Idaho, In Stone – About the Fall 2025 Launch
This first collection is a way to share a part of Idaho that most never see: the geology under its forests, rivers, and high desert. This collection is designed to blend function with beauty and showcase the variety of Idaho’s geologic wonder.
After years of exploring Idaho’s backcountry, talking to geologists, long hours at the rock saw, and many nights tumbling stones, I’m excited to share with you the beauty that I have found in the heart of the Gem State.
This collection reflects years of learning about central Idaho’s landscapes — discovering the volcanic and hydrothermal forces that shaped them — and finding my own special spots to collect sustainable amounts of moss agates, plume agates, banded agates, geodes, jaspers, thundereggs, and petrified wood, in nearly every color and variety imaginable.
These treasures were found on high, windswept ridges above tree line and in quiet beds of mountain creeks shaded by sweet, golden cottonwoods. I’ve carried them out of canyons miles deep, with the smell of sage and pine on the breeze, the songs of Mountain Bluebird and cries Clark’s Nutcracker in my ears, the volcanic soil still under my nails, and the sweat from climbing thousands of feet of elevation soaking my brow.
Each stone carries a memory of a specific place — a symbol of Idaho’s raw, untamed spirit.
How They Formed
Millions of years ago, central Idaho was a volcanically active temperate rainforest — imagine Hawaii’s volcanoes meeting Yellowstone’s geysers, all beneath ancient sequoias.
As lava flows cooled, they left behind cracks, bubbles, and hollow pockets in the new rock. Over time, silica-rich groundwater (quartz dissolved in hot water) seeped through these layers, filling cavities and fractures. As the silica slowly crystallized out, it created the intricate bands, plumes, and colors that make Idaho’s stones so remarkable.
The Human–Earth Connection
Holding or simply looking at these gems is awe-inspiring. Though it isn’t in a grand way, the quiet, grounding energy derived from them is special. Maybe its because they’re a reminder that we are temporary participants in a process that takes eternity. Or maybe, they symbolize something special to us.
Whatever it is, the stones have a way of moving you, subtly and quietly, for the better.
A Beginning
So, enjoy this first batch. Every piece is one-of-a-kind — a perfect symbol of the processes that shape both the Earth and the humans on it.
And this is just the start.
Nature always has more to share.
~Jared~
(Check out the batch here) https://wildwayswithjared.com/shop-2/