Sycamore Creek, and the Forest in Payson, AZ.
Well, I had the opportunity, so I took it. The rockhounding group had an excursion to the Payson, AZ area to find zebra jasper. With plenty of social distancing and only a group of about seven of us, we took a forest road to an area that was filled with jasper, as well as druzy quartz, and just plain pretty rocks. Bill, our leader, made note of one particular rock that I found which was a fossil with very strong markings looking like a shell. According to him it was a prized specimen, and congratulated me on finding such a rare piece. A little gem and a little jewel as I go along finding these rocks. I decided to head out with the Sylver Gypsy, a day early and spent the night at Sycamore Creek across from Mount Ord, on a fire road where I have stayed a few times since last year. In this case I was able to find a vacant spot right next to the creek and across from the Arizona Trailhead. There is some water running, and I found a little hole about 18 inches deep, where I decided to