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In the Oceanview mine in San Diego county looking at the tourmaline studded walls

Oceanview Mine gem-finding adventure with three...

Since my uncle is a gemologist, he can arrange some pretty amazing adventures. Not long ago, my uncle, aunt, son, niece, and I got to go dig for gems in...

Oceanview Mine gem-finding adventure with three...

Since my uncle is a gemologist, he can arrange some pretty amazing adventures. Not long ago, my uncle, aunt, son, niece, and I got to go dig for gems in...

Frolicking in sand dunes at Montaña de Oro State Park

Frolicking in sand dunes at Montaña de Oro Stat...

Imagine that you're a tired old mom with two kids who really need an adventure. You find a place where you can sit down in silky soft sand and watch...

Frolicking in sand dunes at Montaña de Oro Stat...

Imagine that you're a tired old mom with two kids who really need an adventure. You find a place where you can sit down in silky soft sand and watch...

SLO Gem and Mineral Show: Gems by the Sea, year 2 💎🪨

SLO Gem and Mineral Show: Gems by the Sea, year...

We had our table at the San Luis Obispo Gem and Mineral Show called Gems by the Sea for the second year in a row. My bestie came up to help again...

SLO Gem and Mineral Show: Gems by the Sea, year...

We had our table at the San Luis Obispo Gem and Mineral Show called Gems by the Sea for the second year in a row. My bestie came up to help again...

Joy and Rocko on the top of Cerro San Luis peak (Madonna Mountain) in San Luis Obispo, California

Cerro San Luis (aka, Madonna Mountain) hike, th...

Joy and Rocko are amazing. They hiked the entire 3.9 mile, 1,056 ft elevation gain, out and back trail of Cerro San Luis (known locally as Madonna Mountain)!

Cerro San Luis (aka, Madonna Mountain) hike, th...

Joy and Rocko are amazing. They hiked the entire 3.9 mile, 1,056 ft elevation gain, out and back trail of Cerro San Luis (known locally as Madonna Mountain)!

We wrote an eBook! Joy Discovers Monarch Butterflies!

We wrote an eBook! Joy Discovers Monarch Butter...

The process to publish was interesting to navigate. My goal is to have several Joy Discovers books about nature and science. Hopefully this blog post can help others follow their dreams as...

We wrote an eBook! Joy Discovers Monarch Butter...

The process to publish was interesting to navigate. My goal is to have several Joy Discovers books about nature and science. Hopefully this blog post can help others follow their dreams as...

Memorial Day tide pooling at Shell Beach 🏖️ 🇺🇸 (part of Pismo Beach!)

Memorial Day tide pooling at Shell Beach 🏖️ 🇺🇸 ...

We saw the usual anemones, crabs, snails, algas, and incredible rock formations. Joy found heart shaped rocks and Rocko and I got lucky with the amount, size, and color of...

Memorial Day tide pooling at Shell Beach 🏖️ 🇺🇸 ...

We saw the usual anemones, crabs, snails, algas, and incredible rock formations. Joy found heart shaped rocks and Rocko and I got lucky with the amount, size, and color of...