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@@ruthmusser4449 thanks for the feedback. It is pretty magical here! The views and the peace are treasures in themselves for sure. I have a lag of about a year between what I’m editing/releasing and current day but know I’ve made note of it! Thank you for watching and commenting.

There are a few methods. These were (I think-if I'm recalling correctly) cleaned with a tool that is meant for screenprinting. It's a very high pressure tiny jet of water. It's very effective, but sometimes *too* effective! (I've blasted sh*t into my eyes with it (quickly learned to always wear goggles!) and also I found that if the crystal structures are weak at all at the edges, you can blast your rocks to smithereens, which is super frustrating (had this happen on a polished piece when I was trying to clean the polish from the edges. bummer, man...) The second method is using a water pic (meant for teeth.) This is simple, cost effective (the first tool mentioned runs 50-75 bucks) and it's small. However, the water jet is not as powerful, which means it's not as effective. But, I've found it works pretty well. The last method is simple hand scrubbing with something like a toothbrush, scrubbing brush, etc. I use all 3 methods-it just depends on the task in hand-literally. Oh! That reminds me of another drawback of the high pressure jet. It's high enough pressure that if you slip and catch the skin of your fingers? OUCH. I've done that way more times than I care to admit and it can be really hard to not do if you have small specimens that you're trying to clean. Both of the water options will result in your being soaking and filthy, so just be aware! Hope that's helpful! -T

@@ROCKINWHEELERS thank you! It was so fun for me to edit this video. I love that I get to experience the excitement of discovery sometimes three separate times. The first-when I’m actually hunting, the second when I go through the haul (which, because of being cold and tired often, ends up being weeks or even months later) and then the third time when I’m editing the footage. I love reading comments because it feels like a fourth time I get to experience the excitement of discovery!

Is it? It just looked like a generic lil' lad to me, but for sure super hero. :D

Hi Sis! :D We need to find something of yours to upcycle into a lamp, no? ;)

@@DianeHeilman-w3z I think she had been holding on to it for a long time with nothing to do with it.

@@DianeHeilman-w3z this was part of my ladies group project. I invited them to bring me “hard to recycle” items.

@@GeologyDude thank you! I hope you had a good holiday season as well!

@@ROCKINWHEELERS yes, I believe it is! Thank you for watching! I hope it’s interesting to you! The more I look at my own footage, the more convinced I am there’s *something* there!

@@lheilman thank you! The calendar was something fun to look forward to every morning. Would definitely do it again! We should go to castros together some time.

@@lheilman thank you! I think it can work. I’m small enough still that it’s not like sponsors are watching my numbers. So I think I will just forge ahead, for now!

@@lheilman I *think* that’s right but honestly I didn’t think of it until I was recording the “what happened with it” segment. I honestly don’t know now if it would hold up. I think there’s a line to be drawn (and everyone’s will be different) between trying to salvage/reuse *everything* and getting through projects.

@@ScienceisRadAF samsies! I never noticed it either.

@@SissyMchill1 thanks for watching! Sometimes you get the most exquisite details on the little specimens. It’s just…tedious doing all that four times or more! :)

@@lheilman with the dual barrel tumbler, I often am running stage 1 and graduating them until I have enough for stage two. Then I usually finish them out. But I find with stage one, rocks need widely varying times depending on where they came from, what type they are, etc.

I have an "ear" I found on another trip. (I'll link it here if I can...) I've certainly thought about stuff like that-would be fun to see what kind of rock beast I could create. (Or, maybe we work on it together?) ua-cam.com/video/-PwfZe-eDHE/v-deo.html (this is the vid with the ear)

It's funny, I totally forgot about that one, but it is kinda silly/cute, isn't it?!

@@missy2j I feel like I’m gonna have to start collecting more of the striped ones! Collecting and tumbling.

@@1013AM thank you!

@@butchthebullbro you’re not wrong! I honestly don’t know why those first shots were so blurry (still!) So who knows what I did wrong there. But I don’t think it’s happened much, if at all, since then. The footage I’m capturing nowadays is much better. Part of me wants to skip ahead in my footage/projects but then I think I would end up Not using a lot of stuff I put loads of energy into. Think I’ll just carry on for now! (But rest assured, like this video, my recording gets better the farther we go.) Thanks for watching and commenting. -T

Ish. :D It's private access, so I'm going to be vague about the exact location. I will likely always be pretty vague about locations, for reasons.

@@lheilman it’s a great option. Love that technology helps us do that these days!

@@lheilman I love sharing it! It definitely is exciting. We had a FABULOUS hunt today. It will be awhile before that shows up on the channel but man was it good. You can always follow me on instagram for more up to date adventures too.

@@lheilman ikr? I thought of you when I saw that!

@@missy2j it’s pretty satisfying to get it to where it’s supposed to go! (Also when I didn’t know which video this comment was posted to I thought “that trip” was maybe up the gorge. ;)

@@GeologyDude thank you! That means a lot to me. It’s been a fun and challenging endeavor so far!

@@TerrasTreasure yes, it is very challenging-especially when first starting. Hang in there - you will learn a lot, and hopefully will have fun too!

You tell me! :D You're my resident "expert" (we need to schedule the session for us to watch together!)

right? They're so dang cute. One of my all time favorite critters! <3

Thanks for coming along for the ride! (Or walk, in this case...)

SO, what you're sayin' is....

Thank you!

@@AtomicAmy would you believe I broke them the day this video came out?!?! It was near the end of my rock hunting adventure on Lake Michigan. RIP pink sparkly sunglasses.

@@lheilman I love newts!

These little dudes are one of my FAVORITES! I'm so glad I get to see them pretty often.

@@lheilman thank you. Unfortunately I broke them the day this video released! Bummer man.

@@amandawright6801 thanks! It was really fun (and a tiny bit intimidating) to trust that I wouldn’t be buried in stuff I couldn’t handle and to see what did come in!

@@lheilman I’m excited to release some of the results videos for these various items!

@@AtomicAmy quesooooo

@@AtomicAmy tbf, I also love cheese. 🧀

@@missy2j and smasher rocks! 😝

Bluuuuuuuuue. I love the blue. Can’t get enough. I also love the smoky. It’s rarer for sure. (And/or harder to spot)

@@lheilman thank you sissy! Love you!

Near the house. I'll tell you over text. ;)