Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 does anyone have favorite places in pennslyvannia to do some serious rock hounding thank you jadie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 OOOH? I know Treasures of the Earth very well!!!? I just made?a trip there after Christmas and walked away with some killer geode slices!!!? I told Barbara I'd be back after my wedding to spend some more moolah!! Thanks? For the address I'm gonna plan something for next weekend! ~Lori renaumoon Fri, 8 Feb 2008 10:51 pm Re: [CrystalHW] question.. rock hounding in pa In a message dated 2/8/2008 10:04:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, ann1673 writes: ~~I'm in Johnstown PA and I definately would like to go there, do ya happen to have an address??~~ Appalachian Rock Shop & Jewelery Emporium Route 19, Harmony, PA 16037 (724) 452-9356 You might also want to check out this site/company (a little closer to your neck of the woods) Treasures of the Earth Limited South Route 403 Whistler Street, Hollsopple, PA 15935 _http://www.universaltreasures.com/business.htm_ (http://www.universaltreasures.com/business.htm) They have shops set up in Malls through western PA at least. Some are perminent shops and some are seasonal (around Xmas holiday). I don't know if they still offer visits to their warehouse or not but you could always email them and ask. I had always hoped to get to go to their warehouse. It would be awesome! Blessings to your weekend all. ReNau " Codail, suaimhnigh i nge/aga nadragain " " Sleep, rest in the arms of the Dragon " **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002\ 5 48) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 hello ReNau .. Christa yes i have shopped in toms place many times.. spent a small fortune with no regrettss i bought a crystal bowl from tom.. c note.. i had enjoyed for a while. until i had become entranced with the sound and went a little to long and to loud exploding it into pieces.. heres what happened. a dear friend of mine held his hands about four inches on each side of the bowl. i was turning the rubber mallet. when we saw purple energy go from his one hand to the other.. passing into the bowl thourgh the space thourgh the other side into his other hand and back through. back and forth it went. it was the most amazing thing i have ever seen.. it a feeling of pure tranquility. we both lost our senses. the c note became louder louder until the bowl exploded into many tiny pieces...the exploded crystal bowl gave off a sonic boom sound. our hearing was affected until morning. (sometimes i think i am hearing the sound of the bowl in my head)..that was 4 years ago..nov 2003 the weekend after thanksgiving.. i remember it so clearly.and it only lasted no more than 15 mins. anyway.. i love toms shop.. i live in the north hills.. i also stop at the log cabin inn. one of my favorite places.. and the haunted harmony inn. i love the old inn.. Christa as for mcconnells mills. i grew up there. hiking fishing and picnicing. i even canoned the less dangerous parts.. my children know the place with blindfolds. now i get to take my granddaughter there to explore it has changed over the years but it sure feels good to explore. not far from there are more trails.. a little place called hells hollow. you can hike to it from breakneck bridge.. but its a rough hike a beautiful waterfall for pictures. and i think 5 or more miles one way. hiked it in my younger years. worth a look. heres a link http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XTM003-051 if you drive to the other end its maybe 1/2mile hike.. anyway . i am not looking for shops but actual places i can get dirty.. digging for some nice finds. here in pa. have rock hounding tools and ready... another good link for those who might be interested in rock hounding in the earth. http://www. rocks4u.com/rockhounding.htm lots of useful info. theres a little shop in the pittsburgh mills mall with some little sweet finds.. thank you all love to you and all you love jadie Christa Graves <christa.graves wrote: Oh i do know monroville. my grandparents are from saltsbugh, near delmont. i havent eaten at the log cabin inn, but i love the atmospher at the harmony inn. i havent been there in a couple of months. have you ever checked out mc connels mills, a few miles down the road. beautiful park full of natural rocks. sorry for the lack of caps. my left shift is broke. have a great day. renaumoon wrote: In a message dated 2/8/2008 4:01:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, christa.graves writes: ~~I dont know where in Pa you are but there is a great shop in western pa, in Zelinopal, called applachen rock shope. ~~ I call it ARS for short ;-) and a trip up there always includes stopping at the log cabin inn for lunch. Tom and Leslie are good people, very personable and friendly. I usually go with one of my girlfriends when I hit ARS and then we stop for lunch. I was up there about 3 weeks ago. I had not been there in almost 3 years due to lack of time and money at the same time. I got 2 strands (different shapes) of lava rock beads, a pair of moss agate earrings and a couple of Himalayan salt tea lamps that are *ginger jar* shaped for flanking the Eye of Horus urn that Tanzerin's (our much loved and missed dog of 14 years who passed in her sleep over the night/morn of Oct 31/Nov 1st. I am looking forward to going up there again in a few weeks to see what new goodies have arrived from the Tucson show. At any rate I am about an hour south-eastish of Zieli and ARS. I think it is 55 miles from my home. Are you familiar with Monroeville at all? I am very close to there. What direction from and how far are you from ARS? Blessings to your eve all. ReNau " Codail, suaimhnigh i nge/aga nadragain " " Sleep, rest in the arms of the Dragon " **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002\ 5 48) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 hello ReNau .. Christa yes i have shopped in toms place many times.. spent a small fortune with no regrettss i bought a crystal bowl from tom.. c note.. i had enjoyed for a while. until i had become entranced with the sound and went a little to long and to loud exploding it into pieces.. heres what happened. a dear friend of mine held his hands about four inches on each side of the bowl. i was turning the rubber mallet. when we saw purple energy go from his one hand to the other.. passing into the bowl thourgh the space thourgh the other side into his other hand and back through. back and forth it went. it was the most amazing thing i have ever seen.. a feeling of pure tranquility. we both lost our senses. the c note became louder louder until the bowl exploded into many tiny pieces...the exploded crystal bowl gave off a sonic boom sound. our hearing was affected until morning. (sometimes i think i am hearing the sound of the bowl in my head)..that was 4 years ago..nov 2003 the weekend after thanksgiving.. i remember it so clearly.and it only lasted no more than 15 mins. anyway.. i love toms shop.. i live in the north hills.. i also stop at the log cabin inn. one of my favorite places.. and the haunted harmony inn. i love the old inn.. Christa if you go a few miles futher on 19 north of toms shop.. there is a quaint little town with cool little shops and eateries.. as for mcconnells mills. i grew up there. hiking fishing and picnicing. i even canoned the less dangerous parts.. my children know the place blindfolded. now i get to take my granddaughter there to explore it has changed over the years very little. not far from there are more trails.. a little place called hells hollow. you can hike to it from breakneck bridge.. but its a rough hike a beautiful waterfall for pictures. and i think 5 or more miles one way. hiked it in my younger years. worth a look. heres a link http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XTM003-051 if you drive to the other end its maybe 1/2mile hike.. anyway . i am not looking for shops but actual places i can get dirty.. digging for some nice finds. here in pa. peace love to you and all you love.. Christa Graves <christa.graves wrote: Oh i do know monroville. my grandparents are from saltsbugh, near delmont. i havent eaten at the log cabin inn, but i love the atmospher at the harmony inn. i havent been there in a couple of months. have you ever checked out mc connels mills, a few miles down the road. beautiful park full of natural rocks. sorry for the lack of caps. my left shift is broke. have a great day. renaumoon wrote: In a message dated 2/8/2008 4:01:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, christa.graves writes: ~~I dont know where in Pa you are but there is a great shop in western pa, in Zelinopal, called applachen rock shope. ~~ I call it ARS for short ;-) and a trip up there always includes stopping at the log cabin inn for lunch. Tom and Leslie are good people, very personable and friendly. I usually go with one of my girlfriends when I hit ARS and then we stop for lunch. I was up there about 3 weeks ago. I had not been there in almost 3 years due to lack of time and money at the same time. I got 2 strands (different shapes) of lava rock beads, a pair of moss agate earrings and a couple of Himalayan salt tea lamps that are *ginger jar* shaped for flanking the Eye of Horus urn that Tanzerin's (our much loved and missed dog of 14 years who passed in her sleep over the night/morn of Oct 31/Nov 1st. I am looking forward to going up there again in a few weeks to see what new goodies have arrived from the Tucson show. At any rate I am about an hour south-eastish of Zieli and ARS. I think it is 55 miles from my home. Are you familiar with Monroeville at all? I am very close to there. What direction from and how far are you from ARS? Blessings to your eve all. ReNau " Codail, suaimhnigh i nge/aga nadragain " " Sleep, rest in the arms of the Dragon " **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002\ 5 48) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Nice when we find we all know a place. Your experiance with the bowl sounds amazing. I dont know how to deal with one of them. Although it is a shame that you lost your bowl. I have never canoed at mc connels mills. I used to canoe beaver creek in ohio. They put in a camp ground at breakneck. Called Breakneck Camp ground. I havent gotten to camp there yet, but it looks nice. They have a web site for it. I dont know of any places for digging rocks.......That would be lots of fun, If you find a place, please share:) I do like looking in streams and creeks. but havent really found anything exciting. have a great day stay warm. Christa judith elter <jdthltr wrote: hello ReNau .. Christa yes i have shopped in toms place many times.. spent a small fortune with no regrettss i bought a crystal bowl from tom.. c note.. i had enjoyed for a while. until i had become entranced with the sound and went a little to long and to loud exploding it into pieces.. heres what happened. a dear friend of mine held his hands about four inches on each side of the bowl. i was turning the rubber mallet. when we saw purple energy go from his one hand to the other.. passing into the bowl thourgh the space thourgh the other side into his other hand and back through. back and forth it went. it was the most amazing thing i have ever seen.. it a feeling of pure tranquility. we both lost our senses. the c note became louder louder until the bowl exploded into many tiny pieces...the exploded crystal bowl gave off a sonic boom sound. our hearing was affected until morning. (sometimes i think i am hearing the sound of the bowl in my head)..that was 4 years ago..nov 2003 the weekend after thanksgiving.. i remember it so clearly.and it only lasted no more than 15 mins. anyway.. i love toms shop.. i live in the north hills.. i also stop at the log cabin inn. one of my favorite places.. and the haunted harmony inn. i love the old inn.. Christa as for mcconnells mills. i grew up there. hiking fishing and picnicing. i even canoned the less dangerous parts.. my children know the place with blindfolds. now i get to take my granddaughter there to explore it has changed over the years but it sure feels good to explore. not far from there are more trails.. a little place called hells hollow. you can hike to it from breakneck bridge.. but its a rough hike a beautiful waterfall for pictures. and i think 5 or more miles one way. hiked it in my younger years. worth a look. heres a link http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XTM003-051 if you drive to the other end its maybe 1/2mile hike.. anyway . i am not looking for shops but actual places i can get dirty.. digging for some nice finds. here in pa. have rock hounding tools and ready... another good link for those who might be interested in rock hounding in the earth. http://www. rocks4u.com/rockhounding.htm lots of useful info. theres a little shop in the pittsburgh mills mall with some little sweet finds.. thank you all love to you and all you love jadie Christa Graves <christa.graves wrote: Oh i do know monroville. my grandparents are from saltsbugh, near delmont. i havent eaten at the log cabin inn, but i love the atmospher at the harmony inn. i havent been there in a couple of months. have you ever checked out mc connels mills, a few miles down the road. beautiful park full of natural rocks. sorry for the lack of caps. my left shift is broke. have a great day. renaumoon wrote: In a message dated 2/8/2008 4:01:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, christa.graves writes: ~~I dont know where in Pa you are but there is a great shop in western pa, in Zelinopal, called applachen rock shope. ~~ I call it ARS for short ;-) and a trip up there always includes stopping at the log cabin inn for lunch. Tom and Leslie are good people, very personable and friendly. I usually go with one of my girlfriends when I hit ARS and then we stop for lunch. I was up there about 3 weeks ago. I had not been there in almost 3 years due to lack of time and money at the same time. I got 2 strands (different shapes) of lava rock beads, a pair of moss agate earrings and a couple of Himalayan salt tea lamps that are *ginger jar* shaped for flanking the Eye of Horus urn that Tanzerin's (our much loved and missed dog of 14 years who passed in her sleep over the night/morn of Oct 31/Nov 1st. I am looking forward to going up there again in a few weeks to see what new goodies have arrived from the Tucson show. At any rate I am about an hour south-eastish of Zieli and ARS. I think it is 55 miles from my home. Are you familiar with Monroeville at all? I am very close to there. What direction from and how far are you from ARS? Blessings to your eve all. ReNau " Codail, suaimhnigh i nge/aga nadragain " " Sleep, rest in the arms of the Dragon " **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002\ 5 48) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 In a message dated 2/12/2008 9:27:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, jdthltr writes: ~~ i bought a crystal bowl from tom.. c note.. i had enjoyed for a while. until i had become entranced with the sound and went a little to long and to loud exploding it into pieces..~~~ Jadie I feel your *pain*/*lose* of the singing bowl!! I have one that is tuned to the note of " D " (I think it is " D " .... throat chakra). I always make sure I am careful playing it. I have had it vibrate other objects in the room and house with interesting results. I even have some crystal singing bowl CDs that you have to even be careful how loudly you play those. I have to say though .... What an incredible experience you and your friend had!! ~~~anyway.. i love toms shop.. i live in the north hills.. i also stop at the log cabin inn. one of my favorite places.. and the haunted harmony inn. i love the old inn.. Christa~~~ I have never been to the Harmony Inn. Maybe I will have to try that one the next time I go to ARS instead of going to the Log Cabin Inn. ~~anyway . i am not looking for shops but actual places i can get dirty.. digging for some nice finds. here in pa.~~ This was why I posted links to books at amazon.com for you to possibly see if are in your local bookstores. Borders will special order books that you are NOT committed to buy if they are not what you are looking for. So you could always go in with a list of rock hounding trail books, see if any are in stock and have them special order any that are not that you would feel are possibilities. Since you are only in the North Hills, maybe we could arrange to meet up some time and head over to ARS. It is always more fun to have a shopping buddy there then going solo!! It would also be nice to work with someone locally that is also into crystal healing (share techniques, things we have learned, etc.) Blessings to your eve all. ReNau " Codail, suaimhnigh i nge/aga nadragain " " Sleep, rest in the arms of the Dragon " **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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