Sunstones, Goose Lake, then back to California

On Friday, Laura, Liz, and I went past Plush to the sunstone gathering area.  I picked up quite a few small ones, but Laura found several good sized crystals and all wth color.  One really needs a shovel and a sieve.  This a unique Bureau of Land Managemnt area where sunstones (with several mine claims and operating mines) abound.  They are the Oregon state gem stone.

We also glimpsed (too quick for a photo) a beautiful antelope on the way in to the sunstone gathering area. 

Erich left on Friday, and missed the wonderful barbecue at Davis Creek that night. On Saturday night we strolled toward the lake and caught sight of  a pair of sandhill cranes and their young one--they are huge birds.  It was only the three that we saw, and I thought sandhills travelled in great flocks.

It ws a weekend of BBQs because we had a great steak at the annual volunteer fire department BBQ at Goose Lake on Sunday afternoon prior to pulling out and heading south.  Great food and good music!