Welcome to the Rock(s)
August 24th, 2009Before my first visit to the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum about a year ago, I simply couldn’t pass up the chance to lampoon the hobby so popular with my mother, her sisters and their significant others.
The crystal gallery at the Rice Museum contains hundreds of rare finds, and it's just a small section of this amazing collection.
To me, wandering around a mountainside or stumbling through a field picking up rocks sounded about as much fun as dental surgery. When my stepfather bought a rock saw and polisher, I had flashbacks of biggest nerds I can remember from elementary school. (Full disclosure: I was a nerd too conducting experiments with my chemistry set and watching my ant farm evolve).
So when I visited the museum located just outside of Hillsboro (roughly 30 minutes from Portland) with my mom and many aunts, I was beyond skeptical. (more…)
