As a long time viewer I really want to say that the best part of Dan's channel is how authentic it feels. He looks like an ol' timey prospector, just following his passion of gold! I watch all his videos start to end!
As a recent sub, something I thought was so respectful was how he says "I hope to earn your subscription today". And he certainly earns it. He seems a great, genuine person.
Mr. Hurd, I must say that I found your videos on a lark one day a few months ago and I haven't been able to stop watching them since! Whenever I'm having a hard day, I put on one of your videos are I'm instantly smiling! I love your intros and how your floppy hat really emphasizes what you're talking about, especially when you say "Iiii hope to earn your subscription today!" Well sir, you have earned mine! Keep up the passion and the enthusiasm, it is absolutely contagious. Being a fellow Canadian from across the country (Ottawa, ON), the way you go about narrating and making your videos makes me feel as if I'm a part of your adventures. I love it. Keep up the great work, Dan!
I rarely comment on any videos but I had to finally give in. I absolutely enjoy your videos. I’ve always wanted to prospect for gold but never took the time. In a way I live out my dream of doing this through your videos. I’m an entertainer on stage 4 shows a week…so this is a critique…your camera presence is captivating and entertaining as well as informative. You’ve managed to pull me into all of your videos as if I’m there next to you. God bless you sir and your adventures. Can’t wait to see the next one.
Dan and Jason, I have only one piece of advice for both of you, DON'T STEP BACK! Cheers, Rik Spector We're getting interesting Sunrises here in Ferndale , but the smoke is "supposed to head East this afternoon, Sunday October 16. What a great view and GOLD!!!!!
Excellent video! I'm learning a lot from you two. Thank you. I'm leaving to the mountains in my camper tomorrow with my new highbanker sluice for a month to look for gold.
Absolutely sympathize with the hike. My son & I hiked over a mile one way to watch the eclipse. Hiking OUT is to be considered, too. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you so much for including the video of the free mill gold under the microscope. Those images are the exact same as the very small sample of gold I found in the Upper Penn of Michigan recently,
Oh my! I feel for you Dan walking up that mountain and then breaking rocks!! I've got M.E. (and a heart operation coming up) so I have to be very careful with my energy. Luckily the worst I've had to do here in England is walk 200 feet up from the river valley. Btw, those views are amazing!! :o)
I love watching your videos Dan. I so miss the Cascade mountains in Washington state. I became interested in prospecting after spending a few months on the Merced River outside of Mariposa CA. Oh by the way the berries you picked are Huckleberries. Best berries on the planet!
Nagyagite or commonly called Tellurium is the silver colored vugs you are seeing with the gold inside the quartz. It is AuTe2 is the composition when smelted. Very common in almost all gold bearing quartz in hard rock mines in Mainly the western gold mine from Colorado to the coast.
Hi Dan...had the pleasure of meeting pioneer pauly....and i thought of you cause i know u like the lapidary side of rock hounding and such. I am in the middle of getting my hips fixed...but there's a creek near cowichan lake that has these large boulders of a rock that is red in colour not to mention huge boulders of quartz. Next year i should be good to go and if you might be on the island i would love to share this location with you. And you should be able to make some incredible pieces from it. I guess i could try to get a picture of it to you if i head up there...but i dont want to hurt myself and my wife would kill me.:) Anyways its easy access from the road.....love your channel and keep on keepin on...best regards, Greg Cornell.
I can’t even believe the back drop you have on the intro. What outstanding beautiful environment you guys are enjoying. I will most certainly find myself in that area at some point. Great job guys
I'd never seen mountains like those. But I have a son living Seattle and maybe I can get him to take me on a drive up there whenever I manage to get out there. I'm thinking next Spring, after the snow melts and before all the fires start! Now, take care of yourself!
Hard Hard Hard Hard Rock Mining (Elevation Hike Smoke and Rocks ) Looks like you got some treasure for your efforts, very neat to see in the quartz. Welcome to Washington!
Well once again you guys did a good job I really enjoyed that video I love to see gold inside the Rock I'm glad you took it easy going up the mountain cuz of my age I know I would be able to do it but once again really good video I thank you for sharing that and you guys keep digging and swinging
Glad you made it safely up the mountain! Fun subject. I am a rockhound and quartz is plentiful here in the PNW. It is so plentiful that I don't usually pick it up. Really liked the video. Take care.
Dan, your ability to grow a beard is like a super power! It's better now than it was before your heart attack, I remember seeing your shaved pic on your post then, and I was afraid for you. It's wonderful to see all of your content since, thank you.
Yeah the forest fires in Washington have been real bad this year and the smoke has been everywhere. It's so bad the local weather apps just say the weather is "smoke".
it’s 11pm down in Fl was getting ready for bed when I noticed the Notification of a new video had to watch before hitting the hay for the night great video
Dan I remember when you had started off, the videos you made were better than watching the idiotic Shows on the discovery channel, because you actually taught us something, seeing you almost reaching 1 million it makes me extremely happy and I will keep cheering for you as you keep growing!
Citrine is the yellow to brownish-red variety of the mineral Quartz. It is a widely used as a gemstone, and after Amethyst it is the most popular Quartz gem. Most Citrine is formed by heat treating purple Amethyst. Citrine may also be produced by heat-treating Smoky Quartz from certain localities.
When I was stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA I used to run along the bottom of a bluff, and noticed a large area of quartz with a lot of either pyrite or gold.
Love seeing you and Jason collabing on vids. You two need to hook up with Brent from Cerro Gordo and Heavy D Sparks, who just bought a ghost town/gold mine.
Dan, I found your channel awhile ago.....from the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania......have to say- your video's are fantastic, fun, enjoyable, informative and very entertaining! I am living my prospecting life vicariously through you! Would love to come up there one day and do some prospecting as you depict it! Well Done Sir!!!
I remember years ago when i was travelling through the smokies while there were a bunch of forest fires happening. The smell was amazing, i love the smell of burning wood, but it made it so I had trouble getting a full breath in.
Dan, I don't see anything that could possibly go wrong!!!! 😋 Love the expaination of what we were seeing, where in the seam the gold was, and actual gold!!! Woohoo!!! One of my first "scientific toy" as a 2nd grader was a basic microscope.......better than any video game!!! Hours and hours looking for stuff I wanted to see under the microscope!
lol..this was a great video and I laughed at your jokes....The sceneary was spectacular and the geology was great too. A million thanks to you and Jason.
In the Cascades if you go a mile you can go up a thousand feet easy, and that is the slow way going, longside of the hill. And those short shrub blueberries, Wild Mountain Huckleberries, are the very best Ever!
As a long time viewer I really want to say that the best part of Dan's channel is how authentic it feels. He looks like an ol' timey prospector, just following his passion of gold! I watch all his videos start to end!
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As a recent sub, something I thought was so respectful was how he says "I hope to earn your subscription today". And he certainly earns it. He seems a great, genuine person.
@@jonbraid2520 same, first video I watched, as soon as I heard that I subbed. He’s so authentic. 😬
He has the look but the way he acts and talks is all an act!
@@NET-POSITIVE the way everyone talks is an act to some extent. Chill out.
That opening shot with the mountains in the background was awesome.
Mr. Hurd, I must say that I found your videos on a lark one day a few months ago and I haven't been able to stop watching them since! Whenever I'm having a hard day, I put on one of your videos are I'm instantly smiling! I love your intros and how your floppy hat really emphasizes what you're talking about, especially when you say "Iiii hope to earn your subscription today!" Well sir, you have earned mine! Keep up the passion and the enthusiasm, it is absolutely contagious. Being a fellow Canadian from across the country (Ottawa, ON), the way you go about narrating and making your videos makes me feel as if I'm a part of your adventures. I love it. Keep up the great work, Dan!
I tell ya, besides any gold you find, you have the added treasures of the scenery when you do these trips. That alone makes these trips worth it!
Honestly... the most precious thing you found this video was the view during the first few seconds in the video
I rarely comment on any videos but I had to finally give in. I absolutely enjoy your videos. I’ve always wanted to prospect for gold but never took the time. In a way I live out my dream of doing this through your videos. I’m an entertainer on stage 4 shows a week…so this is a critique…your camera presence is captivating and entertaining as well as informative. You’ve managed to pull me into all of your videos as if I’m there next to you. God bless you sir and your adventures. Can’t wait to see the next one.
Thanks for more great quality content about the awesomeness that is the Pacific Northwest.
You should dress(grind) the head of your chisel so a shard doesn’t break off while striking and poke your eye out. Safety tip from old machinist.
Thanks Dan, quite a climb under some sketchy conditions. You're still succeeding at a young man's game. Good for you! Al
Ive been digging MBMM . Been digging the collab videos are have been doing with him, Dan. Quality as always.
The two of you working together is a nice treat. I really enjoy both channels.
Thanks for another great adventure! Always fun to come along on your gold or mineral hikes. Good healthy clean fun, with a reward!
Incredible scenery.. thanks for sharing this majestic view. Keep Freedom Alive.
Wow. Those are truly some breathtaking views from high up on that mountain. Beautiful
Dan and Jason,
I have only one piece of advice for both of you,
DON'T STEP BACK!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
We're getting interesting Sunrises here in Ferndale , but the smoke is "supposed to head East
this afternoon, Sunday October 16.
What a great view and GOLD!!!!!
Thanks for the video Dan. All I have to say is; Wow gold mining is hard work.
Excellent collaboration thank you for sharing five stars my friend
Excellent video! I'm learning a lot from you two. Thank you. I'm leaving to the mountains in my camper tomorrow with my new highbanker sluice for a month to look for gold.
What a BEAUTIFUL area, wow!
Absolutely sympathize with the hike. My son & I hiked over a mile one way to watch the eclipse. Hiking OUT is to be considered, too. Thanks for taking us along.
Stunning views!! Great to see you two on adventures again!
Thank you so much for including the video of the free mill gold under the microscope. Those images are the exact same as the very small sample of gold I found in the Upper Penn of Michigan recently,
I love it when you guys collaborate together. Enjoy both your channels.
If it's not smoke, its rain.
If it's not rain it's snow.
Looking like you've picked the lesser of the deterrents😎👍
As always, a pleasure to watch and to learn!
Oh my! I feel for you Dan walking up that mountain and then breaking rocks!! I've got M.E. (and a heart operation coming up) so I have to be very careful with my energy. Luckily the worst I've had to do here in England is walk 200 feet up from the river valley. Btw, those views are amazing!! :o)
God bless you with comfort, strength and healing.
@@dawndixon402 Thank you!
I love watching your videos Dan. I so miss the Cascade mountains in Washington state. I became interested in prospecting after spending a few months on the Merced River outside of Mariposa CA. Oh by the way the berries you picked are Huckleberries. Best berries on the planet!
"i hope to earn your subscription today" that is the most wholesome thing ive heard a youtuber say.
Cascades are Amazing!
Guess that spot is in Jason's backyard
To me, any day in the Mountains is a Good Day!
Nagyagite or commonly called Tellurium is the silver colored vugs you are seeing with the gold inside the quartz. It is AuTe2 is the composition when smelted. Very common in almost all gold bearing quartz in hard rock mines in Mainly the western gold mine from Colorado to the coast.
Great video Dan, thank you for going the distance
Great video dan, Probably the best one ive seen this year!!!
You take care Dan, your a treasure that we don't want too lose.
Hi from Finland! So nice to see some gold!🥳
Hi Dan...had the pleasure of meeting pioneer pauly....and i thought of you cause i know u like the lapidary side of rock hounding and such. I am in the middle of getting my hips fixed...but there's a creek near cowichan lake that has these large boulders of a rock that is red in colour not to mention huge boulders of quartz. Next year i should be good to go and if you might be on the island i would love to share this location with you. And you should be able to make some incredible pieces from it. I guess i could try to get a picture of it to you if i head up there...but i dont want to hurt myself and my wife would kill me.:) Anyways its easy access from the road.....love your channel and keep on keepin on...best regards, Greg Cornell.
Dan, with you hanging out with Jason, and Jason hanging out with Brent, it's just a matter of time til we see you in Cerro Gordo on Ghost Town Living!
I can’t even believe the back drop you have on the intro. What outstanding beautiful environment you guys are enjoying.
I will most certainly find myself in that area at some point.
Great job guys
Really like the close ups Dan👌🏻⛏🏴
Sick views! I miss getting out there, as life changes quickly. Thanks for bringing me back to a nice place you found and some cool rocks🤙
I'd never seen mountains like those. But I have a son living Seattle and maybe I can get him to take me on a drive up there whenever I manage to get out there. I'm thinking next Spring, after the snow melts and before all the fires start! Now, take care of yourself!
Hard Hard Hard Hard Rock Mining (Elevation Hike Smoke and Rocks ) Looks like you got some treasure for your efforts, very neat to see in the quartz. Welcome to Washington!
Really enjoy the partnership between Jason and Dan. At least every other month please!
Well once again you guys did a good job I really enjoyed that video I love to see gold inside the Rock I'm glad you took it easy going up the mountain cuz of my age I know I would be able to do it but once again really good video I thank you for sharing that and you guys keep digging and swinging
Glad you made it safely up the mountain! Fun subject. I am a rockhound and quartz is plentiful here in the PNW. It is so plentiful that I don't usually pick it up. Really liked the video. Take care.
YOU HAVE A NICE MOOD. DON'T CHANGE. AND HAVE A NICE FRIEND TOO AND I LIKE YOUR BOTH VIDEOS. WE LEARN ALOT. HAVE GOOD LUCK ALWAYS AND BLESSINGS!!🙂🙂👍💖
Dan, your ability to grow a beard is like a super power! It's better now than it was before your heart attack, I remember seeing your shaved pic on your post then, and I was afraid for you. It's wonderful to see all of your content since, thank you.
awesome man im glad that you were able to attain the experience and the gold!
Good luck Dan!! Have fun Jason, looks COLD - be careful
Yeah the forest fires in Washington have been real bad this year and the smoke has been everywhere. It's so bad the local weather apps just say the weather is "smoke".
Under the microscope 🔬 was very interesting. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍thank you for sharing your gold experience looking at it so closely.
beautiful views, worth their weight.
it’s 11pm down in Fl was getting ready for bed when I noticed the Notification of a new video had to watch before hitting the hay for the night great video
Glad to see you made it to the site ok 👍
Hello my friend! Great video. It was very interesting!
this is going to be another fun video
Another fantastic adventure.
Beautiful setting, the highlight was just getting out there. As I am also getting older, I'm finding the definition of "visible" is relative!
Dan, just take it easy. That looks like a nice vein for sure!
Some great scenery. Love that 4k.
Jason looks like a young Slim Pickins. He sounds a little like Slim Pickins, too!
I live in Washington and right now the best thing to do because of all the wildfire smoke is to stay indoors.
Beautiful place, mate. Thank's for the effort.
A great adventure to be able to join you on. Lovely mountain scenery. And of course gold ❤️
Dan I remember when you had started off, the videos you made were better than watching the idiotic Shows on the discovery channel, because you actually taught us something, seeing you almost reaching 1 million it makes me extremely happy and I will keep cheering for you as you keep growing!
I live in Washington, I just love our mountain
Glad you survived that high altitude with all that smoke! Can't wait to see the assay on Jason's channel!
Citrine is the yellow to brownish-red variety of the mineral Quartz. It is a widely used as a gemstone, and after Amethyst it is the most popular Quartz gem. Most Citrine is formed by heat treating purple Amethyst. Citrine may also be produced by heat-treating Smoky Quartz from certain localities.
When I was stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA I used to run along the bottom of a bluff, and noticed a large area of quartz with a lot of either pyrite or gold.
Love seeing you and Jason collabing on vids. You two need to hook up with Brent from Cerro Gordo and Heavy D Sparks, who just bought a ghost town/gold mine.
You should get a big wheel cart, like deer hunters use to get deer out of the woods! Light weight and strong!
Great video! I love the Cascades! I lived at the base of them in 1982.
Already viewed Jason's original video, nice to invite Dan to come and see.
Thanks for another cool vid Dan we appreciate it
Dan, you are a monster!!!, I was doing it all wrong 😢, watching your cleaning videos really helped me out, thank you so much
Dan your getting really close to that 1 million subscribers. Happy for you bud
great video dan! I know you and Jason had a ball way up there in the cascades. I sub to Jasons channel as well. thanks for the adventure my friend!
Can't wait to see this video.
Man that sure is stunning scenery I would have had a nap at the top mountain air makes me sleepy Zzzzz
Amazing perfec 😍
Dan,
I found your channel awhile ago.....from the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania......have to say- your video's are fantastic, fun, enjoyable, informative and very entertaining!
I am living my prospecting life vicariously through you!
Would love to come up there one day and do some prospecting as you depict it!
Well Done Sir!!!
What a fantastic collaboration
I remember years ago when i was travelling through the smokies while there were a bunch of forest fires happening. The smell was amazing, i love the smell of burning wood, but it made it so I had trouble getting a full breath in.
Yes that is very shiny beautiful gold
Good job hunting and finding it
That is an incredible view..wow. I only have cornfields here
Looking forward to the assay video for this run! How exciting!!
That looks like a fun time!
If you ever find yourself in New England it would be great to show you the various amalgamation we find in our minerals. Be well Dan!
Stunning and beautiful in the quartz
Great videos, the scenery is stunning, I get a touch of beard envy every time I watch a vid! Keep em coming
Great, wish I had been there! Been up on Colorado and Alaska, but never had the time or luck to find like what you do!
i've been there once and i noticed it.
still have here in my storage some fine samples similar to what you have Dan.
I enjoyed this video of gold prospecting
Awesome job Dan
Love your videos Dan, wether it's gold or gems, it's all interesting and entertaining.
Oh Dan!! Take it easy!!! Looks fun tho.
Dan, I don't see anything that could possibly go wrong!!!! 😋 Love the expaination of what we were seeing, where in the seam the gold was, and actual gold!!! Woohoo!!! One of my first "scientific toy" as a 2nd grader was a basic microscope.......better than any video game!!! Hours and hours looking for stuff I wanted to see under the microscope!
Fantastic trip thanks
I'll be going to Seattle on the 19th. Please take the smoke back to Canada with you.
lol..this was a great video and I laughed at your jokes....The sceneary was spectacular and the geology was great too. A million thanks to you and Jason.
I wish we had decent land access rights in Wales to go prospecting!
In the Cascades if you go a mile you can go up a thousand feet easy, and that is the slow way going, longside of the hill. And those short shrub blueberries, Wild Mountain Huckleberries, are the very best Ever!