Hi.Dan.Going back to the early 60s 62 -63 my father was the road enginere that built the Ashola road.There was a lot of drilling and blasting going on.We spent our weekends up there, the fishing was fantastic.And my mother collected several hundred pounds of the pink rock just because it was pretty.into the 70s she met a woman in chilliwack that made jewerly.That woman gave Mom 1500.00 for all that pink rock.She explained what it was and wanted more.But we moved north.We also found a cabin that was falling down.The door posts were still standing.Engraved in the top beam was.(Bill MInor 1859).I was about 6 years old at the time but will never forget that cabin.That was 60 years ago.I am sure there is nothing now.This is where a metal detector can come in handyJust a thought,Mcbain.
The intense beauty found in nature is the best part of prospecting... gold and gems are just the icing on the cake. Too many folks don't appreciate that enough, but getting out in all that beauty and doing what you love to do is THE BEST!!!
It’s a joy watching you search for your mineral. Maybe the best find for the day was the beautiful scenery. Thanks for the wonderful adventure. May you be blessed as much as you bless others.
In that area, the mountains are very steep and dangerous. In the late 1800's hundreds of American young men scoured in search of treasure. GOLD! Yet as difficult as the terrain is I sure there are treasures yet to be found. Dan, you were not skunked, like most great discoveries it takes time. Thanks for the adventure.
@@Danhurd The taller mountains have some gold deposits so I was told. Nothing to write home about. Really a beautiful part of British Columbia. Yes, there this is a Jems area, have no dought. You will find them as I say it will take time. You may have a good chance of finding B.C.Jade too. Please be careful.
I read about how to make an industrial tumbler out of a rear axle of a big semi truck with the rims and tires in place. You want to cut an opening in the highest part of the rim to load rocks. The article said a cover is not needed but I always thought if I was going to do one I would have a hinged door sealed with inner tube rubber. The idea is to set up a motor geared down so the tires rotates slowly and all the rocks stay in the lowest part of the tire at all times tumbling over each other. Each tire can hold about 100 lbs of rocks and you have 4 tires going at all times each one with a different grit. Always use same tire for the same grit. You rotate the rocks once a week and you have a 100 lbs of polished tumbled stones each week.
Hello Dan Hurd. I would like to thank you for the Easter paydirt which I finally have been able to pan and find all my wonderful Treasures that you had inside. It took me a little bit to get my Garrett gold panning set and learn how to use it, Watching you was very helpful. I'm not totally sure that I did not miss some flower gold but I do know I got all of the gems!!!!!😉🤑🤑🤑🤑 but I did save all of it to try again after a little experience panning. Once again thank you for your great videos an educational knowledge of prospecting. I have recently planned a trip too North Carolina to pan for garnets and rubies and hopefully some smoky quartz if I am lucky I will be able to send you some in return. Truly your friend and student, Jeff Brewer..
Jeff since you are new if you pan out your concentrates at home in a tub add a few drops or a squirt of Jet Dry to the water. It breaks down the water tension and the flour gold will not float on the top of the water, it will drop to the bottom. That’s just if you are worried about getting ever little speck of flour gold too.
Happy Fathers say Dan Hurd! It was a superb little movie you made for us. Loved that old wooden bridge, the flowers and the priceless views. Bear skull? Cat skull? It was a cool find. I am sure after your initial recon hike, you will come back again to the Rhodenite.
Hi Dan . Thanks for all of the work you put into your videos . I have i learned a lot from them . And watch them very often like every day after work to relax .
I went for a short search for Rhodonite float on the island last year, after a bit of reading. The advice I found was to bring a hammer and chip the pure black rocks to remove the oxidized manganese... Very hard to spot it amongst all the other black rocks.
I really enjoyed this video. Your wife seems like a lovely lady too. Had me smiling as you focused in on her big grin in the beginning as she sat in the truck. You’re right, beautiful scenery, no gems but it was a wonderful hike. Thanks for sharing with those of us who can’t make it out to such amazing places.
Hey Dan I just found and started watching your channel recently. Just wanted to compliment you on your lovely scenic office, more so like your vibrant character and the bonus was the gemstones and minerals you find. Thank you for the lovely journey
This is so wholesome! You seem like you genuinely enjoy what you do and have fun while doing it. My dad used to take me rock hunting as a kid and this just rekindled my love for geology! Thank you for uploading.
Life's full of times where you don't get what you're hoping for. I appreciate your spirit even when you don't meet your goal. Thanks for the positivity and the adventure 😊
As a lover of gems i can tell you how much i love to travel with you both. I cant walk very well so i walk with you and i appreciate it. I got dizzy when your wife was looking down path with hands in pocket. I learned the hard way not to do that. Im not telling her not to she evidently has great balance. Thankyou
Best Greetings from Switzerland and thanks for your very funny movies. The Mountains locks like Swiss Mountains. You know? In the middle of Europe. Best Regards, Ardiana and René
Love the variety of videos you produce, not just gold but an assortment of geological wonders. I've been an amature since 6 years old and drove my parents crazy. Dad's missing hammers mom having to deal with ripped jeans an messy stuff I would bring home and so on. Although I never chose geology for my profession, I've always collocted various specimens, and attended classes at community college. I've been fortunate to live in New England and Arizona,as well as southern California. Now in Hawaii, which is also a gealogical wonder, not as much variety but lots of igneous examples to collect. Keep producing your informative videos.
My first one for. Awhile got off gold and rocks. Cause I haven't got to go out with my health and need muscle but dsmn Dan Hurd first one I watch after searching your name first cause I wanted to hear calm serene "I hope to earn your subscription. Short vid. But yes thanks for taking Mr along. We have a beautiful range of in U.S. right in Cascades Baker. So not far. I love being in nature an d that was just what happened very happy I tagged along beautiful mountains
Dan, I went to Vancouver Island with my family when I was a small child, and first rockhounding -- we ended up accidentally driving up an old logging road to "Hill 60" and had a pleasant afternoon with the (rather surprised) fire-watch ranger up there. He showed me where to find some rhodonite, and pointed out that sometimes it comes in yellow and black, instead of pink and black! You might eventually find the butter-yellow variety on your claim, too! Thanks for sparking memories!
As always awesome video. Even though you didn't find what you were looking for, it's fun watching. You show us placess we may never get to see. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the videos Dan! We have some placer gold here in Maine, but nothing like you folks have in BC. Bought a paydirt from you, the gold and gem pack. Cant wait to pan it out... Will leave a review for you when its all done. No doubt in my mind it will be fun and interesting! Coming up on retirement in less than 3 years, the wife and i are thinking of taking a trip to BC at some point when this covid thing gets figured out. Again thank you for the videos. To me they are as good if not better than any documentary on prospecting that we have watched. Wouldn't surprise me to see you on a discovery show on main stream TV. Good stuff for sure!!
The rocks are pretty, Dan, but, you are in a beautiful fairytale land with a beautiful fairy queen. Forget the rocks Dan! We will understand and still be you fans!!!!
Sorry you didn't find the Rhodonite this trip. That was a cool bridge you drove over. Listening to the creek was so peaceful! You could leave your camera and record one of those ten hour help-you-sleep-sounds-of-nature videos right there. Dana is awesome! The waterfall was beautiful, as well as all the gorgeous scenery!
Dan I have been to every province and territories in Canada except for BC. But you are showing me some beautiful scenery so I might just be putting it on my bucket list
@@Danhurd I first found your videos, and followed along with your class making a bucket classifier. I actually made a bunch, they have become an invaluable tool I take with me up in the mountains By McCall Idaho in the USA. Mostly hunting sapphires & Ruby, but finding all sorts of cool stuff along the way. Thanks for all the awesome vids.
Where you referring to Cathedral Lakes Lodge in the video? You usually are pretty vague to your location so i was a little surprised. I have camped at Cathedral Lakes before and hiked up to the top of those mountains along the rim trail. One of the most amazing places i have ever been.
I’m glade to see the mountains and the trees 🌲 even though you didn’t find anything 👍💯🇺🇸 I used to live up Northern California now I live in smoggy LA 😩
Well prospecting as you have said is no guarantee. But looks like you had a nice day out hiking and your wife seems like a lovely lady. Always has a smile showing for the camera. :-)
Hi.Dan.Going back to the early 60s 62 -63 my father was the road enginere that built the Ashola road.There was a lot of drilling and blasting going on.We spent our weekends up there, the fishing was fantastic.And my mother collected several hundred pounds of the pink rock just because it was pretty.into the 70s she met a woman in chilliwack that made jewerly.That woman gave Mom 1500.00 for all that pink rock.She explained what it was and wanted more.But we moved north.We also found a cabin that was falling down.The door posts were still standing.Engraved in the top beam was.(Bill MInor 1859).I was about 6 years old at the time but will never forget that cabin.That was 60 years ago.I am sure there is nothing now.This is where a metal detector can come in handyJust a thought,Mcbain.
The intense beauty found in nature is the best part of prospecting... gold and gems are just the icing on the cake. Too many folks don't appreciate that enough, but getting out in all that beauty and doing what you love to do is THE BEST!!!
Thank you for taking me out to the beautiful nature of B.C!
What a gorgeous scenery.
Really hope you'll find the Rhodonite soon.
I'll have to head back!
"Might just be a bunch of scenery in this video" - most days prospecting. Great view and a fun journey.
It’s a joy watching you search for your mineral. Maybe the best find for the day was the beautiful scenery. Thanks for the wonderful adventure. May you be blessed as much as you bless others.
Mr. Hurd! I really love your videos and commentary. I can binge watch em all day. Thanks for sharing!
In that area, the mountains are very steep and dangerous.
In the late 1800's hundreds of American young men scoured in search of treasure.
GOLD!
Yet as difficult as the terrain is I sure there are treasures yet to be found.
Dan, you were not skunked, like most great discoveries it takes time.
Thanks for the adventure.
Yup, it was a good first visit and after some more reading/research, I think I'll head back
@@Danhurd The taller mountains have some gold deposits so I was told.
Nothing to write home about.
Really a beautiful part of British Columbia.
Yes, there this is a Jems area, have no dought.
You will find them as I say it will take time.
You may have a good chance of finding B.C.Jade too.
Please be careful.
Definitly want to c you find it dan a big gemy one
Dan your content is so calming and enjoyable, and you are one of the most wholesome souls on this planet. Thanks for the wonderful content.
I read about how to make an industrial tumbler out of a rear axle of a big semi truck with the rims and tires in place. You want to cut an opening in the highest part of the rim to load rocks. The article said a cover is not needed but I always thought if I was going to do one I would have a hinged door sealed with inner tube rubber. The idea is to set up a motor geared down so the tires rotates slowly and all the rocks stay in the lowest part of the tire at all times tumbling over each other. Each tire can hold about 100 lbs of rocks and you have 4 tires going at all times each one with a different grit. Always use same tire for the same grit. You rotate the rocks once a week and you have a 100 lbs of polished tumbled stones each week.
Beautiful scenery brought to you by a handsome couple.
Hello Dan Hurd. I would like to thank you for the Easter paydirt which I finally have been able to pan and find all my wonderful Treasures that you had inside. It took me a little bit to get my Garrett gold panning set and learn how to use it, Watching you was very helpful. I'm not totally sure that I did not miss some flower gold but I do know I got all of the gems!!!!!😉🤑🤑🤑🤑 but I did save all of it to try again after a little experience panning. Once again thank you for your great videos an educational knowledge of prospecting. I have recently planned a trip too North Carolina to pan for garnets and rubies and hopefully some smoky quartz if I am lucky I will be able to send you some in return.
Truly your friend and student, Jeff Brewer..
Awesome!
Jeff since you are new if you pan out your concentrates at home in a tub add a few drops or a squirt of Jet Dry to the water. It breaks down the water tension and the flour gold will not float on the top of the water, it will drop to the bottom. That’s just if you are worried about getting ever little speck of flour gold too.
Mark Bohamed I did pan this at home in a tub and just did not have any Jet-Dry. That's why I say that I might have missed some of the flower gold.
Jeff Brewer Sound good Jeff, just trying to help. I’ve done a lot of prospecting👍👍 Have fun with it😊
Amen to THAT fact.. !! I've learned SO so much..
Love the comment at the end getting some brownie points. The video the view was outstanding love it.
Always got to get some brownie points
Happy Fathers say Dan Hurd! It was a superb little movie you made for us. Loved that old wooden bridge, the flowers and the priceless views. Bear skull? Cat skull? It was a cool find. I am sure after your initial recon hike, you will come back again to the Rhodenite.
Awesome scenery Dan.....better luck next time 👍
Thanks
A great hike, good exercise, wonderful scenery - the trip and the vid worthwhile. Thanks for taking me with.
Hi Dan . Thanks for all of the work you put into your videos . I have i learned a lot from them . And watch them very often like every day after work to relax .
Best beard on TH-cam, bigger the beard/bigger the gold n gems, it's a well known fact.😀
Excellent!
Must grow my beard longer. Luckily I have red hair too, better luck that way.
The man with the biggest "nuggets" on You Tube ;)
Is that a pirate reference
The view was so worth it anyway, seeing the beautiful places you go is always my favorite part of your videos!
Incredibly beautiful scenery . Great vids .
Just beautiful! I could feel your excitement of the hunt. Thanks for bringing me along. Be safe and have a great weekend.
I went for a short search for Rhodonite float on the island last year, after a bit of reading.
The advice I found was to bring a hammer and chip the pure black rocks to remove the oxidized manganese...
Very hard to spot it amongst all the other black rocks.
I really enjoyed this video. Your wife seems like a lovely lady too. Had me smiling as you focused in on her big grin in the beginning as she sat in the truck. You’re right, beautiful scenery, no gems but it was a wonderful hike. Thanks for sharing with those of us who can’t make it out to such amazing places.
Thanks for watching!
Im Happy to just enjoy your channel, thanks Dan!
Beautiful scenery -- and a waterfall -- so enjoyable.
Awesome
Love watching you and Diana
the adventures In prospecting and exploring.
Keep them coming
Big smile’s 😁
Nice hike in the mountains!!! Pretty area, good luck finding it
More research needed. I want to go back though
Dan Hurd looked like a good hike I’m sure you’ll find it
Hey Dan I just found and started watching your channel recently. Just wanted to compliment you on your lovely scenic office, more so like your vibrant character and the bonus was the gemstones and minerals you find. Thank you for the lovely journey
it is always niceto see your videos there is always something to learn and lot of information
Another great video Dan 👍👍 keep up the good work and good luck with your search 🤠🤠 awesome view!!!!
Thanks!
This is so wholesome! You seem like you genuinely enjoy what you do and have fun while doing it. My dad used to take me rock hunting as a kid and this just rekindled my love for geology! Thank you for uploading.
You're welcome!
I loved it! Spectacular scenery. Never take it for granted.
Thanks - it is a beautiful spot
I appreciate your video of the beautiful scenery! ❤👀
Life's full of times where you don't get what you're hoping for. I appreciate your spirit even when you don't meet your goal. Thanks for the positivity and the adventure 😊
As a lover of gems i can tell you how much i love to travel with you both. I cant walk very well so i walk with you and i appreciate it. I got dizzy when your wife was looking down path with hands in pocket. I learned the hard way not to do that. Im not telling her not to she evidently has great balance. Thankyou
Thank you for the stroll in the mountains. Blessings
Nice video with the wife Fraser river Dan Hurd...love your videos man thanks !!!
Thanks!
Best Greetings from Switzerland and thanks for your very funny movies. The Mountains locks like Swiss Mountains. You know? In the middle of Europe.
Best Regards, Ardiana and René
Thanks for the vid . Nice to see just a vid of the prospect . Nothing big ,nothing over the top , just a vid of hope .
Happy father's day Dan
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Thanks! It always nice when Dayna gets to join me
Love the scenery and exploring the countryside.
Great view. Love the video. You guys make a great team.👌🤘💥⛏
Thanks!
Thanks Mr.Huard for the close-up on the flowers 💐 they are Gems too .
Really nice scenery fun to just watch you guys go exploring. Have a great father's day and prospect on.
Thanks!
Love the variety of videos you produce, not just gold but an assortment of geological wonders. I've been an amature since 6 years old and drove my parents crazy. Dad's missing hammers mom having to deal with ripped jeans an messy stuff I would bring home and so on. Although I never chose geology for my profession, I've always collocted various specimens, and attended classes at community college. I've been fortunate to live in New England and Arizona,as well as southern California. Now in Hawaii, which is also a gealogical wonder, not as much variety but lots of igneous examples to collect. Keep producing your informative videos.
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Thanks for taking on the adventure! The scenery is absolutely gorgeous!
Beautiful hike! So much to see...nice tour!
Dan you need walking sticks for the steep trail and crossing the creek, and radios to keep in touch. great video , awesome vistas.
My first one for. Awhile got off gold and rocks. Cause I haven't got to go out with my health and need muscle but dsmn Dan Hurd first one I watch after searching your name first cause I wanted to hear calm serene "I hope to earn your subscription. Short vid. But yes thanks for taking Mr along. We have a beautiful range of in U.S. right in Cascades Baker. So not far. I love being in nature an d that was just what happened very happy I tagged along beautiful mountains
Thanks Dan and Dayna for taking is along on another adventure. Nice area.
Thanks for joining us
I like how you show foliage along side your gem and gold research. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful country. Loved the hike. No mountains here is flat country.
Great hike, thanks for taking us along!
Happy father's day Dan.
Man that's some beautiful country.
Thanks! It's a gorgeous spot
HAPPY TO SEE THAT BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. THANKS FOR THE VIEWS.
Gorgeous spot
I enjoyed tagging along on your exploration,beautiful area thanks for sharing
Hi Dan Hurd, o stones but very beautiful country... Thank You s much for taking me along....
Thanks for watching
Loved it all that scenery is incredible wish I could go there
Dan, I went to Vancouver Island with my family when I was a small child, and first rockhounding -- we ended up accidentally driving up an old logging road to "Hill 60" and had a pleasant afternoon with the (rather surprised) fire-watch ranger up there. He showed me where to find some rhodonite, and pointed out that sometimes it comes in yellow and black, instead of pink and black! You might eventually find the butter-yellow variety on your claim, too! Thanks for sparking memories!
As always awesome video. Even though you didn't find what you were looking for, it's fun watching. You show us placess we may never get to see. Keep up the great work.
Thanks!
Awesome hike great views of the valley
Wonderful little hike, and beautiful scenery
Thanks for the videos Dan!
We have some placer gold here in Maine, but nothing like you folks have in BC. Bought a paydirt from you, the gold and gem pack. Cant wait to pan it out... Will leave a review for you when its all done.
No doubt in my mind it will be fun and interesting! Coming up on retirement in less than 3 years, the wife and i are thinking of taking a trip to BC at some point when this covid thing gets figured out.
Again thank you for the videos. To me they are as good if not better than any documentary on prospecting that we have watched.
Wouldn't surprise me to see you on a discovery show on main stream TV. Good stuff for sure!!
Great scenery...good video as usual...thanks
Hey from 🇦🇺. Been a fan of your vids for ages, keep em up😀
Thanks!
Such a nice outing! Thanks for taking us along. An amazing area.
The rocks are pretty, Dan, but, you are in a beautiful fairytale land with a beautiful fairy queen. Forget the rocks Dan! We will understand and still be you fans!!!!
This is one gorgeous spot - that's for sure
Love this man. Makes your mind wonder. Such wonders out there.
I was loving the hike. Thank you for filming it.
Sorry you didn't find the Rhodonite this trip. That was a cool bridge you drove over. Listening to the creek was so peaceful! You could leave your camera and record one of those ten hour help-you-sleep-sounds-of-nature videos right there. Dana is awesome! The waterfall was beautiful, as well as all the gorgeous scenery!
The scenery is so beautiful. Thanks for letting me follow alone.
it was fun to watch your exploring, the waterfall was breathtaking. i'm enough of a geek to enjoy the rocks too.
WOW ! I would love to build a house with that view and a waterfall. Thanks again for the show.
I'm sure someone has already said it but that looks like a bear skull to me!! Very cool find.
A couple of people have said that
Those rock formations and overhangs look like a Wiley Coyote moment ready to happen. Beautiful scenery.
it's a gorgeous spot
Dan I have been to every province and territories in Canada except for BC. But you are showing me some beautiful scenery so I might just be putting it on my bucket list
It's beautiful
Delited to tag along . Thanks. Always learn something. Rock on.
What a beautiful spot for a camp. Nice still life shots.
Sure is a beautiful spot
More vids like this, please? Your mountains are filled with cool stuff.
I'll try
@@Danhurd I first found your videos, and followed along with your class making a bucket classifier. I actually made a bunch, they have become an invaluable tool I take with me up in the mountains By McCall Idaho in the USA. Mostly hunting sapphires & Ruby, but finding all sorts of cool stuff along the way. Thanks for all the awesome vids.
Where you referring to Cathedral Lakes Lodge in the video? You usually are pretty vague to your location so i was a little surprised. I have camped at Cathedral Lakes before and hiked up to the top of those mountains along the rim trail. One of the most amazing places i have ever been.
A nice little trip, I hope you took out the quartz rock samples too.
You bet!
Another beautiful spot , love the outdoors.👍👍
Thanks!
Thanks Dan for the scenery and the time you shared with me, your awesome, I'm always learning something new from you. .✌😎
Glad you like it.
@@Danhurd MY friend Dan..please, explain, how I can donate..... MY, apologies for my lack of computer skills.
@@danielblake688 www.patreon.com/Danhurd
I’m glade to see the mountains and the trees 🌲 even though you didn’t find anything 👍💯🇺🇸 I used to live up Northern California now I live in smoggy LA 😩
Good friends good scenery. Excellent trip.
Nice video Dan. Thanks for taking us along
I think Mr. Hurd has got to be the nicest person I've ever seen on TH-cam 👍. Or any where for that matter.
Also lovevtge close up nature pictures. Beautiful waterfall.
In your intro , it looked like Rhodonite on the rock behind you! lol Awesome area. Thanks for taking us with you!
I know! it was a spray painted rock
@@Danhurd Thats just too funny !
Awesome scenery, loved tagging along with you both, thank you for sharing your videos 👍👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
always fun to watch your adventures thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
That lichen comment was very punny..lol. Sorry you didn't find any gems but thank you for taking us along to see the scenery. Happy Father's Day Dan.
Your office has a million dollar view for sure😉👍
Thanks for the brilliant video.
Thanks for watching
Well prospecting as you have said is no guarantee. But looks like you had a nice day out hiking and your wife seems like a lovely lady. Always has a smile showing for the camera. :-)
Well, it was good and after doing some more reading and research, I think I'll head back
Thanks Dayna and Dan for another great slice of North American nice...
you're welcome!
Amazing sites to see this video Dan, thank you for posting this even though no targets were found. Lots of other things to see for sure. Well done!!
Beautiful area. That stream looks nice.
im tingling with anticipation. when a waterfall is the most exciting find on your video about gem hunting you may need to address your strategy.
The scenery, is always a good thing.
This is a beautiful spot
Love your channel,
I've always wanted to pick up prospecting as a hobby.
Great day out is always appreciated especially with such beautiful views!!
HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAN!!! Another great video buddy keep them coming!!