Best Lake Superior Agate in Four Days of Hunting
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2023
- I think I finally kept up with Sam in agate spotting. We both agreed that I found the best one in four days of hunting. Of course we also found lots of other great rocks too.
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Rob finds the personalities in the rocks he and Sam find and can even get them talking! Rock Whisperer. 😄
I hear rocks talking to me all the time. Is that weird?
@@MichiganRocks Um, maybe a little? 😬
@@gwynnfarrell1856 I was just kidding.
@@MichiganRocks Yes, fun isn't it? 😄
Can't tell you how much I love going on your rock hunting adventures with you, one of my favorite channels!
Thanks, Dan!
Love that Omar Sam found, so cool! Listening to the waves coming in and out is so relaxing. Great hunt! 😃❤️❤️
Sam is always picking up fun Omars. I did like that crescent shaped one.
A great day our, good to see you both found some nice rocks. And with a special guest appearance from Mr Rock, well that made the day complete..😂😂 thanks for sharing
Mr. Rock is an attention hog.
Everything's better with a little humor baked in.
WOW WOW WOW !!!!! Rob ,Sam you both got lots of very beautiful rocks
It was a good day.
Wow. I actually liked the look of the landscape with the fog - beautiful finds! Thanks for taking is along virtually ❤
An both pairs of boots can squeak!
The fog was beautiful, although a nice sunny day would have been acceptable too.
The agate at 17:28 is AMAZING! Thank you for taking us along on another great hunt!
Wow wow wow!!! A beach full of beauties! Nice finds guys❤❤
Oh boy those are some of the nicest rocks. You guys scored!!!
It was a very good day.
That was an awesome adventure. You both found so many agates and other cool rocks. Thanks for sharing 👍
Wow! You and Sam found some beautiful agates!!! SWEET! 😊
Great finds! I think the agates are great, but I really like the omars and the mixture 19:17. the layered ones
That one at 19:17 was cool, but the agates are the big prizes for Sam and me. You probably knew that though.
Ah, perfect foggy morning video ❤
Wowzers. .some really cool rocks and agates.💜🤗 thank younfor sharung.
Awesome finds today guys
Your videos are so relaxing! Thanks 🙏
Glad you like them!
We have a town in Manitoba called Gladstone. They have a big statue called Happy Rock. It has a top hat and arms and legs.
We have a Gladstone in Michigan, too. I don't know if they have big, happy rock though. I think that might be unique to your Gladstone. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Rock
15:33 Another Bloodstone. Kyle found one recently. A greyish-green Jasper with blotches of red Jasper
I picked up an older Jeep I will have to get back there. I was there last year with an old pickup truck. We found plenty. There was nobody there which is what you want. You guys did well. That’s a nice location 😊
That's a fun road to drive. I was nervous the first year becases I had never driven over that much soft sand. Now I bring an air compressor so I can air down my tires if I have a problem. So far, no problems.
Yes this Jeep is good for sand I can raise the vehicle up and down with a push of a button 😊
I never get tired of these hunts. You guys really cleaned up on the agates that day. It’s crazy but all of the agates I have found in Lake Michigan I have never realized that they were agates until I got home and were just going through my finds.
Have you found a lot in Lake Michigan? I know they can be found there, but I thought they were pretty rare.
@@MichiganRocks Yes they’re pretty rare and generally not very big. I do have a really nice larger one that just completed stage one of tumbling. I didn’t tumble it enough to completely remove all the flaws because i was afraid I’d loose a lot of the agate. I’ll send you a picture in about a month when it’s finished.
@@davidhile5363 I think that's the way to go with Lakers.
That is one of the golden rules of rockhounding; the harder to get to the spot, the greater the reward. The others are "always go after the rain" and "there's always room for one more rock".
On the Great Lakes, it's "go after a big wind storm" or "Go after the ice melts".
Nice finds. Very enjoyable. Thanks, Suzy
Wow congrats on a great day and that one agate in particular was amazing, hope we get to see it shined up someday soon.
I don't polish my agates, I just keep them as I found them. You'll get to see the other rocks tumbled some day though.
Loved this hunt. It was very nice listening to the waves and good finds.
What a lot of beautiful stuff you guys found
Some really nice finds this trip, guys! ❤
I have finally started my lake Superior vacation. Today my granddaughter and I stopped at Marquette, what beautiful colored rocks, and the water is so clear, we did pick up some unusually colored green rocks, plus 8 pieces of beach glass, so many to pick from, Monday we will be in Grand maria, plus we found the most beautiful green rocks, I can't wait to move along the coast to see what we can find, lake superior rocks are so bright 😅, these rocks are so different from lake Huron rocks, but we spent a lot of time there on the way up to the U P, nothing has disapointed us to far, wish me luck, that is my ambitious just one agate, thank for another great video 😊
Sounds like you're having a good trip, Mary. I'm glad you're finding some fun stuff.
Wow so many beautiful agates!! Good hunt!! Thanks for sharing your adventures!!
Love the sound of the waves and rocks tumbling 💜💜
I like that sound of the rocks rolling back in too.
18:25 I call those SKUNKSTONE!!! I love the ones that have Seam Agate making the middle. I don't find many keepers, but they make awesome contrasting in water jars. Nice find.
Skunkstone is a great name for that one!
I was just at that same beach! I started in Grand Marais. Rented a Can Am and off roaded to the Crisp point lighthouse then went over to the Two Hearted river and rock hunted for a bit. Honestly your channel helped me learn how to rock hunt, thanks for everything man!
That's a fun trail to the beach, isn't it?
Beautiful agates thanks for sharing!
Always enjoy watching your rock hounding adventures! You and Sam found some really beautiful rocks & agates on this beach for sure!
This was a really good hunt. We had a great day.
Audible gasp at 17:30! Beautiful agate! My soul loves to walk along the shore with you listening to the waves. My eyes keep seeing ‘pretty rocks’ I want to pick up and examine. Thanks for taking us along.
There was a gasp or yelp or something from me too. That's the agate I was referring to in the title.
Nice agate Sam!
Nice hunt! Good seeing you and Sam out on the beach. It look like a lot of fun. Thanks for the video Rob.
Yep, that was a very fun hunt.
I love rocks and hunting for them. Thanks for the video.
Great finds Rob and Sam! Thanks for sharing as always! ❤
You're welcome!
Wonderfully fun time rock hunting. You both have some great times rock hunting.
Agate mother load for sure! Fun trip, thx!
Thanks for the walk on the beach, really fun finds!
And for saying what you have found. Very educational and appreciated too!
You're welcome!
You Know it will be a good day when Mr. Rock stops you to say Hello! You both found some beauties but the one with green, brown and white stripes is easily the winner! 👍🥇🏆
That little guy was pretty chatty.
👍what a beautiful but eerie beach and watching you throw rocks at each other reminder me of what my dad used to call my mum in a jokey way they are both from Ireland my dad from the South my mum from the North West, Irish people have Nick names for each counties my mum's was stone throwers 😜 my dad past away last year so that was a nice little reminder💖💖✌✌
I'm sorry you lost your dad. I'm glad you have good memories of him.
@@MichiganRocks thank you very much ?👍✌
Great finds! That one with banding all around was a huge score!
I sure thought so. That was the best one of the whole trip for me.
Another great day out.
Beautiful finds.
Love the foggy day.
You guys have a lot of fun on your hunts.
We do have fun. We both have a lot of stamina for long hunts, so we're pretty compatible rock hunters.
@@MichiganRocks so cool to have such a good rock buddy for sure, my rock bestie is just like me too, both rock mad, and had great stamina too.
You can see how the love of rock hunting starts in Michigan. You would probably be so bored with the rocks or lack of them on some of our east coast beaches... happy hunting!
I haven't hunted rocks on any ocean beach, so I don't know. I'd still love to walk some of those beaches to find out for myself if I'd like them or not.
Wow. Great day picking rocks!
Yep, it was a great day.
Good hunt for both of u👍.so beautiful agates and other stones.i really like the mysyery rocks💕.have u ever try to tumbler,cut or polish those?would be interesting to c
Yes, I have cut a few and both Sam and I have tumbled them. They really stand out on the beach. The problem is that most of them have a layer that's softer than the rest of the rock. If you can find one without that mineral they tumble well.
Wowzer! Your agate find at 17:34 has amazing bands! I’m so jealous! Congrats on the find.
That's one of the best agates I have found. Not the biggest, but one of the nicest.
Keep Rocking 🤙 the good stuff 👍 Beautiful people 🤗 the 🖖🐇 continue with your treasure hunting be it rocks o collected & still do for display art work the garden you name it 🥰thanks for sharing with us RUclips Family.
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Awww that little ladybug you made is perfect! Great job finding those agates. Sams agate with the little blue dot is something else but you both did so well.
Still deciding whether to go thru the UP on the way to my new home inNC, or go thru Chi town 🤢…6 of one, half dozen of another from the cities. One last look at my lakes and a fina trip across the Mighty Mac might be good for my soul ❤❤
Thanks again for the tag along ❤✌️
Personally, I'd much rather go through the U.P. and over the bridge than through a huge city. I live in a small town and big city driving scares me.
@@MichiganRocks I’m used to it but Chicago is something else. When I first got my license at 18 I had to pick my dad up from his job at O’Hare in his little blue VW bug. Dear Lord I was nervous. I think my dad wanted to make me independent but I’m not sure that was the right way. I’ll never drive to O’Hare again. 😰😰
And I’m leaning towards the beautiful UP right now. Six of one, half dozen of another and the scenery is much much better ❤️❤️❤️
That agate you found, that Sam was jealous you found it instead of him finding it, that's me also!!! Very Jealous!!! That is the prettiest agate ever!! Super Duper Find!!! Neat Video!! I enjoyed watching you guys, not only looking and picking up neat/pretty rocks, I loved the waves also!!! Loved the Video!!! I hope you two are having a Nice Weekend!!! 🤗🤗😮💥😋🙏🏼😋😎
Sam found a lot more on our trip as usual, but I think my find was the best of the trip. It's nice that I "won" in some way.
🤝🤝🤝Well done, guys! You did everything you could, wonderful finds!👍👍👍👍👍
My favorites were the crescent moon rock and all the jaspers. Thanks for sharing. Twice the eyes, twice the rocks and it makes more fun.
Better than my awesome agate at 17:28? I like the other ones too, but that was one of the prettiest agates I've ever found.
Very nice ! i love ur videos
Very beautiful rocks. Love your videos and channel. Liked. From Jordan
Thanks!
Beautiful!!
I was drooling within the first few minutes of the video. Like a kid in the candy store. If you ever get to Australia try Darwin in the Northern Territory have pebble beaches.
I'd love to get to Australia sometime, but I doubt I ever will.
Michigan is really starting to rock when 'Beatles' make an appearance! Many Agates that day and other cool and even funny rocks. Thanks for sharing!
Unfortunately it was a beetle and not a Beatle.
@@MichiganRocks Very unfortunate. Not many Beatles left...
You found some really cool rocks!
Nice finds for the both of you. And Rob may have found the coolest one I've laid eyes on!
I've seen better, but not this summer.
What some cool rocks on that beach
Very awesome finds that one with those bands omg the best I think
We thought it was the best too. Lucky find for me.
Thanks as always for sharing your adventure and your finds! I’m curious if you tumble all of you agate finds, and if you keep the “m-agates” or leave behind? Also do you and Sam have a favorite region to hunt - Western UP, Eastern UP, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, etc?
I don't tumble any of my agates. I take some magates home, but not all of them. I'd say I tend to take them home though. As time goes on, I have been taking fewer and fewer home. If they are smoothish and look like they'll tumble, I bring them home. If they're agatey, but kind of ugly or rough, I leave them on the beach. One of these days, I need to go through all of my previous agate finds and pull out all the magates and tumble them.
Sam and I have always gone to the eastern U.P. This year I asked if he wanted to go to the Keweenaw instead, but he wanted to go back to the same places we always go. He has never hunted rocks in the Keweenaw. Maybe next year, I'll insist that we go somewhere else. Sam and I live in Alpena, so Sam also hunts Lake Huron, but he and his girlfriend usually go without me.
The agates around 9:25- loved the mutual admiration! Rob picks up the beautifully defined, but small agate, and immediately Sam picks up a much larger one! Haha! Love it!😂
Yeah, he found that immediately after I found mine. Darn kids.
@@MichiganRocks yes, always wanting to one-up an adult, especially parents or teachers! 😂
O boy you guys were literally rocking on this episode! Sam really has a nag for agates 😊 love this beach too sadly it’s eroding badly though 😞
Sam does have an eye for agates, but I thought I kept up pretty well this time.
I don't think it has a name, but it's near the end of the Coast Guard Line Road.
@@MichiganRocks of course you did my dear friend and I’m so happy for you 💖
Excelente muy bonitos colores ágata 😮😮😮
I know where you went lol. You guys cleaned house! Great video.
This location wasn't supposed to be a secret. We took the Coast Guard Line Road.
@@Fly2308 I don't think the beach has a name. It's near the end of the Coast Guard Line Road.
@@MichiganRocks yep, i know it wasn't a secret, but pretty much only 1 road west of GM. Great spot
@@superscottorama This is east of Grand Marais.
I was born in Michigan but we moved away when I was seven. I would think I had died and gone to heaven if I was on that beach. I just subscribed to your channel!! LOVE IT!!!!
That's a great beach, but so are all of the beaches in that area.
Nice agate Rob!
Oh Rob, that is a beautiful agate!
I thought so too. One of my best.
Awesome video
Thank you.
🙋♀️❤ I had to laugh at your happy little rock! I thought I was the only profound visionary!
Preordered Tumbling Rocks for the CHAMP.
Nice finds for sure. Loved that first red laker you found.
As a west-coaster, it is kind of sad to see fire damage even in your area, and so close to the lake at that. I guess we don't think about the fact that there might be lightning there, and careless campers can do damage almost anyplace. Hopefully Michigan won't see the kind of fires we have in CA, OR, WA, and B.C. Thanks for the video - looks a soup & hot coffee day!
We do have occasional forest fires here too. Thankfully they're not as common as in some other places.
Rob, you outdid yourself w/that agate. Very nice banding. You could hear poor Sam's disappointment wishing he had found that😅. Nevertheless, he pulled some nice specimens. Good hunt. Hello to Nancy.
Sam and I are sort of competitive. I can't keep up with how many he finds, so I have to hope to get lucky and find a better one.
I did not realize Michigan temps were that cold this time of year.....HOT here in Indiana 🙂
This was June 14, but it's not always that cold at that time. It's unpredictable.
Great hunt! Sam’s the perfect buddy…not put off by iffy weather.
Yep, Sam was not raised to be a wimp. He's not afraid of a little discomfort.
19:00 - that's definitely an agate and a very nice one as far as our standards go in the UK! lol there was a few there you mentioned you weren't sure but not all Agate is banded you should take a flashlight and as long as light passes through and it's made of Chalcedony it would be classed as Agate! 😊 great finds! i envy the States when it comes to Rockhounding 😂
There are a lot of people who say that agates have to have bands. I'm not really in that camp since I think moss agates are still agates. But in the case of Lake Superior agates, I tend to think that they need to have bands.
13:43 when you were doing the flowers that lemon quartz was my first thought. Lol
Mine too, but the yellow is only skin deep.
Rob, I have to laugh each time you find a rock with an expression on his face or facial characteristics! I always tend to see different things and rocks, also, and I have to show my daughter right away, if she is with me. So much fun!
I don't usually notice pictures on rocks as much as some people, but that one jumped out at me.
@@MichiganRocks it was really cute 😊.
Making my first trip up this way in just under a week! This is inspirational to say the least! Hope to find something.... watching this I see am going to have to pack for all kinds of weather! Yikes
You just never know what the weather will be like in the U.P.
You both found some really beautiful agates! Some of the ones you thought were "magates" may be agates hiding in host rock. Great video!
Could be. I might tumble some of those to find out.
OMG Rob you found an absolute banger. You two had an amazing few days, but Rob wins best agate. Very coooool😎😎😎
Banger? Isn't that a British word for "sausage"?
@@MichiganRocks in America it means bad ass agate found at beach that is of high quality. I’m sure you know which agate I was talking about.😎🤓
@@darrinwilliams5715 I do know which one. I knew want you meant, but I just think of sausages when I hear that word.
LOVE to go on your adventures with You! SO hot here in California at the moment, looks chilly & lovely where you are! Enjoy! GO ROCK HOUNDS!
It's warmer here now. This was on June 14. It can be hot or cold on Lake Superior that time of the year.
@@MichiganRocks It's the same in my home state (Colorado) in the mountains. Still cool and snowy in June... Then HOT in July/August...
Rob- check out Black River harbor north of Bessemer. Very awesome beach with rocks and drift wood galore 😉
I was going to go there this spring, but chose to go to Little Girl's Point instead. I was originally going to camp at one place and hit both places in a day, but they weren't open for camping in early May.
A lot of cool finds on this one. U should do one these live if theres service in the area, awesome vids though. Rock On
I've thought about doing that, but there's no cell service in this whole area. I could do it in a different part of the state though. I'm not sure if I could read messages and look at rocks at the same time. Maybe if Nancy came along and did the reading while I looked for rocks, it could work. I'll think about it.
We have greywacke here in NZ too, and glaciers....😂
Nice.
Thanks rob and sam!!! Your making me jealous. I have not made it up to the up yet this year.
No need to go now, Sam and I picked up all the agates already.
@@MichiganRocks lol thanks for the warning!!
Moss agate
Mother Nature's tumbler!
Rob, another great video and rock hunt. You mentioned that you don’t tumble any of your agates. Do you polish them on your cab, or just leave them as is? I would imagine some of the small ones are tough to handle but above a certain size, may work fine. I bought some rough agates from Kingsley N and tumbled a couple to test and I think I would rather try to polish them on my cab if they are not too small. Thanks as always for the great video!
I just leave them as is. Actually, I'm starting to oil them with mineral oil. I really need to go through my small collection and remove the magates and display the nice agates somewhere.
I TOLD you my grandmother and I used to find pudding near Grand Marais, years ago!😂
You did, and I had a hard time believing it. Now I know better.
I would love to get over to the Eastern UP. The LSA in that area typically has more bright, bold, and unique colors.
I think we have more variety of colors than the ones in Minnesota.
@MichiganRocks I would agree. The Keweenaw Peninsula is known for the unique colors in LSA.
Yes, water is full of power and nothing can stop it, but it do a lot of devastation. Nice trip to the beach on a grey day, like here, cold only 15 + celcius, brrr. Thank`s for the tour.
You're right, lots of power in water, especially over time.
Oh my heavens have you ever found so many agates in one trip ever before?? This is blowing my mind!
I think so. We've had other really good days too.
Epic day!! Do you two ever trade finds when they are favorite mismatches??
Sometimes I give Sam a rock or he gives me one.
I like stripey rocks and I have a Rubicon too 😉😊 -- Calculating gas costs... buckets, boxes, and camping essentials... I like agates but I'm not an agate snob. I am serious! 😄
The Jeep is not very economical to drive. Probably something to do with it being shaped like a box, not very aerodynamic.
@@MichiganRocks that is true. Mine is green so it also attracts bugs, that think it’s a fresh new green leaf. 💚🧚🏻🫣😝😆
YEARS ago, most of the agates we found in the central/eastern U.P. were red. I used to really watch out for that color, the certain intensity.😊
That's interesting. I find that the agates in Minnesota are almost always orange or red but there is much more variety in the colors in the eastern U.P. Maybe all the red ones got picked up.