Hunting Prehnite, Agates and Other Fun Rocks at Gratiot River Park
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- My family and I spent a beautiful evening looking for rocks and learning about geology from my son in law, David.
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Some rockhounding TH-camrs will find a rock and say, "Oh! That will be good cutter one day!" And then they won't include it in a cutting video until like two months later. I love that you've been immediately including snippets of a cutting segment. Immediate gratification! Awesome.
I can't do that all the time, but I'm trying to cut or polish things for the video a little more often.
@@MichiganRocks I'm sure I'm not the only one that appreciates the extra work. Well done! I recommend your channel whenever possible.
@@morganwright6388 Thanks, Morgan, I appreciate that.
Thank you for making us not wait to see the “pre-night” sliced.
You're welcome. I'm not sure how to pronounce prehnite. I hear it pronounced with both a long and short e. I'm not sure if you were trying to point out that I was saying wrong (a strong possibility) or if you just didn't know how to spell it.
Agreed! I was also surprised it didn't have the pink throughout. 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️
@@MichiganRocks absolutely not, I know nothing. I wasn’t smart enough to look at the title for the spelling. l’m lazy enough not to have to retype 4 words to look it up after starting to type my comment.
@@I_wish_I_knew_something No worries, I'm just never sure how to pronounce some rock names.
Thanks to David for the best explanation of quartzite I've heard so far. That amazing stone Nancy found, I hope she kept. Beautiful.
Love the frog, made me jump!
What a great day out with your family. Wonderful. TFS 💖💔🎸🏏
And probably the only explanation that makes people hungry.
Great family outing! The frog and little Joe stole the show, adorable. Thanks for the video. ✌️
You're right. That was my favorite part of the video too.
I much prefer that people not try to chase and handle (harass) the wildlife. Better to set an example of respecting other living things.
Thank you for taking out with your family on an excursion. It feels like we get to know each member, as if the TH-cam community who follows you are extended hounding family. That looks like a great day, with a great beach and some great finds. I know if you were ever out in SoCal, there would be some great spots for you to go hounding around' beach AND desert!
I see rockhounding pictures from people who hunt in deserts and it always looks so foreign to me. I almost always hunt in water and have the sound of waves as background music. It's also nice to have the water right there to quickly wet a rock if I happen to pick one up off the dry beach. Although that's what I'm used to, I'd love to try some other types of rock hunting.
I love your family rock hunting expeditions it’s fun to watch everyone trying to find something interesting and young Joe is just a delight to watch ! 💖👍
Joe was fun to have on the beach. Then again, I wasn't the one watching him. It should be fun to take him along as he gets a little older.
@@MichiganRocks I’m sure it will be much more fun when he’s older then he’ll help grandpa with finding rocks as well 😊 💗
After watching your show, my neighbor showed me the Yooper rocks he had. How cool is that?!! Love watching. Thanks
Lights, Yooper lights.
Yep, Yooperlites are pretty fun.
I really enjoy Nancy and other family members.
David, thank you for the lesson and using words I understand! I always look forward to seeing you in Rob's clips. 🤗
I enjoy the learning parts too
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AWSOME video best part as much as I love rocks the best is the little one ! Innocence of life this is were they learn and become part of nature . Time spent outdoors with our kids / grandkids is time spent well thanks for sharing and thanks for the future of loving nature 💯for the little one is our future LOVE it ❤✌
Joe was out on two rock hunts that week. He really likes being outside so he's happy on the beach. It will be fun when he's a little older and able to pick out rocks he likes.
@@MichiganRocks I have 2 boys that are grown up now they both love going to the beach and finding rocks with Dad . Time is short with kids enjoying and cherishing it is a great thing to see ✌️ Happy Rock Hounding 😀
That was a fun rock hunt!
Thanks Rob for sharing you adventure. Look you had a great time with your family.
We are big fans of your channel. We just went up to Marquette and also paddled the Pictured Rocks. You inspired us avid kayakers to look for amazing rocks while on our journeys. We are hooked 👍🏻😀 Great job with the channel!
I think of my kayak as a tool for looking for rocks. For me, it's rocks first, kayak second. Either way, getting out and dragging your kayak behind you once in awhile is a great way to stretch your back.
Great time on a rocky beach! Looks like you guys were having a blast.
I have never heard of thimble berries before. They look like they would be related to raspberries. I like when we go from the beach to the basement, so we can see the inside of the rocks. The yooperlites are really neat.
Thimble berries are really delicious. They look a lot like a raspberry, but they're very soft and easy to squish when you pick them. They have a really good sweet, but a little sour too. It's hard for me to describe taste. Let's just say that they're delicious. They seem to be everywhere in that area. I have seen them around here too, but not in very many places and they seem to be much less healthy looking here.
@@MichiganRocks My opinion? GROSS. Taste isn't good, lots and lots of seeds..but people make and sell tons of jam U.P. here and call it RED GOLD. People love it.
Thimbleberry jam is delicious! 😍
@@debihalsey2247 Yes it is.
Your family enjoying time together is very nice to watch. Beautiful rocks and good information for rock lovers. Joe is a heart stealer.
Joe is pretty lovable.
the brecciated rock was cool. the white one with black & orange bits was interesting. loved nancy’s blotchy rock & keeper rock. (you’re right. it looked like a light behind it.) sally had a beautiful handful…of rock & of joe! some good teaching moments today. best moment of the day: joe exploring the unpredictability of jumping creatures!
I thought the frog was really fun too. I think we all jumped when the frog did.
@@MichiganRocks 😂
Yet another cool show Rob! Ironically a bunch of my family are having a sort of celebration of life scattering ashes of a family member up there at Copper Harbor this weekend.
Just had to comment on how I find myself grinning while watching your family. EVERYONE has such infectious grins! I love Joe’s smile (it looks like yours!) and all the educating David shares is really cool. Love seeing Nancy in the videos so much recently as well.
I'm sorry you lost a family member, but what a nice place to go to remember them. I hope you get time to get out for a little rock hunting while you're there.
Hello, that black rock with pink spots is so cool. So cool you have told to cut and shine them too. I definitely am going to rock hunt when I get up there.
Very pretty rocks. Beautiful sunset too.
I wish I could put these rocks all over the walls of my house!!! I love watching your videos.
It would be a dusting challenge, but otherwise would look pretty awesome.
Beautiful rocks!I would love to come to this beach and hunt for rocks! You group found so many wonderful ones! Please be careful and stay safe! ❤❤
That frog was very amusing! You all found lots of really interesting rocks! 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Do you think the frog appreciated being their object of amusement? Respect.
That was fun! Your sister has a great imagination, I really like her shoe rock! Mmm, thimble berry jam. Time for biscuits! Thanks for a nice evening on the beach, Rob.
She makes pebble art, so she's used to thinking about what she can make out of them. I rarely see stuff like that in rocks because I'm just thinking about tumbling them.
Thanks for sharing a walk on beach at my favorite lake. Nice to have a day before it gets too cool to stand in the water, in just a couple of weeks. The rocks are beautiful as always. I like those stripy ones also.
THANKS!
Yep, summer will come to an end fast now. I hate to see it go. I actually enjoy fall more now that I'm not teaching anymore, but I'm not looking forward to another long winter.
Hello, good Rock guy!
That was so funny when Joe touched the frog and it jumped out of your hand!
I loved that reaction too. I think all three of us jumped, four if you include the frog.
Awesome finds! Well done
The frog and your grandson win the day.
And some awesome rocks
I agree. Joe and the frog were definitely the highlights for me too.
Good catch on the Yooper Lites❣️👍😛
I was pretty surprised when two of them actually lit up. I thought it was a long shot when I picked it up.
I am commenting before fully watching, but I love this place, the drive to get there and everything about it. My girlfriend and I have found some decent agates here coming out of the river.
I have never hunted the actual river. Do you hunt it right at the mouth or upstream farther? The woods looks pretty thick there, but then again, I never really tried to walk upstream.
I like the wide variety of rocks you can find on one beach. My favourite was the very banded agate
Your family tree really does rock :)
At first this beach looks like the rocks are all red, but when you start looking more closely, there's actually quite a bit of variety. There are also rocks in this area that are different than in the eastern part of Lake Superior or in Lakes Huron and Michigan.
🐸 really a SLIPPERY FISH...🤣😂🥰
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing and super informative, thank you so much
Yet another great time at the rock-beach! The blueish stone at 8:05 was a fascinating specimen, I was thinking you’d found something synthetic! I’ve never seen anything like it! Nice fun for the grandson to see you chasing that frog, I like doing that stuff for my kids too, got to get that in before they are too big and off to other interests! Thanks to the whole team for another fun day at the free rocks store!
That rock at 8:05 was really interesting. I don't know if David kept it or not. Sure was a unique color.
The unidentified undercut stone looked like Mr. Bill from SNL😄Sally's had a M on it. A true MI rock! Allison's was smiling at her!
Ohhh Noooooooo!!!
Looks like an old 7 up bottle. I liked in California for a few years and an old town on the coast had a beach glass festival every year. Amazing what water can do to rocks as well as glass. Thanks for the great videos.
I was thinking Mt. Dew because I love Mt. Dew.
@@MichiganRocks right on !
Luv all of your Thompsonite...so pretty
Another really fun and informative video from Mr Michigan Rocks
You have such a nice family.
I do have a nice family. I think I'll keep them.
@@MichiganRocks
Dang. I was hoping for a trade.
Looks like another fun filled family day ! Always enjoy David’s comments. We arrived back in Michigan Thursday. Spent all day Saturday at 4 different beaches in the Petoskey and Charlavoix area. Found some nice stuff.
Nice to know there's some stuff left over there. I haven't gotten to Lake Michigan all summer. I guess there's still time.
@@MichiganRocks Fisherman’s Island was a big disappointment about all that was there was limestone rocks and broken up limestone bedrock. Although it may sound crazy we had the best luck at Lake Michigan Beach park that is on the west side of the river in downtown Charlavoix. Barns Park was also good.
@@davidhile5363 I'm not sure if I've been to Lake Michigan Beach Park or not. My son and I hit every beach we could find from Petoskey to well past Charlevoix when we first started looking for Petoskeys. It would have been on one of those trips if I have been there.
I haven't been too impressed with Fisherman's Island either, although I have seen some nice ones come out of there. If I go there again, I think I'll try to hunt toward the airport. I don't know how far down that way you can go, but it seems like it might be less hunted. Last time, I was with a bunch of people, so I didn't get past the campground.
@@MichiganRocks I think the best time to hit Fisherman’s Island is when the ice first goes off and there is like a mound of stones along the beach. We traveled beyond the campground and it was totally all sand. I don’t know if that’s how it always is or not. Yesterday was very breezy and the waves were really rolling in. On the more western side of the state that typically brings in the sand and covers the stones for a few days. My daughter found two agates this morning just north of Manistee.
@@davidhile5363 The first time I was there with my son was just after the ice went out. I didn't love it then either. I'd be willing to give it another try though.
Nice video. Good variety of rocks found. So cute: 'Joe and the Frog!' Thanks. Suzy
My wife and i actually met sally and clovis on this beach last weekend! They were so nice, it was great to meet them. Love the videos, sir. Keep up the good work.
They told me about meeting you. They thought it was fun that you had seen them on a video.
Beautiful sharing 👍
Looks like a great day - thanks for sharing!
Cool family rock hunting...
Amei o video e as rochas. Sou sua fã e aprecio essa natureza exuberante dai das Americas.
Oh man, he had to say chocolate chip cookies and now i want one! And thank you for the explanation about quartz and quartzite! Wow that prehnite is gorgeous! That gorgeous piece that nancy found of the prehnite is nice. Its always nice to hear davids expertise on the rocks. David finds the coolest rocks that nobody knows what they are! Everybody just has the coolest finds. All the prehnite and agates and stripy and blotchy rocks are just awesome! And good guess on the yooperlites!
It is nice to have a geologist along with me on the beach. I've been lucky enough to have several with me this summer.
There were some pretty cool rocks and people 😊
Another interesting video. The frog catching displayed your cat like reflexes.
I can't believe how many times I caught that thing when it was trying to jump out of my hand. Must be the years of juggling that paid off.
Auditions for the next season on America's Got Talent are going on now.
Rob, you are a great single handed frog juggler!
Thank you. I impressed myself! I think I caught that thing four or five times!
Oddly enough midnight snack is chocolate chip cookies.
Thanks for sharing. Another place to visit on a trip north in the future. Cheers from the 920.
Nice day at the beach....
Another great video! This beach has a special place in my heart because it was the 1st spot where I went rockhounding in the UP. Having traveled there from New England, the variety of color that greeted me as I stepped onto the beach was jaw-dropping! Endless treasures and gorgeous sunsets:)
That's funny that you think that beach has a lot of variety. It does have some, but compared to the beaches in the eastern U.P., it's pretty monochrome.
@@MichiganRocks The Eastern UP was one area we didn't make it to but have on our "to visit next time we're in Michigan" list 😀
@@CurlyToedShoes The scenery is much better in the Keweenaw and the rocks are great too. But for variety, the eastern part of the U.P. has it beat. It's also very remote. No cell service in a lot of places and very remote roads. I like them both.
Great job on the Yooperlites!!!
I was kind of shocked that I could do that.
@@MichiganRocks I’ve tried to do that and walked away with heavier pockets.
Amazing on the two out of three. I wish Nancy had kept the swirly rock….it had potential…but I’m not the one toting them😁
Cool mystery rocks!
You looked like you had a fun rock hunt. We did visit gratiot river beach and it is a beautiful beach. We were staying a 1/2 mile up on the lake and spent 3 days playing in the rocks. We found the same variety of rocks as you did and 4 pounds of yooplites. My wife laughed that you try to pick yooplites during the day. She does the same and is good at it. Thanks again for the videos. We love going up there.
I had no idea that I was good at it. I was pretty shocked that any of the three glowed, let alone two of them. I don't really have any reason to bring Yooperlites home anymore. They're really fun to find, but then what? I have no idea what to do with them. It's nice to have a couple around to show people, but they're not great for making jewelry or anything.
Enjoyed the vid. Nice job recognizing those florescent sodalites in broad spectrum lighting!
I was pretty impressed and surprised with myself finding those. I was hoping one would light up, but to find two was pretty exciting. I gave them to someone on the beach because I really don't need any, but it's just fun finding them.
I like Nancy's green rock. From the the blue/green lady with my 442.
442?
I really love lace agate
Man Nancy found a really stunning "Aura"stone. I don't know what the actual name for the mineral is, but I have a couple I have kept because of the attractive outlining. Really nice. Also the agate found last year looks like clay; making it VERY unique, a Pastel maybe? The other one also unique. She is fortunate.
I tumbled that one Nancy found and it turned out great. Sort of kind of looks like the U.P.
I miss having time to pick rocks. My friend has a nice beach in AuGres that I’ve found a few nice ones. Ty for making and sharing this video. Really enjoyed
I hunted in Au Gres once and did well too.
I am wondering if the green material in the rock is what they call float copper. Another fun day with the family that is great.
No, float copper is pure copper that is found on top of the ground.
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Hi! I used to have a website about juggling and a guy from Hungary translated the whole thing into Hungarian. We used to chat back and forth quite a bit.
@@MichiganRocks Yes thanks.
Really enjoyed watching! You have a great family.
I've picked that beach a few times, fun.
That's one of my favorite beaches in that area.
I like the High Point Bay the best.
@@erniesmith4344 I haven't been there yet. That's way out past Copper Harbor near the tip of the point, right?
Yes, there are video's on you tube that show the rock beach.
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Great video Rob. Lots of different rocks. I've never seen prehnite that color. The mudstone sure reminds me of the shale we have around here. That's mudstone is interesting. Our shale is red and sometimes gray. We have a lake not far from Buffalo thats surrounded with it. No sandy beaches. I'm spoiled by the midwest lakes. They are so much prettier. Unless it's a mountain lake. Nice call on the yooperlite. Really enjoyed Joe with the frog!😊
Prehnite is usually green, but sometimes pink in the Keweenaw. I'm never quite sure what the pink stuff is. Might be prehnite, might be thomsonite, and I recently learned that it might be something called mesolite.
@@MichiganRocks its pretty whatever it is. I really like the rock your sister found with a green stripe in it. Have a great day Rob.
My back hurts from watching all the bending you were doing!... Where was your scoop?
Nancy's find at 16:58 is amazing!
Jumping to the trim saw was a great idea!
I haven't been carrying my scoop with me as much this summer. I like it best for really cold water. I'm getting tired of trying to hold a scoop, bucket, rock and also a camera for filming. I'll be back to using the scoop as the water gets colder this fall.
Nice!!!
Real cool man!!
I like the way you find an interesting rock then next frame you cut it in half so we can see if it was, in fact, prehnite. GO FROG!
I loved that frog clip. I think I jumped right along with them.
Heading up to the Keweenaws on the 9th. And you guys are pretty close to where I camp! Just south of Gratiot there is Calumet Waterworks Park, if you haven't been there check it out. My friends and I had some nice picking sessions there.
That will probably be Friday's video. I found some fun stuff there.
I always think of the different quartz crystalline formations like the different stages of candy making. Hard crack, soft crack etc. Lol.
That's the first time I've ever thought of that. Might be because of my huge lack of candy making experience. I did make rock candy once. It was good.
Thimble berries 🤤 I am going there this weekend I learned a lot on what to look for. Copper is cool 😎
Good luck!
Enjoyed the family hunt! So many cool finds. Nice job finding yooperlights!
The butterfly really intrigued me. Was it a Question Mark or Comma? Either way it's amazing how well camouflaged it is.
Question mark or comma? I'm not sure what you mean. That butterfly looked just like a dead leaf, except that it was standing straight up.
@@MichiganRocks Sorry, morning foggy brain syndrome seems to have been enhanced by corona. Comma and Question Mark are types of butterflies. If you look close at 5:15 you can see a little white mark that resembles a comma.
@@markattardo Oh, I had no idea that there were butterflies named after punctuation.
Yup paint agate. I found a big o ein our landscape rock when we moved in.
I thought that might be what it was. Thanks for verifying my hunch.
Thank you for sharing your rock finds. I live in SW Florida and I'm always looking at rocks and pick up the ones the jump out at me. I've got rocks in many different colors, textures and sizes. However I've no idea what they are made of.
There is one kind of rock that is always in my finds. I am a finder of heart shaped rocks. I bring them home clean them and I give them away. I almost always have 2 or 3 in my bag.
I know of people who look for heart shapes. I rarely even notice the shape of rocks like that unless they're really unsual.
I didn't think you had anything buy limestone in Florida. What other kinds of rocks do you find in Florida?
Anne Dull,
I collect heart shaped rocks too!
And I give some of the little ones away to use as a kind of worry stone.
@@MichiganRocks , Ive no idea what they are but I tend to find a lot of light pink to a light wine color, a couple that have white,light pink dark pink stripes,which kind of look like chunks of meat lol. If I could post pictures it would be a whole ot better
@@SisterShirley I give most to people who have been nice or helpful to me or just because it felt right to give it to them
@@MichiganRocks I was wondering if there was a way for me to send you a couple pictures of my rocks ? Maybe you might know what I've got.
1:24 looks like the water goes on forever. 😀
It goes to Canada. That's not forever, but I hear it's a whole other country.
@@MichiganRocks lmao haha, I hear that as well, seems like a beautiful lake.
I might be heading to my favorite rockhounding beach tomorrow in Wisconsin to look for some yellow agates. Cool hunt and fun video, I like the phrenite with the elemental copper crystals inside. Super cool
Would those be cold water agates?
@@MichiganRocks I’m really not sure, the husk/host is a dark brown rock, so it’s not similar to limestone or Dolomite. Also cold water agates tend to be grey or white but I find them in bright yellows. I’m not sure tbh but they are very pretty anyway
@@rustyrockhound They sound nice whatever they are.
Michigan Rocks, You The Man on Adventures. Did you place some where I can't get toooooooo. hehehehe. Are Sandstones good for Carving? Beautiful finds
I don't carve rocks, so I don't know. Sorry.
Ooh! That prehnite at 5:30 was a bit disappointing that it didn’t go completely through the stone. I couldn’t see the copper in it on my tablet. Bummer! Isn’t it funny how you get/see the different rocks in the different lakes? I’d like to see what Lakes Erie and Ontario have! 👩🔬💁🏻♀️🪨
I haven't been to those two lakes yet, but I'd like to add a couple videos from down there. I'll definitely get to Erie, but Ontario is a bit farther.
@@MichiganRocks I’ve been to Lake Erie, but it was before I got ‘the fever’ ( ok, now I can hear Christopher Walken in my head from his SNL skit!😸), and YooperLites hadn’t been discovered yet. Their pattern of the YLs is a bit different. If you get there before I do, please pick up a few for me, and I’ll do the same for you!😊
@@littledabwilldoya9717 More cowbell!
@@MichiganRocks I wonder what kind of rocks you could find downstream from Niagara Falls!?!🤔
@@littledabwilldoya9717 I don't know. I wonder if they'd be all broken from the fall.
Best part of the video was the frog. 🐸
I think you're right.
Going to UP in a week. Hope to get back to this spot. Have yet to find an agate!
I have done pretty well on this beach for agates. No awesome finds on this hunt, but we found a few little ones.
Those are some pretty rocks in the thumbnail! Can't wait to see you find them
I’m guessing the the pretty green in that small rock is Malachite, it has high copper content.
I never thought of that. I know that some really small samples of malachite can be found in the Keweenaw Peninsula, so it's possible.
Wonderful video. How do you find such calm water on the Great Lakes?
Just lucky I guess. It seems to be calm more often than rough when I've been on Lake Superior.
The rock with the black splotche on it. The spt looks kinda like the UP lol
I hadn't noticed that. Cool!
17:20 is definitely a tube agate
I never really thought of a tube agate when I looked at that, but you might be right. Hmmm...
Looked like a beautiful evening to be out there, not many people either from the looks of it.
David is both right and wrong about the bedrock. Right, because it is sandy/coarse grained siltstone and very nicely bedded or laminated, but wrong because it's not Freda Sandstone; it's instead one of the few accessible exposures of Nonesuch Shale north of the Portage Canal. His analysis of the rock though was spot on, it's just an odd shale that doesn't fit the typical profile even though it has areas of organic carbon within it. Think about that, Precambrian petroleum!
The rock at 5:20 we had a great discussion about this at the Show when someone brought in half a bucket full of these and came to the conclusion it is radial thomsonite. Apparently, it is quite common on Isle Royale, but rare on the Peninsula. Polished, they are very pretty.
Thanks for the clarification about the shale. David did think it was close to being a shale rather than a sandstone, but came down on the wrong side of that decision, I guess.
As for the thomsonite, I was out with another geologist in the Keweenaw after I met up with you. Apparently there's yet another geologist who thinks it's not thomsonite or prehnite, but rather mesolite or a mix natrolite and mesolite. I don't have any idea what those mineral are, so I have no idea at this point.
@@MichiganRocks Mesolite was another thought as well.
Hi Rob, is it the same machin that u use to cut tiles ? My hubby asks,thx
No, my saw is an actual lapidary saw for cutting rocks. You can use a tile saw to do this, but they usually spray a lot more water around, so they're best used outside.
I didn’t know you juggled frogs too!
Next, it's kittens! th-cam.com/video/6dReADO0NYg/w-d-xo.html
How awesome is that beach?? I heard they did some upgrades out there...did you notice anything? Oh...I'd have been there with all of you...Here's an old Discovering episode on the making of the Keweenaw: th-cam.com/video/2_i5_rcpIpY/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=906Outdoors Nancy's rock looks like the U.P. That lil dude is so adorable....
I said that her rock looked a little like the U.P. too. Nicely backlit. I think it was last year or the year before that they put in some very nice bathrooms at the park. They're basically outhouses, but much nicer than most. I think the beach is more blocked off by some boulders too. Keeps vehicles off the beach.
@@MichiganRocks ok...that's cool...I remember back in the day, you could only drive so far down, then you hadda walk...Still went!
Today visited the Harrisville Art show and jewelry was mostly rock jewelry it seems.
Couldn’t afford any of them 😞
I thought about going, but didn't. When I go there or other art and craft shows, I love looking at the stone jewelry for ideas.
@@MichiganRocks have not gone there in at least 20 years but wanted to see current jewelry trends
Very busy event!
Thanks for sharing, although I was very disjointed not to see David’s mini agate on the thumb nail. I’m sure your missing views because of that 🤣🤣🤣
He was really shooting for finding a thumbnail worthy rock. He succeeded too, as many of the rocks in the thumbnail were his. That one just didn't make the cut though. I'm not sure if I've ever used macro photography for a thumbnail. Oh, wait, I used some microscope pictures on a video about microscope photography.
I watch every video with my wife and we love them.
I'm looking for some advice on the Lotto Tumbler. I bought the double one and it will not work. I've done everything following your video and others but no luck.
It gets hot and stops unable to finish one load. Vibrating for 10 days and now the stopping.
Is it as simple as a bad motor?
It could be the motor. If it's just stopping, I don't know what else it could be. I'd contact the company or the place you bought it right away. I have heard a lot of stories about the motors not lasting long since I did my review of it. I wish I had seen more of those before doing the review because it sounds like it's a big problem. I have heard of the company replacing some bad motors, but I don't think the warranty them for long.
Found a dark green stone with little nodules protruding that have light green spots in the middle of the nodules. Nodules are not round but octagon shape. Very dense. Please help identify
I have no idea what that would be. Maybe someone else can help you.
@@MichiganRocks thanks for the response. Great channel
You were right near or in our Village of Ahmeek and didn't stop to say hello???
Oops, I guess I forgot. Sorry.
Just kidding. Although next time you're up this way I'd love to go hunting with you. The Fall storms can really kick up some great rocks. Not always the nicest weather but it can be worth it.
@@jimcurtis569 I'd love to be up there that time of year. It's a seven hour drive for me though, and I don't want to wear out my welcome with my sister.