My dad was a collector of coins as well as rocks. I found this 1971 Eisenhower mint proof silver dollar in the family home. I took it to...

Harsh desolation defines the desert for most of the year. In high summer, heat soaks into the Earth until it's hot for the entire 24 hour...

It ain't agate or jasper ! My dad collected rocks for over half a century here in the West. Nearly all of the rocks I inherited are...

Sometimes, it’s really worth it to get up before the sun when the sun makes an entrance like this. This particular sunrise was taken in...

Jon has a professional office in upstate New York and he likes to show off his rocks to clients. He picked a great way to do it. The case...

What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet . -- Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Stand on a rock (or...

The first thing I want to emphasize is that this is not a blog intended to shock, frighten, or disgust anyone. It’s a fact of nature and...

"Sue" at the Field Museum in Chicago (Wikipedia) Years ago, I was a member of a really great book club here in Springdale. But nothing...

The “Crown Jewels” of my dad’s creations are his butterflies. I’ve seen a number of people use my dad’s template to make their own but...

A lot of the trips I remember - from my teenage years before I left to get an education - start with my dad coming back from some trip to...

Scott Sent In This Pic! Scott ordered some “random rocks”from my dad's collecxtion and hit the jackpot with one. What do you think of...

It’s the only place on the mountain where a deer can get a drink! Deer can be like people sometimes. The boys hang out with other boys...

I just listed this rock for sale here at KinesavaROCKS. But since “I’m not a great rockhound. That was my dad.” – I did a search for...

What I don’t get is, “How did my dad know?” A few weeks ago, Pennsylvania Ken ordered some rocks from me. Because Ken’s a great guy and...

When I was a little kid, my dad had a contract with the Utah Museum of Natural History gift shop to supply them with tumbled rocks. He...

Or … Is It? I’ve been advertising and selling this rock as North African Berber Agate for several years. I have a small pile of it so...

I think we’ll be seeing more and more of it. Roxy and were so glad to see spring return to Zion Canyon around March. We had a very nice...

Ken polished a piece of petrified wood that my dad collected and beat the heat at the same time. Ken discovered what he called a...

The editor available in KinesavaROCKS ... well ... I wish I could display PDF files because the ability to format a document and tell the...

Leave me a message !!!! My friends and longtime customers know that … ·        I’m retired and KinesavaROCKS is not  a business for me...