ben402•4d agoMost Upvoted

Remembering the old rock shop in Sedona that closed down

I was cleaning out a box in my garage last week and found a small piece of banded jasper I bought there maybe three years ago. The place was this tiny, dusty storefront off the main road, run by an older couple who knew the story behind every single specimen. I went back last month on a trip and saw it's now a fancy candle shop. It got me thinking about how a lot of those small, personal rock shops are just gone now, replaced by generic tourist spots. The owners would always chat about where a piece was found, like this jasper came from a specific claim near Jerome. Now you mostly just see the same polished stuff from who knows where, with a price tag and no story. Has anyone else noticed their local rock shops disappearing over the last few years?

2 comments

2 Comments

william4074d ago

Ugh, saw an article about that exact trend.

ward.mason4d ago

The article said it's happening in over 40 states, @william407. That's just wild to me.