When I was a kid, my dad and a couple of friends invested just a few weeks traveling down the Yellowstone River valley to hunt Montana agate. The haul he brought back -- from just one trip -- stands as testimony to the fact that my dad was a great rockhound. You can read a little story about it: Montana, Rocks, and Cows.
Chris sent me this shot of some from that trip to Montana.
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