I Drove Over 800 Miles to Fossil Hunt For Megalodon Shark Teeth at the World Famous Calvert Cliffs!

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2024

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  • @WILDKYLE
    @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому +22

    Don't forget to check out David's channel here! www.youtube.com/@HoppeHunting

    • @LaurenceStoll-y4i
      @LaurenceStoll-y4i 4 місяці тому +2

      This video should be removed. The area where the filming took place is a prohibited area. The DNR sign reads ‘CLIFFS SAFETY NOTICE:Due to the danger of landslides caused by active cliff erosion, and the serious injuries they cause, CLIMBING UPON AND WALKING BENEATH THE CLIFFS IS PROHIBITED. This area is permanently closed.it is illegal to collect fossils beneath the cliffs.

  • @katherinehoffman9865
    @katherinehoffman9865 Місяць тому +2

    When I was a kid, an aunt lived very close to your spot now. This was back in the very early 60's. We would find so many shark teeth on the beach. The beach was backed by sandy clay cliffs, and we would dig in them and find fossiled shells that were huge. That was one of my best memories as a kid. I wanted to grow up to be a paleontologist.

  • @TeddeeCuomo
    @TeddeeCuomo Місяць тому +2

    You are more than welcome to come to Montana and fossil hunt with me. Love your videos. Thank you for sharing 😊

  • @audraacklin9826
    @audraacklin9826 6 місяців тому +18

    Thats arrowhead you found is awesome! Thanks for taking us along! 💕

  • @sheenamoore3938
    @sheenamoore3938 28 днів тому

    WOW.Great adventure Kyle. You both were amazing.

  • @sheenamoore3938
    @sheenamoore3938 28 днів тому

    Exciting Kyle.Being out in nature n near water too...LOVE IT.

  • @toastedoats692
    @toastedoats692 6 місяців тому +20

    YAY!!! MY TWO FAVORITE FOSSIL HUNTING UA-camRS IN MY HOME STATE!!! I LOVE MATOAKA AND CALVERT AND HAVE BEEN THERE SO MANY TIMES!!! YOU AND HOPPE HUNTING ARE THE BEST AND I WATCH YALL ALL THE TIME!!!

    • @LisaSimplified
      @LisaSimplified 6 місяців тому +1

      I've been to Matoaka too. So cool.

    • @ChesapeakeBayBrian399
      @ChesapeakeBayBrian399 6 місяців тому +1

      You local as well? Sweet!

    • @HoppeHunting
      @HoppeHunting 6 місяців тому +2

      Cheers, brother! ~HH

    • @marcie553
      @marcie553 3 місяці тому

      Maryland here also, the cliffs are permanently closed boo!

  • @nitaweber6532
    @nitaweber6532 5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @savagesquirrel9828
    @savagesquirrel9828 6 місяців тому +8

    I love the “Be whole…Be whole!” I felt like a revival was going to break out…lol.
    Nice rocks on that beach, too. The spear head is awesome!

  • @paulblomgren1877
    @paulblomgren1877 6 місяців тому +34

    About time you made a video about calvert cliffs. I live across the street from where you are hunting at and have been walking the cliffs for years. The big teeth are hard to find. But I assure you that people find them. A truly awesome place.

    • @mattsbrute
      @mattsbrute 5 місяців тому

      Are you the guy that looks for bricks on the beach? I met a guy about a month ago and I think the name was Paul. Really tall and long hair?

    • @bryanyoung9482
      @bryanyoung9482 4 місяці тому

      How do I find the location I'd like to explore it with my wife. Thanks

    • @shables2960
      @shables2960 4 місяці тому

      ​@@mattsbrutebricks of what drug?😂

    • @mattsbrute
      @mattsbrute 4 місяці тому +2

      @@bryanyoung9482 Calvert Cliffs State Park

    • @donaldcherry2717
      @donaldcherry2717 4 місяці тому +1

      @@mattsbrutethat was definitely not Calvert Cliffs state park, but yes send the tourists there instead of where he really is.

  • @Julianne955
    @Julianne955 6 місяців тому +6

    So glad you two met! Hoppe knows the Calverts! Thank you both for wonderful hunts! The arrowheads! Wow! Very much enjoyed these outings!

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому +3

      Thanks for watching Julianne!

  • @kirsiselei8703
    @kirsiselei8703 6 місяців тому +7

    Wow. Beautiful scenery and the shell wall is amazing. And what an gorgeous finds u 2.both get arrowhead😳😍❤️

  • @Unk13Dave
    @Unk13Dave Місяць тому

    I lived in MD for 2 years and while I did explore the area I never went hounding or treasure finding. Missed opportunity. Fantastic video and a new treasure finder to discover thanks!

  • @justjoy4239
    @justjoy4239 6 місяців тому +19

    That cardinal might have been your mom saying I’m here! Always love your adventures!

  • @lisawilson3759
    @lisawilson3759 6 місяців тому +6

    Happy birthday Kyle I hope you have a truly blessed day and many more happy years to come!!!🎉

  • @firechicken455adventures
    @firechicken455adventures 6 місяців тому +6

    Crazy spot to look for fossils. Glad you guys made it out safe.

  • @kevinbovin7856
    @kevinbovin7856 6 місяців тому +4

    Glad you got to look at a spot you have never been to.great content

  • @LisaSimplified
    @LisaSimplified 6 місяців тому +4

    Woooo hooo I used to live out there. I found all kinds of whale bones, croc/shark/ray teeth, rocks, but never the illusive Megalodon. Glad you mentioned the fossils are in the walls of the cliffs and end up in the Bay through erosion.

  • @jjoyce73
    @jjoyce73 6 місяців тому +2

    Awesome! Great to see you up north at some of the sites I've collected in!

  • @careyalinablu
    @careyalinablu 6 місяців тому +2

    That was great, love all the fossilized shells and what a cool location! 1000%

  • @benitagrattan193
    @benitagrattan193 6 місяців тому +3

    Maryland and Virginia cliffs produce some of the coolest shark teeth....thanks for sharing ❤❤❤❤

  • @artsharkstudios
    @artsharkstudios 6 місяців тому +17

    Matoaka is one of my favorite spots ! So glad you made it up this way.

  • @catherinegay1738
    @catherinegay1738 6 місяців тому +2

    The second I saw the thumbnail I clicked cuz I was like I know those cliffs! I also know that road he drove down. You never forget that road, those potholes are killer

  • @ottobruegman4694
    @ottobruegman4694 6 місяців тому +3

    My first time watching you and you are at one of my favorite places. The approximate 2 mile hike to the cliffs is also great. Maryland is a great state. I am glad you are enjoying one of its many great locations. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Juls716
    @Juls716 6 місяців тому +2

    Nice finds! Loved the arrowhead, the leatherbacks and the sharks teeth. ✌🏼

  • @michelledean6157
    @michelledean6157 6 місяців тому +1

    Kyle, oh my goodness!! I've never seen any place like that! That is so beautiful and awesome. Thank you so much for taking us on this adventure.

  • @SandyFielding-cl4dc
    @SandyFielding-cl4dc 3 місяці тому

    Dude,! WOW! WHAT A FIND! Nice arrowhead! . 🥰

  • @MichaelaC531
    @MichaelaC531 6 місяців тому +2

    You were so in awe Kyle, it's such an amazing site to see. I grew up with the same clay formations and balls too (In Australia). I found many a fossil over time. Those shark teeth were something else, so pristine like they fell out yesterday.

  • @aliciakeeler9216
    @aliciakeeler9216 6 місяців тому +2

    Yay, so excited to see you here in Virginia!!

  • @jaklyncraft666
    @jaklyncraft666 6 місяців тому +1

    The location looks amazing. Great to see you with another video Kyle

  • @gjerde56
    @gjerde56 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this new adventure! It was beautiful and refreshing fun. ✌️💖

  • @briankesterson4365
    @briankesterson4365 6 місяців тому +2

    A very nice hunt Kyle! David was great!

  • @mirkatu3249
    @mirkatu3249 6 місяців тому +2

    Wowzers, it's crazy the amount of fossils in those rocks! Glad you found some cool ones. :-)

  • @maryoneill5070
    @maryoneill5070 6 місяців тому +2

    What an incredible video. Definitely a great ending. Who would have thought you would find a spearhead among ocean fossils? Beautiful finds.

  • @graemero5532
    @graemero5532 6 місяців тому +4

    Thanks WildKyle & David 😁 I'm off to check out HoppeHunting 😁

  • @brycejohnson9045
    @brycejohnson9045 6 місяців тому +3

    Cool to see you hunting in my home state of Maryland. You should try coming up in fall/winter, on an early morning tide I get dozens of teeth, a lot of times a small meg too!

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому

      That's the plan for next time is to come up in the winter!

    • @brycejohnson9045
      @brycejohnson9045 6 місяців тому

      @@WILDKYLE Awesome! I’m friends with a local that lives one the cliffs and they allow me access to hunt there, PM me if you would want to meet up for a hunt!

  • @janglesvr6
    @janglesvr6 5 місяців тому +3

    Where did you guys drive in?? I went to the state park before but don’t remember driving on any trails and the red trail walking trail is about 2 miles which is trying with two little ones

  • @krystalfoster1126
    @krystalfoster1126 6 місяців тому +2

    Aaaahhhh my first time seeing a new video all the videos I watched were from like 2 years ago. 😊

  • @danamosley
    @danamosley 6 місяців тому +2

    Absolutely awesome! Thank you David!!!! The arrowhead was just incredible! Love you Kyle!!!!!
    (Btw, you were at Jekyll recently, and, um, I live in Darien, and, um, you didn't come see me. I'm a bit sad 😢) 💜💜💜

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому +1

      Hey Dana! I haven't been to Jekyll in a veeeeery long time, I think you might be thinking of somewhere else? Hahaha

    • @danamosley
      @danamosley 6 місяців тому

      @@WILDKYLE I think it was just a picture on Facebook 😬

  • @Bomples98
    @Bomples98 6 місяців тому +2

    Calvert is my main hunting ground. We actually camp at matoaka! Dont get to do it a lot but SOOO glad you got to get up there. Such an awesome location!

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому

      I wanna camp up there sometime! It's so beautiful!

  • @Kontract_
    @Kontract_ 3 місяці тому

    I live down the street from Calvert Cliffs, it's an amazing place. Nice finds.

  • @gracewashburn8276
    @gracewashburn8276 6 місяців тому +1

    Holy crap what some beautiful fines absolutely lovely fines❤❤❤

  • @jman1989
    @jman1989 6 місяців тому +1

    I would love to go out with you guys, you seem chill af and doing something you couldn't get me to stop doing

  • @historylooker7
    @historylooker7 6 місяців тому +3

    Awesome area for sure !! Sweet finds, and artifacts to boot 😃🙌!!!

  • @largent45
    @largent45 6 місяців тому +3

    Wow Kyle, that was insane! And the artifacts right at the end!?! What a day! What a two days! Insanity! Wow! And your hemi's are gorgeous! Tha snaggletooth is my favorite type of shark tooth! I like them even. Even better than the meg! I know, blasphemy! But it's true! And they are always the coolest tooth found! Lol! The only tooth that beats it in my opinion is maybe a cow shark tooth. But that's it! And only because cow shark teeth are so rare to find! Super cool two days; those shells were amazing! I will check out David's channel and subscribe! Thank you David for taking Kyle and his camera out to the fossil spots! Awesomeness! Thanks Kyle and David❣️

  • @Crochetcubbyco
    @Crochetcubbyco 6 місяців тому +1

    OH MY GOSH! Brant and I were there the weekend before you!!!!!!!!

  • @Lorraine-k9j
    @Lorraine-k9j 5 місяців тому

    Looked like a lot of fun and some nice finds. 👍

  • @indianasmith8152
    @indianasmith8152 6 місяців тому +1

    Great finds, guys! Looks like a fun day.

  • @dianadelaplaya8405
    @dianadelaplaya8405 6 місяців тому +1

    Well that was fun! Not knowing Maryland, what surprised me most was bamboo grows there! That was a fun trip. Thanks for sharing with us.

    • @tessat338
      @tessat338 4 місяці тому

      The bamboo was introduced as a landscaping plant and can be invasive. However, whenever we have pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo, the local area provides a sufficient supply of bamboo to them. For some landowners, feeding the pandas on a regular basis is a great way to keep their bamboo from taking over!

  • @joshuamuchnick2369
    @joshuamuchnick2369 4 місяці тому

    Awesome finds guys! Keep it up!

  • @baxter2413
    @baxter2413 2 місяці тому

    AWESOME!!

  • @sierra4869
    @sierra4869 6 місяців тому +1

    My grandparents live here and we grew up getting them from the beaches there. So happy ur close to home!

  • @sanchapa5185
    @sanchapa5185 6 місяців тому +3

    What a gorgeous day!

  • @CorpseBride64
    @CorpseBride64 6 місяців тому

    This was the best, what a gorgeous spot! I could sit there and dig through that sand all day!! 💚💙💜

  • @valiantwarrior4517
    @valiantwarrior4517 6 місяців тому +1

    Bewholed!
    Some beautiful teeth, from some very beautiful areas!

  • @CaroKidd
    @CaroKidd 5 місяців тому

    So awesome to finally see you up in my neck of the woods hunting for teeth in the Calvert formation. I always have a hard time finding teeth at the Cliffs. There are other places in the area that are better for finding teeth. Can't wait to see future Maryland videos!

  • @janketza0206
    @janketza0206 6 місяців тому +1

    Your M106 Adventure is totally adventurous!

  • @ImGettingOld911
    @ImGettingOld911 6 місяців тому +2

    Great video!! Really nice finds too! When you go to Calvert and some other areas around there, you will have better luck finding shark teeth if you take some sifting screens with you. I live 3 hrs north of there in PA. A bunch of us go down there a couple times a year. You will also have more luck a day after a storm.

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому

      Definitely gonna try some sifting next time! And I'm gonna go in the winter with better tides!

  • @wmarian5027
    @wmarian5027 6 місяців тому

    Kyle! So close! Glad you came and hunted well in Maryland. Love that beach, fossil crab claws, amazing ecphora shells (maryland state fossil), sand dollars, moon snails, shark teeth...but def only a few shark teeth each time. hope hoppe showed you some other good Maryland spots! Travel home safely

  • @glazedham682
    @glazedham682 5 місяців тому

    Wild to see something in my feed about where I grew up. I used to walk up and down these shores all the time as a kid back in the 90s. You can get to some secluded beach spots that way. I remember you used to be able to walk freely in places but then some little kids died in a collapse and a bunch of spots got closed off. Some spots are 30-40 feet high of sheer clay wall, scary to walk against knowing all that can happen. I stick to kayaking nowadays. Good to see y'all out there!

  • @GREEKEXPLORERS
    @GREEKEXPLORERS 6 місяців тому +1

    Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @SaltwaterSean
    @SaltwaterSean 6 місяців тому

    Hey Kyle - enjoyed this man! Road trips are fun :)

  • @obi1kNobi47
    @obi1kNobi47 6 місяців тому +3

    I went to this exact beach with my family in June of 2023. The weather that day was calm and crystal clear, there were barely any waves breaking on the shoreline. Crazy how different it looks with choppy weather. We found some colossal scallop and barnacle fossils and a bunch of shark teeth, ray plates, bone fragments, and petrified wood. That and we befriended some locals who got us into a private beach with even more shark teeth than this beach or the state park. 11/10 trip, would highly recommend to any fossil hunters within driving distance of Maryland

    • @marcie553
      @marcie553 3 місяці тому

      The actual cliffs are permanently closed now, I was trying to go recently. Md resident here.

  • @fulldisclosurefishing7606
    @fulldisclosurefishing7606 5 місяців тому

    Great video guys!!! I live a little North of there, always a joy to visit the cliffs. If you get a chance, visit Browns beach a little North, excellent spot for teeth.

  • @cynthiaswearingen1037
    @cynthiaswearingen1037 6 місяців тому

    Very nice fossils, Kyle and Dave! The speartip is absolutely amazing!!!❤

  • @roadking4438
    @roadking4438 6 місяців тому +1

    That black one looks like a knife with the one edge curved a little, incredible finds.

  • @T45_RC
    @T45_RC 6 місяців тому +2

    Hey i was just at this spot at Calvert on Memorial day weekend lol I was sifting in the water and found a little over a dozen teeth, nothing huge tho.. still on the hunt for my first Meg!

  • @gafairbanks2434
    @gafairbanks2434 6 місяців тому +2

    At 16:20 , you should carry a magnet, those rocks look like metor broken pieces. Knowing one huge one did land in surrounding areas. COOL DAY KYLE, THANKS....THUNDER STORM HERE. PEACEFUL MICHIGAN DAY, SO MUCH RAIN LATELY. GREAT ADVENTURE.

  • @martinomatt1
    @martinomatt1 6 місяців тому +2

    Awesome

  • @lisawells1064
    @lisawells1064 6 місяців тому +1

    Cool finds!!!

  • @WhiteHorseAcres
    @WhiteHorseAcres 6 місяців тому

    Such a cool place and so many great finds.

  • @nickarigit
    @nickarigit 5 місяців тому

    The Randall cliffs. I lived in Chesapeake Beach for 2 years and I'm also from Florida. A lot of crazy history up there. I had the joys of working on a crab boat out of Abner's Marina. Fun times

  • @jeffjennings5320
    @jeffjennings5320 5 місяців тому +1

    Welcome to Calvert!

  • @iliketocomment8144
    @iliketocomment8144 6 місяців тому +29

    Hey Y’all? It’s supposed to be “Hey Y’all Wild Kyle here.” 😆

    • @Dopa-MiningFam
      @Dopa-MiningFam 6 місяців тому +6

      You got him there! 😂 I felt the offness of it too 😂

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому +13

      OMG I didn't even notice that I didn't say it the way I normally do 🤣

    • @iliketocomment8144
      @iliketocomment8144 6 місяців тому +3

      @@WILDKYLE It was one hell of a cliff hanger. Lol

    • @iliketocomment8144
      @iliketocomment8144 6 місяців тому +3

      @@WILDKYLE To be continued…😆

  • @patuxenthistory6410
    @patuxenthistory6410 2 місяці тому

    There's a place below Upper Marlboro along the Western Branch Patuxent where older fossils can be found but the site can only be access during drought periods by boat .

  • @Lintshri
    @Lintshri 4 місяці тому

    I saw the thumbnail and was like ‘ is that…? Nah it can’t be…’ except it is 😂 so cool to see the Chesapeake bay cliffs talked about, I feel like they’re very underrated, tho I may be biased lol

  • @victorroy7412
    @victorroy7412 5 місяців тому +1

    I found a megladon tooth on the beach at the Scientist's Cliffs' housing development in Calvert. Found a lot of whale vertebrae also. A very good place to fossil hunt.

  • @ZenithOfTheMoon
    @ZenithOfTheMoon 6 місяців тому +5

    Last time I went to the state park they didn't let us walk the cliffs. Where did you go that you were allowed along the cliffs?

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  6 місяців тому +3

      This was at Matoaka Beach Cabins! I believe it was $10 to park and access the beach for the day.

    • @ZenithOfTheMoon
      @ZenithOfTheMoon 5 місяців тому +2

      @@WILDKYLE Thank you so much! My girlfriend and I went and we had a blast and found great stuff!

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  5 місяців тому

      @@ZenithOfTheMoon That's awesome! Glad y'all had a great time!

  • @sunnycadwallader2873
    @sunnycadwallader2873 6 місяців тому +1

    Sooo cool! Thanks!

  • @mapiasal
    @mapiasal 4 місяці тому

    Calvert is awesome. Taken my kids a few times.

  • @RichBinell
    @RichBinell 3 місяці тому

    Crazy. Cool. Wow. Insane.

  • @laurieowen8696
    @laurieowen8696 6 місяців тому +1

    Great adventure ❤

  • @triple_A_rockhound
    @triple_A_rockhound 6 місяців тому

    Good ground finds 👍
    👀that arrowdead good keeper

  • @lisawilson3759
    @lisawilson3759 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video!

  • @tigereye508
    @tigereye508 6 місяців тому

    Magnificent spot. Happy hunting, you two😂

  • @wenditaylor9708
    @wenditaylor9708 6 місяців тому +1

    That was a fun video! I have actually seen some of hoppehuntings vids. I will sub now.
    I'm wondering if this small marks on that bone were from scavengers after the critter was already dead. It seems like too many little marks for whatever could have actually killed it right? But maybe some smaller scavenger type animals like smaller baby sharks or hag fish type animals would have cleaned the bones? Unless since you're finding native American artifacts as well, it was people butchering something with terrible tools or scraping the bones with their teeth?

  • @RobertKaucher
    @RobertKaucher 4 місяці тому

    I don't see that anyone has mentioned it, that is a knife blade that you found. Super cool!

  • @GeorgeyBoy1187
    @GeorgeyBoy1187 4 місяці тому

    Couple minutes down the road from me. People find alot of tuna bones , wahoos bones and mahi bones from when these fish used to be in the bay. Pretty cool

  • @ReturnoftheCollector
    @ReturnoftheCollector 6 місяців тому +1

    I see you dropped in at Matoaka Beach Cabins. I’ve been there several times. Stayed in the cabins once. Never really found any big teeth. Tried the Va side once. It’s 6 hour drive for me so I’ll stick to SC Meg tooth hunting. It’s only and hour longer for me. I do want to do another Florida trip and dive again. Good luck in your next hunt. Maybe I’ll see you out somewhere again.

  • @zennbeejones9526
    @zennbeejones9526 6 місяців тому

    Haven't seen the video yet,but I know it will be good.thanks Kyle

  • @RC_Ty1307
    @RC_Ty1307 6 місяців тому +6

    Kyle if you would like to come to Rincon Ga we could take you to shark tooth island where we find vertebrae’s and shark teeth and more we could take you on the boat to it if you want.

  • @courtneysmith9613
    @courtneysmith9613 6 місяців тому

    I was just there in May! I didn’t find much at the cottages where you guys are but Flags pond and Purse beach are two great areas to check out. And westmoreland state park in Va as you head back south.

  • @thedmvhistorian8964
    @thedmvhistorian8964 6 місяців тому

    I was just at Matoka! I just missed y’all. Great finds, as always!

  • @watermelonsunglop
    @watermelonsunglop 27 днів тому +1

    How are you able to walk the cliffs? My friend and I went yesterday and the State Park only allows hunting in that one little beach by the marshes :/. We also did Flag Ponds which was a bit limited. Which trail is that?

    • @WILDKYLE
      @WILDKYLE  27 днів тому +1

      This was at Matoaka Beach Cabins. It's a privately owned access which means you are allowed to walk the cliffs. Of course you still need to be mindful of your surroundings and absolutely never dig into the cliffside. It's only a $10 fee for access for the day at Matoaka. Not a ton of shark teeth, but there are some, and tons of cool fossil shells!

    • @watermelonsunglop
      @watermelonsunglop 22 дні тому

      @ Thank you so much Kyle, terrific! Appreciate it

  • @Robbydhjr
    @Robbydhjr 4 місяці тому

    I live 20 minutes from here we go to Calvert Cliff's and we go to flag ponds Park right down the street and shark teeth hunting is one of our favorite pastimes as a family. We have shark tooth hunted in South Carolina, Florida even Ocean City in Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean and honestly nothing beats right down the street!

  • @portnera
    @portnera 4 місяці тому

    I love this place (MD) been going there for about 40+ years.

  • @daddy032010
    @daddy032010 6 місяців тому +2

    We love Matoaka!

  • @nelsonx5326
    @nelsonx5326 6 місяців тому +3

    Cool. There's a place on the Potomac river in Virginia where we look for shark teeth fossils. My little niece found a fossilized 3" tooth, very triangular like a great white, and being that big it must be a meg. I heard 10' of shark for every inch of tooth.

  • @xXscenechick1995Xx
    @xXscenechick1995Xx 6 місяців тому +1

    I wish i would have known! We just went down that way about a month ago. (Its about an hour and a half drive for me since im in baltimore)
    We decided to go to purse beach instead of calvert though since we never really have any luck. 🙃

  • @jamescrowell4159
    @jamescrowell4159 4 місяці тому

    Cool stuff. Where was the spot in Virginia?