{"id":899,"date":"2018-09-19T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=899"},"modified":"2018-09-17T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T00:00:14","slug":"i-aint-nothing-but-a-rock-hound-apologies-to-elvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/19\/i-aint-nothing-but-a-rock-hound-apologies-to-elvis\/","title":{"rendered":"I Ain’t Nothing but a Rock Hound (apologies to Elvis)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agates are old volcanic lava that makes cool rocks and they can be found on the Oregon coast. If you want to know more, read here:\u00a0 http:\/\/oregondiscovery.com\/agate-hunting.<\/p>\n

We decided to give beach agate hunting a go. We walked miles of beach at low tide(very important as the tide here is quite strong and the undertow dangerous) looking for the right areas, they say the winter season is better because the strong storm waves move the sand out of the way. We perservered and had success!<\/p>\n

These are the rocks we found that the locals say are agates!<\/p>\n

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Aren’t they beautiful?<\/p>\n

We walked miles and had hours of fun on the beach. And we can do it all over again tomorrow after the tide moves things around!<\/p>\n

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Agates are old volcanic lava that makes cool rocks and they can be found on the Oregon coast. If you want to know more, read here:\u00a0 http:\/\/oregondiscovery.com\/agate-hunting. We decided to give beach agate hunting a go. We walked miles of beach at low tide(very important as the tide here is quite strong and the undertow … <\/p>\n

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