Botswana Agate Round — Richardson's Rock Ranch — The Sunrise

It was a 3,000-mile trip. We were in Oregon, 95 degrees in the sun. We stumbled into Richardson's Rock Ranch. It was a lapidary goldmine. Pallets of raw rock were everywhere. While Bob was nursing his heatstroke, we spotted a clean pile of imported African Botswana Agate. It was sitting right there in the Oregon dirt. We brought it back to the shop. Janyce polished it until it had her signature glass-like finish. This stone is a piece of that long trip. It's a reminder of what we found in the dirt.It was the middle of a 3,000-mile, 9-day camping trip out of Spokane, and it was 95 degrees in the Oregon sun. We stumbled right into Richardson's Rock Ranch. Richardson's Rock Ranch StoryDay 3 of the 3,000-Mile Run. 95 degrees in the Oregon sun. We stumbled into Richardson's Rock Ranch and didn't leave the same. Richardson's Rock Ranch Collection- Bob & Janyce, Rockhound Studio, Spokane Valley WA