Post Wind Storm Rock Hunt on U.P. Beach
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Nancy and I head back to the mouth of the Blind Sucker River to find agates and other beautiful rocks after two days of high winds. I polished a couple when I got home for some instant gratification.
Thanks to Christina Jelinek for editing the closed captions for this video.
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I love when Nancy is along for the hunt 🙂
Me too.
@@MichiganRocks yay Nancy
Agreed, Nancy is awesome!!!
Absolutely!
So do I
💎 Excellent video 💎
My BP automatically lowers as My Old Eyes take in the scenery So many cool rocks to see ! You Sir are an Artist Your creations in Rock inspire me I must admit the “two of you” also inspire my heart “will this make the coffee table” He asked his Love to which she giggles “yes” 💕
Thank you 🙏 both
The coffee table is in Nancy's domain. I'm thankful that she allows me to make messes and noises down in the shop.
Watching this makes me so homesick for Michigan! Born and raised.
I'm not sure if I should apologize or not.
@@MichiganRocks Bless you and your dear family. Thank you for the beautiful rock hounding videos on the shores of my home state. I enjoy them so much. Thank you.
Some really good finds there, I dig that one at the end that's not an agate but looks kinda like it, with those white stripes going into the quartz, Very nice!! :)
I can't remember if I took that one home. It was pretty cool.
That day reminded me of a hard day of shark tooth hunting on the beaches of Venice Fla. You see a nice one and if you miss it on the first grab, it's gone forever. As always great video!
We had some second chances with these waves, but I have been out on days where there were no second chances.
Nancy's the best! Go Nancy!
🙋♀️❤❤ Crazy waves,, Glowing rocks, sparkling stones, fossils! Instant gratification of polished stones. What more could we ask for! THANKS FOR SHARING, YOU TWO!
I hope you don't ask for any more because that's about all I've got!
@@MichiganRocks Hahaha! Here comes the snow and ice!
I really like the format with going from the beach to the cab machine and back to the beach. It really shows what rock hounding is all about. Keep it up!
That's what it's all about for me. I like to do something to the rocks when I get them home. I'm glad you're enjoying what I've been doing in the videos lately.
Me too!
Can I get in touch with you privately?
Well Rob, the last stone was definitely an agate, a dagate!
Wow! I’m very surprised what you were able to do with that horn coral. That takes persistence for sure. Great work!
It polished up pretty well. I didn't do anything special.
lots of cool not-agates today. nancy finds some beauties. some small but lovely agates. you both had me giggling a few times too.
No whoppers this time, but the little ones are fun to find too.
Very pretty! Thanks for the videos!
That is a beautiful variolitic basalt; really shined up nice too!
The "puddingstone" you found at 9:00 looks a lot like some of the Jacobsville Sandstone at Burnette Park that has small red rip-up clasts embedded in it. Obviously can't tell from the video whether the matrix is sandy or not, but that is what it looks like. One of these days Nat and I will have to make it to that beach to have a look around...
I didn't get the feeling that the puddingstone look alike was sandstone. It doesn't feel grainy. Someone else commented that they found one like it and that it polished well. If it actually was the same thing, then that suggests that it's not sandstone too.
@@MichiganRocks Ok, makes sense. It just has that look.
@@captpaul8827 Dr. Nat had a great video on the copper conglomerate today. I really like how she explains how rocks and formations are made.
@@wyomingadventures Glad you liked it. There's going to be more from the UP and from our recent trip to Colorado added soon.
I really liked your rock at 15.00…agate, almost an agate I think it was so interesting! ❤️❤️
Very pretty finds. The first one agate you found (tiny one) is the prettiest one. The ones you put the UV light are so cool! Beautiful finds for both of you.
Hey rob and Nancy thanks for another great adventure on the lake today.really feels like I’m there with u,Mel from Australia 🇦🇺
You were very quiet creeping along behind us, Mel. We didn't even notice you back there.
Enjoying your video. Wish CT beaches had stones like MI.
So you're telling me that Connecticut isn't a place I should put on my list of rock hunting locations to visit?
At 15:02, I see a wolf head in the rock - the nose is near your pinky and 2 small holes for eyes. It's not perfect, but... LOL Thanks, and take care Rob and Nancy.
I see it!
* Love the way you find yooperlites.. Fun..
I am proud you remembered Variolite nice find
I was proud of myself for remembering too!
good to see you two together again ☺
We've been together the whole time, just not always on camera.
So cool 👍✌️
Love the videos, keep em coming
Ok, will do.
So many nice epidote & unakite, love green stones, I have a lot of bracelets and necklaces with green stones, love it ! And its sad because i cannot find some here, u are very lucky, i'm addicted to your videos
I’m drawn to green rocks too for some reason.
@@MichiganRocks Because they are beautiful, next spring, we will go look to agates too, not far from the house, if u want look at a french lake, little but cute : ua-cam.com/video/8xXcFL_KBxA/v-deo.html
@@Nikkisavage100 That's absolutely beautiful!
I'd have purchased the Yooperlite from you, Rob! The only one I've found was in the lower SW side of Michigan at a turn-off called Roadside Park on the scenic drive; my husband found a puddingstone there. We were both so elated and shocked.
Congratulations on the puddingstone find!
I miss the mighty Lake Superior and Michigan (HOME)!😢
Lake Superior is awesome. The other four lakes are pretty great too.
Looks like a piece of horn coral to me.I think it turned out beautiful.
Finding sodalite in the daylight is impressive!
I think I'm up to about five since August. I'm sure there are people who have hunted them more who can do much better than I have.
They are quite distinctive once you've seen enough of them.
Cool episode!!
You and Nancy found some cool rocks. Nancy's agates are real nice. The non pudding stone is interesting. Wonder what kind of rock that is? I found out how hard it is to pick up rocks with waves on the beach. They can be gone fast. I dropped my phone right on the shore and waves went right on it because I couldn't pick it up fast enough. Thankfully my case saved my phone. I thought it was a goner. Now I know what the green rock with the light green dots are. Found a couple of them on the north shore. Thanks for another awesome video Rob!
I don't have any idea what the puddingstone look alike was. I just know I like it!
I thought the puddingstone look-a-like might be rip-up clasts in the Jacobsville, but Rob assures me it's not. I'd like to see it in person...
@@captpaul8827 "Assures" might be too strong of a word. I just didn't think it looked coarse enough to be a sandstone. I'll take a close up and send it to you. I'll also post it on Instagram for anyone else who wants to see it.
Maybe the Yooperlites would look cool under the lights in a freshwater aquarium? 💡
I'm sure they would, but I'm not sure what effect UV lights would have on the fish.
7:51 so beautiful
Awesome finds! Really enjoyed the video👍👍
Is that your wife? She's absolutely beautiful. There's a light that I've felt and seen the few times I've heard her this is the first time I've seen her. Please let her know she radiates God's light and you can feel it through the videos. Anyways, I' m in Grand Rapids, MI and my family loves your videos.
Thanks, I'm glad you like the videos. Nancy is great. She's actually been I quite a few of my videos this summer and last.
Thank you!
Glossary of "agate names": magate- maybe an agate, wagate- wannabe agate, nagate- not an agate, uglate- ugly agate. You guys found some nice ones! The horn coral was pretty cool polished up! I'd have such a hard time not bringing home about half that beach! That variolite that Nancy found was really nice and took a pretty polish!
Wild Kyle was here a week or two ago and the horn coral went home with him. I thought he'd enjoy it more that I would.
I like your glossary of agate terms. I think we found all four types.
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Your killing me throwing all that unakite back 😂
Sorry about that.
Ohhhh Excelente colores las piedras y agates saludos 👍oye tu mi esposa guapa linda
I met you this day pretty sure. That or my wagon tracks are still there.
Nah that was definatly it september 20thish.
Yep, that was the day we met. It was fun talking to you guys. Are you starting to get an idea of what agates look like? Have you been out anymore looking for them?
@@MichiganRocks If you have 1 minute could you check the short I uploaded and tell me what you think that is? I'm super unsure still.
@@mechanicallycreative9788 Sure.
@@MichiganRocks thanks
My sodalite does not fluoresce, we’re you referring to yuperlites?
Yes, the sodalite in them fluoresces.
@@MichiganRocks I wonder why pure sodalite won’t? Strange. Beautiful Agates you found great job thank you.
@@MACorrupt I wish I could explain that to you, but I have no idea. I'm not a geologist, just a guy who likes rocks.
@@MichiganRocks 🤣🤎🙏👍🏽
Nice machine, is it a cabber 8? I bet it's wonderful.
No, it's the Cabber 6 with upgraded Nova wheels.
@@MichiganRocks awesome, I am jealous
I know where the river mouth is for this river but where abouts is the access located? Is it off the road that leads to the mouth of the river or is there another access point?
It's right here: goo.gl/maps/VSdg1TVYH3KZAre77
It's the road that goes to the mouth of the river. There's a blue foot bridge there.
@@MichiganRocks thank you!!!
Can you find cladopora In Southwest Michigan?
That's a part of the state I haven't hunted very much, so I don't know.
What makes you use tumbler vs cab machine for polishing?
If you're doing a lot of rocks, a tumbler is much, much labor intensive. You just put them in and let them go. You only have to mess with them once a week for a few minutes. The downside is that it typically takes a couple months if you want to get all the flaws out of the rocks.
With a cab machine, you can shape the rocks and one rock can be done in less than an hour. The wheels on cab machines cost $80-100 for good ones, so I don't like to put a lot of extra wear on them unless the rock is something special or I'm in a big hurry or if I'm making something like a cabochon.
@@MichiganRocks Thanks for the reply! I have collected hundreds of rocks from a beach in Massachusetts, similar to stuff you collect around the Great Lakes.
I want to polish them so they appear wet at all times without losing much material since they have already been "tumbled" by the ocean. Hence the interest in a cab machine or something similar.
I do have a small tumbler... I have never used it as I like the natural shape of the rocks I find, I just want them to be polished.
Would you recommend I sort them by hardness & size and just tumble them with polisher?
Thank you!
Will there be "mystery rocks in a box" video?
I doubt it.
17:03, I’d say that’s an agate
It's nice to get confirmation from someone from Minnesota. You should know! I just wish it had some bands. I'm going to try soaking it in iron out to see if that makes a difference.
Can you say when this was? Amazing finds. Do you all do these hunts as day trips? I know in the summer you camp, but was wondering about this time of year. Not sure where to stay. Love your videos, enjoyed meeting you this summer. 😊
This was at the mouth of the Blind Sucker River. This was sort of a day trip. We went to Marquette to visit my mom and sister and brother in law. After a couple nights there, we stopped for this beach hunt on our way back home. I'd love to make one more trip up to that area before things freeze up, but where to stay is a problem. I'm not into winter camping in a tent. There aren't many places to stay in that area, and it doesn't make much sense financially to do that. I make a little money from these videos, but not that much. I've considered doing a day trip, but that's at least eight hours of driving and lots of gas. I might still make a day trip one of these days.
I doubt we could do a day trip from where we live. It's nice you have family up there. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Is the braciated agate actually a type of pudding stone eh?
I don't think so. Puddingstones are conglomerates. So they're something like sand and pebbles that fuse together to make a rock. Brecciated rocks are rocks that cracked up and then the cracks got filled in. So with breccia, the pieces all sort of fit together. They're angular, whereas conglomerates have rounded pebbles. in them. That's my understanding as a non-geologist.
@@MichiganRocks Very nice. Thank you.
Those were some fantastic finds!
Appreciate the commercial free videos, Rob and Nancy!
I put an ad at the beginning and one at the end, if anyone stay until the very end. I really hate watching UA-cam videos with ads interrupting them all the way through, so I just won't do it on my own videos. I also don't like the ads that pop up along the bottom because it blocks the view. I don't think most people realize that the creator of the video has the choice of where to put ads. Thanks for noticing.
As a life long rock hound , I look forward too, and enjoy. Your videos! Thank you.
I'm glad you're enjoying them, Gary!
Hey Rob, one of the last agates you found; the small brown one, looked just like a piece of Root Beer Barrel
candy. Sweet!
Yummy!
I so love ur videos. The sound of the waves and even the rocks moving around are so soothing to me. I just love rock hounding and learning all I can!! Thank you for sharing with us all!
I love the sound when the water recedes and the rocks all roll back out.
Really nice finds. Just wondering why you don't have polishing paste on the last polish wheel? At least I didn't see any. I know that would make a difference for sure. I love the yooperlights. Never found any that big. I have a small UV light that goes in a cabinet to display them. Once I get things set up. Love a lot of the rocks you tossed even, very pretty.
For all the times I’ve wished I could go back up to the UP, I’ve been so happy to watch you guys go out and get em’! Very nice. I’ve had most all of my Lake Huron horn coral fossil tumble out quite nice! The colors in yours, if they would stay, should have made a nice specimen. But with that wheel, SO very nice. I’m jealous! Might have to take over some more real estate in the basement and setup a lapidary center?
Might have to? Nah, you have to. You just need to find a way rationalize it with your wife.
Really cool finds👍.and i just really like those stripy ones.if i lived there i would tag along and pick those u drop😂.and that sound of waves hitting the rocks.i could sit there forever just to listen it❤
I just love being on the beach. It's a very relaxing place to be.
That non puddingstone is going to look incredible after you tumble it. Just out of curiosity, does Nancy tumble rocks ? I'd like to see some of the rocks she tumbles if she does. I almost never pass up a nice piece of quartz & I only keep the translucent ones. The designs going through them are really cool. Those waves are frustrating when it comes to looking for rocks. Nancy has a great eye for beautiful rocks to tumble. I loved that small red & orange swirley rock
Nancy has about zero interest in doing tumbling or any other sort of lapidary activity. She does appreciate the stuff I make though. More importantly, she allows me to make a bunch of noise in the basement.
@@MichiganRocks You're lucky. I was banned to the garage. Lol
She's got a great eye for beautiful rocks though
@@MichiganRocks 😂
Those waves were fierce! I would stayed on the beach with Nancy! It was a fun hunt.
They weren't that big, but did make grabbing rocks a challenge. It's fun to try to grab them fast though.
More great finds, thanks for bringing us along. I’ve never been to that beach. Maybe next year! I know you’re not in it for the money, but people go nuts for yooperlites that big. I loved the polished horn coral.
Yes, I know I could have sold those, but that doesn't seem right to me. I'd rather have someone find them and be thrilled.
Very cool hunt and great rocks and agates!
AKA oldgamerchick Great finds. Thank you for sharing
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Rob thanks for all the videos you and Nancy do, as a fairly newly retiree I just started collecting rock's for about a year, started picking up pudding stone's and Gowganda tillite's, since watching your videos I've picked up a one barrel 3 lb. Lortone tumbler, only on my second tumble hurried the first ones and didn't really get the shine I wanted( still learning, need patience). Just wanted to say thanks for all the videos and helpful hints.
I'm glad to help, George. Patience is pretty important in this hobby. It's worth the wait.
Such a great video. I enjoyed the relaxing sounds of the waves and loved how you showed us the polishing of the rock right after you found it. Nice editing. Thank you to both you and Nancy.🎃
It only seemed like it was right after Nancy found it. I think it was actually a week or two. You guys watching don't have to have any patience at all! Months long tumbles take less than an hour through the magic of video.
Love hunting rocks in Michigan. I've brought home those mystery rocks so many times. 😅 look good in the landscaping.
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That verialite came out really nice! Those waves were very relaxing. You both found some really nice agates. 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I was happy with the shine I got on it this time. Those wheels are really good on that machine.
@@MichiganRocks Yeah! It came out so great! 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love the verialite. My wife and i find them in the river behind my house. We call it Mansonite (for fun) because we discovered it there.
@@farmboypresents9977 I don't find them often. They're sort of a treat for me.
Nice day and great finds!
Nice work
So funny, many of the rocks you put back I would keep because that would be a good find in my area. Enjoy your videos
They might have been good finds here too, I just don't like to take too much home. If I do, they just end up setting in boxes in my basement. I like to make sure I can do something with them. Then again, the tumbled rocks often end up setting in my basement too!
Great finds ❤️
Yay!! Nice day!!
Sure was!
You guys rock!
Rock thief
The sound of the surf was really good in this video. I have a couple of white rocks like the one at 15:00 with all the swirly bands in it. It will be interesting to see how the one at 17:00 polishes up and to see if it’s an agate.
Yeah, that one at 15:00 is odd, isn't it? I'm going to try soaking the one at 17:00 in iron out first. I hope that brings out a band or two.
At 5:46 we see a closeup of your scoop. Is that home made? Appears to be a PVC tube & a slotten spoon. Is that a purchased item or did you make it yourself. Looks pretty handy and easy to construct? Retired lady here wanting to have one.
I made that. Here's a video of how I did it, although you could just use duct tape to attach the spoon to a piece of PVC or any sort of stick. PVC is lightweight so it's easy to carry all day. ua-cam.com/video/94qD2d34Ge4/v-deo.html
Kingsley North also sells one. Actually they have four different models, two lengths, folding or not. kingsleynorth.com/treasure-scoop-36-inch.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
I go absolutely insane when you show us the pretty looking rock and you throw it back !!! I’m laughing.
Sorry about that. I try not to bring home more than I can use. I know it drives people nuts.
So why tumble the rocks when you can put them under the polisher and get the same result?
Tumbling is much, much less labor intensive. I can do a whole bunch of rocks at the same time and not handle them very much. The downside is that it takes a few months. This machine is also a lot more expensive and the wheels cost a lot to replace. Tumblers are comparatively cheap and the grit is cheap compared to the wheels.
As picky as you are I'm surprised you don't try to find gold.
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Nice, thanks for sharing, I see black sand there, did you take the gold pan?
Nope, not this time.
Cool Beans.
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Funky agates!
It’s a fruit cake stone 😉
Yummy!
Fossil yay! Nice polish.
I was wondering why the agates you find up there are so tiny compared to the rest of the rocks.
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I think small agates are just more common. They're formed in gas pockets in volcanic rock and I think the smaller holes must be more common. The other thing is that the big ones are just easier to see and they get picked up quicker by other rock hunters.
Ok, I’m gonna need to see the full “coffee table collection”. 🙏
I used to just put out a batch of rocks that I liked, but never changed them very often. Then Nancy decided to hand pick them a little more. They're not the best of the best or anything, just some that are a little better than average.
@@MichiganRocks Such a blessing that God gave you a spouse who shares your love of rocks. ♥️
You guys found a bunch of nice rocks. You had to be quick, with those waves.
Yeah, they were trying to get away.
i think you were successful in making the fossil rock shine, most of them can not be polished at all. the variolite polished nicely, too.
Thanks!
Some very nice agates. Thank you for taking us along
What a great find, friends. I love that area. The storms really churn up the goodies 👍 Meanstoanend
I had to fight to watch this video, because the sound of the waves kept threatening to lull me to sleep!!! 💜🌊😴
They are soothing, aren't they?
We really like it when a blow goes thru like happened this week. Turns those rocks over and brings in a fresh batch to look at.
Yep, that's the best time to get out.
Fun! Great excuse for a neat excursion!!!
As far as what to do with the sodalite, try making stuff that someone with a blacklight would like. 'Dragon eggs' might be an idea
It takes a certain blacklight and they overheat if they're on too long. They're also bad for your skin. When I brought some home before, my son in law ended up making some space themes fridge magnets. They're on his fridge, but he has to pull out a black light if he wants them to look really cool. Here's the video we made of him cutting them out. ua-cam.com/video/ejpOt6Ru2jk/v-deo.html
@@MichiganRocks that's good to know. I had a co-worker go on vacation to the UP this past week and l gave him a 20 to pick me up some yooperlite while he ws there. Now l know l need a special blacklight 🤣🤣 😮💨
WOW ! You guys did very well finding all those beautiful agates! 🤩😍
Is that the same place some call the mouth of the two hearted river?
No, the Two Hearted River is sort of nearby, but it's a completely different river.
@@MichiganRocks thanks I wasn't sure .
Thanks you guys for your great videos ! I hope I can get to Michigan shores someday. It sure is fun searching the beaches with you. Come to Washington and we’ll wait till the tide goes out! N
Washington beach hunting at low tide sounds great, but I think that's a little bit out of my range.
That’s why I like north winds makes it worth going out.😊
I found one of those imposter pudding stones also they tumble nicely!
That's good to know that it will tumble. It's a really interesting rock.
@@MichiganRocks welcome
Is there a limit on how many rocks you can take from the Great Lakes?
Yes. 25 lbs. per year.
Thank you. Love your videos.
If it is opaque Chalcedony but banded then it is a banded kasper
Finally! Tumble that “magate”!
I'm going to do a whole batch of magates this winter. I need to sort through my agate/magate boxes and separate the wheat from the chaff.
@@MichiganRocks , I’ll be watching out for that! Not that I have any agates to tumble myself, but I have tumbled rocks with a “rind” on them, and a bunch of flint, and I love the big reveals! Good luck with the project! I’ll be on the lookout!
Love this type of video with the polishing in between! And doing the fossil too! I have so many I don’t know how I should try polishing any. Thank you!!
Some fossils can be tumbled. Around where I live, most fossils are limestone which is challenging to tumble, but it can be done. The cabbing machine also works well as you saw here.