Relaxed Rockhounding • Slow & Solo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Back out camping with the family, I head past the tree line to see how the gravel beds are looking since we last hounded here. However Benny couldn't make it this time and its a different feeling rockhounding and hunting chalcedony and agates on your own. I find a peaceful creek to wander up and relax as i find carnelian, agates, and on the road, a big rock I had to leave in place. All in all it was a great day out in nature in the always beautiful south east Queensland. I hope you find enjoyment in the rockhounding and relaxation, RnR haha!
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Heya!!! Just a little foot note, I left the last creek footage in there to show that yes, we do get skunked... haha! But it’s worth wetting the feet. Sometimes finding places you don’t find anything in, helps to cross them of your list. Happy and safe hounding times! Much much love!
Jesse! (Aka Rookie 😁)
مرحبا روكي صديقي حبذا نوعية الأحجار وكم تساوي تقريبا هل بلقيراط أم بلغرام تحياتي لك وبالتوفيق حامد من بغداد 👌 💚
Thank you 👍😊
@@Rookie_Rockounding hay Jessie hamd from baghdad
مرحبا من استراليا صديقي! شكرا لمشاهدتك! قد تجد أيضا الكنوز الجميلة!
@@Rookie_Rockounding أهلا ومرحبا بك أنا من المشتركين في قناتك ومتابع معاك لكن لغتي الإنكليزية ضعيفه جدا سؤالي حبذا عند عرض الأحجار تخرج كتابه بأسم الحجر فقط المهمه وأيضا كيف أسعارها بلقيراط أم بلغرام هذا يكفي أن تنطق به كل حجر تعرضه المهم أسماء الأحجار تحياتي لك من بغداد تأكد إنها ستجلب مشاهده أكثر ولايكات تستحقها صديقي حامد بغداد 👌
Thanks for the videos.
We all enjoy the lot of them.
Perfect for the rainy days when I can't get out there myself.
Looking forward to the season.
Peaceful and serene.
I find Some sticks I just have to keep as well.
God Bless and happy hounding.
Thank you brother! That makes me very happy to know others enjoy them 😁
Best of luck on your hunts bud! So do you look for sticks as well?
@@Rookie_Rockounding I do. I've made canes, walking sticks and back scratchers from my finds.
Mostly in it for the nature.
I love my planet.
Yes that’s rad! If you ever come across dead pot plants, like woody established ones or even ones in the ground, the roots are amazing! The would make a great Gandalf style walking stick. You could probably even wedge rocks in there also. Keep an eye out if you haven’t yet. It’s pretty cool 🤓
Ah, the big one that got away. Your other finds make up for it though. Beautiful rocks!
Thank you Gwynn! We finally ended up getting him out too! 🤪
Ah, sweet video...Ya know how fishermen talk of the fish that got away?..and think one-day Ill catch that huge sucker..lol..well there you are with the big guy in the dirt. I bet you go back and get it someday..lol..Have a great weekend...
Yvonne Sebastian
Hey Yvonne! Yep, I almost named this “The One That Got Away” haha!
I think I’ve found my white whale! 😁
Have a great week my friend!
Benny was missed by all, but I am grateful for you sharing your awesome finds. Blessings
Yeah he’s a legend, always a great time with the French man, thank you Sue!
Man, I desperately wish I could join. Winter and all this snow is driving me crazy in Minnesota.
Jeremy Los
Oh man I hope it warms up for all of you over there soon!
And I don’t know, we took a mate out today and got skunked pretty solidly haha! But it was still a great day! Wish we could take you all out with us.
sometimes it is very relaxing to get out on your own, It gives you time to think and be grateful for what we have been blessed with. Havagudun my friend!
Heck yeah dude, well put mate 👌
Awesome work! I could see your videos turned into a commercial TV show! It's not just the rocks that I love here it's all the kind, people who comment and encourage you and each other, I love reading through the comments. Now down to serious stuff. That big one, the really big one, apparently it also has metaphysical properties and should carry a general warning. Any who stumble across it will suffer anxiety, yearning and the dreaded insomnia until such time as the finder digs it up and drags it home! Once in the possession of the collector its aura swiftly changes and imbibes immediate contentment. The finder can easily be identified by their production of audible sighs of relief. p.s. I think it's time to organise a co-ordinated Rookie Rockhounding rain dance!
oh wow that’s a seriously kind comment R! Thank you so much!
And secondly, hahahaha!!!!!! I love your metaphysical properties break down!!! You are spot on haha! I feel I’m gonna need a camp trip very soon 😂
Rain dance coordinated! Hahaha!
Have a great rest of the weekend!!!!
The best way to find agates is with the Sun in front of you in the evening. It's much easier to see the waxy sheen that they give off.
Yeah that’s very true. 👌
Have you ever met up with LizCreates and her hubby for a rock hounding trip? Might be fun for you guy's!!
Debbie Mitchell
Hey Debbie! I never have, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t dreamt about it! Haha! That’s would be a life goal for sure, they are just genuinely lovely people and they get the same joy from the rocks that all of us do. Maybe one day, all fingers crossed!
camping with the family, brings me very good memories , Im glad you get to spend time like that, I miss that a lot and its the real treasure for sure, I see you got your priorities right, time flies by ,kids grow fast, memories are the most precious collection, Happy hunting, thank you.
Quest for Details
Beautiful comment mate, there’s so many treasure to be found while camping, the most important aren’t the rocks but the memories and fam times!
Have a great week out there on the quest mate! Will be watching!
@@Rookie_Rockounding
In deed
As if...
We are family.
Here we are.
Familiars by Grace
@Sticks & Stones
I love that man, “familiars”... well said.
@@Rookie_Rockounding
here we are.
Hopefull all ways
Got cool ones pretty huge
Thanks mate!
Dude you have some fine high grade agates! You should try cabbing some up. Or slab some rectangular bars and sell it!
nice fossils in your site of rocks :)
hound solo
Hahaha!
Drive dowm chalcedony road for prosperity and brotherhood. Cleansing negative energy and benevolent outcomes. Imagine every wagon or vehicle thats driven down that road and on that huge rock. Its only right not to remove it. Just make a wish each time you drive over it....
Thanks jonny, and I love that it means brotherhood, no wonder Benny and I get such a kick out of hounding it as rock brothers 😁👍
3:00 Stromatolite.
Ha ha, I knew it, I could 'hear' you saying that as I watched the video! I've learned a lot from your comments thanks!
I reckon the big rock in the road is worth getting. I would like to see a part 2 video unearthing that monster. It would be interesting to see what it looks like. Also, I'm with you, walking in high grass and scrubs is too snakey..... Nice video by the way.
Hey brother! Yeah I’m thinking IF it’s there next camp trip, I’m gonna do it... maybe haha! I would love to sit on the patio and look at that beauty all day 😂
Thanks mate! Take care and talk soon!
just a curiosity question, I've watched you on a few of these hunts int he creeks. I've not noticed you wearing sunglasses much. Have you thought of using a pair of Polarized sunglasses while hunting? Makes the things in the water pop out a lot.
Oh man, okay so I was heading out today with benni for a hound and read your comment before we left. I had an old pair of polarised Sunny’s and holy wow! The difference is nuts! I even filmed a bit showing how big of a difference it makes! Thank you so much for the tip brother!
It is sometimes so relaxing to hound alone once in a while. It also is nice to have someone there to brag to when you find a goodun! Glad to see ya out with family. You are so fortunate to be in a place so rich with minerals. Enjoy life Mate. Am learning your lingo lol. Havagudun my friend!
Haha! Yeah mate! I forget that I have a different lingo to you guys over there 😂
Yeah solo hounding is so good for the mind and soul. I just love it. Have a great week mate and I’ll have a new vid out this Friday. Using a concrete cutter haha! 🤣
I have gotten help to get the large rocks home.
I tuck a hand towel or bandana under my hat to keep the sun off my neck..
I, I, I...lol.
I look forward to seeing more of your rock cutting.
Ruby D
Haha! Love your comment! Gonna go back for the big guy soon hopefully, if it’s still there 😬😬😬
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures!
That last rock I’d like to see with varying levels of light inside the vug. The beautiful intricate lines and color would be something really nice to see.
60+ and still out hounding mostly on my own with my Rockhound, Savannah in NM, USA. I’ve always wanted to visit your part of the world! Now I am. So much to see and wonder at the beauty of Nature itself.
Thank you for encouraging us!
Regards,
Cecilie Christian
Oh that’s so kind of a message! I hope to be doing as you do and enjoying this amazing addiction long into my future!
And thank you so much for enjoying and headin out to the creeks with us 😁👍
I’m commenting before I even watch this. I’m glad to see you on right now. I’m going through some stuff and you helping me out. It so ironic that you make a video today and post it. I’m on is having her kidney taken out today and hopefully after that we start radiation to get rid of the cancer in her hip. I know it doesn’t seem like a lot but your videos help me.
Oh my, I am hoping that all goes well. Watching these videos is a bit enlightening all the positive energy from him and the areas in the videos are so nice and soothing.
Oh Zwolfie, I’m holding all hope that the surgery and the radiation therapy are the full extent of what is needed and will eliminate all cancer from her body for good. I am thinking of you, and your family and I am so sorry this has been an experience you’ve had to know. I have no words but to offer your loved one my wish of a full and speedy recovery. Thank you for your message. I’ll keep you and her in my thoughts I promise. Please keep me posted on her journey.
I will have my group add you alll to our prayer list. May you be touched.
Hey Jesse :) dude.. you gotta go back for the Hulk Rock... I once found a massive nodule of Jet black glassy flint, polished would make an amazing property marker or door number, it must have been easy 20 kgs.. i diddnt take it straight away thinking i will come back with tools etc, when i did come back.. it was gone :( .. you will regret not taking the hulk bud :)
Oh no don’t say that! Haha! No I kinda half knew that that would be the case, but we’re heading back there soon, so all fingers and toes crossed it’s still there!!!! 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬
You are such a contradiction! For me an older American man, to see a man that has tats and gauges, yet is so sensitive to dragonflies, rocks, and nature.............. I watch your videos, sometimes just to see how, you as a person, can amaze me next. I'm sorry, maybe I am set in MY ways, but you sir, amaze and astound me with your openness, sensitivity, honesty. Thank you!
Mate thank you Dave, that was genuinely one of the coolest things anyone has said about me. It’s funny I get that a lot, I work in childcare and when ever there’s a new family or the kid sees me for the first time they always sorta have a look on their face of... “um... who’s he?” Haha and then they realise I’m a massive kid inside. Best job ever! 😂🤣😂
@@Rookie_Rockounding OK, now that is funny! I'm so sorry for "profiling" you, but that makes perfect sense. I'll bet the kids love you! The wife is a 28 year teacher here in the states, so God bless you sir! Do the world a favor, please, NEVER CHANGE! May God continue to bless you with vision and fore thought. Lord, thank you for allowing me to see him as a subject of your work and love for us.
It's ok, we all know the unicorn is yours! Lol jk, I have the same one for my daughter. What beautiful views, sounds of nature and water flowing is so peaceful. Wow, what beautiful finds. Me being a newbie, makes me wonder what I missed the yesterday with my family. I need to slow down, but my kids get to excited. What great finds today, learned some new rock I never even heard of! Every video gets better.
Hi Jesse- I'm sorry I came off as sanctimonious in an earlier post. I had to reflect on that. Some more great finds. Curious though, how far do you live from the coast? Do you ever hunt the shore lines? I've tried to google earth your locale, Maybe point me to a landmark or a major city? Did you know Australia is referred to as the continent adrift? I'm sure you did.
Oh man, Mark please please don’t apologise!!!! There absolutely no need my friend. You spoke true to what you believe as very few seldom do. What’s cooler, and that I rarely see at all, is someone who reads my reply and keeps the peace of the interaction. Please don’t worry another minute. We’re alllllllllll good mate! I appreciate your opinion dude, and learn from each interaction. Its a mark of a good man mark 😊
So I’ve checked the beaches in my area but most are just sand. But I’d say the closest would be maybe Burleigh Heads. I live in Oxenford Qld. If that helps. I admire your honesty mate!
LOL My wife was watching with me and said for you to go back and find that lined rock you left and send it to us for me to cut and cab for her to work. She watched because I am always bragging about your vids that I enjoy so much. It is nice to have someone to hound with but also nice to get out alone some times. I can understand you leaving it because you have such a quantity of stuff to pick up when we have nothing here. Havagudun Bud!
E. D. Law
Haha! Oh man that’s so cool, thanks dude, so let your wife know that I’m gonna head back out there and hopefully, with fingers toes and eyes crossed, the rhyolite will still be there. Hopefully 🤞🤞🤞
I’ll keep you all posted. Thanks for the rad comment my friend! Have a great week ahead!
Here in Michigan you can only get a rock up to 25 lbs off public land.
I find allot of small crystallized fossils and Petoskey stones. I found about 14 so far this year. Only went out twice so far though.
I like your vids. Good times.
Peace and god bless you my friend
Hey brother, yeah out here there’s really no limit to size but you do need a permit and permission. The laws are a little bit less strict I’ve found.
Thank you for your kind words mate, really means a lot 🙏👍
Hecks ya bro way cool Lizard man shot 2:28 left of the tree 🌳3:59 he's standing under that tree 8:13 Grassman 4 o-clockRight side Rock On Brother 😎👍
Thanks for your channel!! Been watching them videos. Very soothing. I quit drinking recently and replaced it with another obvious addition lol. Was hung over in Oregon one day at a river and just start noticing beautiful rocks, I felt terrible but I couldn’t stop looking for more. Yesterday I went to the beach on my California coast and found some absolutely beautiful pieces. Nothing of value other than pure natural beauty, nice lines and colors. I did find a few small agates and jaspers, and a bit of serpentine. One piece had a HUGE Blue agate band in a cross shape in the host rock, going all the way through. Looks like the agate is hugging the host rock. Made my freakin day. I actually carried it around all day today, I couldn’t resist showing it to everyone lol.
Mate!!!!! That’s frikin brilliant news! I can tell you now that kicking that habit for a healthier one is honourable. Thank you for letting me know brother. Keep fighting the good fight and “feeding the good wolf”. You’re a good man bro. Honestly. Thank you for sharing your story. The world has so many treasures. Keep finding them dude. Chat anytime man.
Mate (I love being able to say that lol) can I get your email or IG? I have some rocks I want to show you, maybe help identify. Thanks and Cheers
I was doing some solo slow hounding in the rain up in northern Michigan last week and found quite a few petoskys that are going to polish up really nice! I also found quite a few pieces of large horned coral that were worked completely out of the matrix. One of them actually had the entire point still in tact. I am going backup next week (hoping for no snow, but a big storm), so that I can search for some Lake Superior agates!
Oh that’s great! I love the look of the petosky stones and the other Michigan rocks! Have you checked out a guy on TH-cam called Michigan Rocks? You’d love his work. Very cool guy 😉
@@Rookie_Rockounding No I haven't, but I will definitely check that out. Thanks, love the vids!
been following for awhile and really want to thank you for putting these vids out there, i live in the eastern US at the moment and got a chance to visit the west coast for this past week. i spent half the time rockhounding and thinking of you! ive never done that before and didnt realize all the things youre able to find, and now that ive started doing it im planning on continuing :-) but i wouldnt have known to look if not for your channel!
Oh man that means so much to hear dude! Honestly man, thank you for sharing this with me. I’m so glad you’re into it and getting out to look at rocks, they’re just amazing bud! Thanks again mate! All the best!
Two things...
One, I can finally stop calling you The guy from Rookie rockhounding 😂 I didn't know your name. 🤔😁
Two, I also breakout in song when I'm alone and find something cool... I had to giggle when I heard you do that. Awesome video! Have a great day!
Haha! Hey Crystal, yes my names Jesse, and secondly, yes!!!! Someone else sings while hounding! Haha! There’s a dude I watch called Travs Guids, he’s a solo singer as well haha!
Have a great weekend Crystal keep singin like now ones listening! 😁
Nice effort mate. My company planted eucalypt plantations from Woodenbong to glen innes across to Coffs Harbour and back to casino in the early 00's and some of the country you hunt in brings back fond memories..Systems like Rocky River, Clarence and Mann rivers and their tributaries all are on my "to Visit" list as time and funds allow..Ewingar and Alice areas in particular..Any time I can help you with some tis for areas down there let me know and Ill do up a map for you guys..Oh, Nice to have a name as well Jesse so gooday mate..
G’day Wayne! Oh man that’s so cool it brings back memories, it’s for that reason I started saving these vids to the internet as a keepsake to look back on. And man any help would be so appreciated, but I’m fully aware of the fact that locations are most often found and then kept tight lipped about. But if you ever feel like chatting my email is rookie_rockhounding@outlook.com
No pressure though. I’m just happy you enjoy the adventure mate.
And yeah, a couple people mentioned that about my name haha! I never realised I hadn’t mentioned it before. It’s a pleasure to meet you buddy. Have a great weekend my friend!
Awesome stuff, mate. I love the creeks you have over there. The minerals you find are exactly what I find here in Arizona US, but you have WATER! That must make fossicking SO much more fun. Can't wait to see the big blue.
Oh man, water makes the biggest difference sometimes, don’t get me wrong, I love heading into the dry beds, but the water makes them pop just that bit more for the eye to catch 😉
Hey man I hope to see more content I haven't had the opportunity to do somthing like this I am in job corps getting my operating certifications. Keep up the good finds. TM-
Thank you TM! I’m so glad you enjoyed it mate! More content is on its way. Good luck with the operations cert brother!
I take a rock chisel with me out hunting. I would break a rock that size or sled it out. Pulled a few out that size and larger. I have a 250+ pound agate sitting on the porch we had to sled about 1/3 mile out of the creek. I smile every time I pass it 😊 and would happily do it again. 👊🏻 Happy Hunting
Ah yeah, I bet, each rock especially the big ones hold memories. Thanks mate! Happy hunting to you too 👊
oh PLEASE PLEASE, make a video of you cutting the blue agate.
Hey Winnie, so that one was too big for the tile saw. Buuuuuuuuuuuut, I will be making a video of us cutting the bigger rocks in a few weeks, and the blue one will be in it for sure 😉
@@Rookie_Rockounding Awesome. ..cant wait. The blue chalcedony brings a pretty high price tag...anywhere from 30-100(or more) per carat. Jewelers love it. Wish I could send you some pics of the cut and polished stuff Ive made jewelry out of. Love and luck to y'all.
Nice vid as usual might be going to tomahawk greek in july school holidays brocant wait hope to catch up soon
Heyyyyyy Pauly! Oh man that sounds amazing! Benny and I have decided tonight to get out and have a hound on Sunday if you’re keen... we haven’t decided where though haha! I’ll text ya!
1:06 wow😎
Its amazing once your eyes adjust to what your scanning for and they just pop up lol.
3:04 yeah that was a sweet piece that looked like it had shells on it , shoulda kept but ah get it next time.
TheStraightPath
Yeah man, I nearly passed that first one off as just a piece of discoloured basalt haha!
I’m definitely heading back for two of those rocks, I’m hoping they will still be there, if I’m meant to find them again 🤓
Yes , that first rock was absolutely beautiful. I liked the pitting in it . I don't like to go rockhounding by myself either. The third rock was a ugly rock. Looked like it had pyrite on top of it which is iron rust. Not sure. Enjoyed!
Myrtha Gunter
Hahaha! Yes, the third one was definitely an ugly. But luckily I’ve been able to cut it and on the inside it turned out beautiful, I call them beautifully ugly haha!
Have a great week Myrtha 😁👍
Sweet finds they are going to look awesome on the inside man I carry a twenty lb sludge hammer in my truck that big rock I would have dug out refilled the hole then attack it with the sludge hammer hitting areas of fractures but it will be there for u if u decide to. Great video thanks big guy be safe
milesnn
Hey miles! Thank you bud! Yeah I only had tent pegs to work with hahaha! They didn’t do much to help really 🤣
I’m thinking next time I’m out there, and fingers crossed if it’s there still, I’m gonna do a recon mission for sure! 😆
I like how you explain the differneces between agate and chalcedony, I always wondered about that when I searched rocks at my place
Heavensanchor
Oh my pleasure, I’m no expert, but if I learn something I’m so happy to finally know, and figure others would like to know also 😁 happy rock searching!
Tent pegs u did great great control man I know I could have walked away I can’t wait when u do go back and get it be safe happy hunting I can’t wait till this snow and cold goes so I can get out keep the videos coming
Thank you miles, I do think however that it might be worth going back and seeing if it’s still there. Fingers crossed haha!
I have lots of stone
Hello, I'm PD Kim living in Korea.
The crystal stones are very small and pretty.
That's a good hobby.
With one small gem
All the tiredness, all the worries, they're gone.
It was a feeling
I wish you happiness in the future.
Come to see Korean rocks, too.
That white one was weird like the little brown
Another great panning with beautiful chalcedony and agate A hug from Brazil!
I bring agates and rocks home regularly and try to show the wife and explain the shapes and minerals and the formation i have never seen such an uninterested face in all my life lol i cant seem to "fathom the unfathomable fathom that is unfathomable" it amazes me #loverockstoomuch
I understand your pain! My hubby tries really hard to understand my enthusiasm (and is really supportive) but it's not long before his eyes glaze over lol! I sit with reading glasses and a magnifying glass and a torch and examine each and every rock all over and then chase my family around the house with 'you've gotta look at this!'.
Bahahahahahaha! 🤣🤣🤣 you basically explained the look I got the first few times I showed my partner, the glazed over eyes and “mmhhmmm” responses. Hahahahaha! I’m lucky now, she actually knows what types of rocks I’m showing her! She even wants to go out with us sometime. Yay!!
I love the “unfathomable fathom that is unfathomable” line 🤣🤣🤣🤣
So good! Happy rock love and houndin times!
Love love Kawaii
Hahahaha! Oh god this is me! Our poor families! 🤣🤣🤣🤓
See? you find the big ones when Benni isn't there.... LOL!!!!!
Hahaha! Yeah but I can’t take em home without him 🤣😂🤣 can’t live with the Frenchman, can’t hound without him hahahahaha! I’m kidding! I missed him so much on this hunt, nothin like a rock brother to keep ya company on the hunts 😊👍
Lots to think about, one thing that just hit me was that you find stuff that may be good for spheres and marbles. A sphere/marble polishing machine is something that you'd have to build your self I think. Just throwing ideas out. ;) 6:57 a bit more translucent and you would have citrine.
round51
Check out meMiner, he has a video clip of him using his bead maker/ grinder.
round51
Oh that would be awesome one day, there’s so many directions to take as I go forward, any ideas are always welcome. I’ve been watching a dude who makes marbles out of chalcedony on TH-cam and it looks so cool! Thanks round51!
Shit.. that was a fossil skull man.. shouldnt have left it.
Haha! I don’t know, it very well could have been, but damn that’s a big head 🤣
I’ll be goin back to retrieve it soon if it’s still there 🤞
Me encantan! tus videos, te felicito!!. Saludos desde Costa Rica!!...
Muito obrigado meu amigo!
Learning respect,learning nature,I like it
Thanks mate 👍
Fun search for cool rocks
Agate Enchantment & Rock Wizardry
Thanks guys! 😁👍
You should do a rock collection video :)
I’m thinking I’m going to need to soon. I haven’t had the time to sort through all the ones I’ve found so I might show the finds from the past year or something along those lines 😁
Thanks for the great idea!
I dig the big sucker out and take it with me fill the hole with dirt after word's
Ross Graveley
I’m thinking that if maybe it’s still there when camping next, I’m on it! I’ll be ready this time haha!
Some beautiful finds, and a beautiful creek. Love the Dragonfly on your backpack [don't know what species it is] but at the 5 min mark it's a Sapphire Rockmaster Damselfly. Love the video!
Oh wow! That is the coolest name for a dragon fly Michael! Wow! Sharin the knowledge like usual mate! Thank you and have a great weekend my friend.
@@Rookie_Rockounding No worries - but remember it's actually a Damselfly and not a Dragonfly :-) Cheers!
Oh that’s actually what it is? Ha! Rad! A damselfly 🤔 so cool! Learningggggg!
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At 10.39, the green stuff is/are plants! Lovely biscuits ya got there, too! I saw the glow of the one under the leafy green stuff, too!
Having fun and respect!
Mega pieces! I'm going out today to do the same.
Yay! Happy hounding out there 👌
Wow that's areas you go are breathtaking, even better with your finds! Can't wait for another video!
Thanks Bud, workin on the next one now 😉🤓
It’s so gorgeous out here, it’s like the nature is worth it, and the finds are the cherry on the top 😁👍
@@Rookie_Rockounding yeah it's great out there in nature, especially when you're stuck in the city for a long time. Can't wait!
Love your video’s mate, they’re awesome!
R M
Oh thank you so much mate! That makes me so happy!
Traitor, Traitor, Traitor.
Left the rhyolite behind and that would have made a good specimen rock when cut and polished.
Unfortunately you don't know what size the monster rock is, I would have taken it even if I spent the rest of the day getting it out, you can't leave rocks like that behind, often someone comes along with a hammer and takes some of the big pieces, leaving the rest wasted, broken and underground.
Bad boy.
Ah dammmmmmit! Back of the class again I’m guessing. One of these days I’m gonna make it back to the front row, one of these days...
Man the rhyolite! 😖
I started editing this one and when I saw the rhyolite I instantly regretted it! Just a beautiful beautiful piece. And the big guy, oh god the big guy! I had a family watching me and only a handful of tent pegs to use to dig around it. I couldn’t do it. Plus I thought people would be on my case for taking it from the road, but I guess some other rockhound would probably do it if they saw it. Damn, okay so I’m planning a camp trip just for those two pieces! Hahaha!
I will retrieve them! Don’t you worry! One day Symon! One day!
I'd bet my bottom dollar that was a chunk of stromatolite. The colour of it reminds me of Kambaba (but with more red, so better!). And I'm with you! I'd have dug that one out of the road too! My brother and I were just reminiscing yesterday about getting a stern talking to by a foreman on the highway expansion east of town. He was quite upset that we had dropped a couple multi-tonne boulders into their brand new ditch in pursuit of some amazing yellow fluorite. He said they were going to have to float an excavator in to clean up our mess! ahhhhh, the delinquency of youth...... But I can understand Jesse not wanting to get in trouble .... AGAIN.... so soon after the aboriginal artifact debachle.
@Thirst Fast Hahahaha! Oh man, dude! Okay two things, I knew when I found that rhyolite, that you would be thinking stromatolites, and it very well could be, but I love that you called it!
And secondly, yes! I was thinking straight after the artefact debacle, I didn’t want to ruffle any feathers haha!
I am vowing now, as I live and breathe, if it is still there when we camp next, it is coming home. Home to papa! Hahaha!
Rookie Rockhounding
It would be very nice if you got the big boy home, I honestly don't think it is a stromatolite, just didn't look like any I've ever seen, I seriously hope I'm wrong but they are normally only found in Western Australia but there is nothing saying you can't find them anywhere else .
You get that home and you are back at the front of the class.
@@symonsheppard5519 Oh no, I didn't mean biggy chunk in the road, I meant that piece of "rhyolite" at about 3:00. They are quite frequently found near extensive extrusive basalts that were extruding into an ocean. Prior to the great oxegenation, these Hawai'i type formations would create habitable areas for cyanobacteria, creating what we now call 'oxygen oases'. Quite similar to how these types of features now facilitate coral reefs. So it makes sense to find stromatolites (fossil) associated with precambrian basalts. I wouldn't argue that it is more likely to find large stromatolite structures in Western Australia, as there is at least one if not several ophiolites out there. That is also where the currently living stromatolites occur (Shark Bay). The stratification of cherty material, the wavy pattern in it, and the phasic nature of deposition (which could not be varving, as this requires a freeze-thaw cycle) all suggest biosedimentation to me. One day he'll bring one to his new professor friends, and we'll know for sure!
Lindo lugar😍😍😍😍
Wow, clever! Make a video of their sawing.
Виктор Баранов
Thank you! And next week I will show some of them cut open. This Friday 😁🤓
Thank you! Perfectly. I wonder what's inside?
All your videos are so great and inspiring! I’m just starting to make my own
I just had a look. Great start. I wish everyone could share their walks or collections, thankyou!
S A
Oh man that’s so great!!!! Do it do it do it! I’ve had so much fun doing this! Just watched your first video and man, I love seeing people enjoy the rocks! Keep it up mate!
He!He! Its 6oclock...n the Hairy man is out 😄😃😂 you should grab a meat Sub on your way..peace offering 😉 Bugger those Red belly Blacks..one chased my little sister from the top of a hill all the way down past me
.I told her to keep running to my Dad..I yelled out to him a snake was after her...so he got ready with a stick n had to kill it! Aww I thought when you found that blue looking rock it was like the rare ones! Maate! I bet that hurt...I bet thats got a big clear yellow chunkee centre. I don't get out much anymore but .. Yeah that dam moss! Lol. Glad you n the fam had a nice holiday..pretty spot.👍
Hahaha! Oh god, I frikin love your comments! Just great! Yeah I bet that big guy has some honey on the inside. I’m thinking maybe a night time recon mission may be in order next camp trip, if it’s still there 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Lol you showed strength leaving that big b......! there! Text that second best friend of yours 😄😃😂 & get out there n get it...or you'll regret it!
Plenty to go round!
Just watched your trim saw vid...I so want one. My birthdays coming up n my partner wants suggestions...so seeing as I am supporting a shiner due to his big boof head I might request a trim saw...was around $200 lol that should do it huh! 😆 Still can't firget about that Beauty! I remember when I was travelling with my dad...we camped at Cable Beach (awesome spot) any I sat out on some rocks way out (tide goes out a fair bit) most of the day digging out this metal thing..even when the tide was coming back in...lol got it out..looked awfully like the top of a type of bomb with the fin things on top. Guess I was lucky there was nothing else attached to it 😯 💣 Thanks for the vid. Have a good one! 🍹
Oh yeah, you know that next time we’re out camping that it’s gonna be a night time retrieval I think, Benny will come to the rescue hahaha! It must be done! (If it’s still there!!!!!! Fingers crossed!)
Oh yes! Tile saw goodness! I’m learning a lot about using it too. From the experience and from the comments and just made a vid today trying all the suggestions from last week and they all worked a treat! You are gonna love it, I think the biggest thing I learnt was patience. Let the saw cut, and the rock follow the cut of the blade. The blade does the work and you just apply a little bit of pressure 👌
Ps. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOON!!!!!
Fingers n eyes 👀crossed lol 👍 Ah cool sounds like a plan. Good ol...Benny... n the Jesse! I'd offer to come with you n film in case you get some hairy man (Ghindaring)wood knocks! 😉 Looking forward to your saw vid n see some more goodness! Not like my rocks lol they are probably all Leaverites!💩
Lol but I'm sure I have a few good ones!.. (I think) Most are pretty to me for one reason or another..colour ,shape smoothness. I agree patience is key! n your blades will probably last longer! 👍up for throwing you had to go to Bunnings last video! even tho you probably go past it on ya way home from work everyday! That gave me a laugh!😄 I can feel a BV coming on! Lol think I need some more buckets...pffff! 😄😃😂
Adventures with Kath! Lol... If I was Filming for Hairy man on my rock adventures...n he showed up I'd be as good as dead!...👻 I can't run for the life of me! Once upon a time!😊 On my good days! But I tend to over do it! Maybe some river cruisin stoping at promising lookin spots! Have you watched that Aqua Jigger..I think thats his name he even has his own song...like him he's a bit of a Wally lol. He had a little one person wooden motor boat was cool. May have been a kit?? Sorry im rambling...Hey Hey! Its Friday 😄 STF up Kath! Sorry if your notification sound is on...as its nearly midnight! Cheers 😴
Sometimes it is sort of nice, hounding alone. No pressure And quiet in nature. However you have a good partner in Benny and he keeps you on your toes to keep up. Another great video! Havagudun my friend.
Yeah those days are really good for self meditation type thing. Just relaxing and slow. But you’re so so right, I go further with Benny, having someone driven like him has allowed me to see so much more than if I just kept doing this on my own.
Hey, are you E.D. Law??? 😁
I noticed from the “havagudun” 😉😉😉
I love that little phrase everytime I see it 👌
I would ask that you think of me Thursday. I am getting a triple bypass and won’t be able to hound for two months or so. All I can do is look at y’all hounding and look at my rocks. LOL
Rookie Rockhounding and yes I am E. D. on wife’s iPad. Mine got ruined.
Joni Law
Mate you will be in my thoughts brother. I’m sure it will all go perfectly and your recovery will be super speedy 🙏🙏🙏 but let me know when you’re out and able. All the best man and havagudun 😉😊
4:20 Awwww, a little Evinrude!
Oh man that’s so cool! I didn’t know what you meant and googled it and he’s from the Rescuers! That’s so cool!
Beautiful Channel
Queria ir em lugar assim com muitas pedras.
continue procurando e você vai encontrá-lo, pode ser algumas horas de carro, mas vai valer a pena! boa sorte e feliz perseguindo meu amigo!
Great orange agate nice find
Ross Graveley
So lucky to spot it 🤓
Nice Agates bro. I have a huge collection of Lake Superior Agates and Marry Allen Jasper Stromatolites. Nothing like a GREAT day of rock hounding. Thanks for the video.
Thank you buddy! Definitely my favourite pastime, nature and rocks!
there's like two feet of snow outside and its been around -20 for a month straight and I'm stuck inside studying and working with stuff i picked last summer. so nice to hear birds, bugs, water, and rocks under feet. my girlfriend says I can't go lookin for rocks when we visit her mum back in Gold Coast cause of the snakes and spiders, what say you? you ever nervous of critters? thanks for posting, love your videos
Oh man that sounds frikin cold!!!! I’m glad you can get some enjoyment out of the vids dude!
Oh and with the snakes and critters, we very seldom come across them but always tread with care. Different times of year can see them out a lot more. But it’s not dangerous enough to keep from enjoying the rock hounding and nature 👌😁
Hit me up when you guys are out here, wed love to have you along 👍👍👍
Glad you go slow and enjoy the nature. I am planning a trip to the west side of Lake Superior here in Minnesota USA to look for agates in the next few weeks, solo. I don’t film but I do sing and talk to myself too😁❤️
Haha, oh the singing and talking to yourself (and the rocks) is all part of the fun 😁
Have a great trip and may your pockets be full!!!!
What bird or animal is making the sound @3:20?
It's a Crow.
That is a regular black crow! Loud, smart and everywhere! Actually it is such a normal noise as a part of life here I had to listen really hard to hear it as my brain is so used to it at first I didn't hear anything! (Sorry Rookie, jumping in and answering questions for you!!)
That it is, one of my favourite birds for their intelligence. Thanks @Love love Kawaii 👌😁 I sometimes need all the help I can get to answer comments in good time. And thank you too @Michael Cawdrey happy weekend to both of you!!!
Thank you. I've learned a lot about recognizing types of rocks. Can you share exactly what equipment you use for your video? The pictures are very clear. Thx for sharing your pretty mother nature world. I'm in Southern California by mines.
Hey Cece! I was born in Southern California, in a place called Fullerton, but I don’t remember it really, we moved to Australia when I was 6. Thank you for your kind comment on the image quality! So as for the equipment I use for filming, and for editing, I’ll let you in on a little secret, but you can’t tell a soul haha! I use an IPhone 7... for filming and for editing. It takes some getting used to but for filming it’s pretty good, always make sure the camera lens is clean, try and make sure that where possible the video is not too shaky and nice light, and it does the tricks really. Also the wind, it can sometimes pick up the wind badly so it takes a bit of getting used to when talking. If it’s windy I usually just wait. Oh and always use it on landscape (on its side) mode. It makes for better viewing. 😁
I hope that helps 👍👍👍
Love watching you out exploring and seeing the area. So much better then here, 3 feet of snow, lows in the single farenheit digits at night. Yep can't wait for the Spring high waters to rearrange the gravel beds for rock hunting later in the Spring IF it ever gets here. Very nice treasures you found too. The very large one oh yeah so hard to leave one when it ends up being the size of a spare tire or larger and no way you move it!
Thanks Sare! Oh wow gosh it must be sooooo cold over there! I hope it warms up for you guys soon. That water will make them creeks all fresh and new 😁
Never easy leaving a big beauty behind 😖
Haha! Have a great week!
Hey I love the unicorn, 😆 I really love that big blue stone! I hope it's starting to cool down out there. Ya gotta keep the family happy going camping. I hope you have a great day mate.
Thank you mate! Always one of my favourite things, camping with the fam! Have an awesome week my friend!
Wow so lucky
Yeah, we definitely are very lucky out here buddy. 😁👍
Muito lindo este lugar amigo
another entertaining video rookie, sometimes good to get out alone, good one mate 😎
Thank you Kev, our camping this weekend at the same spot. It’s so good for the soul out here. Have a good rest of the weekend my friend!
I am just an amateur.....newbee to rock hounding. You got some nice stones and you are a nice person. Rock on.
Oh thank you so much Rachel! Welcome to the world of all things rocks, it’s one of the greatest hobbies and honestly the rockhounding community is just full of good people. Happy hounding!!!
At min 6:51 "wanna see it wet?" with that specific rock shape i giggled like a 16 years old
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Oh my god hilarious!
How fun. What a lovely spot to spend time with your family, rock on
Yeah just a beautiful place for family good times 😊
Price
I really like your style
Thank you guys, that really means a lot, I’m always watching and also learning with you both 👍🤓
Sorry man. My best friend passed a couple days ago. In fact the day i put my saw in shower. Im not doing very well. Thank you for the video, it helps a little.
I see your comments a lot...and when I read this one my heart sank😢 Sorry for your loss Jason. My deepest sympathies to you. It's not easy. Try to keep your head up. Best wishes ❤
I often see your comments here too Jason, that's such terrible news. I'm really sorry for your loss. You're amongst friends here if you need to reach out.
Oh man. Ughhhhh... what can I say brother. I’m just quietly thinking of you, your family and theirs. Man I’m so sorry. Loosing someone is so hard for our brains and hearts to understand. I hope you give yourself permission to mourn and feel and in time, although it never heals, I know from experience, the pain eases a bit. But neither should it heal completely, as that mate of yours deserves to be remembered and in remembering is acknowledging just how much greater your life is through having them enter it. I won’t say any more, other than I’m thinking of you mate.
Very nice finds! Loved watching the video! Can't wait to see the cutting!
Thanks Sue! Im glad you enjoyed it!!! Next week we can see inside some of them 🤓🤓🤓🤓
If I were you I would go back and get that big with a friend and tools and I would have it turned into a ball
Dude I would love to see that! So I ended up going back to get her and then just last video we cut her open to see what was inside. Here’s where we got her out
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And here’s how we cut her.
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Only if you wanted to see how it went. 😉👍
Thank you cre..ator.
Awesome 👌
Nice video man. It was cool to be along at a slower pace. Love seeing the terrain.
Thanks Gina! It was a bit of a slower paced video, but it was fun playing around with a bit of a different edit style. 🙏
Just awesome!!! Can't wait to see inside that first beauty. Good luck on ur next hunt 😀😎😊🙂
Thank you Sheree! Unfortunately the first one ended up being too big for the tile saw so I couldn’t cut it without doing damage, but there were others I’ll show next video. And hopefully one day I can open the first one up properly and share it’s prettiness 🤓
Oh bummer, what a shame... Plenty more to enjoy though, looking forward to it 👍👍😀😀
How venomous is a red bellied black snake??
Raymond Diedrich en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_black_snake
Hey Rookie! Heading to the ocean this weekend on the WA coast for my birthday and I'm really hoping to find some beautiful carnelians like yours. Wish me luck! Happy hunting😊
The Washington state coast is a great for carnelian
@@duanedodson1 Crossing my fingers in hopes of finding some big ones! Going to a very known spot in Ocean Shores. But hopefully I'll get lucky being that it's winter. Best time to go
Good luck and Happy Birthday...pretty please maybe take some video? I'll watch it I love it!
@Marlaina Atkins
HAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY😁
Have an amazing rock hunt and I’m with @Love love Kawaii! Take footage of you are able! I hope you have great time and a perfect birthday!!!!
@@Rookie_Rockounding Thanks so much!!! ❤
I have to give it to ya RR...taking/making videos is not as easy as it looks. You are good at what you do. Sounding clear, having clear footage, getting good angles and light into the agates, etc. AND, most of all, remembering to take video when you find something! It's not an easy task! I did take some video of my trip to Ocean Shores, WA but they did NOT turn out well. I did find me some carnelians tho! SCORE!!! Nothing huge...but nice😁 I will try and post a little something for ya when I can. Thanks for all you do. Makes me appreciate your videos even more. Till next Friday! 😉☀😎❤
awesome video! Would you happen to know what just a basic smooth opaque white rock would be? the kind i could find just in my backyard, or just in the dirt pretty much anywhere, sometimes in rivers, i come across them all the time , they dont have a sparkly crystally look to them, and they have litle holes sometimes
Thank you!!!!
So I’m not too sure what it could be. You could search rough white minerals maybe and see if any of the images look like what you’re finding maybe. There’s really a lot of things it could be. Could be quartz in many of its different forms I’m thinking. But I hope you find what it is 😁 that’s how I got even more into the rock love. All the best and sorry I couldn’t help you better 😬
TheDollPlace
Hi, if you can give a little more information I may be able too help.
Pretty much everything is Quartz, it just depends how long it was cooked for and if it was cooked more than once.
Milky Quartz ? that would be my first guess based upon heat you have said.
Symon Sheppard I found a lot of them out by a creek, they are all pretty much white, some a bit more translucent and others really opaque, I also notice a lot of them have hints of other colors like pink and yellows, they are ale very very smooth and rounded
TheDollPlace
Really sounds like milky Quartz, they should show signs of little sparkles and they should be granular like sugar or flatter, not see through when held up against the sunlight , they will also be various shades of white often tinged with slight colour .
@@symonsheppard5519 Thank you so much!
Rookie Rockhounding 🎥👍🔔
Thank you friend!!!!!