01/15/2026
We would like to do a big THANK YOU and shout out to our featured PNW digger~Andrey Tokmakova!
Andrey collected and submitted this year's show flyer and Facebook header specimens: an autunite is from Daybreak Mine in Spokane County, and a realgar from Green River Gorge, King County, WA.
Andrey has been collecting rocks and minerals since he was very young. What started as simply picking up "cool-looking" rocks on beach walks slowly grew into a real passion, and over the years he has become very knowledgeable about minerals and geology.
His enthusiasm spread to the whole family, and now his parents and his little brother, Maxim, also share the hobby with him. With his parent's support, Andrey first traveled all over Washington in search of rocks, and later went to other states. Now 14, he’s still just as passionate about rock collecting as ever, and this hobby is clearly here to stay.
Flier photograph credit: Nick Carlson
Flier design: J Cookson
Thank you! Keep up the good work!
