Four-pound AGATE and other TREASURES: Rockhounding the Yellowstone River
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2024
- Kate takes advantage of a beautiful fall day for a rockhounding trip to the Yellowstone River. Joined by her husband Jim and dog Kava, she discovers a CHUNKY agate, gorgeous jasper and petrified wood, and enjoys the sunshine.
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Omg 13:38 so beautiful looks like a sun set over a lake with trees reflecting off the water. Stunning!!!!
:) amazing, right?
Lol love the chunky ones and can’t wait to hear that song for sure. You always find the prettiest things
:) The Yellowstone is a treasure.
I love that Jim’s joining you and looking for rock too.
He's learning!
1st time watcher!!!
Grateful i came across ur vidioes☺i was really looking for rockhounding near washington dc, i live in florida so theres lots of shark teeth and fossil but nothing like that! Im going to get a chance to spend a few days in early january around DC so i definitely want to take the opportunity to do some looking around at some North Americn beautys👍 it will be a true Blessing! Thanks for sharing ur adventures, God Bless u and urs.
I am so happy you joined us! Fossils are fun to find too - there is beauty everywhere. :)
Gorgeous finds again Ma'am. I love Kava,so cute ...
Thank you so much 😊
LOL when my hubby and I were "newbie" rock hounders, we found a 25lb chert, we "thought" it was an agate! Hahahahaha
Awwwww. I bet it was pretty anyway!
chert is ok for making fire starters is it not.. flints
Love the Jaspers. I also love the shots of your dog through the drone.
Glad you enjoyed it! Kava makes us laugh every time.
Awesome. Thank you for a awesome day rock hounding! Love it. Will watch many a times. Just this episode. That is my favorite thing to do..
Sweet!
I loved the first agate the most, because it glowed like a antique lamp when you held it up.
Yes, that glow is very special.
I am SO GLAD I'm not the only one who does an awkward turtle wiggle when I fall with a pack full of rocks! I'm usually alone, though, so I have to ditch the pack and flip over to my hands and knees to get up first! It's awful!
It's not so awful if you can laugh at it.
What a great spot. I liked the petrified wooden shoe the best. The jasper Jim found with the red bands was blood streaks. I have a small emergency kit I made that fits in my shirt pocket. It doesn't have to be much. I liked the turtle on it's back trick because of all the rocks
Good save Jim. Be safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
:'D I passed on your thoughts.
Awesome jaspers...sometimes they just so beautiful.
I’m glad it warmed up for you. It was a great hunt with beautiful finds. You did it again.... you put out another awesome video.
♥️😉♥️
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Oh my goodness, Kate. You take me to such lovely places. Glad you had a good time. Hope you aren't to banged up to go again soon. Please tell Mr. Kate that I hope his finger is healing well much love, many hugs
Neither of us were injured much in this outing, and we have many more to come. :)
I love that you two do this together, and that you explain all the different rocks, and the drone footage! And let's not forget the doggie too. ❤ Kate, your videos are seriously very enjoyable.
Thank you, Dawn!
the cuts at the end really help show the quality , loved the variety, even your sand stone ends up with an artsy swirl to it !
Right? :D Someone suggested that was actually rhyolite, called "wonderstone" in Montana...
What a chunker! I'd have to say that it was my favorite... I loved the view from high above too...beautiful
Great! Thanks, Marlaina. :)
Fabulous video!!! I love your content!! What great finds!!!!! 😍😍😍 Hi Jim! 👋
Can't thank you enough for the mystery box of rocks we just got from you! Beyond expectations! Love your content and thankful again for what you sent us from your ETSY. Such cool stuff!Thank you again.
Our pleasure! I'm just tickled that you enjoyed it. :)
Oh my goodness, you even fall down enthusiastically! Lol. I hope you weren't hurt.
LOL, no, not this time. :D
Some beautiful finds you and Jim found on this trip. The fall happens to all of us.
LOL, Bruce, the fall is worse some places than others. Actually, fall is usually my favorite season - but we were robbed this year by an early snowstorm and cold spell. :)
We got lucky and had a nice fall. Snowing/raining now. Who knows what this next 2 weeks will be
@@brucevanderzanden9638 We got out yesterday - and ABSOLUTELY PERFECT morning, sunny, no wind, warming - and glowing agates. :)
That was a really fun adventure! I hope you didn't lose any rocks when you tumbled. I went backwards over a log with a pack full and got stuck for awhile until I remembered I could unbuckle my shoulder straps - lol
The rocks stayed put - and I almost did too! I usually hunt solo too, so trying to figure out how to get help was complicated. :)
It shows that it never gets totally picked over and that late season rock hounding is so great! Great finds Kate!
The silt hides many treasures, if you know how to look. :)
Beautiful jaspers. Kava cracks me up so going after the drone. Thanks for another of many to come awesome videos.
She really is one silly dog. Thanks for watching!
Our turn for the foot of snow on the ground now Kate and Kim and Kava! So thanks for sharing your snow free footage😉 and I LOVE seeing the slabs of the insides of your finds!
:) I hope your snow goes away.
Awesome jasper and I love the moss Agate. Won't be long and I will be looking at your store again. Got an email today that my rock is here. Yay! Thank you for polishing it. I will be displaying it in my living room!
Wonderful! I am going to be listing some new things in the store soon - it's hard to keep up with all of it. :D
I would love to see a video from The Finders explaining how they decide to cut their finds. Making that first cut is scary and I would like some tips on figuring out which way to make that first one.
Katy, next time you are in Spencer, let me know and I can show you where to find obsidian and maybe some turquoise.
Almost had me singing right away. 😂
DO IT!
Looks like a great spot Katy and once again the " Drone Pilot" saves the day, 😜.
Some super pieces, those Jaspers are the winners for me. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
:) I love all of them.
Yes I have to agree they are all good.
Hey that piece at 4:29 is my first piece of petro I got from Katy AND I LOVE IT!!!!😍😍😍
Hurray!
Kate, I like to see the other stones.. not just the agates and petrified wood.
I cut all sorts of rocks and they are incredibly beautiful inside.
Also when your spray bottle is not shooting far, the batteries are not strong enough. I purchased some rechargeable batteries at the same time as I purchased my magic bottle..
I'm amazed at the size of the agates.
I love that Jim is trying to find interesting rocks to share. Love the drone footage too!
I agree with everything you say! Thank you for the encouragement - and stay well.
Very beautiful agate
:) Thank you!
The sandstone looking rock is wonderstone. It is vitrified rhyolite ash.
Sweet! Thanks, Gregg. I know about wonderstone, but I guess I thought it was harder than this, which seemed something between sandstone and jasper.
You so lucky madam... 👍👍👍
Very!
Awesome Huge agate find!
Thanks 👍
Wonderful drone footage, sorry he got hurt. The variety of rocks is so amazing.
:) He's fine - mostly wounded pride! The Yellowstone really is a magical place.
I love Montana agates and want to plan a trip there when I can! For now I will live vicariously through you!
:) Montana is amazing - but there is beauty everywhere. Keep on doing!
Hi Katy, if Jim had FPV goggles on he could fly ahead and see a path to take, avoid obstacles ect. Nice drone footage and definitely beautiful rocks as always. 👍❤
His particular drone doesn't take the DJI FPV goggles - I'm looking around to see if there is an alternative, because I think it would be an excellent Christmas present. :)
@@KatyDidRocks ah ok. Yep that would be an awesome gift. Flight Test and Rcgroups are just a couple of sites for advice and info on everything RC. 👍 Hope this helps. 😉
Great Show Katy! So many cool rocks, I really liked that chunk of septarian stone! Congratulations on that honker! Cheers!
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it.
Stunningly beautiful 😊
Thank you!
Great finds today. And those slabs at the end -- wow! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Katy did again! 😁
Oh yes I did! :D
jolie AGATES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Merci. :)
Those finds were beautiful! Nice drone footage!😀👍
Thank you!
I'm not glad that you fell but I hope you had a good trip!
LOL!
Great rocks!! Thanks!
Glad you like them!
P.S. love the jester!
:D LOL, I am glad.
Such monster agates! I hope I find something that big one day🙏
The Yellowstone is amazing, I must say.
Hi yall
:)
Love your video! I was Laughing along with you at the end, falling over with a pile of rocks is something i do too 🤣🤣😊😊😊 very pretty Jaspers, and that petrified wood is beautiful. If postage wasn't so expensive id love to buy some.
If you go to her store there's no shipping cost. I have ordered her rocks. Great prices too!
@@wyomingadventures i live in new zealand
:) I do occasionally list agates, jasper and petwood on my Etsy store, KatyDidRocks. Ooooh, Nicola, I just saw you live in NZ - yes, that WOULD be expensive!
@@KatyDidRocks yes it would be expensive.
Covid has made post even more expensive too.
You have such a good eye for beauty. Time for bandaids in the drone case😀 !
Thanks, SS! Jim learned his lesson.
Enjoyed
Thanks, Cheryl. :)
Fun video! 😀
Thank you 🤗
Nice finds......sometimes when we’re out looking for rocks on the river, I’ll bra plastic bristle broom with me. So I can wade out into the river shin high. And sweep the rocks that have silt on them. Works great.!
Sounds like a good idea!
Beautiful rocks
Hope you didn't hurt your self
I'm still standing! :)
I see why, Mr katydid catches the drone new sub. Great show ty
Thanks for the sub! :)
Katy: I have been watching the video where you, Theo and Alex go agate picking. Today I saw the agate you picked up with the ribbon around the bottom. It is a very beautiful rock. If you don't remember it is in frame 10:36 of the video Theo just posted. My heart sinks every time I hear someone talk about cutting that rock. I would enjoy having that rock in my collection. Are you interested in selling it? I would like to see it stay whole. Just let me know. ~Dan
HI, Dan! :) It really is gorgeous, isn't it? I'll think about it and get back to you - my video comes out Sunday. :)
Jagate nice lol
:D
The Yellowstone's gravel bars really put the rest to shame. The Fraser river in BC was the only thing I've ever seen in person that comes close. One day Kava is gonna catch that thing for all Jim's teasing!
Brennan, she actually got a piece of it on this trip - we'll be a little more careful, now that we know it can cut. O.O
I'm from mission bc and it rains so much that you really only have a few months to go rock hounding on the Fraser
@@Cherrycola14 thats a shame but at least it guarentees new treasures every year once the water does drop!!
Want the sliced orange/yellow jasper. It is spunky. Tell Jim I can give catching lessons
It's beautiful, isn't it?
@@KatyDidRocks maybe Etsy bound???😬
Love the video.
I have been over by Amelia island but we weren’t able to figure out the access. I guess we need to google map it. Lol.
Falling reminds me of myself. Hubby is like. “no not again.. “ but he helps me up. That is why I don’t dare go out alone.. lol
We went out today on a creek that goes into the Yellowstone. Found some nice agates, but just enjoyed the day being out and away from everyone and everything so much, that it would have been great even if we didn’t find anything. Took the Argo in the water for a little bit,, it sure helps me to get around with my bad knees and hips... lol
Getting to the actual gravel is a bit of a hike, one that requires crawling through underbrush. But it's not super far, and for me it was worth it.
Great video! That is a chunky piece! Nice to get away from everything. Especially the election! Awesome video
I'm with you, TMR.
literally I am you, complete with following wildlife trails and falling over ("turtling") and struggling to get back up with zero finesse, only I am the Forester Edition. 😂
I'm inspired to get out onto the river today (AGAIN) after a run this morning! 😊Are you guys in a drought situation down yonder? Here in north central British Columbia, we're at drought level 5 after low snowpacks last winter, a long hot dry summer (of more wildfires, so many fires), and very little rain this fall. We're keeping our fingers crossed for great snowpacks this winter or things will get reallly ugly next year. It's great for rockhounding on the Fraser and Nechako rivers for newbies like me, but as I look for rocks and look around, I worry about the ongoing effects on salmon, wildlife, ecosystems, agriculture, and all of us. 😩
That is awesome! If you went out for a run, you are not quite LITERALLY me - I've gotten too fat for that. But it's great to "meet" a kindred spirit. :)
Wow Jim I didn't think drones had that much bit hahahahaha 😅 ya watch out in the future please hope you have a small 1st aid kit with you at least a few band aids and triple Antibiotic atlest something to keep you from going to the hospital.
True story!
It's beautiful. Great. I wish you had written the names of the stones on the pictures. Hi from Turkey.
That is a good idea - thanks for the suggestion!
@@KatyDidRocks I thank you. I do not know a foreign language. It would be very useful for your subscribers of other countries to get information more easily Good luck.
I would like to see some finished pieces.
Occasionally I do a "Nab, Slab and Cab" video, but it takes a really long time. I also am not a silversmith, so setting a piece is a challenge - but I'm working on solutions!
I get more jealous everytime you post a new video Katy 😤
Cause I haven't been able to go out rockhounding for months now 😒 and that HUGE agate is making me desperate to go out myself 💨 but I can't, it's college months 😔
Btw if I could, I'd honestly be willing to pay $100 for that 4lb agate 🤑 you don't find agates THAT big so often
Not being able to get out is the worst. Even during lockdown, here, we at least were able to go out to the river, because it's easy to stay far away from any people. Take care...
hahaha !!!!
:D
Hi what make the rock keep there shine I see a lot out there but can u tell me what you use please Ty’s
Many people just use a little mineral oil to keep their rocks shining. If you want it actually polished, a cabbing machines or flat lap is usually used.
Khaki is tan. You are thinking of “olive drab” ...military phrase😀
LOL, SS, my entire life I have been using the wrong word for the wrong color. I had to look it up! Interesting how our brains latch onto something and decide it's true. :D
winter stirm again so going for rock hunt the easy way ...
chunky
The weather is still rough up in Canada, eh?
When you say, "it's just a milk agate," what does that mean?
"Milk agate" is my word for a silica-based rock that would have been an Montana agate if it didn't have so many other minerals in it. It is translucent, but not as translucent as genuine agate - it is cloudy, or milky. I sometimes call them a "near agate." Others call it a "mud agate," which I think is really mean! :D
What other town is near Amelia Island? I can't bring it up on maps
Hysham, Mt. :)
@@KatyDidRocks It's spelled wired on the cc in the video. 😆 Thank you Kate! We plan to come out to MT soon! Maybe we can hook up and go together?
What kind of backpack do you use?
It’s nothing special, Anita - I just got one that has a hip belt and chest strap, then stick a small wastebasket inside to keep it open. 😁
KatyDid oh. That explains the sound when something is dropped inside. Thanks!
@@virginiarocks I had so much trouble dropping things over my shoulder - the wastebasket is perfect.
KatyDid great idea. I’ll have to try it.
Care . I love stone . I have a lot . And Youri work in Nice.
You have talent.
I live only tumberling. Ans i live in Holland.
I have a cuestion do you gif stone away . I love agat soooo much . And i love all acne of stone even grap . Jasper i dond know the name of te stone ...
I hope you can send me a agat . In Holland i can fine a lot of Jasper . And black gray and vlown ans lithe brouwn red stone to ...
I hope jou sens me beutiful agat Jasper an zandston if i have to pat you let me know ok 👍
Hello! :) I'm happy you enjoy the rocks. Unfortunately, I cannot give them away, as there are many, MANY people who would like them! Thank you for watching....
Well Jim you could have stuck a bandaid in Your wallet
I have given him the suggestion. :)