When Sanford Lake dried to its lakebed, Sanford resident Cody Wiedenbein saw it as a treasure hunt. After looking through a riverbed attached to the lakebed, he found what he was looking for: rocks.

Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is the ...

Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. Whether in an official group or going solo, rockhounding is the ...

Apr. 7—Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — ...