cabochon\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Hand-Cut and Polished\u003cbr\u003eMohs: 6.5–7\u003cbr\u003eOne of a Kind: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReady to Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in a gold branch bezel on a gold-plated snake chain — ready to wear the day it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Stones →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rockhound-logbook-hub\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Tales →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Bob \u0026amp; Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rockhound-dwell-links\" style=\"margin-top: 2em; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/tails-and-trails\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eAll Tales\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/day-7-yellowstone-sun-enters\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eDay 7 — Yellowstone Sun Enters\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-3-000-mile-run\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-3-000-mile-run-1\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003e3,000-Mile Run Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-shop-lore-spencer-opal-mine-sox-the-manx\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eSox — The Yellowstone Highway\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rockhound Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48314610024699,"sku":"RS-JASPER-005","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/8391\/1931\/files\/IMG-20260331_224305.jpg?v=1779638472"},{"product_id":"agatized-drusy-chalcedony-loose-stone-yellowstone","title":"Agatized Drusy Chalcedony — Seven Sisters Montana — The Picky Trap","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was the last day of the 3,000-Mile Run. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-3-000-mile-run\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run →\u003c\/a\u003e It had stormed all night. We were at the Yellowstone River at Seven Sisters at 6am, just outside Sydney, Montana. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-picky-trap\"\u003eThe Yellowstone River Story →\u003c\/a\u003e We had been hunting for about an hour. The water was ice cold, but we didn't care. We were finally at Bob's lifelong dream — the Yellowstone River, hunting Montana agate. · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-3-000-mile-run-1\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run Collection →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanyce found this one. Palm-sized raw agatized drusy. There are only three pieces that will ever come out of it. This is the first cut. The clear agate covering the internal drusy is what makes it. It's a freeform to capture its intricate pattern. Hold it to the light and you'll see why we kept it. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-yellowstone-river-collection\"\u003eThe Yellowstone River Collection →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot dyed. Not enhanced. One of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Stones →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rockhound-logbook-hub\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Tales →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eType: Chalcedony (Agatized Drusy)\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Seven Sisters, Sydney Montana — Yellowstone River\u003cbr\u003eFinish: High Polish\u003cbr\u003eMohs: 6.5–7\u003cbr\u003eOne of a Kind: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReady to Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTop drilled. Ready for a bail and cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Bob \u0026amp; Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rockhound-dwell-links\" style=\"margin-top: 2em; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/tails-and-trails\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eAll Tales\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/day-7-yellowstone-sun-enters\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eDay 7 — Yellowstone Sun Enters\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-shop-lore-spencer-opal-mine-sox-the-manx\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eSox — The Yellowstone Highway\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rockhound Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47897161531643,"sku":"RS-AGATE-001","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/8391\/1931\/files\/IMG_20260508_173427.jpg?v=1778286982"},{"product_id":"translucent-montana-agate-yellowstone-river-antique-crystal","title":"Translucent Montana Agate — Yellowstone River, Seven Sisters — The Glow","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe were working the bar at Seven Sisters on the Yellowstone River. Janyce was upstream from me. I heard her yell — \"Wow, honey, look at this one glow in the sun.\" I walked over and put it straight in the plastic grocery bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBad idea. The bag broke on the way back to the car. We had to hound them all back up off the bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe got home and laid it in the Victorian filigree back from the 13-pack. It fit. We resined it in and left it alone. The setting suits it — old and warm, like the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in an antique silver Victorian filigree pendant back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-yellowstone-river-collection\"\u003eThe Yellowstone River Collection →\u003c\/a\u003e  ·  \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-3000-mile-run\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run →\u003c\/a\u003e  ·  \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-nickel-back-collection\"\u003eThe Nickel Back Collection →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eType: Translucent Montana Agate\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Yellowstone River, Seven Sisters, Montana\u003cbr\u003eShape: Oval Cabochon\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 30 x 40 mm\u003cbr\u003eFinish: High Polish\u003cbr\u003eMohs: 7.5\u003cbr\u003eOne of a Kind: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Stones →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rockhound-logbook-hub\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Tales →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Bob \u0026amp; Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rockhound-dwell-links\" style=\"margin-top: 2em; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/tails-and-trails\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eAll Tales\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/day-7-yellowstone-sun-enters\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eDay 7 — Yellowstone Sun Enters\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-3-000-mile-run\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-3-000-mile-run-1\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003e3,000-Mile Run Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-shop-lore-spencer-opal-mine-sox-the-manx\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eSox — The Yellowstone Highway\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rockhound Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47899824619771,"sku":"RS-AGATE-002","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/8391\/1931\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_f7f02cde-3d15-4a0f-9b7f-e674158fdcec.jpg?v=1779675170"},{"product_id":"red-montana-jaspagate-oval-16mm-loose-cabochon","title":"Red Montana Jaspagate Freeform — The Red Ribbon","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was Day 7 of the 3,000-Mile Run, July 5th. We were on the Yellowstone River at Seven Sisters, outside Sydney Montana. Janyce drove every mile of that trip. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-3-000-mile-run\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe woke up in Sydney on the Fifth of July. The night before had been fireworks in the rain. Montanans are not weak. We headed to the river past the brown public access signs. It was a drought year. The water was low. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-yellowstone-river\"\u003eThe Yellowstone River →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe agate was everywhere. We were looking for clear dendritic — the kind that looks like little trees frozen inside the stone. What we kept finding was red. I made a pile on a little island out in the middle of the water and thought — agate is everywhere, I’m not wading back out there. Then I picked this one up off the bar. There’s a lighter streak cutting across the face. I don’t know what made it. I cut it oval to keep the streak centered. It polished out clean. The ribbon stayed. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-yellowstone-river-collection\"\u003eThe Yellowstone River Collection →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stone from that bar made it home in my pocket. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-3-000-mile-run-1\"\u003eThe 3,000-Mile Run Collection →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot dyed. Not enhanced. One of a kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Stones →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rockhound-logbook-hub\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Tales →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eType: Red Jaspagate\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Yellowstone River, Seven Sisters, Sydney Montana\u003cbr\u003eShape: Oval Cabochon\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 16 x 12 x 6 mm\u003cbr\u003eFinish: High Polish\u003cbr\u003eColor: Dusty rose and cream with a diagonal ribbon\u003cbr\u003eMohs: 6.5–7\u003cbr\u003eOne of a Kind: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoose Stone — Undrilled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReady for your setting. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/build-your-setting\"\u003eBuild Your Setting →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Bob \u0026amp; Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rockhound-dwell-links\" style=\"margin-top: 2em; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/tails-and-trails\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eAll Tales\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/day-7-yellowstone-sun-enters\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eDay 7 — Yellowstone Sun Enters\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-shop-lore-spencer-opal-mine-sox-the-manx\" class=\"button\" style=\"padding: 10px 15px; background: #f4f6f8; border: 1px solid #c9cccf; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; color: #202223; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eSox — The Yellowstone Highway\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rockhound Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281149964539,"sku":"RS-JASPER-RED-002","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/8391\/1931\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_4fc861b1-0e33-4d35-9895-25688568c5bf.jpg?v=1771303713"}],"url":"https:\/\/rockhoundstudio.com\/collections\/the-yellowstone-river-collection.oembed","provider":"Rockhound Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}