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Home - Agate Rocks Agate Rocks, Agate Collecting, and Agate Beach, Oregon
Pebbles, beach glass, and agates, companions on the shore...
From the Great Lakes (Lake Superior Agates) to the beaches of Oregon, agate collecting is a growing pastime, especially of you have access to beaches like Agate Beach, Oregon. Agate RocksOne of the fascinating aspects of the beaches here in Northwest Washington, specifically the beaches we know on Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island, is the beautiful beach pebbles, including quite a few agates, that we find here. Although not as colorful or plentiful as agates that can be collected in other parts of the world, there certainly are enough to fill bottles with...as many can attest to in N. Washington. From what we have been told, agates were washed down from far up the Frazier River Valley eons in the past and are now mixed with the oysters, multicolored rocks, and beach glass in this area. Agate CollectingThere are four beaches that Lin and I escape to within a a 40-minute drive of the house. Of these four, Rosario Beach on Fidalgo Island gets our vote as the best one for beach pebbles and agates. The other three - Bowman Bay on Fidalgo Island, West Beach (Deception Pass Park) and Moran Beach on Whidbey Island - also have beautiful agate rocks and beach stones. While looking for sea glass, we are continually distracted by the beauty of these smaller rocks and pebbles, especially when they are in the shallow water. The colors and patterns are truly amazing. Although we told ourselves awhile back that we would NOT bring any more rocks home, just stick with the beach glass, we couldn't resist the attractive agates, rocks, and pebbles, so...we finally gave in and now at times come home with more small rocks than sea glass! Agate Beach OregonAgate Beach, Oregon, got its name because of the many agate rocks that are found on the between Newport and Yaquina Head. Here the waves of the Pacific Ocean wash across the sand and beach rocks, exposing a new layer each turning of the tide, and grooming the beach for the next couple to do their agate collecting.
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