Mammoth Creek Agates // High Elevation Rockhounding in Utah
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- What a fantastic location to visit on a nice cool summer afternoon. Abundant agate, a nice little creek, great views everywhere you look and wildlife all around!
I would highly recommend this area if you're ever in southern Utah.
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I rember back in the early 1950's seeing large veins of Jasper Agate at the Panguitch Lake public campground located on the S.E. corner of the lake. Also gathered a lot of agates at Mammoth creek.
@@bobb819 That place has been on our bucket list.
Wanted to THANK YOU for introducing us to this beautiful spot. My best friend and I are hiking the Wave this week and staying in Kanab. I told him about your trip to Mammoth Creek. So today we used your coordinates to visit, and had an AMAZING hounding excursion. Had my boots with me but got soaked. Don’t care as I found several gorgeous pieces. Thank you again for being so open and gracious about your locations.
I'm glad you got out there and had a good time.
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Sarah has a good eye! Mica is adorable! I'm so happy to see the 3 of you out enjoying a beautiful day finding the good stuff. Thank you for sharing the beauty and sounds of nature with us! 😊
Well I would definitely say, as far as big agates go, it definitely gives the Yellowstone a run for it's money. It still remains to be seen whether the quality of the agate is as good as the Yellowstone agates and although you have plenty of great agates of all different kinds and colors, it doesn't have the other rocks that the Yellowstone has, like jaspers, aventurines, pet woods, and fossils like ammonites, and baculites, corals, etc. Not every location along the Yellowstone has those things like fossils too. But you know that they are there! I can't wait to see some of the beautiful agates you two found up there! The dendrites are interesting and some looked plumy inside! I'm glad you are already exploring your new surroundings and sharing all the beautiful rock you find! Thanks Jared and Sarah!❤
Jaspers have changed color on you!! I have always looked at the more northern Jasper, and been blown away, because I have been raised in the four corners states. Jaspers are all around you in Utah.
Was very near there a few weeks ago. I have incredible plaaces that you can walk an find stunning colors of jasper, chalcedony, chalcedony with pockets and the higher you go even some uv reactive. But ive not gone that high yet. I have a knee replacement.
well...i finished the video. All i can say is, walking through a meadow with mini daisy's and tons of agate and chalcedony has got to be one of the most coolest things. I can tell you were excited and had fun, both of you. Sara with her feet in the creek, You juggling rocks in both hands trying not to fall in!..EPIC day guys!..great finds and i look forward to seeing the next video when you return to this location. Thanks guys!
Its funny you say mini daisys because I recently moved from UT to WA and I noticed how the daisys and the dandelions grow way taller up here. Like ive seen both with a foot long stem and you never see that in UT in my experience. I wonder if they are different sub species or if it is just related to the growing conditions.
@TheWasatchCrown must be..I have daisy's in front of my house that are 3ft tall..I planted them myself. Yet I can go and find baby daisy's down the street that are 2in tall..just a different variety I assume.
It was very nice and we are both very happy to be here!
Awesome video and a 1/4 mile is 440 yards.
The Irony of me moving from UT to WA and discovering Rockhounding when it turns out UT is pretty great for it. Lots of places I've found to go up here for agate have nothing that size and so frequent. Idk if I'm just going to the wrong places or if they are all picked over. You should head up to Topaz Mountain if you haven't been before. (not for agate as the name of the place implies lol)
We will for sure head to Topaz Mt. when it cools off.
Where in Washington are you? Eastside or west?
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Thurston County, I've been to Damon Point and I found some cool small stuff there at low tide but a few other places I tried I only found jasper and some interesting rocks I'm not sure what they are. I keep hearing that the Chehalis river has agates but the 3 places I've tried no luck.
@@TheWasatchCrown You gotta hit that river just at the correct time as the water is dropping so you're one of the first people out there.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding I'll keep that in mind! It was also rough finding public access spots, a few of the trails I found specifically say no collecting of any kind. If you have any recommendations or even which section of the river to hit that would be super helpful. I appreciate you taking the time to reply to even some of what I'm sure are a lot of comments.
@@TheWasatchCrown All of the location I can really recommend are up on my website but most of them are not in western washington.
Thank you guys for starting my cloudy Astoria day with some beautiful scenery. Reminded me of backpacking the high Sierra of California and resting my feet in a meadow creek.
Nice finds and good job at staying dry. I would have walked right in with my shoes.
Oh and good luck at taking over the world...one Little Giant farm bucket at a time.
Fred
Ha! Everyone could use a farm bucket upgrade!
Omigosh, it is so fun to see you creek rockhounding and jumping around on those rocks! Welcome to Utah. :)
Thank you!
I have been away from the channel for a while came back. I seen that you moved at least I think that's what it was. I am so happy to see that Sarah is talking now contributing with you. I see on the video here she's even talking to your dog. And I love that then when you're back at your house in the shop we both talk. It's just wonderful. I'm so happy to see you that she's getting in there with you and it's wonderful.
We drove right past this area several weeks ago after rockhounding some red and black agate beauties up on Brian Head. Will have to explore this area next time we are down in that country.
The area is rich with good stuff.
Such pretty and big agates. ❤
You two seem like a good team
Thank you!
What a sweet stream. I can't call it a river, brook, or creek. Stream just fits😇
Great spot with lots of nice agates. Looks well worth a visit.
Just so everyone knows it's BLAZING HOT there now! How fun. Amazing material. Sara is great at finding the good stuff. Thanks Jared and Sara .
Southern Utah is hot, but this location is at 9600' and it's about 80 up there right now which isn't bad. I'm tempted to go back, just to cool off some.
Fun area! Strange for me to see running water not surrounded by trees. I enjoyed the river rock dance lol.
It does stand out.
If this location was here in Washington or Oregon, you'd have a hard time finding any agates. Cleaned out long ago!
that dog is smarter than u think w a little patience u could teach her to fetch what u want
Saddle bags to help haul stones!
Maybe a laser pointer and a lot of patience🤩
What a beautiful, isolated place to look for rock. I think you found a secret stash. Don't worry about my wife and I stealing your spot. Not enough air for us to be there. Maybe I could follow the creek to a lower elevation. Woof to the pup and bring your boots. See y'a next time!
Beautiful picture perfect day and awesome location. Loads of agates everywhere. Utah is awesome.
Nice finds. Look forward to seeing them slabbed.
Making a trip to Southern Utah to see the parks and go hounding! Can't wait to rock hound Utah
You will love it.
What a great find! Excellent video and a fun one to watch. And, as always, super informative.
Thank you!
Love my little giant bucket! I bought one this year after watching your rockhounding tools video. 👍
They last forever.
Awesome finds! You can never go wrong with agates.
This was a very exciting video! The amount of materials in that area was fantastic!
I bet you're going to be very happy when you cut into those. They look mossy!
Also, judging by your footwork on those rocks, I'm guessing you might have had some boxing lessons?🤔🥊🥊Trained fighter perhaps...
Thank you! We had a great time.
Holy crap!!! I may need to move down there!!
Enjoyed the video and learning more about agates general. I recently started taken a serious interest in lapidary and rockhounding and have gravitated more to agates. I also learned through my research about agates in my own state of KY, though very difficult getting access too. Keep up the great work and look forward to you cutting this beauties open.
The quality and size of these stones is what's amazing me. Back in WA I'm tickled to death to find golf-ball sized
Dang, it looks like I’ll be making a 3 hour drive to mammoth creek soon 😂 stuff was awesome, and such a bonus to be less fractured, can’t wait til you guys throw some of that in the slab saw, those inclusions will be awesome I bet
Shoot me a message if you do!
What a beautiful area!
This is what I imagine heaven being like
Good to see Sarah sp? In more videos
Awesome finds and a very beautiful place ❤
Dang! Your pretty agile for and old guy! Ha. Great haul. thanks
Very cool.
Way cool guys can’t wait to see that big one cut up. Rock on! 🎥🪨⛏️🔬
you both seem much happier and more relaxed compared to before the move, i'm glad :3
wow
Such a beautiful place
1/4 mile is just over 402 metres for us non imperial people lol
Great location in #Utah!
Great location!
Pretty cool ! I felt bad you guys got skunked on the Yellowstone and wish i could have helped you with good spots . If you guys come back get ahold of me !! Have fun !
It was a little bit of a rough trip out there.
Love your channel & videos, but I've got to say, of all the rocks & minerals you've collected so far, these agates were the most puzzling to me. I get that they have dendrites and are technically agates, more than just chalcedony, but are those considered nice pieces? Are they nice only in terms of lapidary slabbing? I'm used to seeing the Colorado River agates from channels like Agate Angler, and those look as to be expected, decent agates with bands etc.. The ones in this video look sort of dull, chunky and river-burned, no?
I'm not sure why you are puzzled by these, as they are fairly standard when compared to other places.
The idea here is that these will be cut, polished slabbed...etc. The same at 99% of other rocks found in rivers, the same as the Yellowstone, or Colorado River, as they come out of the river they are dull looking but then you do things with them.
One thing that I have noticed which does relatively skew what you see online is how things are filmed. 99% of rockhounding videos people only show things wet, and filmed with cellphones with HDR turned up to the max so things look brighter and more saturated than real life. Don't believe me, this evening go watch the sunset, then take your phone out and take a photo, I can almost promise you that it won't match real life.
Have you been to the obsidian beds in the Blackrock area near Milford yet?
We have not.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding It's really easy to get to, and worth the trip! I've been there myself, twice. 38.76788, -112.82105 this is where we parked, then it's a short climb up a hill. 257 to Kanosh rd, is the best way in. Go in good weather, it can get extreamly muddy!
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Park here 38°46'04.4"N 112°49'15.9"W there are 2 huge Obsidian areas just up the hill. Don't go out there if it has been raining a lot road can get slick.
@@EmilySuzanne Thank you!
ok,,,sorry i had to pause and comment. Why didn't you wash off the living things!!!! and take it with you!..thats a badazz rock!...jeeezzzz!. Wow this location is amazing!..Jarod you seem a bit excited bud!
We can always find more.
Pigeon blood agate with the red
9:17!...omg!
Pretty stuff! :)
Great trip, beautiful area, thank you for now shooting in higher resolution, looks amazing on my 47 inch monitor, my only complaint was at 10:09 why did you toss that yellow rock? But I also get frustrated at Michigan Rocks for dropping stuff cause it's not an agate. I thought the jasper was the find of the day. I do find agates a bit boring unless they are cut. I'm sure when you get your shop running the final product will be as good as or better then the Yellowstone stuff, I do also find the petrified wood to get a little boring, it all looks the same.
Thank you for saying this. Getting to the point where I can shoot, edit, and store 4k videos has been pricey, and it's nice to hear that people appreciate it.
It’s easy to take too many home, it takes time to cut up rocks. Plus my husband likes to bring home rocks that are to big for my saw.
It's easy to over collect but these days I'm just looking for a few nice things from all over the place.
Im inventing the Rock-Baler, a smash compactor main component is a massive giants'stone macehead
Beautiful! I have a question. I like the idea of garden hose over the handles of the buckets. How do you do it? Thank you.
You need to unbend one side of the handle and slip the hose over it.
Good balance. lol.
Thank you! : )
Looks another like the material from Brianhead.
Most of the material from Brian Head is red and black.
Maybe I’ve missed it but could you share how you get the hose on the bucket handle?
My guess would be use vice-grips to spread one of the loops just enough to free it from the bucket, slide the hose on then put the metal loop in place and squeeze it back together. 🪣
This!
1/4 mile = 440 yards
I have no idea how i started to get intrested in rocks starting at my age at 34. I picked up a neat looking rock which i believe but dont know 100%; burgundy or dark red with little shimmers, poss. Jasper. To top it off i found your channel and its intresting. What is your thoughts on if i were to use a wet tile saw and put a rock blade on it just to start cutting rocks open to see. Im nowwhere in a position to invest in actual true lapidary equipment but id like to try see whats inside them
who says you have to "cut" them?
Tile saws do work and you can cut rocks with them, in fact that's what I started with but it produces a very rough cut.
@@RooDAwAkInG idk infact, id just like to see or make something out of this neat rock i found. I made a really neat birdbath out of 2 big stones, a 3 foot base and then i carved the bowl to hold water that sits on top, was made of limestone. Im just intrested in possibly building something out of a few neat stones and im probably going to get to the point of having to cut or drill ya know.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding well thanks for messaging back. Some of the information you share is neat you seem to have a sturdy grounding on what you know with rocks/stones/hard material. I had no idea there is a whole feild that devoted to dealing with stones. It all started for me when i made a birdbath out of 2 large pieces of limestone. 1 3' piece for the base and the other carved out a bowl in it to hold water then stacked them. Behold.....it worked. Also i was at a garage sale and found a dremel plunge router unit brand new. Your past video i watched you working that piece of equipment, since then have you came across any better high standard diamond bits? Im just beginning in learning about this stuff.
Not being pedantic, is the definition of "agate" used ignoring the "requirement" of banding? I see that argument all over the 'net and still have problems qualifying what I find as agate or just chalcedony. I was in So UT recently and picked up a lot of that desert agate out by Wilson's Arch, but it was not banded.
I can argue this point, but it has already been done. Your definition is not nuanced at all. I would ask that you read this post here and maybe some of the comments, as well I would ask you watch the video linked here so that you can understand the complexities of this subject.
You can use the definition out of a dictionary if you like, but here, we dig deeper into the subject well beyond that. So moss agate, dendritic agate, and plume agate are all wrong?
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@@CurrentlyRockhounding Thank you Jared for your continuing expertise! I don't have a definition, beyond what I see argued about on UA-cam, etc.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Just watched the video and read the post and it clarified a LOT for me. Thank you and maybe I will see you around So. Utah in the future. Hi to Laika! First dog in space! (only?)
@@jimedgar6789 I think the crucial thing here to keep in mind is that rocks are complex, and made up of minerals, and they exist on a wide spectrum which makes them hard to put into a nice little package, the way we can with pure minerals and elements.
It's easy to discuss prime examples, but I think the conversation gets muddy when we look at things are the margin.
If you have a rock that is mostly a milky white chalcedony but there is a tiny little spot that shows some light banding and on the other side you have a little pocket with quartz crystal druzy. What should it be called?
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Excellent point, Jared. Two different processes were at work on that material I would guess. Muddy is correct. Where I get lost sometimes, in the margins. Nice to know there are those margins though... where different things might be true at the same time.
When was the last time you said there were too many agates to carry in one hand
Maury Mt. in Oregon
Its how and what they cut
Beautiful spot, beautiful agates, but not even close to the Yellowstone in terms of quantity, quality, diversity, and size of the deposit ;)
But what if I call them AMAZING AGATE GEMSTONES, does that improve it?
@@CurrentlyRockhoundingas long as that’s what they are…..
Must be a lot of mosquitoes? Is that the reason for the hoodies?
Nope, there are no mosquitoes up here. What we have on are super lightweight sun hoodies, earlier in the day when the sun was out the area had a UV index of 9 or 10.
If you're wanting your dog to go into the river, grab rocks with her teeth, and then bring them back to you, she might actually be smarter than you think by playing dumb. I might consider the same strategy if someone made that request of me.