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Offline Tracker0721

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Glass Buttes, Oregon
« on: May 20, 2015, 03:09:04 pm »
So I'm road tripping from Central TX to Eastern WA and when I drive through I plan to load up some obsidian. Anyone know how to go about this? I'll be passing through in the first part of June. Heard rumor that the limit is like 250#s a year but that's it for rules that I've heard of. I'm sure there's gotta be more. Any help is appreciated!
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Offline Ed Brooks

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2015, 04:02:48 pm »
I found on line it's 25lbs a day and 250lbs a yr. have fun. I need to make that trip some time. Ed
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2015, 11:26:40 pm »
I'm pretty sure your not allowed shovels. Hands only
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Offline aaron

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2015, 11:12:55 am »
no, wizard is wrong. shovels and hand tools OK. No power tools.
you'll want a shovel, pry bars of all sizes,. a nice long six foot "breaker bar" helps.
I have never seen anyone out there checking or weighing loads- I'd just go for as much as you want up to 250 lbs.
If you can, go out to the Riley Dacite pits- easy digging and big pieces.
do some google searches - there's a couple maps online.
old pits are being exhausted and new pits discovered all the time.
on google earth, search for musser resovoir.
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2015, 12:56:05 pm »
I do not know if the rock shop in Burns oregon is still open - they used to have maps and info there....
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2015, 01:41:45 am »
Sorry my bad, I have never been. Still working on these buckets Aaron!
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2015, 08:49:43 am »
Some where from the old days I have a map of where all the different rocks could be found.  I always liked the midnight lace and the electric blue.  Pry bars and shovels if you want to get anything of size!  Joe
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2015, 08:52:25 am »
Oh, and I forgot most of the time we used to make preforms right there so not to carry so much waste home.  Also always donated a little blood to appease the hills!  Joe
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Offline Tracker0721

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2015, 06:19:14 pm »
Thanks for the tips! I found a couple maps online and am looking forward to the trip! One more week till we head out. I'll look up the dacite pits
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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2015, 08:43:45 pm »
I wanna go.
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2015, 10:22:31 pm »
Me too. It's only 12 hours from my place.  >:D
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Offline PrimitiveTim

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2015, 10:19:34 pm »
I'm planning on heading through there and might hang out a few days and just make bifaces all day long
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Offline Tracker0721

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2015, 02:34:14 pm »
So I had to fly back to texas and the movers are ridiculous so I'm getting a uhaul and driving again. Would a Uhaul make it to a good spot ya think? Hahaha
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Offline aaron

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2015, 04:25:41 pm »
UM,... if you are lucky, yhe uhaul would get to musser resovoir, but to go beyond that would be near impossible. I wouldn't recommend the Riley Dacite pits in a uhaul. you could drive to musser res and go by bicycle from there. Be very careful- glass buttes is an unforgiving landscape with no water, bad roads, snakes, ticks, rednecks, and worse. If you do happen to get stuck out there please contact me- I know people in the local area. I will PM you my contact info.
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Offline Tracker0721

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Re: Glass Buttes, Oregon
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2015, 10:46:28 pm »
Maybe I'll just come back later when I have my truck haha. Don't really wanna get a Uhaul in there or try too. Is there any knap-ins or anything that happen there?
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