Early Spring River Rock Hunt Success!

The gravels are calm before the storm... and there is one on the way shortly! I caught a perfect moment to get out and explore the river before spring melts more snow and the mighty Yellowstone shows its power. This is my first rock hunt bringing both of my golden retrievers, Chopper (3 years old) and Lola (1 year old). This hunt is loaded with finds. From ammonites, agatized wood, jasper and a variety of Montana agates, surely you can find a favorite in this adventure! The weather changed a bunch during my day. Jacket on, off, on, off. My batteries in my spray bottle died, but I was prepared with a backup bottle, as I had a feeling that would happen and had forgotten to pack more. This was a great reminder to me as to how much I love my battery sprayer. The pups behaved, no one had to be rescued from the icy river :). Thank you all for watching.
Are you looking to do some rockhounding in Montana?
Here are some links to some Montana rockhounding resources:
Rockhounding In Montana (Where To Go and What You Can Find!)
by Rock Seeker:
www.rockseeker....
Montana Rockhounding Location Guide & Map by Mike Rhea, a professional geologist:
rockhoundresou....
Here's an Amazon link to a great Montana rockhounding guide:
amzn.to/3Bv3fIS
Looking to learn about Yellowstone River agates? This is a publication from 1972 by a man named Paul Fry. This was the very first literature I read when I was learning about Montana agates. It is called "Meanderings of a Montana Rockhound" and it is priceless:
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Here is another page with great information on Montana Agates by Jim Landon called "Montana Agate: The Best Catch on the Yellowstone River" :
www.rockngem.c...
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Agatized Wood with Banding
02:14 Jasper with Hematite
03:20 Waterline Agate
03:56 Dark Montana Agate
06:10 Banded Montana Agate
08:03 Petrified Wood with Tube Agate
09:38 Green Moss Agate
10:56 Unakite
12:20 Red Yellow Jasper Agate
12:40 Large Green Jasper
16:05 Clams and Ammonites
17:55 Large Agatized Wood
As my supply allows, I sell my finds on Ebay to support my channel:
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