south dakota

a nice day, one can see a LONG way

we passed a unique tavern today in South Central South Dakota. The Run of the Mill is located in an old mill. a few goats in the back. https://www.restaurantji.com/sd/herrick/run-of-the-mill-tavern-/

Happy New Year's eve to all. I hope everybody has a fun and safe celebration tonight, and prosperous new year filled with many wonderful fossils! Today is also Fossil Friday, and as such, I offer up for tribute my newest installment in fossil hunting adventures.

Happy Christmas eve, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a prosperous new year! It may be Christmas eve, but its also Friday, which means its a Fossil Friday. I missed las week due to being sick. Today's video offering is from the first day of a long, multi-day fossil exploration trip in South...

Its Fossil Friday, and I have a new video out. This is a trip to hunt for late cretaceous dinosaur fossils in the Hell Creek formation of Butte County, South Dakota. Next week, I should have completed a prep video that comes from this hunt. I hope you enjoy!

Where do I go? It's an age old question that is often only answered very vaguely at best. While some locations are public knowledge and common talk, actually finding them can be a different story. With that said, I created these overlays specifically for hunting Fairburn agates. Check em out if...

While out gold panning I found this weird shell like fossil? It feels like shell material. Slightly brittle on the thin edges. It was lying in the dry creek bed. Maybe someone here can identify it.

Burnt Ranch Lost Treasure in South Dakota I found an article from the July 1, 2014 issue of South Dakota Magazine. It talks about the soldier that murdered a miner and buried his gold. I know where Sheridan is and approximately where Burnt Ranch is. What I have not heard about before is "O...

I've been googling the crap out of rockhounding sites around South Dakota, but have been having trouble finding sites that aren't so "remote". I'll be driving out west in a Mini-Van in a few weeks, so I'm hesitant to visit sites that require traversing miles and miles of unpaved dirt road. I...

Nutting stones. Aka pitting stones, anvil stones, etc. Another few finds from the the family property in eastern SD along a crick off the James River.

I work for USGS, but am not a geologist. However, my 14-year old son and I have suddenly been bitten by the collecting bug. We live in South Dakota, full of geologic wonders, but live on the far eastern edge of the state. Nonetheless, in the last few weeks, we've discovered the wonderful agate...

I have been putzing around with detecting for several years, mostly with my grandson who gets a kick out of it. I really need to find someone local to help me become more effective. I am retired and have lots of time. Not now, however, I don't want to freeze my .... off. If you are close by...

I recently picked up this stock certificate from the Homestake Mining Company that was issued on February 9, 1880. It had been signed by J.K. Goodrich and J.B. Haggin. Haggin of course was one of the three mining magnates who founded the Homestake Mining Company with George Hearst and Lloyd...