Scan over it a couple of times before moving the next layer. It's really a great thrill to find a big one, but many of the smaller ones are transparent enough that you can see right through them. They come in so many strange and evocative shapes, too. The really exceptional ones we take home and put in a mason jar full of water. Tricks of the Trade One little cheater trick is too look alongside the stairs going back up to the parking lot.
Many people toss the agates they have found right there.
Well, it's kind of like finding a four leaf clover, or a ten dollar bill in the parking lot at K-Mart. A really good agate is beautiful indeed and they are hard enough to find that turning up one is a thrill. The beach in Crescent City has been the most productive for me , but I am sure there are many others. It's just south of Orick. The turn off is to the west across form the Little Red Schoolhouse.