There are several lakes on the way home. We stopped at one to cool down and go for a swim...and survey the beaches for crystals!

We all went in, clothes and all! Katelyn had her "goodie bag" with her just in case she found something.

This was the first thing I found. It reminded me of barnacles. Each of the crystals in the cluster has six sides. They are different than anything I have seen. Cool!

We knew that there might be smokey quartz in the area, but Katelyn found Amethyst!

Andrew found this beautiful smokey cluster. He was so proud!

I found a couple of small smokey pieces and then I found this unique amethyst crystal cluster. I love the stripes!

No matter how much Katelyn looked for smokey, she just KEPT finding amethyst!!! This piece is so dark, I had to put the sun behind it to show the color!

Katelyn's lake amethysts.

When we got home, we cleaned up what we had found and Andrew came out with this nice double-terminated twin crystal he had found at JXR. It has a beautiful color swirl in the top.

This is a part of a cluster that I found at JXR. I left it in the clay until I got home. I still haven't finished cleaning it, yet!!

We had a great time. We each found something that made us happy. We all had an awesome time looking. Of course, the biggest treasure of the trip to me was the time I spent with my kids doing something we all enjoy!!!