There were two rock shows held at the same time and both put on by the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society. It would have been nice to put the two shows together, but cost and available space was prohibitive. The one site was at the Colorado Mining Museum and the other part of the show was at the Best Western in town. The Mining Museum was more kid friendly while the show at the Best Western had more high end stuff and included the competitive exhibits. I had one noncompetitive exhibit at the Mining Museum of petrified wood and a competitive display at the Best Western.
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| Noncompetitive Case of Petrified Wood Found in El Paso County |
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| I won a Blue Ribbon for my competitive display! |
Here is a shot of the rock hounding fair. The Mining museum is to the right and the vendors are located in the white tents. It was a good thing there were tents as it was 90F.
Here is Vicki my wife visiting with a vendor. The gentleman in the foreground is Rick. Rick said they were doing well at the show selling jewelry and assorted polished rocks.
Below is a picture of one of the high-end vendors displays. Joe specializes in amazonite, topaz and smoky quartz. The specimen of amazonite I am holding was listed for sale at $250. He had many specimens for over $1000. He was the claim owner who allowed us to visit his topaz claim, mentioned in a previous blog.
Here is a shot of the rock hounding fair. The Mining museum is to the right and the vendors are located in the white tents. It was a good thing there were tents as it was 90F.
Here is Vicki my wife visiting with a vendor. The gentleman in the foreground is Rick. Rick said they were doing well at the show selling jewelry and assorted polished rocks.
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