I Found AMAZING AGATE GEMS In Spring River Gravels [Montana Rockhounding]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- Come along for an incredible spring rock hunt on the fabled Yellowstone River in Montana. The scenery is amazing and the rocks are even better.
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I hope you enjoyed the hunt! Let me know what your favorite find was and if you are out rockhounding this weekend!
I go rockhounding every weekend 😂😂
I live in Butte Montana and I was wondering if you would know if there are any agates and petrified wood on the Yellowstone between Livingston and Billings?
Loved all the pet wood, your pack must have been so heavy
Love the little pieces of petrified wood and agate!
My wife and I, were on the Yellowstone river last year. We were more excited finding agates and Pet wood than if we were on our own shores picking up Petoskey stones ( a coral) and Lake Superior Agates. Watching your videos reminds me how great it was searching the river, even though the 100 degree weather was rough.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the sounds of the frogs. That is music to my ears. Rock hunting to a chorus of frogs is almost like heaven on earth.
It is almost trance-inducing...... It is fun to include sounds like that in the video.
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Love it too!
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Started my day with this video... it's going to be a good day. Beautiful surroundings, nature sounds, light string music, and ROCKS... a winning combination!
I am so glad to hear my video could help get your day off on the right foot! Here's to many more adventures together.
@AgateAngler Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Thank you so much for the reply. May you have happy, safe, and blessed adventures! I'll be waiting to share them via TH-cam!
When you saved the spider... my heart ❤
Same ❤
I am glad you're planning on making more content this summer. I find your way of revealing your finds; it makes me feel like the finder. Happy Summer!
I am glad to hear that you feel that way. Thanks for the feedback and for the support! Have a great weekend!
Dear Alec, I absolutely LOVED this video. The music and outdoor sounds were so much like a Solitude CD. I am a huge fan of Solitude music and own many CDs because they put me in such a Zen state. The music, for me, achieved the immersive feeling that you were trying to accomplish. The new video from the drone, the muffled wind sound, and your other shots of the rocks with you out in the stones with Kip looks like you are becoming an accomplished cinematographer. All your discoveries illicited many explanations of wonder from me and my husband who stuck around to watch the video. I only hope you went picking more morels as here in Manitoba I don’t think we have ever had a windfall of them as we have had this year. In fact I made homemade cream of mushroom/morel soup for supper last night! So the video in all its rock hounding glory was really a win win for me! ❤😊
Nancy! Wow.... your comment really made me smile. I don't feel worthy of such compliments, but I really appreciate it. I like the solitude 'vibe' if that is the right word.... especially when I am out there exploring and hunting. I will definitely be trying to build off of this for future videos. Thank you for the feedback! We found about 6 lbs of morels just a few weeks ago. Most of ours have dried up by now. Have a fantastic weekend!
@@AgateAngler heck no you desire lots of accolades since you are improving your site and making it more appealing and a pleasure to watch. I am blown away by 6 lbs of morels!! Hope you enjoyed them. Take care.
The grain lines of petrified wood, green on jasper, agates, kip kisses, while listening to sounds of nature. You are blessed.
Indeed I am! Thanks for coming along Patricia!
Wishing you all the best in what yu do.I am a grandma ,but love my rocks always.So thank you for taking me along.
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: me too!
Hi Alec. Just wanted to share my opinion on this particular video. The introduction and sound are stunning - so much that I had to go back to the start to listen to the sound of nature once again. Sounded like a perfect meditation clip actually and even your intonation and voice was soothing (you can try making meditation videos it seems lol). Love the drone flights - it’s like having an out of body experience and watching from above. We have moved from Ontario to New Brunswick (Canada) a year ago. I love collecting rocks and am not sure I have been able to confidently identify them. I find a lot of quartz and unakite, but that’s about it. No petrified wood ever (at least not in the area we are currently living). The beach has tide extremes - sometimes very very wild and high tide and at others, very very low. It’s quite humbling to experience this. Anyway, I wanted to let you know you’ve hit your goal when you said you wanted to share this ‘immersive experience’. Thanks for putting extra effort to allow us have more experience along with you! Great job.
thanks for taking us along.... The stones are gorgeous... ALL of them. The agates are very pretty but so, so different from those that I have the opportunity to hunt & find. My agates are Lake Superior agates and far more colorful with multiple bands. I am 80 yrs. old & don't get to agate hunt very often anymore but when I do. I enjoy every moment. My daughter says "Mom. why do you have all these rocks?" I just tell her, " If you don't know, you will never understand. It's something that is unexplainable. You just know. " .... have a great day & happy hunting.
I've always wanted to get out and hunt for lake superior agates. Yes, ours are VERY different, but the colors you find in lakers are just crazy. Thanks for watching and commenting.
So very true!! I'm 67 and have been hunting and gathering rocks at least 65 of these years! My kids don't get it either! lol
You are literally "rocking" at making a go of doing what you love!😇🤩
Go you!🥳
Thank you for that. 😊
I live 13 miles from a nice rocky beach. My mom and i used to go there a lot to primarily hunt for agates. But the ones you find are so much big than the ones we ever found. What a nice place to be for rock hunting.
i have nothing but sand and dirt around here
Just watched this video with my sister. She is in Virginia and I am in Wyoming. Congratulations on putting together a high quality video. You have put in your homework. Love the adjustments you have made especially the drone footage and an increased emphasis on the beautiful area you are at. Always like the calm energy you obtain in your videos. Thank you. Best wishes.
My young son and I found a lovely, smooth, oval agate in rural Washington. It has a peculiar cluster of what looks like hair or extremely frayed wood fibers inside of it. It's super clear and simply the coolest thing! We had just moved there from Alaska, where my brother had always found petrified wood fragments and he collected them 😊
I just found your channel, I'm over in Missoula. Subscribed.
I'm no geologist, amateur or otherwise, but I have spent countless hours exploring rocks on the banks of Montana rivers over rhe past 30+ years. Love it!
Before you started talking about the subversive experience, I was thinking how wonderful the sounds and area sights are. Just incredible!
What a beautiful adventure! Thanks for sharing!
❤ one of my favorite videos! Commentary, music, beautiful view, and rock hunt. Love how you are always excited on your finds - quality over quantity on your postings. Just right
So glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the kind words.
Love you videos! You were one of the first people I started following on rock hounding 😁
Really? That's crazy. Thanks so much for coming along for the adventure. Do you hunt rocks in your area?
@AgateAngler I love hunting rocks in Michigan! It could be on the shore of one of the great lakes or inland . So many different and colorful rocks!
Such a beautiful location! Hello from Nova Scotia, Canada. Thank you Rockhoundinglife for recommending Agate Angler!!!
Really enjoyed your new format in this video. I like when your rock finds start or end with a wide shot of the surroundings. It makes a nice transition. Also really liked the addition of some shots of random interesting rocks you come upon. In general, your changes made the trip feel more complete and less like highlights.
Michael, I really appreciate the feedback. I think I will continue with the random rock shots for sure.
Absolutely love seeing the wildlife, all the critters and plants and scenery on your rock hunts as well as all the cool rocks themselves. Different from NZ! Looking forward to the even more immersive videos!
Trying to include much more of that going forward. Thank you for the feedback.
Very nice video! Loved the new drone shots and scenery. Your’e all so lucky out there in Montana. Beautiful rocks and petrified wood. I’m looking forward to your future videos.
so many rocks. i think you could take any spot and dig around and find great stuff.
So glad to see you out hunting! I always love to see Kip, too! All of the petrified wood was my favorite lol.
So glad you enjoyed. I'll have another hunt out on Saturday morning.
You do an amazing job at immersing us in your experience! I am not able to physically/safely travel and to see not just the rocks, but to hear the animals/insects, to see what you're seeing...it takes me along with my senses, so thank you!
That is one of my goals, especially for these longer type videos. So I am glad I could accomplish that for you.
Hi Alex. Well, you have one more sub now. I didn't realize that I hadn't subscribed. You sure made some nice finds and so many beautiful wood pieces. I'm right there with you on the newness of Spring, new life and the crazy brightness of the fresh green growth never gets old.
Appreciate the sub Steve! Thanks a bunch. Glad you enjoyed the adventure. More to come next weekend.
Thank you for your videos. I have been watching your channel basically since you started. Your videos are always so calming for me and your finds are beautiful. I look forward to many more videos.
It’s so cool to hear from folks who’ve been watching since the beginning. Thanks for the support and I’m glad you enjoy the content.
I liked the Jasper. Thanks for getting out there on a cloudy day. I know you have a busy life.
LOVE YOUR WORK ON THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER ROCK HOUNDING I would love to see as much as you are able to do.
April! Thanks for the kind words! I will try my best to keep it coming this summer!
What a great video!! It's so good to see you again. I enjoyed the spring peepers and also the human music. It's nice to see people pick up things that aren't just agates and pet wood once in a while. I happen to love jasper and chert. It will be fun to see more of you this summer.
Love the jaspers. Nice agates and pet wood too.
Hope to go rockhounding for some ky agates tomorrow or at least geodes.
I love jasper, especially the green!
Great to see you hunting on the river!
🙋Hello from Cairo Georgia. What beautiful finds! Those pieces of wood are beautiful. Beautiful place! Thank you for the great adventure and thanks for the doggy kiss. He's gorgeous. Stay safe and God bless! 🥰
Hello! Thanks for coming along on the hunt. Take care!
More amazing finds!
I could fall asleep to the sound of the bull frogs!
Thank you Monica! The frogs are actually chorus frogs. Still very peaceful.
@@AgateAngler oh! I didn't know there were chorus frogs too! Either way I could fall asleep to them!
Thanks for the day trip! What a beautiful place!
Thanks for coming along!
Closed my eyes and felt at home with the intro! Just need a mister of "essence of cow pie" and I'm set 😂
I loved seeing Kip again, good dog! Never having been in that part of the world I appreciate the drone shots. I have no doubt you love your family but sometimes getting out alone in nature is important. Our batteries need recharging, the world can demand a lot of from us and we need to step back and recover. The rockhounding and the video work are healthy and good distractions. Thank you for sharing what you saw and found and have a great week!
True words. It’s all about balance. I definitely have a tendency to put too much on my plate at times…. Thanks for the kind words and feedback!
Great to see you again!!
I'm a rock hound from Mt too. I love watching u . N now I want to go rock hounding too. thanks
You live in an absolute rockhounding paradise! I hope to one day before I die be able to visit Montana and do some rockhounding or at the very least purchase some of the beautiful moss agate or petrified wood from there. I'm in Indiana and where I am there is just nothing. It is nothing but cornfields as far as the eye can see. 😂 So I am so thankful for your videos, thank you for sharing your finds with us all!
I am very lucky indeed and thankful I can share some of this beautiful place with those who cannot visit for themselves. Just as an FYI, this summer I hope to launch an ETSY shop where I will sell both raw and finished specimens as well as batches of rocks for tumbling. Keep an eye out for the announcement in July or August.
The big pieces of petrified wood you’re finding are real pretty. I’m a jasper lover. I do love the petrified wood & agate but jasper is my favorite. Beautiful piece of chert. Not sure if that’s how it’s spelled. Other rocks are very pretty too. Thank you for taking us along.
Nice video, Alec. The walk in the woods was lovely. Since I live on the other side of the Rockies, I'm not familiar with Montana plants. A few lingering closeup shots of some of the flowers and trees might enable me to identify them and learn a bit more about them. Thanks for a lovely walk and interesting rockhounding. Happy hounding this season.
I'll try to include some more plant and tree close-ups for you next time.
@@AgateAngler Thank you.
Thank you for taking me along with you because I can't get my wheelchair there. It's beautiful 😍
I'm glad you could come along with Kip and I in spirit. Cheers!
I call that place pet wood paradise 🔥
One of my favorite spots! I found another great spot close to Billings the other day.
@@AgateAngler very nice 👍 hopefully we get lots of new goodies after the runoff.
Great video! The rock @ 19:10 was fascinating!
Thank you for taking us along . You found some nice rocks. Wish I where there
Thanks so much Leslie! Kip and I are very fortunate.
I just found this channel and love it. I love the mellow vybe while still being exciting. But especially love the rocks and scenery. And how you interact with your daughter. Looking forward to more!
So happy to have come a crossed your channel enjoying it
Wow Alex you found a lot of beautiful stuff. All the petrified wood is awesome. Makes me so jealous. Great job. I enjoy your channel.
Leona,
Thanks for the kind words. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for coming along!
Oh how lucky are you to find so many pieces of wood!!!
Petrified wood is always cool
It's always fun to put a GoPro camera on your dog. Talk about immersive.... You should try that some time. Thanks for all the adventures, and great finds.
I can't imaging Kip would appreciate that, but it would be funny.
Oh my goodness. I just love the polliwogs. Your audio is outstanding now. So much petrified wood. Holy smokes. Myself, I love the smaller ones. Easily tumbled. I don't have big tumblers. I just love your videos.
I was really excited to find (and film) the tadpoles - They will grow into chorus frogs. I am glad the audio seems improved. You're the best Donna!
@AgateAngler aw shucks. Make me blush. LOL. Someday, I will make it out there to Montana and go rockhounding myself. I just hope while I am there I will have the chance to meet all the TH-cam people I so love to watch from there. I think there are 4 channels I watch for around the same area, well along the Yellowstone anyhow. And I believe you are all near the Billings area if I'm not mistaken. You just keep making videos, and I'll keep watching. You are awesome.
@@donnalantz7981 You got yourself a deal! I assume you are talking about Kate, Theo, and Montana Rock Mom?
@AgateAngler and 406 findings. Yes all of you guys I would love to meet one day. I have met Michigan Rocks AKA Rob. He lives an hour from me. I love his setup so much. Such an awesome man, and his wife is such a nice lady too.
Love your videos! It's just beautiful where you live. I always wanted to come see that side of the country. Your audio did great with the wind. Barely did hear any background noise of it. Hope you reach your 35,000 soon! Keep up the good work. 💜😊
love the new direction you’re going in. sights and sounds of nature are great anywhere any time! and i recently discovered that i’m OBSESSED with petrified wood! lol!
Thanks for the feedback. Glad to know you enjoyed it.
New Subscriber here, I really enjoyed the drone footage. That piece of petrified wood with agate in it was a nice find!
Excellent photography! Dude, I can’t believe how nice your close up shots are! Most people seem to fight the focusing in on close shots. Would it be to forward of me to ask what camera you have?
I live in Washington State and went Rockhounding yesterday for picture jasper in the Cascade mountains.! 😃
Thank you so much for the kind words. I actually just shoot everything on my iPhone 13...... I love picture jasper! I hope you found some!
very nice filming always love lots of kip
Beautiful video !! Good to see you and Kip out there again !!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Always love the petrified wood.. I hope to make it out that way to do exactly what you are doing! I have hunted agates on all the coasts of Michigan . Need to scope out some new rocks!!
Love your vids, keep them coming. Would like to see more stones cut as well though.
Stunning agates.Thanks so much for sharing the vid.
Thanks so much for watching!
So happy to see you again! We are coming to the river from BC Canada in August and would love to go on a rock hunt with you!
Fun Opening. Love the Crickets & Tadpoles..Thanks for taking us with you.. My favorite Pet wood is are the pieces that look like fresh wood ! ! Some look like they were in a fire as well. Interesting.. So much water line Agate instead of fortification Lines.. . . Any chance that you can bring some unusual Drift Wood to mount your finds on for dramatic Display??
Love this video,can’t wait to see some more…❤
More coming hopefully most Saturday mornings this summer. 2-3 times per month.
If you ever want to take a road trip to Wyoming, I would love to share some of my petrified wood with you!
Nice!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
I always enjoy watching these videos, glad to see you're planning on posting more content and are working towards improving your cinematography. Something you might consider to drive traffic to your channel is giving your video thumbnails extra "Pop". Many of yours tend to look similar and although the gem specimens are pretty, just having them in hand isn't necessarily the most exciting composition. Think to yourself, why would the average person bother clicking on a video where the big payoff is uninspiringly revealed before the video even starts? By creating some type of mystery people will just have to click because they need to find out what happened.
Highly clickable thumbnails typically have three bright and distinct elements when together clearly tell the tale of your video, while eliciting some type of emotional response from the viewer.
Try to remember, even though your channel is dedicated to people who specifically have an affinity for geology, your subscriber count will blow up if you also find ways to relate to viewers who aren't necessarily into rockhounding. Videos about one thing can still be about everything.
Mike, I appreciate you taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment. I definitely try to find the right balance with thumbnails, but of course what I see as interesting may not catch everyone's eye. TH-cam is of course very interesting with how the algorithm works and whatnot. I am definitely changing the channel in terms of aesthetics and feel this summer so please keep me posted on your thoughts.
Awesome video. I really liked the intro you did and the background music. Thanks!
Glad you liked it! I really appreciate the feedback!
LOVE the drone footage.
I am glad you enjoyed it! I'll be trying to include more and more drone footage as I get better at flying it.
@@AgateAngler I like your idea of more full emersion in the experience. I've always missed knowing what your neck of the woods is like. Thanks AA
Awesome Rocks!!!
Thank you!
Enjoyed your video. Very pretty agates abd cool petrified wood. I found the video very relaxing. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it. I have another hunt scheduled to release tomorrow morning.
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Love the pet wood! I wish you had sprayed off that awesome multicolored jasper though.
I need to show more jasper. We really take it for granted around here.
Another great video Alec. Love all the petrified wood you’re finding. Got out rock hounding last weekend and found some great Vancouver Island banded jasper.
Banded Jasper sounds beautiful! Thanks for watching and for the kind words
Well looky lookey what I just found! I Like this channel alot!
Just subscribed! Beautiful work, wish I had been born healthy enogh to be outdoors like this.
You do a great job and have improved in the video making. Love the drone footage! I like it when showing the rocks you take the time with them and slowly show them. The music is nice also.
Maybe another video where you team up on a joint hunt might help boost the subscriptions....there might be a possibility of picking up more viewers from other channels...for all involved 😃
Thanks for sharing with us !
Good ideas. Glad you enjoyed the video. Should be another one next Saturday morning to look forward to.
Nice found
Hi from Australia, just learning about agates and all the other rock names, i know a lot of our agates go to the usa, its winter here but i have a rocky beach not far away.
Great intro!! Love to see the area!
Thank you so much Marcia. Glad you enjoyed it.
Big improvement sound wise & drones … can’t get enough of dem drones! I watch to learn because someday soon I’m going agate hunting. I also love to see what your neck of the woods looks like compared to mine . I’m guessing people watch for all kinds of reasons including its relaxing too - you complement it nicely with good music selection.
Keep doing what you’re doing Oh also more KIP !!!!!!
I definitely need to include more Kip....haha. Thanks for the feedback. I am trying to go for the relaxing, immersive, calming vibe.
Love your content. Thank you 😊
Thanks for watching!
Did you know that Jasper IS a form of petrified wood? Looks like that area is chalked full of petrified wood of many varieties!
First time visit and new subscriber ❤️🎉. I am also enjoying your music selection. Congratulations on approaching your 35K!🥳
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Thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment
I just watched my first video of yours and it was right after a good rain. This is my second video and WOW the difference when everything is dry and all the same color gray brown. Not so obvious. 🧐
Great finds! I like your new add-ons. Your drone shots are cool and the new sound worked great!
Appreciate the feedback! Excited to make some more videos this summer showing off the river from the sky.
Would not have recognised those agates as here in the UK they're usually more colourful but I absolutely loved the petrified wood and would so love to own a piece, great video and content
Enjoy watching your hunts very much and I would like to see some pics or short videos of your tumble polished material.
There should be content like that coming this summer. Also my instagram is a good place to look.
I love rock collecting but have never made anything. It would be so cool to find petrified wood.
hey AA from Edmonton Alberta. just north of you. i just spent the day on the north saskatchewan river west of edmonton finding many nice pieces of petrified wood. I like tuning in as i have no idea what i'm looking at 90% of the time so thank you.
We are all learning! Is the petrified wood that you find similar to the stuff I find on the Yellowstone?
❤😊awesome founds 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for tagging along on the hunt!
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I enjoyed you hunt very much thank you😊
Glad you enjoyed it
I have not seen one of your videos for a while. Thanks.
Thanks for coming along on the hunt and taking the time to comment!
Very nice! I like the drone shots! Been thinking of getting one myself but haven’t done it yet, thanks for sharing and congrats on all the finds!
Appreciate it. Yeah the drone is a fun addition for sure!
Good luck