My nine-year-old daughter is obsessed with rocks. She's watching this video with me and every time you leave a rock behind she's screaming no in my ear.
@@MichiganRocks this is just an idea right but... I know a way for you to be able to reclaim some space back in your basement & the only thing it'll cost you is a bit of time. Right so get yourself some sturdy buckets........
Hello! I want to say THANK YOU for your outstanding videos! I'm a SE Michigan transplant now living in NE Wisconsin, and as a rookie rockhound I have learned so much from the information that you have shared. I come from a family of teachers, and your students are very fortunate that you take the time to teach science on your downtime. By the way, my 10 & 13 year old sons love to learn along with me as well; we thank you!!
I'm glad you're learning something. I'm a math teacher, so these aren't really aimed at my students, but some of my students do watch them. Good luck on your rock hunts!
I want to follow you with a wheelbarrow to collect all the goodies you throw back. You are giving me a new prospective on Lake Huron. The water was clear and the stones were colorful. I liked the green what-cha-ma-call-it that you couldn't identify. Glad you kept it and glad you brought us rock hounding with you again.
I am getting better at leaving rocks behind all the time. It is difficult with some of them though. Thanks for coming along with me. I appreciate all your comments.
@@MichiganRocks I also bring home drift wood but I am limited to what I can carry in my pockets and backpack. I am 67 and can get worn out but I have always made it back to the car. We have high tides here so when I find a nice rock but have enough of those I will toss them up on the beach away from the tide for other visitors.
@@BackYardGardeningTip I don’t pick up a lot of driftwood, but if I see something nice for my father in law, I grab it. That chunk was almost as heavy as the rocks. It’s in my basement now, drying out very slowly.
I used to obsessed with hunting rocks and fossils when I was a kid. I would spend all day digging through our dug-out driveway. I even found a small fossilized fish. I stopped when I got older but this makes me want to go out again.
Thank you for taking us along on your journey! So fresh, so beautiful....a needed break from everything. Much appreciation for you and what you share. God bless, and stay healthy!
I had heard that puddingstones could be found in northern Indiana, but I didn’t know how far south they could be found. I had no idea you could find Petoskeys that far south. Thanks for educating me?
You're welcome. If you ever get a chance, I highly recommend it. Keep in mind that I was on this beach for four or five hours. It's kind of like fishing shows, they don't show you the parts where they sit for hours without getting a bite.
When I go rockhounding oh, I have the hardest time putting anything back. Watching you leave so many behind was very liberating. I will be keeping that in mind next time I'm out, only the best of the best comeback. Great Bend, glad I found your Channel!
I’m glad you found it too. When I first started collecting rocks, I brought back way too many like everyone else. With experience, I found that was a bad idea.
@@bryanebert8925 I just attached a slotted spoon to the end of a piece of PVC pipe. I removed the handle and screwed the stub into the end of the pipe, but I have seen people just duct tape a spoon on the end of a stick too.
@@MichiganRocks Okay thank you! My partner and I have been looking for agates on the North Shore of Superior and are looking for ways to improve our searches. Love your videos! About to buy our first rock tumbler.
@@bryanebert8925 I'd suggest considering a Lortone for your tumbler. I see a lot of people buying tumblers that appear to be very cheaply built when they'd be better off buying a real tumbler. The Thumler's Model B gets good reviews too, but I don't like the small Thumlers.
Oh my your making me drool !!! Can’t wait to get up north and be doing that. I’ve got 3 of your rock picking tools under construction. These videos are always so refreshing. Thanks for taking us along.
Michigan Rocks I hit an indoor community garage sale a couple weeks ago and picked up some slotted spoons. I made one for my wife, my daughter and myself. My daughters the real rock hound. I swear the kid can smell Petoskey stones. I also bought a jig saw puzzle of all kinds of rocks and minerals.
@@davidhile5363 have you seen this puzzle company? I don't have any, but I saw a puddingstone one and a Petoskey Stone one in a store and looked up the company. www.faire.com/brand/b_1wb3flxa7k
Really love your videos. Learned a GREAT deal from you. Really love those Unikytes, Banded Chert's and Pudding Stones. Please 🙏 keep these videos coming.
That was an awesome day in my book. Lots of cool treasures. Would love to just find the ones you put back. Beautiful area and cool footage. Was fun to watch. Great video
Love, love, love this so much! I know the exact feeling of getting to your favorite lake and the "OHHHH" you get when you find that good one! And the sound......omg...Nature's Valium! This was SOOOOOOOO awesome! Thanks for the tour!
The amount of Petoskey stones you found makes me realize I have probably passed many on my previous trips to Lake Huron without knowing! I’ll have to keep an eye out the next time I can make the trip out there. It’s a goal of mine to find one of my own.
They're pretty easy to spot if they are on the beach you're at. Just look in the water, not in the dry rocks since the pattern is really hard to see when dry.
I just discovered your channel and I've been on a rock hunting habit I just started this year so this is a lucky find for me. Your knowledge of rocks astounds me. I hope I can soak up some of that knowledge for sure. Great work man
My son and I love rock hunting on the beaches of lake superior when we vacation there. This video, the sound of the waves and shifting rocks, brought back a lot of good memories. I'll be watching more :)
I enjoyed watching you sir, thank you for the fine edits and the genuine and serene videography. We live in some uncertain times and being able to watch you do what I absolutely love helps to keep my spirits up. God bless you!
It’s a favorite pastime in my younger years, would still enjoy it in Michigan, but now live in Tennessee, just junk here & shale. Lots of marble, we live on Marble Hall where they mined marble for the White House & many famous places!
I do find lots of fossils in junk piles & natural to the area! We live above a cave that’s had its ‘ entrance blocked due to dangerous exploration. It has a river running through it, but have never seen inside. I’m claustrophobic! Love watching Josh Gates & his cave explorations!!!
While everybody were taking sunbathe on the stoney beach on the Black Sea, me and my daughter were looking for some beautiful stones that we've brought to our home when my vacation was over. You made me recall these good memories. Thank you!
What did you think of the piece I found? I find them occasionally in Lake Superior, but I have never found one this bright or this big. It was also strangely angular. Usually they're rounded off like most other rocks. This was by far the best one I have ever found anywhere. I found a bigger one in Ishpeming, but that was a small mountain, so I don't think it counts.
@@johnrau6568 This beach is all bordered by private property. I'm lucky enough to have permission to cross someone's land to get to it. I don't want to betray their trust by posting the location on the Internet. Most of the beaches I go to have the location in the title or the description though.
rob, my wife connie and i just got started in rock hunting and we watch your videos every day. we really enjoy it.. we have some health issues and this helps us to cope with our mobility issues. i started building my shop and changing from woodworking to rock working i cant afford a loi of the tools but im trying to make due..
I was super excited about the banded iron. Maybe it's just the excitement of a recent find, but that is up there with my favorite rocks that I've found. I was so bummed out that I screwed up the video.
@@lauramack7820 Nope. It's all private land around this beach. I have permission to use someone's property to get to it and I don't want to jeopardize that. Sorry.
Thanks so much for taking us along. I love how you film the rocks for us, so we can look while you do! With the sound of the waves, it’s peaceful and exciting at the same time! You found some great rocks today and threw back some I would’ve kept, LOL! It’s very nice of you to leave the rocks you have plenty of for the next rock hound to find. I would love to find big pieces of Unikite like that, but it’s just not found in Montana, as far as I know. Thanks again and take care!
I'm glad you liked it. I find a lot more unakite in Lake Superior. I really don't find it bigger than fist sized, but that size is perfect for my ten inch saw. You might not find unakite there, but you have Montana agates. I love those!
Look at some of my other videos. I just started showing tumbled rocks every Tuesday. I have a couple videos where I just slice up some rocks. There are lots of videos where I make stuff out of rocks. In one video I make Petoskey stone and unakite turtles.
Oh Boy, do I love rock hunting with you! Your eye is drawn to all the same things I would be looking at. The waves, the sky at the horizon, the ice formations. I would be torn between photography/videography and rock-hounding. Do you do photography, by any chance? You have a good eye. Thanks for taking us along. Don't stop making these.
Thanks for the compliment. I took a photography class once, but I don't consider myself a good photographer. I don't even have a great camera. I use a GoPro for my videos. I have a Sony camera that I bought used. It's just a point and shoot, not a DSLR. I've been trying to be a little more artistic about some of my shots. I resist the urge to just take shots of the rocks. If you have any tips to improve my filming, I'm all ears.
I really appreciate the beautiful scenery and just the way that you capture it on camera. I also like that you show the stones you find well enough so we can see them. I find these videos very relaxing. I got pissed when I saw somebody gave you a thumbs down. They’re just jealous they can’t find the same rocks LOL
Man, you turned me on to wanting to get back into rocks. The petoskeys are beautiful. Lovely, relaxing video - a pleasure to come along on the journey. Thank you.
I enjoy traveling out of the state, but I sure haven't seen everything our great state has to offer yet. There are a lot of beautiful things to see right here.
My first time stopping by. Grew up Down State, always loved hunting Huron shores on the south end of the lake, my only access opportunity. Recently visited the UP and took my girls, 4 & 8, on their first shore-treasure find. They loved it and brought home about 100 marble sized specimens. We’ve invested in a new double-barrel tumbler so we can pretty them up. Teaches patience. I’m going to re-view this segment with them on the big screen, help spread the hobby. Great job!
@@MichiganRocks, until we know the girls are going to want to keep up with the work, show the patience needed, went inexpensive with a Chicago Electric, Dual Drum Rotary Rock Tumbler. I have watched several of your videos on the basics, 2/3 to 3/4 filled drum, water fill 1/2 inch below rocks, 3 tablespoons of the 60 grit (we will hit our day 3 look-see on Thursday AM) and even bought decent rated abrasives and ceramics. So, we should be off to a good start. Question? I’ve inherited buckets and buckets of large fossilized coral, most showing small to medium crystals. I’ve been experimenting with rust remover (good results) and now muriatic acid at 50/50. Do you work with this kind of cleanup?
@@berjo77 I have not done too much with acid. I have a video on soaking chain coral in acid. I tried a couple other types, but the whole rock dissolved. ua-cam.com/video/hjk3_KMLYXs/v-deo.html
I wish I had a place like that to look for cool rocks. I live in the middle of nowhere, the rocks around here aren't even really rocks, just hard dirt clumps lol.
PyroAnimus What state do you live in? Do you live near any creeks or dry creek beds? I'm guessing that you don't live by an ocean or lake. All great places to find treasures. In my younger day's I've found fossils, shark teeth, crystals and even amethyst at Malibu beach. Now just memories and my collection's. If there is nothing to find where you live plan a vacation to Arkansas State Park where you can dig for diamond's! Called Crater of Diamond's.
I love your spoon on a stick. I need to make one for me. When you are picking up rocks and I see one I like near it, I say to myself " I hope he picks up the one I'm looking at" lol Thanks again for sharing.
I disappoint a lot of people by not picking up the rocks they want me to pick up. I don't have any idea how to not disappoint that way. In case you want to make a rock scoop, I have a little video showing how I make mine. Of course you can always just duct tape a spoon to a stick and that will work fine. ua-cam.com/video/94qD2d34Ge4/v-deo.html
I really enjoyed watching this for the second time. First time was for the stones. This time for the beautiful scenery. So many nice shots. I love the "ICEosaur" emerging from the beach at 4:04. And the breaking waves at 10:30. Nice camera work, as always.
Thank you. I try to get some interesting shots. The thing I spend the most time on is straightening horizons. I just got done spending a couple hours on next week's video just straightening horizons. It's so obvious when the camera is crooked when I'm shooting over water. It's a giant level. So I adjust every couple of seconds that the camera is showing the horizon. It's tedious work, but the end results are worth it. It looks horrible otherwise. It's nice to know people appreciate it. Thanks for saying something.
Glad you decided to take that green one home with you. You are definitely more disciplined than I am 😊 I would have taken home that pink one with the brown band in it, and about 1/2 the ones you left behind 😜 Thanks for taking us along with you!
Me too - I would take about 80-90 percent of the discards. That pudding stone at 9 min looks like a loaf of bread with currants and other fruit in it. If no cut then landscape stone for sure. Really cool. The interplay of ice and water and stone is lovely!
Michigan Rocks no, I get being selective. I just wish that I could trail along (at least 6 feet away) and pick up some of the discards. I only started my first rock tumble last week and at this point am gathering quartz (northern Shenandoah in Virginia). I hope for jasper and agate but have only found one rock that I’m certain is jasper. I had never even heard of puddingstone until I watched this video. Thanks for your videos. I’m learning from you, rookie rockounding, agate dad, Chris Ralph and meMiner the most (so far).
@@virginiarocks I can't help you much with your local rocks. What I do is pick up some of everything that I like and see what tumbles. You'll run across similar rocks each time you go out and get to know what will do well. Then you can start to avoid stuff that doesn't shine up.
Michigan Rocks no worries, wasn’t expecting help. Just wishing I could rock hound in Michigan. And I will someday, when it is safer to travel again. I’ve always wanted to see the Great Lakes. I visited Lansing a very long time ago for a work conference and didn’t have time to do anything touristy or venture out on my own. The future hold promise! And watching your videos and others gives me terms and rock names and other things to research. It’s all good.
I now know what the weird rock with dents is, that I found in my backyard and then lost 25 or so years ago... a Petoskey stone. My States Rock!... I`m such an idiot lol
@@MichiganRocks Thanks for that lol. I used to collect rocks as a kid and when I got older I put them all in my front yard. I meant to keep the Petoskey stone one cause I though it might have been a piece of a meteorite... I still remember it was black with brown/orange`ish dents on one side and completely smooth on the other side. Been looking for it for years, but it`s long lost in the dirt now.
Today was my first yell at the TV screen. LOLOL The Green and red Christmas Rock ................. Oh man I want that stone. You just tossed it away. Dang it. I just have to say I am really leaqrning so much from your videos. Thank for sharing your adventures.
You sure found some gems today! I'm drooling over the stones that you throw back. Wish I can do this all day and forget about the all the craziness going on right now. Can't wait to see your next video.
I enjoyed the sound of the waves and the sounds of moving the stones around. So relaxing and refreshing. Meditative. Interesting finds. Educational. I almost felt as though I were there exploring and hunting for my own specimens. Great video!
@@MichiganRocks The video and sound qualities are very good. And you bring viewers through the experience in the way they would see it if they were doing it themselves. All of the natural beauty is felt and is visible. When you show under water views and explore curiosities, it can be very satisfying to watch.
I love your variety of rocks you find. So helpful for me identifying different rocks that I typically see around me. I watch these all day and over and over again. I find myself telling myself when I find a certain rock, "Hey, Rob taught me about that one!"
I'm glad you like them so much. I worry that you spend too much time watching with winter quickly approaching. there's only a little time left to get out on the beach.
That is a good point there, currently only lucky enough to go out once a week, typically on Mondays while most are working. Im retired, but have kids doing home school, and also home repair projects going on. Also being from Clarkston MI, more inland, I hunt creeks, rivers or gravel roads. I have started planning trips to go up to lake superior right after winter early next year. Going to stop on lake michigan at a few spots on the way up, and hit lake Huron on the way back.
@@CityRockhounding Ok, that makes sense. It's harder to get out when you live farther from public spots on the water. I hope you have a great trip in the spring.
I just moved up to Marquette. I have been a big rock, stone, and crystal hunter for a while now... as well as an artist/ jeweler with my finds... finding your channel has been a total blessing to me!!! I would love to learn more from you!!! Keep it up!!!
I love Marquette. My sister lives there and my Mom is in an assisted living home there. My son also goes to Northern. My nephew owns the Smelted pizza truck. Have you tried his wood fired pizza yet?
@@MichiganRocks I just moved up here right when all this quarantine business went down.... is it still open!?! I would love to check it out!?! Also just checked out Jasper Ridge today... one of the most beautiful/moving places I've ever been. (jasper is one of my favorite stones)
Love your favorites. My brother have been to Harrisville park and Lake Port. In the past 2 Sunday's. I have a few Petoskey's (not the best) but happy with them. A few pudding one I really like then so many other's I haven't a clue what they are. But watching your vid's got us excited about going places and having a good time. My last haul was to heavy for me so my brother was kind and carried them for me. It was long walk back to the car. I was surprised on how many people love rock's. We met one lady that watches you too.
That's fun that you met someone who watches my videos. I haven't been recognized much that I know of. Then again, I try to go to beaches where I don't see anyone else. Good luck on your hunts!
I found some beautiful fossils a couple years ago in Maryland. I've always loved rocks and fossils... My whole life. I can look for hours. I actually brought home a suitcase full when I moved from Maryland to Indiana and 100.000 year old shells.
I was just at this beach today. You're right about the water being clear. I had an awesome day out, but it got cold and windy near the end. I have never been rock hunting in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie, but the other three have always been pretty clear in my experience.
I'd be following right behind him picking up everything he let go.
In Michigan you can only take 25lbs of rocks A YEAR. So that's why you see collectors being picky. :)
@@martychapman7210 Yeah, but who's checking. LOL
@@martychapman7210 I didn't know this, good to know.
I would be right beside you.
What beach?
My nine-year-old daughter is obsessed with rocks. She's watching this video with me and every time you leave a rock behind she's screaming no in my ear.
But if I took all of them, there wouldn't be any left for her. Sorry about your ear.
I am impressed by the fact that if you don't think you will use it, you leave it for others. Very gentleman like of you, a rare trait these days.
I don't like clutter and the basement is already pretty cluttered.
I would be impressed if the others then left it for others to look at, who in turn left them for others and so on...
@@MichiganRocks this is just an idea right but... I know a way for you to be able to reclaim some space back in your basement & the only thing it'll cost you is a bit of time. Right so get yourself some sturdy buckets........
Yes, love this as well. All the other videos I see they take almost everything they find.
@@MichiganRocks
A rock paradise!
I want to be you when I grow up. Finding rocks as a kid was a passion, and here I see it's not lost later in another hunter's life.
you can always make it a passion in your adult life :)
Kully Crin
A great hobby!
Hello! I want to say THANK YOU for your outstanding videos! I'm a SE Michigan transplant now living in NE Wisconsin, and as a rookie rockhound I have learned so much from the information that you have shared. I come from a family of teachers, and your students are very fortunate that you take the time to teach science on your downtime. By the way, my 10 & 13 year old sons love to learn along with me as well; we thank you!!
I'm glad you're learning something. I'm a math teacher, so these aren't really aimed at my students, but some of my students do watch them. Good luck on your rock hunts!
I want to follow you with a wheelbarrow to collect all the goodies you throw back. You are giving me a new prospective on Lake Huron. The water was clear and the stones were colorful. I liked the green what-cha-ma-call-it that you couldn't identify. Glad you kept it and glad you brought us rock hounding with you again.
I am getting better at leaving rocks behind all the time. It is difficult with some of them though. Thanks for coming along with me. I appreciate all your comments.
@@MichiganRocks I also bring home drift wood but I am limited to what I can carry in my pockets and backpack. I am 67 and can get worn out but I have always made it back to the car.
We have high tides here so when I find a nice rock but have enough of those I will toss them up on the beach away from the tide for other visitors.
That would be a fun video to make. HaHa
@@BackYardGardeningTip I don’t pick up a lot of driftwood, but if I see something nice for my father in law, I grab it. That chunk was almost as heavy as the rocks. It’s in my basement now, drying out very slowly.
@@MichiganRocks I saw how wet that was and have picked up enough pieces to know they can be really head.
The wave sounds are very peaceful and relaxing.
I agree!
Rock hunting as meditation...
I could listen to the waves coming in for hours. So calming in this time of stress. Hugs from Grand Blanc.
I get that comment more than just about any. I’ve thought about doing a video where I shut up and just walk the beach listening to the waves.
This time of the year you need a buddy to hunt rocks and to warm you up later
@@MichiganRocks You could shut up now
@@MichiganRocks
Actually there is a good market for that.
Meditation.
Relaxation.
Sleep-Aid.
Feng-Shui.
I used to obsessed with hunting rocks and fossils when I was a kid. I would spend all day digging through our dug-out driveway. I even found a small fossilized fish. I stopped when I got older but this makes me want to go out again.
There are lots of us old folks obsessed with rocks and fossils. Get out there and be a kid again!
Beautiful video, thank you for taking the time to share the lakes beauty as well as the rocks.
Thank you for taking us along on your journey! So fresh, so beautiful....a needed break from everything. Much appreciation for you and what you share. God bless, and stay healthy!
I'm glad you enjoy my videos. Reading these comments is what keeps me making them.
I have all kinds of stones
Pudding and Petoskey stones on central Indiana on a good day. Thanks for sharing ur time with us.
I had heard that puddingstones could be found in northern Indiana, but I didn’t know how far south they could be found. I had no idea you could find Petoskeys that far south. Thanks for educating me?
How I wish I could go to such a place and look for rocks. Thank you for sharing this trip with us!
You're welcome. If you ever get a chance, I highly recommend it. Keep in mind that I was on this beach for four or five hours. It's kind of like fishing shows, they don't show you the parts where they sit for hours without getting a bite.
When I go rockhounding oh, I have the hardest time putting anything back. Watching you leave so many behind was very liberating. I will be keeping that in mind next time I'm out, only the best of the best comeback. Great Bend, glad I found your Channel!
I’m glad you found it too. When I first started collecting rocks, I brought back way too many like everyone else. With experience, I found that was a bad idea.
I was thinking "Why is he using a spoon to retrieve the rocks?" then I saw the icicles
It's good for deeper water too. When I hunt rocks on Lake Superior in the summer, I'd say at least half of the people have some sort of rock scoop.
@@MichiganRocks Which scoop do you recommend?
@@bryanebert8925 I just attached a slotted spoon to the end of a piece of PVC pipe. I removed the handle and screwed the stub into the end of the pipe, but I have seen people just duct tape a spoon on the end of a stick too.
@@MichiganRocks Okay thank you! My partner and I have been looking for agates on the North Shore of Superior and are looking for ways to improve our searches. Love your videos! About to buy our first rock tumbler.
@@bryanebert8925 I'd suggest considering a Lortone for your tumbler. I see a lot of people buying tumblers that appear to be very cheaply built when they'd be better off buying a real tumbler. The Thumler's Model B gets good reviews too, but I don't like the small Thumlers.
Love the Energy 🤩🤩😀
Oh my your making me drool !!! Can’t wait to get up north and be doing that. I’ve got 3 of your rock picking tools under construction. These videos are always so refreshing. Thanks for taking us along.
Three rock scoopers? Are you bringing other people or are you just gifted with a third arm?
Michigan Rocks I hit an indoor community garage sale a couple weeks ago and picked up some slotted spoons. I made one for my wife, my daughter and myself. My daughters the real rock hound. I swear the kid can smell Petoskey stones. I also bought a jig saw puzzle of all kinds of rocks and minerals.
@@davidhile5363 have you seen this puzzle company? I don't have any, but I saw a puddingstone one and a Petoskey Stone one in a store and looked up the company. www.faire.com/brand/b_1wb3flxa7k
Michigan Rocks Just checked them out ! Thanks for the heads up on that. They have a morel mushroom one that looks real challenging.
Really love your videos. Learned a GREAT deal from you. Really love those Unikytes, Banded Chert's and Pudding Stones. Please 🙏 keep these videos coming.
I plan to, I'm glad you're enjoying them.
That jasperlite is out of this world! Once in a lifetime find I'd say! Thanks so much for sharing.
It's the best I've found so far, but there's always hope for an even better one!
Wonderful walk - stones, water, sky, sunshine, fresh air.
It was a great day.
That was an awesome day in my book. Lots of cool treasures. Would love to just find the ones you put back. Beautiful area and cool footage. Was fun to watch. Great video
That was an awesome day in my book too!
Love, love, love this so much! I know the exact feeling of getting to your favorite lake and the "OHHHH" you get when you find that good one! And the sound......omg...Nature's Valium! This was SOOOOOOOO awesome! Thanks for the tour!
So did you like it?
@@MichiganRocks I LOVED it!
And ya know...I'm starting to see THAT rock before you pick it up!!
You found some treasures today. Keep us posted on what you do with these finds.
Will do!
Loved seeing that huge Petoskey stone at the end of the video and the beautiful pudding stones you found. Fran
I'm glad you had fun. That was a really good day.
The amount of Petoskey stones you found makes me realize I have probably passed many on my previous trips to Lake Huron without knowing! I’ll have to keep an eye out the next time I can make the trip out there. It’s a goal of mine to find one of my own.
They're pretty easy to spot if they are on the beach you're at. Just look in the water, not in the dry rocks since the pattern is really hard to see when dry.
What beach is this. We live in Indian River and my wife is mad she can’t ever find pudding stones
Beautiful clear water! What a great day to get out and find some real prizes. Thank you for taking us all with you.
You’re welcome, thanks for coming!
I just discovered your channel and I've been on a rock hunting habit I just started this year so this is a lucky find for me. Your knowledge of rocks astounds me. I hope I can soak up some of that knowledge for sure. Great work man
Honestly, I don't know much about geology. I know a few more things than you do is all. I'm pretty good at polishing rocks though.
Might be good to get a guidebook or something. I don’t know a thing about rocks myself, so I usually grab what looks cool and research later 😅
Thanks for sharing this serene and peaceful walk on the lovely beach.
Glad you enjoyed it.
My son and I love rock hunting on the beaches of lake superior when we vacation there. This video, the sound of the waves and shifting rocks, brought back a lot of good memories. I'll be watching more :)
I'm glad I could bring back some good memories. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for sharing your rock collecting trip
Thanks for watching!
I have all kinds of stones
I enjoyed watching you sir, thank you for the fine edits and the genuine and serene videography. We live in some uncertain times and being able to watch you do what I absolutely love helps to keep my spirits up. God bless you!
I've had quite a few comments like that. It's great that my videos are helping people relax. I have a nice kayak ride coming out this evening.
It’s a favorite pastime in my younger years, would still enjoy it in Michigan, but now live in Tennessee, just junk here & shale. Lots of marble, we live on Marble Hall where they mined marble for the White House & many famous places!
I do find lots of fossils in junk piles & natural to the area! We live above a cave that’s had its ‘ entrance blocked due to dangerous exploration. It has a river running through it, but have never seen inside. I’m claustrophobic! Love watching Josh Gates & his cave explorations!!!
@@christinerobinette7262 I love going in caves whenever we're near a tourist cave. I was fascinated with caves as a child too.
Thanks for taking us along on your journey. It’s was enjoyable.
You're welcome!
A beautiful day at the beach ♥️ Thank you for letting us tag along!
Thanks for joining me. With all of you coming along, I'm starting to realize that beach was more crowded than it seemed to be!
While everybody were taking sunbathe on the stoney beach on the Black Sea, me and my daughter were looking for some beautiful stones that we've brought to our home when my vacation was over. You made me recall these good memories. Thank you!
I'd much rather go look for rocks than sunbathe! I'm not great at sitting still.
That green one you picked up is freaking cool!!! I would love that for my fish tank!
I've never seen one like that before. I was pretty excited about it.
@@MichiganRocks what was it?
@@nico5233 I don't know. There are lots of rocks that I can't identify, but I love them anyway.
Just nice enough to get outside and enjoy Michigan’s water! The rocks are a bonus. Thanks!
Yep, even if I didn't find a single rock, this would have been a good day.
Love the Jaspilite. Just did a video on all the ones I found up North in Copper Harbor, MI. They are one of my favorite rocks ! Thanks for sharing.
What did you think of the piece I found? I find them occasionally in Lake Superior, but I have never found one this bright or this big. It was also strangely angular. Usually they're rounded off like most other rocks. This was by far the best one I have ever found anywhere. I found a bigger one in Ishpeming, but that was a small mountain, so I don't think it counts.
@@MichiganRocks I think your piece is amazing looking. It is different than the ones I have found in Copper Harbor. Nice find for sure :)
@@upnorthadventureswithccc I didn't know if ti was just a good find for me, or if it was a good find in general.
@@MichiganRocks I thought it was fantastic! What a bright color for a rock! I would classify that as a gemstone, if it was up to me, though, lol.
@@gayle8153 It really stuck out from the other rocks. I don't know how it would have been possible to walk by and not see it.
I have found some of those first stones and now I know what it is thankyou
I love finding cool stones I have bin collecting for 40 years
God bless you
I'm glad I could help you out!
Great video! My first five week tumble “finished” today. Learned a lot. Thanks for your videos!
Congratulations!
I love not only your finds, but the beautiful views you show. I wouldn't want to leave that place it's so beautiful.
I'm always surprised at how long I've been on a beach. I'll guess that it's been three hours, then I look at the time and it's been five hours.
What an incredible beach! I would love to rock hunt there!
It really is beautiful and has some great rocks.
@@MichiganRocks which beach is it? If I may ask, your videos are great!
@@johnrau6568 This beach is all bordered by private property. I'm lucky enough to have permission to cross someone's land to get to it. I don't want to betray their trust by posting the location on the Internet. Most of the beaches I go to have the location in the title or the description though.
rob, my wife connie and i just got started in rock hunting and we watch your videos every day. we really enjoy it.. we have some health issues and this helps us to cope with our mobility issues. i started building my shop and changing from woodworking to rock working i cant afford a loi of the tools but im trying to make due..
It's never too late to take up a new hobby. I think you'll enjoy working with rock. I do a little woodworking too, but rocks are more fun.
Instead of through the looking glass you gave us through the snow window😁♥️ Nice banded iron stone!
I was super excited about the banded iron. Maybe it's just the excitement of a recent find, but that is up there with my favorite rocks that I've found. I was so bummed out that I screwed up the video.
Would you share the location of the beach?
@@lauramack7820 Nope. It's all private land around this beach. I have permission to use someone's property to get to it and I don't want to jeopardize that. Sorry.
Thank you for taking us on your rock hunting! Learned a lot and beautiful country! 😊
Yep, it is beautiful here, a lot like Minnesota.
Great video!! Definitely would like to see that green stone cut!!!! Fantastic find on that pudding stone!!✅👍👍👍
I'll probably do some cutting videos this spring and summer. I'll make sure that one gets in there.
I have all kinds of stones
Thanks so much for taking us along. I love how you film the rocks for us, so we can look while you do! With the sound of the waves, it’s peaceful and exciting at the same time! You found some great rocks today and threw back some I would’ve kept, LOL! It’s very nice of you to leave the rocks you have plenty of for the next rock hound to find. I would love to find big pieces of Unikite like that, but it’s just not found in Montana, as far as I know. Thanks again and take care!
I'm glad you liked it. I find a lot more unakite in Lake Superior. I really don't find it bigger than fist sized, but that size is perfect for my ten inch saw.
You might not find unakite there, but you have Montana agates. I love those!
Michigan Rocks - Thanks for your response. If I find any good Montana agate this summer, I’ll send it your way!
@@jeanined9060 I actually have a whole box (or maybe two) that I haven’t had time to do anything with, but thanks for the offer.
Michigan Rocks - Lucky you! Ok, won’t send any! Take care.
@@jeanined9060 It was a great offer!
Beautiful day!!! So jealous. I wish I were closer to any of the big lakes.💗
I couldn't have asked for a better day, except maybe a little more heat.
I would love to see some of your finds cut & polished or tumbled. Thankyou for showing us. It is beautiful there.
Look at some of my other videos. I just started showing tumbled rocks every Tuesday. I have a couple videos where I just slice up some rocks. There are lots of videos where I make stuff out of rocks. In one video I make Petoskey stone and unakite turtles.
strangest yet most interesting recommended video I've gotten
I don't think it's strange. It's what I do with my time. Fun, if you ask me! I'm glad you weren't too disappointed.
That was a beautiful day to be out. Some great looking rocks found. Couldn't ask for much better than that. Look forward to the next one. Davin
Thanks, it was a great day to be out.
Oh Boy, do I love rock hunting with you! Your eye is drawn to all the same things I would be looking at. The waves, the sky at the horizon, the ice formations. I would be torn between photography/videography and rock-hounding. Do you do photography, by any chance? You have a good eye. Thanks for taking us along. Don't stop making these.
Thanks for the compliment. I took a photography class once, but I don't consider myself a good photographer. I don't even have a great camera. I use a GoPro for my videos. I have a Sony camera that I bought used. It's just a point and shoot, not a DSLR.
I've been trying to be a little more artistic about some of my shots. I resist the urge to just take shots of the rocks. If you have any tips to improve my filming, I'm all ears.
The sound of the water is priceless to me.....thanks for an awesome video
I can’t take credit for the sounds, but I’m glad you liked that I recorded them. There’s a reason my videos never have music.
I really appreciate the beautiful scenery and just the way that you capture it on camera. I also like that you show the stones you find well enough so we can see them. I find these videos very relaxing. I got pissed when I saw somebody gave you a thumbs down. They’re just jealous they can’t find the same rocks LOL
Yeah, could you hunt that person down and give them a good, stern talking to?
Michigan Rocks 🤣
Your rock hunting videos are so relaxing and interesting! I really enjoy rock hunting on the beach but don't get to do it often enough!! Thanks!
I don't get out as much as I'd like either. Luckily I'm close to the Lake so I can go more often than most.
@12:40~ that was beautiful.
Man, you turned me on to wanting to get back into rocks. The petoskeys are beautiful. Lovely, relaxing video - a pleasure to come along on the journey. Thank you.
You're welcome. There's nothing much more relaxing than a day at the beach looking for rocks.
Este lugar é o paraíso dás pedras 👏👏👏👏👏
Got into rock hunting last year and my fiancée and I love it! People travel out of this state, but the shores of Michigan are pure beauty!
I enjoy traveling out of the state, but I sure haven't seen everything our great state has to offer yet. There are a lot of beautiful things to see right here.
Awesome big guy. One day I'm gonna get up there...
My first time stopping by. Grew up Down State, always loved hunting Huron shores on the south end of the lake, my only access opportunity. Recently visited the UP and took my girls, 4 & 8, on their first shore-treasure find. They loved it and brought home about 100 marble sized specimens. We’ve invested in a new double-barrel tumbler so we can pretty them up. Teaches patience. I’m going to re-view this segment with them on the big screen, help spread the hobby. Great job!
If you need any help with that new tumbler, that's kind of my specialty. I have several videos on how to tumble. What tumbler did you get?
@@MichiganRocks, until we know the girls are going to want to keep up with the work, show the patience needed, went inexpensive with a Chicago Electric, Dual Drum Rotary Rock Tumbler.
I have watched several of your videos on the basics, 2/3 to 3/4 filled drum, water fill 1/2 inch below rocks, 3 tablespoons of the 60 grit (we will hit our day 3 look-see on Thursday AM) and even bought decent rated abrasives and ceramics. So, we should be off to a good start.
Question? I’ve inherited buckets and buckets of large fossilized coral, most showing small to medium crystals. I’ve been experimenting with rust remover (good results) and now muriatic acid at 50/50. Do you work with this kind of cleanup?
@@berjo77 I have not done too much with acid. I have a video on soaking chain coral in acid. I tried a couple other types, but the whole rock dissolved. ua-cam.com/video/hjk3_KMLYXs/v-deo.html
I wish I had a place like that to look for cool rocks. I live in the middle of nowhere, the rocks around here aren't even really rocks, just hard dirt clumps lol.
Hard to polish dirt clumps. You should consider moving.
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lol, same
PyroAnimus
What state do you live in? Do you live near any creeks or dry creek beds? I'm guessing that you don't live by an ocean or lake. All great places to find treasures. In my younger day's I've found fossils, shark teeth, crystals and even amethyst at Malibu beach. Now just memories and my collection's.
If there is nothing to find where you live plan a vacation to Arkansas State Park where you can dig for diamond's! Called Crater of Diamond's.
@@lorij6796 I live in NSW, Australia, sometimes there's fossils but not many good rocks in the towns around me 😅
I love your spoon on a stick. I need to make one for me.
When you are picking up rocks and I see one I like near it, I say to myself " I hope he picks up the one I'm looking at" lol
Thanks again for sharing.
I disappoint a lot of people by not picking up the rocks they want me to pick up. I don't have any idea how to not disappoint that way. In case you want to make a rock scoop, I have a little video showing how I make mine. Of course you can always just duct tape a spoon to a stick and that will work fine. ua-cam.com/video/94qD2d34Ge4/v-deo.html
Impossible challenge: take a shot everytime he drops a rock.
Hard...but not impossible 🤣💪
Reading this realising it would be easy then realised I have a drinking problem 😂😂
I really enjoyed watching this for the second time. First time was for the stones. This time for the beautiful scenery. So many nice shots. I love the "ICEosaur" emerging from the beach at 4:04. And the breaking waves at 10:30. Nice camera work, as always.
Thank you. I try to get some interesting shots. The thing I spend the most time on is straightening horizons. I just got done spending a couple hours on next week's video just straightening horizons. It's so obvious when the camera is crooked when I'm shooting over water. It's a giant level. So I adjust every couple of seconds that the camera is showing the horizon. It's tedious work, but the end results are worth it. It looks horrible otherwise. It's nice to know people appreciate it. Thanks for saying something.
Can any of these rocks be found in Lake Erie in Erie pa thanks love videos and thes rocks thank you
I have no idea. I've never hunted Lake Erie. You should go check it out.
Glad you decided to take that green one home with you. You are definitely more disciplined than I am 😊
I would have taken home that pink one with the brown band in it, and about 1/2 the ones you left behind 😜
Thanks for taking us along with you!
Did you catch the video where I cut the green one?
When I’m at the beach, I always a cheeky look at the rocks, my wife thinks I’m strange, due to the ones I’ve kept. That is a bit strange through lol
I understand you. Pick up the rocks you like.
Michigan Rocks , thanks bud .
You are not alone lol
Me too - I would take about 80-90 percent of the discards. That pudding stone at 9 min looks like a loaf of bread with currants and other fruit in it. If no cut then landscape stone for sure. Really cool. The interplay of ice and water and stone is lovely!
Everyone seems to want me to bring everything home. I'm just happy to be out enjoying the scenery and rocks.
Michigan Rocks no, I get being selective. I just wish that I could trail along (at least 6 feet away) and pick up some of the discards. I only started my first rock tumble last week and at this point am gathering quartz (northern Shenandoah in Virginia). I hope for jasper and agate but have only found one rock that I’m certain is jasper. I had never even heard of puddingstone until I watched this video. Thanks for your videos. I’m learning from you, rookie rockounding, agate dad, Chris Ralph and meMiner the most (so far).
@@virginiarocks I can't help you much with your local rocks. What I do is pick up some of everything that I like and see what tumbles. You'll run across similar rocks each time you go out and get to know what will do well. Then you can start to avoid stuff that doesn't shine up.
Michigan Rocks no worries, wasn’t expecting help. Just wishing I could rock hound in Michigan. And I will someday, when it is safer to travel again. I’ve always wanted to see the Great Lakes. I visited Lansing a very long time ago for a work conference and didn’t have time to do anything touristy or venture out on my own. The future hold promise! And watching your videos and others gives me terms and rock names and other things to research. It’s all good.
Hank: “They’re *MINERALS!”*
I watched this video when you first posted it, and I just watched it for the second time. I had forgotten how old you used to be.
Ha ha! I was ancient!
I now know what the weird rock with dents is, that I found in my backyard and then lost 25 or so years ago... a Petoskey stone. My States Rock!... I`m such an idiot lol
You _were_ such an idiot. We’ve rectified that now.
@@MichiganRocks Thanks for that lol. I used to collect rocks as a kid and when I got older I put them all in my front yard. I meant to keep the Petoskey stone one cause I though it might have been a piece of a meteorite... I still remember it was black with brown/orange`ish dents on one side and completely smooth on the other side. Been looking for it for years, but it`s long lost in the dirt now.
Today was my first yell at the TV screen. LOLOL The Green and red Christmas Rock ................. Oh man I want that stone. You just tossed it away. Dang it. I just have to say I am really leaqrning so much from your videos. Thank for sharing your adventures.
Sorry, Debi. Yelling at your screen is a risk you take when you watch my videos.
Ни хрена не понятно, но очень интересно!
Such gorgeous clear water!
Yep, we are lucky to have such nice, clean water here in Michigan.
So relaxing to watch. I think I would not be able to control myself from picking up every. single. pink. rock 🤣
If you're the one carrying the bucket, you might learn to control yourself.
@@MichiganRocks yeah, maybe 😁
You sure found some gems today! I'm drooling over the stones that you throw back. Wish I can do this all day and forget about the all the craziness going on right now. Can't wait to see your next video.
It was a great day. I didn’t worry about anything at all.
beautiful scenery, really interesting stones, love your rock retriever, thanks
Glad you liked it!
I enjoyed the sound of the waves and the sounds of moving the stones around. So relaxing and refreshing. Meditative. Interesting finds. Educational. I almost felt as though I were there exploring and hunting for my own specimens. Great video!
A lot of people comment that my videos are like being there with me. I'm not sure how I convey that, but I'm glad I do.
@@MichiganRocks The video and sound qualities are very good. And you bring viewers through the experience in the way they would see it if they were doing it themselves. All of the natural beauty is felt and is visible. When you show under water views and explore curiosities, it can be very satisfying to watch.
New viewer from Flint. So glad to have shared the walk with you. Great stuff, great channel!
Thanks for coming along!
Thank you for such a great video. Very informative, love those Michigan beaches so beautiful!
We have some awesome rocks here.
Wow 👏 beautiful rocks. Liked. Great finds 👏. From Jordan
I love your variety of rocks you find. So helpful for me identifying different rocks that I typically see around me. I watch these all day and over and over again. I find myself telling myself when I find a certain rock, "Hey, Rob taught me about that one!"
I'm glad you like them so much. I worry that you spend too much time watching with winter quickly approaching. there's only a little time left to get out on the beach.
That is a good point there, currently only lucky enough to go out once a week, typically on Mondays while most are working. Im retired, but have kids doing home school, and also home repair projects going on. Also being from Clarkston MI, more inland, I hunt creeks, rivers or gravel roads. I have started planning trips to go up to lake superior right after winter early next year. Going to stop on lake michigan at a few spots on the way up, and hit lake Huron on the way back.
@@CityRockhounding Ok, that makes sense. It's harder to get out when you live farther from public spots on the water. I hope you have a great trip in the spring.
My wife and I love your channel thanks
Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you so much for this. It sure looks cold there. What a great video. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Hello Rob. Thanks for sharing!
Your videography is superb!! 6:31 flooded me with good memories, thank you 💜💜
Glad you liked it!
America sure has some cool rocks! So many colors!
My husband and went to the upper peninsula in our campervan and loved how clean it felt, air, water.
I love it up there. I love where I live in the lower peninsula too, but the Upper Peninsula is just a little bit better.
I love you shovel tool fantastic . Purrty rocks keep on rolling .
Just a bent spoon on the end of a piece of PVC pipe. Essential tool for cold water rock hunting.
I just moved up to Marquette. I have been a big rock, stone, and crystal hunter for a while now... as well as an artist/ jeweler with my finds... finding your channel has been a total blessing to me!!! I would love to learn more from you!!! Keep it up!!!
I love Marquette. My sister lives there and my Mom is in an assisted living home there. My son also goes to Northern. My nephew owns the Smelted pizza truck. Have you tried his wood fired pizza yet?
@@MichiganRocks I just moved up here right when all this quarantine business went down.... is it still open!?! I would love to check it out!?! Also just checked out Jasper Ridge today... one of the most beautiful/moving places I've ever been. (jasper is one of my favorite stones)
@@NoneTheReality He is open. He usually parks outside of a brewery. Looks like he's at Blackrocks this week. www.smelted.com
Love your favorites. My brother have been to Harrisville park and Lake Port. In the past 2 Sunday's. I have a few Petoskey's (not the best) but happy with them. A few pudding one I really like then so many other's I haven't a clue what they are. But watching your vid's got us excited about going places and having a good time. My last haul was to heavy for me so my brother was kind and carried them for me. It was long walk back to the car. I was surprised on how many people love rock's. We met one lady that watches you too.
That's fun that you met someone who watches my videos. I haven't been recognized much that I know of. Then again, I try to go to beaches where I don't see anyone else.
Good luck on your hunts!
THAT ONE ROCK LOOKED LIKE IT HAD A TREE ON THE ONE SIDE OF IT, OR A BIG LEAF. BEAUTIFUL.
Have you been watching my videos all day?
So beautiful in all ways. Between the rocks and waves it looks like heaven.
It's pretty close to heaven.
I found some beautiful fossils a couple years ago in Maryland. I've always loved rocks and fossils... My whole life. I can look for hours. I actually brought home a suitcase full when I moved from Maryland to Indiana and 100.000 year old shells.
Beautiful stones, beautiful beach, beautiful video, Thanks for sharing😘.
Thanks for the beautiful message!
Wow beautiful place it is nice to hounding rocks.
Always inspired by your videos. Spent the last two days in Copper harbor rock picking
Isn't it beautiful up there? Find anything good?
The water is so nice, clear and calm. I wish Lake Erie was like that.
I was just at this beach today. You're right about the water being clear. I had an awesome day out, but it got cold and windy near the end. I have never been rock hunting in Lake Ontario or Lake Erie, but the other three have always been pretty clear in my experience.
I love some of the heart shaped rocks I see! Some near perfect and various sized hearts!
Those don't really catch my eye, but I know a lot of people collect those. Did you see my recent heart video? ua-cam.com/video/Phvz5Rbe4ys/v-deo.html
I've watched this one twice now! Can't help myself! Thank you!
You've been really busy with my videos lately. That was a very good day.