First and foremost, I am a rockhound. My greatest passion in life is the hunting, collecting, cutting, and polishing of beautiful fortification agates. I always prefer to hand collect my own pieces, but occasionally I will purchase a nice agate slab or nodule if it is affordable, beautiful, and outside my personal collecting areas.  I also sometimes trade with friends, and once in awhile, I buy or sell a piece on Ebay.
My collection may not be as big or as fabulous as some I've seen - but it is mine, and almost entirely hand collected from the field by myself.

I am located in central Arizona, and collect primarily throughout Arizona, California, and New Mexico. Fortunately, the Southwest is a prime area for good agate collecting, and I especially enjoy going the extra mile to find new and unexplored areas whenever possible. I have been to most generally known western agate locations, plus a few that I suspect may have been long forgotten by the oldtimers.

Also, coming in Spring 2010 will be the publication of my first book on rocks, gems, and mineral collecting.

I hope you enjoy my collections, and as always - ROCK ON!