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Tim talks about Rocks....Mostly
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Приєднався 15 чер 2020
On this channel I mostly talk about rocks, fossils, and rockhounding. While hunting the beaches, fields and creeks for rocks it is inevitable that a person will encounter projectile points, artifacts, and arrowheads so I talk about them too. Of course there is the travel to get to all the places to do the rockhounding and I figure I might as well do a review of the travel destinations. Finally, when relaxing in my back yard I am devoted to the birds, especially bluebirds, that call my back yard home.
More Lake Erie Rockhounding Beaches
The Good and the disgusting Lake Erie rockhounding beaches. I visited two more new (to me) beaches to evaluate their attractiveness for rockhounding. One was great for every aspect that anyone would want in a beach even if they weren't into rockhounding. The other one had a poop problem. I also revisited two beaches that I had reviewed back in February. One disappointment was that some parks don't let any pets come into the park. I can understand the pets not being allowed on the beach but it was surprising to us that we couldn't even walk around in the grass with our toy poodle. #rockhounding #rocks #fossils #rockhounds #lakeerie #greatlakes
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So You Want a Rockscape?!
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Display your rocks in a rockscape. How do you create a rockscape without blowing a ton of money? Where do you get the rocks? My neighbors created a wonderfully impressive rockscape. They have inspired me to do something similar in a boring corner of my yard. #rocks #rockhounding #greatlakes #landscaping
Magee Marsh Beach: Lake Erie Rockhounding
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There is a beach at the Magee Marsh on Lake Erie. Yes, and it is super accessible. Rockhounding, sand, waves, wildlife, and ALL FOR FREE! Granted, there are not as many rocks as other beaches, but they are there. Magee Marsh is one of the premier birding spots in the world. You can park, relax on the beach, find some rocks and fossils, take a stroll on the boardwalk through the Marsh and everyo...
4 Lake Erie Rockhounding Beaches
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You want to hunt for rocks, fossils, minerals, beach glass, architectural salvage. Where do you go? Here are four good beaches east of Cleveland where you can satisfy your rockhounding interests. #rockhounding #rocks #fossils #feldspar #beaches #conglomerate #chert #greatlakes #lakeerie
This Field Is a Beach!
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Instead of driving 50 miles to a beach I drove 2 miles to a field that looks like a beach. I am finding lots of amazing quartz, conglomerates, granite, flint, chert, sandstone, fossils and more in a field. There are so many rocks from glaciers that I could look a lifetime in one field. lol. I won't do that because I like variety, but I could. #rockhounding #rocks #beaches #fossils #feldspar #ar...
I Skipped Step 1: No Coarse Grit --- What Happened
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I ran out of coarse grit so I went without it and skipped Step 1 in Rock Polishing. You are never supposed to skip Step 1. Look and see my finished product. #rockhounding #rockpolishing #rocks
February Rockhounding: Lake Erie
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Winter rockhounding is limiting because of ice and snow and frigid temperatures but with unseasonably warm weather it was time to hit the beach. This is a new to me beach. Lake Erie. Geneva State Park in Ohio. Beautiful blue slag, fossils, colorful rocks everywhere. #rockhounding #rocks #fossils #greatlakes #lakeerie #minerals #granite #feldspar #epidote #unakite #beaches
Rock Polisher Belt Change
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Model RT01 Professional Rock Tumbler (Yes, that's what it says on the box). It's an easy mundane little chore, but don't put it off until the belt breaks and your tumbling sludge solidifies inside the barrel. This video shows just how easy it is to change the belt before it breaks. Just in case you were wondering. Yes, the Lortone belt will fit as a replacement, just like the instruction bookle...
Hawk Birdfeeder Flyby!
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This hawk flew by twice within 15 seconds. The second time you can't even see it until you slow it down and look at it frame by frame. Hawks aren't successful every time they go after their prey. Some studies say that certain species are successful less than 30% of the time. This hawk has flown through the yard the last three days in a row that I have seen. I've seen feathers on the ground and ...
Is This A Real Arrowhead? For Absolute Beginners.
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Maybe you have never found an arrowhead before but you think you have now. How do you know for sure? If you go to some Facebook groups with you find there are sure to be some meanspirited people that will rip on you no matter what you say. Here are some suggestions. I'm no expert, I'm pretty much a beginner, but I have learned a few things and that is what I am passing along. #artifacts #arrowh...
Watch This If You Want a Rock Polisher!
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You think you want a rock polisher but you are not sure. Which one? Will you actually use it or will it become a dust collector? The cost difference between polishers is significant. The one I have doesn't have a recognizable brand, it just says it is a Professional Rock Tumbler. I can tell you about my questions and objections, how mine works, and the results I get. I don't recommend anything ...
Tumbling Rainbow Flint From Flint Ridge, Nether's Farm, Ohio
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I went to Flint Ridge to harvest some Rainbow Flint at Nether's Farm. I am a specimen collector and I wanted to tumble some, keep some natural, and hopefully find a flintknapper who will make a projectile point out of some of the material I brought home. #rockhounding #rocks #minerals #flintknapping #flint #projectiles #arrowheads #rocktumbling
Rocks and Birds? Berlin Mudflats
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It's nice to have options. This was a birding trip that became a rockhounding trip. I decided to go birding at the Berlin Mudflats near Alliance, Ohio. I took my binoculars, but also my GoPro camera and an additional camera for snapshots. I didn't see many birds but I did get to look at a nice bunch of rocks. It was catch and release day with the rocks as I need to check the laws about rockpick...
Landscaping Becomes Rockhounding Odyssey
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Landscaping Becomes Rockhounding Odyssey
Bland Rocks Bling... Japanese Garden Style
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Bland Rocks Bling... Japanese Garden Style
Thumb of Michigan Motorcycle Run, Hell, Frankenmuth and Lake Huron
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Thumb of Michigan Motorcycle Run, Hell, Frankenmuth and Lake Huron
Flint Ridge State Memorial Museum, Atlatl Demonstratation
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Flint Ridge State Memorial Museum, Atlatl Demonstratation
3 Generations, 3 Great Lakes, 7 Beaches
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3 Generations, 3 Great Lakes, 7 Beaches
Kane County Rock Show, 46th Annual Gem and Mineral Show, Presented by CGMA
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Kane County Rock Show, 46th Annual Gem and Mineral Show, Presented by CGMA
If At First You Don't Succeed...Keep Polishing
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If At First You Don't Succeed...Keep Polishing
I'm excited to see what it looks like!
931 is probably honeycomb coral. I find a lot of it in Lake Erie
I've seen no trespassing posted below the mean high water line at city parks along the lake. Pay no attention to it. All the lakes' shorelines are public to that point. Usually stops at the vertical sand cut (where sand/gravel occurs) that normal waves don't reach past and vegetation ends.
@@napalmholocaust9093 Thanks. Good advice.
Great place to visit for sure
I also between the last 2 stages of polish do a 2hour tumble with borax to get clean any leftover grit that may of hardened or got trapped in any cracks cause that left over grit can’t really muck up a nice polish.
It’s all looks great,I have a bunch of the Leland blues and will try this but one thing I saw and not sure if you are aware but you shld NEVER wash that slurry off in the sink. It’ll trash/clog ur pipes.just a heads up from one rock hound to another.
It’s all looks great,I have a bunch of the Leland blues and will try this but one thing I saw and not sure if you are aware but you shld NEVER wash that slurry off in the sink. It’ll trash/clog ur pipes.just a heads up from one rock hound to another.
Thanks, this is good information. I dump my slurry in an old ground hog hole in our back yard. 🙂It isn't actively being used by a ground hog but maybe one will like how it is paved with old grit and move in.:-)
The Thinker. I can't wait to see what you can get and how you can place them. I really like that you were able to dig up all those rocks from your yard. It's funny that you ended up where there used to be a quarry. 🪨🌾🪨🌾🪨
I'm having a lot of fun watching my neighbor with their project. My landscaping won't be as spectacular as theirs but if I can get the rocks I want I will be very happy. Thanks for watching all the way to "the thinker" 🙂and for the comment.
@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 As long as you like what you put together, it's perfect for you. And then you can still see the other rockscape, so win-win.
Maps and a final lineup of all of them would have been helpful, but thanks for the info!
I’ve lived in Scottsbluff for 4 years and 100% agreed. Super underrated section of Nebraska, and 2 and a half hours from the Rocky’s. Make sure to go to lake minatare next time super pretty out there
Thanks for watching and commenting. I will for sure check out that lake next time.
Youbetterstop! I love doing that with my son and wife. Just 2 problems. I can't carry them all and my old drawers and furniture at home are 3 times the weight! Mentor Headlands in the spring. Happy hunting Rockhead!😂
I hear that! I can imagine you have some awesome displays on those drawers and furniture. I am due for a trip to Lake Erie so I will check out Mentor Headlands for sure.
A roll of T.P in a zip lock bag. priceless!!!
Truth! We outdoor types learn to be prepared.😊
I enjoyed your video and appreciate the content. As I am now retired, I have time to roam and appreciate the list of beaches to try. I just started watching Upper Peninsula Beautiful. I am subscribed to many rock hounding sites. However, Upper Peninsula Beautiful has made it clear to me that beaches can change greatly from year to year and even down to day by day. He is the first person to say, to paraphrase: "There were rocks here last week and now there are none. "That was all sand the last time I was here and look at all the rocks now!. "There was a spit of land here 400-600 yards out and a 1/4 mi wide in to the lake last week, and now it's gone." I personally went to Van's Beach this last Wednesday or Thursday. I was all excited, as I had previously seen Michigan Rocks there. Well, there were way fewer rocks that were accessible, and I learned to really pay attention to the wind speed. The waves were pretty bad. My wading boots kept getting filled with water because of the heavy waves. I think I will have to strike out at a beach a few times before I discount it all together. I also will not set my expectations too high.
You are right about how the beaches change from time to time. I especially like to go to the beach after a storm or when it is raining. Bad weather tends to thin out the crowd and the rocks on the beach are wet. This year I think I will be using a snorkel to explore further out...if I can handle the cold water.🙂
Any yooperlite on that beach
That is a good question. I haven't looked for any. In Ohio would they be called Buckeyelites?😊
Me and my wife recently found an object and are unsure if it is real or faked. Can I send you some photos of it? Hope to get your insight on it.
I am complimented that you would ask me for my insights. However, I think the best thing to do is to contact your local Department of Natural Resources because they usually have an archaeological department with some real experts that can give you precise information. When I lived in Indiana I did this several times and found that the archaeologists were knowledgeable and super helpful. Another idea is to post it on a Facebook group. The one I belong to is Hoosier Artifact Hunters. You might get more opinions than you want by way of the style of the artifact, but I have posted on there before and received good information. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.
Can agates be found on Lake Erie shores?
It isn't very likely although I know people have found them. Agates are generally associated with Lake Superior in the Great Lakes Region.
It seems like the great lakesis the place to be❤
I would totally agree with you!
Hello. Do they usually have any Arkansas Wavellite for sale there?
I wish I could say for sure, but we have moved out of that area. I do know that the group that puts this on is super dedicated to putting on a great show. There are many venders with lots of product and many have websites where you can order items.
Nice look at the Marsh area offerings! I didn't know that about the drum fish teeth. I had to look it up and found something on eBaum's World (18 Mysterious Things...) that showed them. The one they show is from a black drum fish. I was hoping you kept that striped shell, glad to see it in the collection photo. I love the brown gradient on it. It looks like a natural pendant. Magee Marsh is about 5.5 hours from us, but I'd have checked it out for sure if closer. Lake Michigan is the one local to us. Thanks for the tour!
Thanks for watching and commenting. 5 and a half hours would be a long haul unless you are coming this way for some other reason. In the future I think I will go back and combine Magee Marsh and Kelleys Island with that enormous geode you can walk in, and the glacier gouges made in bedrock. Another trip for another day.
Oh yeah, that sounds like it would be a fantastic trip!
There are some amazing views at them beaches ! So many awesome finds at them beaches. Got to love a good rock hunt😊
My experience and I'm fairly new to rock hunting. I live a 4 minute walk from my house to the Ausble River I have found beautiful agate's And lots of Jasper and that river.
Geodes is on my kids and i bucket list
They are so much fun. I always wanted to find one when I was a kid and finally hit paydirt when we moved to Indiana. Good luck to you!
Will be at geneva in July camping after family camp at maumee. Geneva caught my eye online cause of the rock beach. I can't wait. 4 hours away
Awesome, happy camping and rockhounding!
Hey that’s my beach!
It is a great beach. We were there again today.
Not sure about the ohio trib but fishing the erie pa tribs walking the creek i see alot of fossils
Do you take any of the fossils that you see?
If your ever in eastern pa Ride thru middlesex. Or innercoarse Pa In the Lancaster area
Oh, yes, those stories would raise some eyebrows
👁👁 Happy to drop by… 👏👏
Hands fit everthing.
So true!
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Nice buck! what state were you hunting? this looks a lot like my back yard nd the farm areas around me. I am in IN. thanks for sharing a great video!
You guessed it. I was hunting near Zionsville, IN. Turns out, that is the last deer I've shot. I retired that gun and switched to hunting with a recurve and my own homemade arrows with stone points. I just haven't had the right shot yet.
Ha.. I havent shot one in about 20 years myself. I like the idea of a home made recurve! Good luck and dont give up, he has just had a long way to walk to get in front of your bow.... take care!
Traveling to Chicago north shore in April. Are there any beaches with these rocks just north of the city? Or city proper. Or which is the closest beach I can visit while there? Thank you!
I wish I could help you with a rocky beach in the Chicago area. Those beaches are mostly sand, having been altered somewhat over the years. I do hear of people finding some cool rocks from time to time but it is not the norm. We love Chicago and if there aren't rocks to find there are many other wonderful places to visit.
@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 thank you! I'm there for a week and may drive a few hours for a day at a beach with some good stuff for our collection. My grammar made a cookie called Michigan rocks. It's easy to create your own fave version. It's a soft ginger molasses cookie with dried cranberries, raisins, walnuts, chopped figs, other nuts of your choice. Enjoy
@@HearturMind That cookie sounds great.
🤔 The collection you show with the penny... Is the one on far right basalt with olivine/Peridot?
Wow, you have a good eye. I had it pegged as basalt with epidote, but you could be Peridot.
That is nice to find so many rocks in a field. Is there a source of water near by, such as a lake, river or pond. If so I bet they would also be fun to rock hunt. Great finds 😊
This area has quite a few reservoirs and the rocks are everywhere as you walk along the hiking trails. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
Lol stop I need to breath
Ah yes, we see ourselves! And we love it.
I actually got one in a national geographic rock tumbler starter kit, along with tiger stripes..not sure if that's right, but it was impressive
I would say you are very lucky.
I'm going there soon and I'm so afraid of this happening to me
You might do a search for a hiking app that guides you on the trail. When we were out there hiking we noticed that several hikers were using one.
I don't know anything about rocks, but I find the top right blue one to be fascinating how it shines in certain parts, so cool!
Thanks for watching and for the comment. Yes, that is a very cool rock with a lot of interesting features.
That big piece of flint came out really nice. The third one you showed at the end in the photos, the one in kind of a shark tooth shape, is so pretty, too. I'm glad you were able to test out skipping the first step.
Thanks. It was a fun experiment and in the future I might skip step 1 again depending on the type of stone it is.
@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 I appreciate that we got to see the skipped step like that and the keeping of the shape of that flint. I love more natural-looking stones but also like seeing them in all their colors and designs as if they're wet. I don't know for sure how much more rounded the edges would be with step 1, but (not being one to tumble rocks myself) this seems like a happy medium (no pun intended). :)
I agree. I like a more natural look. The good thing about polishing is you do get what you referred to as a wet look. @@TruthWillSetYouFree832
Well I have to say as far as the shine goes on flint and quartz, they turned out fabulous skipping step one 🤩Awesome experiment !
The flint and quartz work beautifully. Anything that is sedimentary is iffy. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
Loved the video! Where did you get your spacers and the sieve for your bucket?
The spacers came from Lowe's. They are for installing uniform tile grout lines. I think the sieve came from a paint store, but it might have come from an auto parts store. Either place has a use for removing debris from paint or antifreeze. Thanks for watching.
9:45 is very interesting looking ! Got to admit, I am loving the wave sounds :) So many great finds on Lake Erie. Enjoyed the rock hunt😊
That fossil at 9:45 is broken at a weird angle so ID is tough. It is for sure Rugose type coral but I need to sand it down to get a good look at the pattern.
This is wonderfully interesting. And blue grit? How does that happen?
Thanks for watching and the comment. This was an experiment so there were a few unusual things happening. lol I had the grit, the sugar and the blue spacers. Those blue spacers are not designed for rock polishing. They are for spacing your tile when you install tile. I was only partially pleased with them. I did like the final result.
Thank you, Tim, for letting us know about your interesting techniques--or perhaps I should glorify them and called them research or experiments. I appreciate your kindness. Carolyn in Charlottesville.@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644
We will have to visit that beach
It is a great one for rockhounding. There is also sand. Rocky by the water, sandy away from the water.
Fantastic finds 👍 But burrrrr,lol I’m from Ohio, and this is a great place to find some beautiful stuff. Feb. 2nd is my granddaughters birthday. She was happy you went out in the cold 🥶 to find stones. ✌️🫶😃
Happy Birthday to your granddaughter! I had so much fun I didn't notice the cold.
Some really great finds Thank you for the beach adventure
It was my pleasure. I am hoping to try a new beach in a couple of weeks. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The road is fine for a sedan. I saw a guy in a Mini Cooper.
A Mini Cooper. Wow. I think if a person is going to drive a low clearance vehicle they might have to watch for spots where they might get bogged down in sand. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 I think the only place they'd really have to maneuver at all might be the little hill to Ford's Point.
Mr. Tim, what happened to your hair?
Ha, Ha, it pretty much all went down the drain.
Wow, if that's all at the same time, it looks like the hawk's first intention was to spook the finch so that it would leave the feeder for an easy catch when it came back around. If you can hear him at times, there's an app I use in the summer that's pretty good at listening for and ID'ing birds. It's called Merlin. It also makes recordings as it listens. I had a huge hawk above my head in our tree a couple of years ago and didn't know it until I walked further into the yard and it swooped down over my head to land right in front of me on the fence. A rabbit had been hiding and, instead of staying safely where it was, it ran out. The rabbit escaped, but the hawk did try. That was quite the experience to be standing in the middle of all of that. And before the hawk swooped to the fence, I had been watching a woodpecker clucking like a chicken in the tree, far above the hawk (that was right over my head). I guess he was warning others.
That was a great experience you had being in the moment with the hawk and rabbit. I use Merlin also. The day my camera caught that hawk on video that Merlin app identified a Red Shouldered Hawk and a Red Tailed Hawk in our neighborhood. This hawk was smaller that either one of those two so maybe it was a juvenile, or maybe a Sharp Shinned Hawk. Thanks for watching and the comment.
@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 Going by what Merlin said and tail/eye colors, it seems like what we see of the eyes and the tail would be like a Red Tailed Hawk going from juvenile, like you said, to adult. I'm no expert by any means, but it almost seems like the thing that makes sense (or not lol). Then I saw that you can check the way it flies and its shape in flight. It's a puzzle for sure. :) Maybe it'll come by again for the camera.
@@TruthWillSetYouFree832 I like your theory about the hawk setting up the finch for a second pass. I didn't see any feathers in the yard so I don't know if the hawk was successful or not on that occasion. Over the last few weeks I have seen rabbit fur and feathers in the general area of the bird feeders so I know something gets a meal from time to time.
Leave me a comment if you know what kind of hawk or raptor that is. Or if you think it isn't even a raptor. lol. I'd like to know.
I am so glad I found your channel. Most of my rock hunting has been from Benton Harbor to Michigan City. I have circled the Lake a few times but started rock hunting in St Joe. I don't know what it is about rock hunting. Once you get hooked, its over. All you do is walk the beach with your head down. I probably have over 500 lbs of rocks and make all kinds of things with them. In the area I spoke about, snorkeling is a great way to cover a lot of area that has not been over-picked. I also made a few 5-gallon buckets with a clear piece of plexiglass that makes it easier to see the bottom, especially when you have waves coming in. I am sure you have noticed almost the veins of certain rocks in places. If you start on the beach, and then use the 5-gallon bucket and snorkel, you can find some really good stuff. I was shocked one day when I went down to the beach one morning after a BIG storm with 3-6 foot waves. I looked on the sand and all there was were huge flat black, very smooth stones. BINGO... As far as the eye could see. I felt like a kid in a candy store. Thanks for the video and I will try and watch all your videos. John
I too am glad your found my channel, watched and commented. I appreciate it. I am sure you have found some great rockhounding masterpieces with the buckets and snorkeling. Great ideas! A snorkeling video is surely in my future. I have the gear because I have done a lot of salt water snorkeling.
No, there are no serated scrapers, true scrapers have a flat untouched side and a curved side that is chipped away from the flat side, hafted scrapers have worked sides to fit into an antler handle. Anything worked on both sides is a cutting edge, not a scraping edge. Until you have worked a hide into buckskin, you may not be able to see the difference. And that material was not obsidian, obsidian is much more glass like. :)
Any idea what the black (non-obsidian) material is? Thanks for watching and the comment.