lol yeah, the best stuff usually is on private property. We sometimes get promission from the owners depending on how hick their property seems. No sense in getting shot by some crazy hill billy for trespassing.

It's really suprising how little money you can make off of rocks. Most of the crap we find isn't worth much but is still plenty worthy of being kept.

We usually find Jasper, geo'ds, calsite (sp), fossils, indian artifacts (chipped flint), and than your random smaller rocks that polish up nicely.

I once found my moms birth stone and took it to a jewler to cut and mount in a ring. They make great presents.

My g/f thinks I'm a bit of a dork for my fasination with rocks. lol, but I have to agree with you on the natural beauty point.