@@huntingrocks yes they sure do have lots of rocks to find in Utah. I can’t wait to go back and see what other rocks to find out there it’s very beautiful scenery. Hope you have a good time in Utah
Thank you for those amazing words. All of you who watch my videos help me live my dream. I love showing a multitude of places, both pay and free, easy and difficult to get to,so anyone can get out there and hopefully find some amazing rocks, minerals, and fossils. I may not be the best camera, man, but I do it for all of you.
Beautiful finds, my friend! I love those colors on the insides of those geodes...and it kind of makes me wonder...which do you like hunting for better, the ones in the St. Louis area or out at Dugway? Both will have their pros/cons I am sure. Which do you think makes a better display piece? I have never gone geode hunting, so I honestly have no idea of what to expect other than what videos I have seen by good folks like yourself.
Thank you, and that's a good question, and honestly, it's hard to answer. I mean, in the greater scheme of things, Dugway Geodes should actually be called Dugway Thundereggs because it is a rhyolite shell where as here in the midwest, they are limestone. For clarity, the Dugways are probably the best and some of the prettiest out there. Sometimes, you will get lucky, and the "geode" will have a chunk of rhyolite missing, and when cut, you can set a light behind it to make it glow or even hold it up so light and have a quartz window. The geodes in this area seem to contain more and other mineral growths like calcite and pyrite and the such. I would say Dugways are probably my favorite display piece, but that could just be because they are exotic to me in this area. It's kind of like the whole druzy vs. quartz vs. smokey quartz, it's all quartz crystal, but I go gaga in Arkansas because I don't have it here.... Man, the way I avoided that question, I should be a politician 🤣🤣
Haunted Ridge I like to use a small shovel, a small garden trowel and prying tools usually plastic but metal works just be careful where you place it.... and of course my secret weapon a garden sprayer, the 3 gallon pump up kind, those work great for any time you are going after minerals, and some times fossils but you have to be careful with the fossils
Yeah, I would have definitely used that as my thumb nail too, absolute gorgeous piece. Will make a wonderful display piece for sure. I love the colours of these geodes. Looking forward to what else you find
Utah is a rockhounding dream come true it has never let me down. Heck yeah I hope find some killer Mozarkite I live the stuff but have never actually gone looking for it.
That Geiger counter is actually what I think is referred to as a survey model, which is designed to pick up extremely high levels of radiation, specifically after an atomic blast. To read the lower levels you might find in rocks, you need the model with the wand.
Yeah, I need to get one this one I borrowed from a buddy of mine. Next year, I hope to hunt for some uranium ore, so I need to pick one out . If you have any recommendations, I am all ears
@@huntingrocks those old civil defense models are pretty solid, as long as they’ve been calibrated. They’re a hell of a lot cheaper than the newer digital ones.
@@huntingrocks no problem. I bought one of them last year because I was wondering if some of the petrified wood I was bringing home from the Yellow Cat area in Utah might have been radioactive. Luckily no. 😅
I have been out there many times try to put some of those geodes under a black light and it will blow your mind neon green, neon blue, under a black light it is the opalite in the agate that make them glow so bright under a black light do that and let me know what you might have glowing.
I had a few of these glow I really want to go out there and camp some time and bring my UV light and see what broken ones glow .... as well as scorpions lol
Oh yeah I did that last year and found some amazing good stuff, and it's another beautiful place to camp, if you are from Utah you all have some beautiful scenery out there, you guys are lucky.
Looks like a good trip! The best part besides those Gorgeous Geodes, was there was was nobody there to get all in your way or ask bunch of nosey questions! Iso hate that. The ones that you showed were so pretty. Beautifully cut, broken or even sometimes whole with crystal veins Geodes have always been my Favorites besides Rainbowed colored Chert with Crystal on it! 🌍🌎🌏🤎💚💙🌍🌎🌏
It was fairly empty there that day, maybe only 8 other people. I shot two videos that day the next one (in a few weeks ) will be finding pretty ones with no digging needed
That last little cut open one is very attractive.
Thank you I thinks it's one of my favorites
Very beautiful finds they are all so fun to cut we ended up going there and most of the time we were there it rained
I would love to be up there after a rain or during a nice light rain, to see what cleans up or washes out.
@@huntingrocks yes they sure do have lots of rocks to find in Utah. I can’t wait to go back and see what other rocks to find out there it’s very beautiful scenery. Hope you have a good time in Utah
Another good one! Thanks
Thank you very much.
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I was super happy with the stuff I found, so much better than last year
Those last two cut ones you showed were sweet. Love dugway!
Thank you , yeah Dugway is amazing but the roads up there ... good gravy make sure your fillings are in good and tight LOL
Great video!!! Your doing what most of us only dream about!
Thank you for those amazing words. All of you who watch my videos help me live my dream. I love showing a multitude of places, both pay and free, easy and difficult to get to,so anyone can get out there and hopefully find some amazing rocks, minerals, and fossils. I may not be the best camera, man, but I do it for all of you.
Beautiful finds, my friend! I love those colors on the insides of those geodes...and it kind of makes me wonder...which do you like hunting for better, the ones in the St. Louis area or out at Dugway? Both will have their pros/cons I am sure. Which do you think makes a better display piece? I have never gone geode hunting, so I honestly have no idea of what to expect other than what videos I have seen by good folks like yourself.
Thank you, and that's a good question, and honestly, it's hard to answer. I mean, in the greater scheme of things, Dugway Geodes should actually be called Dugway Thundereggs because it is a rhyolite shell where as here in the midwest, they are limestone.
For clarity, the Dugways are probably the best and some of the prettiest out there. Sometimes, you will get lucky, and the "geode" will have a chunk of rhyolite missing, and when cut, you can set a light behind it to make it glow or even hold it up so light and have a quartz window.
The geodes in this area seem to contain more and other mineral growths like calcite and pyrite and the such.
I would say Dugways are probably my favorite display piece, but that could just be because they are exotic to me in this area. It's kind of like the whole druzy vs. quartz vs. smokey quartz, it's all quartz crystal, but I go gaga in Arkansas because I don't have it here.... Man, the way I avoided that question, I should be a politician 🤣🤣
Nice to see the recommended tools for a site. What tools would you recommend for Haunted Ridge?
Haunted Ridge I like to use a small shovel, a small garden trowel and prying tools usually plastic but metal works just be careful where you place it.... and of course my secret weapon a garden sprayer, the 3 gallon pump up kind, those work great for any time you are going after minerals, and some times fossils but you have to be careful with the fossils
Yeah, I would have definitely used that as my thumb nail too, absolute gorgeous piece. Will make a wonderful display piece for sure. I love the colours of these geodes. Looking forward to what else you find
That will be a few weeks ( I like to break them up) but the stuff you can find with out even having to work hard is soooooo crazy
@@huntingrocks nice
Cool stuff!
Thank you
Awesome video !!!
Thank you so much ❤️
Looks like Utah has treated you well so far! I hope to get down there in October. I want to hunt some Mozarkite and of course druzy and agate!
Utah is a rockhounding dream come true it has never let me down. Heck yeah I hope find some killer Mozarkite I live the stuff but have never actually gone looking for it.
We took the scenic route also. Ended up at a military base.
HAHA i had looked at coming in from the North and I think it was trying to send me through the base
That Geiger counter is actually what I think is referred to as a survey model, which is designed to pick up extremely high levels of radiation, specifically after an atomic blast. To read the lower levels you might find in rocks, you need the model with the wand.
Yeah, I need to get one this one I borrowed from a buddy of mine. Next year, I hope to hunt for some uranium ore, so I need to pick one out . If you have any recommendations, I am all ears
@@huntingrocks those old civil defense models are pretty solid, as long as they’ve been calibrated. They’re a hell of a lot cheaper than the newer digital ones.
@zlatansmithlord awesome I will check it out thank you for the info
@@huntingrocks no problem. I bought one of them last year because I was wondering if some of the petrified wood I was bringing home from the Yellow Cat area in Utah might have been radioactive. Luckily no. 😅
I have been out there many times try to put some of those geodes under a black light and it will blow your mind neon green, neon blue, under a black light it is the opalite in the agate that make them glow so bright under a black light do that and let me know what you might have glowing.
I had a few of these glow I really want to go out there and camp some time and bring my UV light and see what broken ones glow .... as well as scorpions lol
Drive South 13 miles to the Thomas Range Mt. lots of Topaz if you can work for it in the rhyolite.
Oh yeah I did that last year and found some amazing good stuff, and it's another beautiful place to camp, if you are from Utah you all have some beautiful scenery out there, you guys are lucky.
Beautiful! If you're ever in Arizona I have coordinates for you for geodes and agates at Lake Pleasant. I can send pictures if you're interested 🤙
Awesome, and thank you , I finished this trip up in Arizona, but next year I plan on starting my trip there and spending more time
I sold my vacuum the other day. All it was doing was collecting dust.
Looks like a good trip! The best part besides those Gorgeous Geodes, was
there was was nobody there to get all
in your way or ask bunch of nosey
questions! Iso hate that.
The ones that you showed were
so pretty. Beautifully cut, broken or
even sometimes whole with crystal
veins Geodes have always been my
Favorites besides Rainbowed colored
Chert with Crystal on it!
🌍🌎🌏🤎💚💙🌍🌎🌏
It was fairly empty there that day, maybe only 8 other people. I shot two videos that day the next one (in a few weeks ) will be finding pretty ones with no digging needed
@@huntingrocks
Can't wait to see it!