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Fantastic capture!! that's very interesting rockhounding Central Oregon There was so beautiful scenery and lovely pet sounds with birds calling in wild. Well, what music fun !! that's so cool rockhounding today too. Thank sharing, have a wonderful day!
I have a 20 plus pound agatized piece from that area I found in a dry wash, it may have been off of that road you were on. I took it to a local rock shop to see if he could cut it and he said it was too fractured and would likely fall apart, but also said it might be wood. Ohoco's are full of surprises, and some of the darkest night skys in the country, home to the annual Oregon Star Party..
Always fun to see another fossil video in your series! Love all of the identifications...you're not wrong when identifying them as leaves and sticks, ha! All of the stick segments look like they could be from Equisetum, but without knowledge of the deposit, they very well could belong to another group. Thanks for taking us along!
Looks like you scored on a beautiful day with lots of great plant fossils and a scorpion to boot! Might have to go check that out. Very entertaining video, thanks for sharing, cheers!
Whay a great place for fossils. I would fit right in. Sorry, Sara, for the dropped rock, but at least there were many more around. You'll have a nice remember when now. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Thanks for sharing folks, much appreciated! All kinds of different fun stuff to be found out there in the Ochoco's IMO~ Not sure if you're already doing it but If not I would highly recommend using Acryloid/Paraloid B72 or similar to coat and protect the fossils. Polyurethane does work but over time tends to yellow when exposed to any sunlight. Anyway, I love that area and wish I could focus a solid 4 days out there exploring stuff. Hope you're having a good summer. Take care and have a good weekend!
I have tried coating fossils and I think I prefer them to just be natural and if they fall apart I guess it wasn't meant to be. The area has so much potential for finding neat stuff, really I think a few weeks are needed out there.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding One other note, found a scorpion under my thigh up at Saddle Mt this year digging a new hole. (75 yards from the big hole at the top) We exposed a new log but it was mostly opalized. Anyway, the sting felt sharp and hot but then just itched for a few hours into the evening and I had zero allergic reaction during my drive home to ptld? In the valley, down around Greenpeter reservoir have discovered huge black forest scorpions in quite large quantities. (they covered a concrete pit toilet floor overnight to stay warm im guessing, was quite the surprise during that overnight call of nature)
10:55 looks to be leaves from either sequoia or cedar tree. Very cool. Giant sequoia trees lived in Oregon millions of years ago before the cascade mountains were created and the climate was much different.
Gotta be careful with scorpions. Strangely enough the smaller ones are more dangerous than the bigger ones (or so I've been told). It looks like you spent a bit of time in the Ochoco Mts. Did you happen to also visit the Mt. Hood Rock Club claim? AKA the Ochoco Agate Beds? It's actually two layers of eggs. The top layer has a chocolate brown matrix and if you drop down the hillside, the second bed has a matrix that is very similar to the Lucky Strike eggs. Also, if you look at that area on a topographic map, Lucky Strike, Valley View, and the MHRC claim are all about the same altitude. That area is probably one giant Thunderegg bed.
Good to know! This is the first scorpion I have ever seen in the wild. We were in the are for a good little chunk of time. Unfortunately I didn't visit the MHRC claim, however maybe next year I can get permission to go. I think if someone wanted to spend a few weeks out there just punching holes down in different areas you could locate a new bed for sure.
I love fossils!!! And i know a leaf too and that was most certainly a leaf! It sounds like Laika is not a fan of fossil hunting! lol! Sarah's flower(?) was interesting? And your wood fossil! That ares is incredible for having some amazing fossils of the ecosystem of the area. And nice breakage Sarah! Way better than carrying that big rock! That scorpion was really cool. They arent vicious and wont even try to strike you, unless you step on them or piss them off. They make great pets! and they are nocturnal, so you found him is a sleep state and he isnt going to move. You can pick him up by his tail so he cant strike you, and he still wont move. Not until evening. But that area was just abundant with its fossils! I hope you can take you samples you collected and research exactly what kind of tree/plant/flower/etc that it was and exactly when it lived. I mean, those are the origins of the trees/etc that are there today! Loved the video! Thanks for showing us what's out there!
Thank you! Yeah its a really good area and well worth pulling off the hwy for. I think this fall when I have some more time I will try to ID some of these.
Being from Texas, I can assure everyone that scorpions are NOT cool. I have had them drop from the ceiling and land on my arm. Although generally not fatal, their sting hurts like heck.
What's the name or number of the road you're on? I'm taking a fossil trip next spring all across eastern Oregon. I. Would love to know how to get to the fossil site you were at. Thanks ahead of time!
You are on your way to the dark sedimentary side! 😂 dude sedimentary rocks are cool because fossils! I can understand why you feel the way you do in your area. Leaf fossils are cool and all but, they don’t leave much to the imagination. Everything in my area is so old it’s like a window to an alien world… ruled by giant octopus ice cream cones! 😂 Freaky stuff! It really gets my imagination going 👍🏼
HA! The darkside! I find the stick fossils to almost be a little more interesting than the leafs. Both are cool but I guess I can relate more to a stick. :)
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Fantastic capture!! that's very interesting rockhounding Central Oregon
There was so beautiful scenery and lovely pet sounds with birds calling in wild. Well, what music fun !! that's so cool rockhounding today too. Thank sharing, have a wonderful day!
We stopped here two weeks ago because of your video and had a fantastic time, thanks!!
I'm glad to hear you had a good time.
Woohooo something interesting to watch!!
Boy…it would be hard to stop! Cool.
Nice 😎 shades… happy searching
Super cool!!!
If you want to glue your 8:50 leaf fossil, I recommend paleobond
I have a 20 plus pound agatized piece from that area I found in a dry wash, it may have been off of that road you were on. I took it to a local rock shop to see if he could cut it and he said it was too fractured and would likely fall apart, but also said it might be wood. Ohoco's are full of surprises, and some of the darkest night skys in the country, home to the annual Oregon Star Party..
Love the fossils! Always makes me itch to go find new locations for hounding.,..love you guys.
Thank you! :)
Cool stuff!👍👍
Always fun to see another fossil video in your series! Love all of the identifications...you're not wrong when identifying them as leaves and sticks, ha! All of the stick segments look like they could be from Equisetum, but without knowledge of the deposit, they very well could belong to another group. Thanks for taking us along!
Awesome! Love fossils!
You guys got some great leaf fossils. Nice spot!
Thank you!
Looks like you scored on a beautiful day with lots of great plant fossils and a scorpion to boot! Might have to go check that out. Very entertaining video, thanks for sharing, cheers!
Its a good location, I like places where the material is abundant and you can be little picky with what comes home.
Whay a great place for fossils. I would fit right in. Sorry, Sara, for the dropped rock, but at least there were many more around. You'll have a nice remember when now. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Great stuff. The more you explore the more you learn.
Cool fossils!
Thank you!
Your doggie acts and looks just like mine! Got her from a litter of 18 in southern Oregon just before the shutdowns happened in 2020.
SARA an awesome rock hunter. She seems to have all the luck. Being vertically challenged myself makes it easier to spot great finds. Lol 😆
Thanks for sharing folks, much appreciated! All kinds of different fun stuff to be found out there in the Ochoco's IMO~ Not sure if you're already doing it but If not I would highly recommend using Acryloid/Paraloid B72 or similar to coat and protect the fossils. Polyurethane does work but over time tends to yellow when exposed to any sunlight. Anyway, I love that area and wish I could focus a solid 4 days out there exploring stuff. Hope you're having a good summer. Take care and have a good weekend!
I have tried coating fossils and I think I prefer them to just be natural and if they fall apart I guess it wasn't meant to be.
The area has so much potential for finding neat stuff, really I think a few weeks are needed out there.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding One other note, found a scorpion under my thigh up at Saddle Mt this year digging a new hole. (75 yards from the big hole at the top) We exposed a new log but it was mostly opalized. Anyway, the sting felt sharp and hot but then just itched for a few hours into the evening and I had zero allergic reaction during my drive home to ptld? In the valley, down around Greenpeter reservoir have discovered huge black forest scorpions in quite large quantities. (they covered a concrete pit toilet floor overnight to stay warm im guessing, was quite the surprise during that overnight call of nature)
I recently spotted my first scorpion ever while rockhounding for barite. I was pretty excited! 😆
They're neat little guys to look at.
Wow 👍🌟
Awesome finds!!!! I really liked your time lapse shot that panned across, that was very cool!!!!
Thank you!
I found something too today. Some fern leaf perhaps...
10:55 looks to be leaves from either sequoia or cedar tree. Very cool. Giant sequoia trees lived in Oregon millions of years ago before the cascade mountains were created and the climate was much different.
Wow that`s so interesting thanks
The "stick" shown at 1:15 is probably a horsetail.
Thank you!
Is it north or south of the hwy by the rest stop?
Gotta be careful with scorpions. Strangely enough the smaller ones are more dangerous than the bigger ones (or so I've been told). It looks like you spent a bit of time in the Ochoco Mts. Did you happen to also visit the Mt. Hood Rock Club claim? AKA the Ochoco Agate Beds? It's actually two layers of eggs. The top layer has a chocolate brown matrix and if you drop down the hillside, the second bed has a matrix that is very similar to the Lucky Strike eggs. Also, if you look at that area on a topographic map, Lucky Strike, Valley View, and the MHRC claim are all about the same altitude. That area is probably one giant Thunderegg bed.
Good to know! This is the first scorpion I have ever seen in the wild.
We were in the are for a good little chunk of time. Unfortunately I didn't visit the MHRC claim, however maybe next year I can get permission to go.
I think if someone wanted to spend a few weeks out there just punching holes down in different areas you could locate a new bed for sure.
I love fossils!!! And i know a leaf too and that was most certainly a leaf! It sounds like Laika is not a fan of fossil hunting! lol! Sarah's flower(?) was interesting? And your wood fossil! That ares is incredible for having some amazing fossils of the ecosystem of the area. And nice breakage Sarah! Way better than carrying that big rock! That scorpion was really cool. They arent vicious and wont even try to strike you, unless you step on them or piss them off. They make great pets! and they are nocturnal, so you found him is a sleep state and he isnt going to move. You can pick him up by his tail so he cant strike you, and he still wont move. Not until evening. But that area was just abundant with its fossils! I hope you can take you samples you collected and research exactly what kind of tree/plant/flower/etc that it was and exactly when it lived. I mean, those are the origins of the trees/etc that are there today! Loved the video! Thanks for showing us what's out there!
Thank you! Yeah its a really good area and well worth pulling off the hwy for.
I think this fall when I have some more time I will try to ID some of these.
The fossils are nice, the scorpion was a seriously dodgy wee critter.
Being from Texas, I can assure everyone that scorpions are NOT cool. I have had them drop from the ceiling and land on my arm. Although generally not fatal, their sting hurts like heck.
That doesn't sound fun but I do think they are neat to see out in nature.
What's the name or number of the road you're on? I'm taking a fossil trip next spring all across eastern Oregon. I. Would love to know how to get to the fossil site you were at. Thanks ahead of time!
The GPS is on my websites map.
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You are on your way to the dark sedimentary side! 😂 dude sedimentary rocks are cool because fossils! I can understand why you feel the way you do in your area. Leaf fossils are cool and all but, they don’t leave much to the imagination. Everything in my area is so old it’s like a window to an alien world… ruled by giant octopus ice cream cones! 😂 Freaky stuff! It really gets my imagination going 👍🏼
HA! The darkside!
I find the stick fossils to almost be a little more interesting than the leafs. Both are cool but I guess I can relate more to a stick. :)