That rock you were trying to break is likely a Native American artifact used for forming straight arrow shafts and similar wooden tools. The flat stones were carved with another rock to have these grooves, and a wood shaft was rubbed along the groove to smooth them. This may be one that is partially made or just warn down a bit by the waves and sand over hundreds of years. If there were several in the same area, it may have been a place were arrows were being prepared for hunting. Edit: If you do a web search for arrow shaft abrader you can see photos of various types of abraders.
After looking at your video again, it looks like you also picked up a Native American abrader for making small shaft needles. 1:01 This stone works similar to the arrow shaft abrader, but instead it smooths very small diameter shafts of wood. These could have several uses, including creating making wooden needles and awls for sewing hides with sinew. Very interesting finds,
My wife (the prudent one) was not impressed with us traversing the break wall boulders. She says I could have slipped, hit my head, and been washed out to sea. I tried to explain that -- the harder it is to get to a spot on the beach, the less picked over the rocks. She remained unconvinced, but otherwise liked the video.
Shoot, I didn't mean to get you in trouble. The beach beyond that break wall was not worth the effort to get there, but how were we to know that beforehand?
Yeah, it was a bit risky. If it were me, I would have been out there ready to swim if I wanted to. I would have swam around it instead of crossing it the way they did. l
I’m not local to that area but I went to Rocky Gap in 2017 and it was definitely rocky. The rocks or lack thereof has to be directly related to the weather/wind/waves
That's what I figured. I know that beaches can go from very rocky to very sandy in a very short time. Thanks for verifying that it is indeed sometimes rocky.
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Great video! Made me feel all sunny inside! That fist flat piece reminded me of slate or asbestos tile like was on the exterior of my Grandma's house. The quartzy piece with the pink spot... the pink spot has a feldspar glint to it. One side of the horn coral fossil has a pattern that might make a nice leaf-shaped cab for jewelry. It's not the rockiest gap, but hey, any rocks make for a good time! I loved the views of the beach, horizon, flora, and fauna! Thanks for stirring my rockhounding soul!
Hi Rob. The butterfly - I looked it up and it is a black swallowtail and, "Michigan House votes black swallowtail to be the state butterfly" (announced 2023). Some of those rocks were really interesting. The golden brown rock Jonathan found (8:19) looks a bit like bronzite and according to mindat, Michigan does have bronzite. Just a guess. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
I never heard of bronzite, but I just looked it up and it does look similar. I had a black swallowtail land on my foot while sitting on the deck editing video yesterday. I had no idea we had a state butterfly, so I'll have to remember that one.
The phenomenon of missing rocks has occurred at many popular rockhounding locations this year. Craig published an article about it in a recent Great Lakes Rock Hunter magazine. Turns out the rocks are still there-they are simply buried under a bunch of sand...
I live 20 minutes from there in dowagiac, and it is in fact rocky sometimes lol, depends on the waves and wind, similar to pilgrim haven, sometimes you’ll go there and find a bunch of rocks and glass, other times you get sand. It also doesn’t help that they dredged out the st joe river earlier this spring and also dredged out some along the shoreline in the area too
We locals know that when the waves are up even a little, the rocks are covered by sand. Wading in the shallow water may have given you more diverse stones. Far more fossils, quartz, beach glass, unikites, even petosky stones are usually found. We love our beaches!!
I caught a carp about 30lbs! Massive! In the spring, they can be seen near shore on lakes and in ditches near lakes as well. Good hunt, but not as good as usual. Enjoy your weekend!
No, it wasn't nearly as good as a lot of other hunts I've been on, but I still enjoyed it. The fish sightings were fun. We saw some more on the way back.
18 years in Berrien Co, bummer to have missed you! Rocky Gap is rocky ... for Berrien. We're blessed/cursed with mostly sandy beach lol. Some years it's more gravely, but I'd say that's about average for it of late
I don't know what the flat piece with the grooves is. But it reminds me of an asbestos house siding shingle. A whole shingle would be maybe 12 inches by 10 inches or so, so that would be a broken fragment.
@@jonathanyoung7785 Good thing you couldn't break it then. lol Now that you mention it, I would agree with this identification. Looks like it was even the same color as the house I grew up in. Had those shingles on it until 2016.
That is a Black Swallowtail or Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly. That spot where you turned the camera off to take your life into your own hands is the Rocky Gap (between sand)! Great video, thanks for sharing!!
Some days it can be more rocky, other days mostly sand. It really does depend on the weather. Have found some Petosky stones but only a couple. It’s one of the more rocky beaches in the area, but most of the beaches are known for the soft sand. Lived here my whole life. I enjoy Rocky Gap.
Thanks for the trip, I like finding out what other shores look like. I’ve been to a few rivers here in NC and find quartz, quartz, quartz…lol. Have an excellent week! ✌️❤️
I will have to fish through all my gopro videos and see if I can't find a few good shots from OUT in the water. I swear only a little bit out and there is a ledge, oh, maybe 2' tall of nothing BUT rocks. They are there, but the beach really gets picked over bad.
A few miles south of Rocky Gap Park you'll find Lion's Beach in St. Joe (immediately south of Silver Beach.) Years ago Lion's Beach was nothing but rocks and it was difficult to get into the water from the park. I visited Lion's Beach a month ago and they had completely covered the rocks with sand that they dredge from the lake, so you probably won't find much there until the next big winter storm surge hits that beach and pulls all the sand back out into the lake. You might have better luck at the Grand Mere Beach in Stevensville.
We did better at Van Buren State Park and then later at another beach farther north. Thanks for the other information for next time I'm in that area. I appreciate it.
I visit Rocky Gap often because it is nearby and the only place locally for rock collectors. I think it is called "rocky" because compared to other local beaches those are mostly all sand. Those areas where the carp were tend to concentrate maybe more and dense rocks.
Not aure, but we get a lot of old tiles from bathrooms at one beach. With the glazes worn off, they look like that piece you tried to break. The stripes are the back side where the tile glue would go.
That beach area disappointment is pretty much what we’ve been experiencing about all summer long up in the Manistee area. The beach can totally change from one day to the next but this summer it’s been mostly sand. We did have one really good day about a month ago but haven’t been up there for about 3 weeks. We will be heading back up there probably with in a week. There is a small beach several miles north of Manistee that has almost been totally rocks for years and the last 3 times I have been there was just all filled in with sand. Hopefully the next time you come back things will be a lot better. You did find some unique stuff though. I believe the piece at 1:35 was a man made object. In addition to beach glass we do find a lot of pieces of porcelain and china, chunks of crocks and even deteriorated bricks. Nice video !
You had a large collection of levithere rock...leave it there. Just saw a commercial with a woman who just retired walking with a man who picks up a rock and asks the lady what it is. She says "that's a levithere rock". he says "levithere?" "Yes, leave it there!" Immediately thought of you!!
Oh I WISH I knew you were coming there. And all the real good (not picked over) rocks are out in the lake. That was NOT the day to look though. But I go floating in only a foot of water with mask and fins and find all the stuff the people on foot can't reach. BUT you really have to look on calm days, or early in the morning.
The flat stone like material, looks like it could be a small piece of asbestos and Portland cement siding that became a poplar building material in the early 1900s.
Thanks. That's something I never do. I'm not saying I wouldn't if that was the only way to get to the rocks, but I'm usually a walker rather than a digger.
I have shown fish a couple times but they were either minnows or big fish viewed from my kayak. I have never seen huge fish in really shallow water like that. We saw a couple more on the way back. I almost stepped on them and it startled me.
I live in SW MI but have never been there. I’ll give it a try sometime. We’ll be camping in Munising next week. Any favorite beaches we should try out? I know there is an old iron ore place where we have picked up black/purple slag before. Not as vibrant as Leland blues, but still pretty.
You know Rob, I watch far too much political commentary these days and it's not good for me. A few of your honest videos in nature really helps me get back to right as rain. Thank you.
You can look for rocks on any Great Lakes beach in Michigan as long as it's not a National Shoreline. The closest place to Mackinaw City is probably Wilderness State Park. I found a few nice rocks there, but overall it was disappointing for rocks but was great for scenery.
🙋♀️❤️. We've vacationed there. Love swimming at the beach! Certainly didn't know about the huge carp though! Yikes! What is the black fin in the water at the end of the vid? Or we're there swimmers?
I have a bucket with a clear bottom, but I never use it. Either the waves are big and it would get knocked around or the waves are small enough to see through. Where it would work best is if there were ripples on the water. It also works well in rivers.
@@MichiganRocks sounds like opportunity 2 create something lol rockhounding and lapidary is such a rabbit hole lol NeverEnding but that's the beauty of it ❣️❤️🔥
Hello rob. I’ve been following your videos for some time. I recently purchased some equipment you have and can’t wait to get started on my projects. But I have some questions I hope you can answer and help me with. What’s the best way to reach you?
The best way to reach me is right here in the comments. It would be best if you posted questions on videos that related to them, but I'll answer them no matter which videos you comment on.
I have never tumbled death plates, but I doubt they would do very well. I'm not sure about cladopora. I have tumbled them, but I can't remember which method I used.
She is in a couple of upcoming videos. She had arthritis in her toe which made walking on rocky beaches painful. She had surgery this spring and it’s feeling better than before now.
Obviously you’re not from around here! When the waves are high and coming ashore that far,if you’re from this area you know that the rocks are under the sand. Most of the time there are so many rocks it is hard on the feet. Especially if you are walking North on the beach. Also, a fun fact, Rocky Gap beach park many many years ago was called lovers beach (something like that)😂told by a 92 year old lady from here!😂
Nope, I'm not from that part of the state. You're the first to tell me that there are usually lots of rocks on the beach though. Most locals just said it varies, but didn't make it sound like it was usually so rocky on calm days.
Hey Michigan rocks. I could not message you on FB, like I have been able to in the past. Just wanted you to know that I had to block you and will no longer be able to follow you on FB. I kept getting notifications from a couple of "spammers". When I looked up these people to see who they were I was greeted by unwanted images, then today there was a commenter with your picture that said they had a prize for me. I took a screen shot. Not sure about all this but just decided to remove myself for anymore unwanted notifications. I have the image of the other FB page but not sure how to upload it here for you to see.
Thanks Katie. I turned of personal messages on Facebook because I was getting way too many questions there to keep up with. Thanks for letting me know about the spammer impersonating me. If you have the address of the page, that will be even more helpful for me to track it down and report it than just a screenshot. But I'd love to have whatever you can share with me. My email address is abramr@mac.com
No. I don't know what it was, but it wasn't that. There are some metal structures in the area that are there for erosion or something. You can see them in the beginning of the video. It might have been part of one of those.
Any day rockhounding is a day well spent.
It's literally a walk on the beach. What could be better than that?
Love your comment about appreciate without having to know the name for it.
That's how I live life🥰👍
I'd probably appreciate it even more if I did know more about it, but I can't know everything.
That rock you were trying to break is likely a Native American artifact used for forming straight arrow shafts and similar wooden tools. The flat stones were carved with another rock to have these grooves, and a wood shaft was rubbed along the groove to smooth them. This may be one that is partially made or just warn down a bit by the waves and sand over hundreds of years. If there were several in the same area, it may have been a place were arrows were being prepared for hunting.
Edit: If you do a web search for arrow shaft abrader you can see photos of various types of abraders.
That sure is interesting. I figured it was just a piece of pottery that had been tumbled by the waves.
@@MichiganRocks I thought the same as a former ceramicist.
Interesting possibility. Thanks for pointing this out. I'm not convinced but it seems possible. (I'm the one who was holding the rock in the video).
@@jonathanyoung7785 There was no close up view, so I went with what I had available :) It's cool either way!
Great observation and information... thanks!
The area from one rock to the next rock, is the Rocky Gap. LOL Beautiful looking beach !!!!
In that case, it's well named because there were a lot of gaps!
After looking at your video again, it looks like you also picked up a Native American abrader for making small shaft needles. 1:01
This stone works similar to the arrow shaft abrader, but instead it smooths very small diameter shafts of wood. These could have several uses, including creating making wooden needles and awls for sewing hides with sinew. Very interesting finds,
Interesting possibility. Thanks for pointing this out. (I'm the one who was holding the rock in the video)
1:50 that is tumbled tile which can be found in SW Michigan
My wife (the prudent one) was not impressed with us traversing the break wall boulders. She says I could have slipped, hit my head, and been washed out to sea. I tried to explain that -- the harder it is to get to a spot on the beach, the less picked over the rocks. She remained unconvinced, but otherwise liked the video.
Shoot, I didn't mean to get you in trouble. The beach beyond that break wall was not worth the effort to get there, but how were we to know that beforehand?
Yeah, it was a bit risky. If it were me, I would have been out there ready to swim if I wanted to. I would have swam around it instead of crossing it the way they did. l
Its a black swallowtail. It good for a casual stroll on the beach.
Thanks. I can only identify monarchs.
@@MichiganRocks Viceroy butterflies look like monarchs. I love butterflies, but can only identify a few.
You can never go wrong with quartz❤
I’m not local to that area but I went to Rocky Gap in 2017 and it was definitely rocky. The rocks or lack thereof has to be directly related to the weather/wind/waves
That's what I figured. I know that beaches can go from very rocky to very sandy in a very short time. Thanks for verifying that it is indeed sometimes rocky.
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here:
Great video! Made me feel all sunny inside! That fist flat piece reminded me of slate or asbestos tile like was on the exterior of my Grandma's house. The quartzy piece with the pink spot... the pink spot has a feldspar glint to it. One side of the horn coral fossil has a pattern that might make a nice leaf-shaped cab for jewelry. It's not the rockiest gap, but hey, any rocks make for a good time! I loved the views of the beach, horizon, flora, and fauna! Thanks for stirring my rockhounding soul!
Other people pointed out that might be a piece of tile or siding of some sort. Seems reasonable to me.
Hi Rob. The butterfly - I looked it up and it is a black swallowtail and, "Michigan House votes black swallowtail to be the state butterfly" (announced 2023). Some of those rocks were really interesting. The golden brown rock Jonathan found (8:19) looks a bit like bronzite and according to mindat, Michigan does have bronzite. Just a guess. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
I never heard of bronzite, but I just looked it up and it does look similar.
I had a black swallowtail land on my foot while sitting on the deck editing video yesterday. I had no idea we had a state butterfly, so I'll have to remember that one.
Great video even if you didn't find a lot of rocks. Those were a couple of BIG carp!
The beach was a bit disappointing for rocks, but it's still fun to spend time on a beach. The carp were one of the highlights.
Wow that one was a different.
Some cool ones. Thanks @Michigan Rocks for sharing
The phenomenon of missing rocks has occurred at many popular rockhounding locations this year. Craig published an article about it in a recent Great Lakes Rock Hunter magazine. Turns out the rocks are still there-they are simply buried under a bunch of sand...
Yes, that happens sometimes. There is good and bad with the waves. They rearrange the rocks on a regular basis for us, but not always the way we want.
@@MichiganRocks Well, if it were easy, it wouldn't be fun... kinda. 😉
I grew up in Northern Indiana, spent a lot of time on Lake Michigan at Warren Dunes State Park and Indiana Dunes National Park.
I drove home past some dunes and spent a few hours walking around the sand looking for fulgurites. No luck this time though.
Holy Carp!!!
Ha!
I live 20 minutes from there in dowagiac, and it is in fact rocky sometimes lol, depends on the waves and wind, similar to pilgrim haven, sometimes you’ll go there and find a bunch of rocks and glass, other times you get sand. It also doesn’t help that they dredged out the st joe river earlier this spring and also dredged out some along the shoreline in the area too
Thanks. Other people have told me the same thing, that it depends a lot on the wind.
It used to be quite Rocky! That lake has changed a lot.
That happens. I figured it's a beach that fluctuates between rocky and sandy.
We locals know that when the waves are up even a little, the rocks are covered by sand. Wading in the shallow water may have given you more diverse stones. Far more fossils, quartz, beach glass, unikites, even petosky stones are usually found. We love our beaches!!
I would have loved to look in the water more, but it was just too stirred up to see much. Good to know that it's better on calm days.
Thanks for sharing
I caught a carp about 30lbs! Massive!
In the spring, they can be seen near shore on lakes and in ditches near lakes as well.
Good hunt, but not as good as usual.
Enjoy your weekend!
No, it wasn't nearly as good as a lot of other hunts I've been on, but I still enjoyed it. The fish sightings were fun. We saw some more on the way back.
The rocks you did find may not have been big, but they were really cool and different.
Yes, we did find a few fun ones. I wasn't too disappointed in spending a day on the beach with a friend.
that's my local beach 🥰 very cool to see it on here thanks for sharing
It was fun to get to a new spot. Nice beach, but I wish there would have been a few more rocks.
Fun walk. Big fish
18 years in Berrien Co, bummer to have missed you! Rocky Gap is rocky ... for Berrien. We're blessed/cursed with mostly sandy beach lol. Some years it's more gravely, but I'd say that's about average for it of late
Thanks, Matt. That's good to know. I have been to some beaches that can be really rocky or really sandy depending on the day or the year.
The stained quartz I'd have gotten it because it looked like a sunset 🌇
That park is absolutely stunning!!! We love visiting there
It was a little too sandy for me, but I still enjoyed my day there.
Beautiful scenery and the banter between you two cracked me up!😂
Jonathan and I get along well. He's fun to hunt with.
I don't know what the flat piece with the grooves is. But it reminds me of an asbestos house siding shingle. A whole shingle would be maybe 12 inches by 10 inches or so, so that would be a broken fragment.
That was my first thought also.
Yep it was .
I agree (I'm the one who was holding the rock in the video)
@@jonathanyoung7785 Good thing you couldn't break it then. lol Now that you mention it, I would agree with this identification. Looks like it was even the same color as the house I grew up in. Had those shingles on it until 2016.
I’m from Berrien County. That’s pretty typical for our beaches.
Thanks for that. I know beaches can change a lot so I thought maybe this one used to be more rocky.
I was expecting more rocks from the name also. ZlI thought Jonathan was going into the drink for a second there on those big rocks.
We both managed to stay dry, but some of those rocks did get a little slippery.
I'm just clumsy looking and acting. It wasn't that dangerous. 😉
Beautiful!!! 🌞🌊🪨🦋🐟
That is a Black Swallowtail or Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly. That spot where you turned the camera off to take your life into your own hands is the Rocky Gap (between sand)! Great video, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for the butterfly ID. Someone else said that it was named Michigan's state butterfly last year.
That's cool. Ours(IN) is the firefly....lol
Use to spend many summers at that beach considering that's where my father lived near
4:15 epidote almost unakite is beautiful! i agree it will look even better tumbled. the rose quartz looked perfect. 8:05 what a gorgeous blue.
I've got the epidote-almost-unikite in the tumbler right now. It's looking good so far!
Always a pleasure … 9:45
I liked the one at 6:09!
Some days it can be more rocky, other days mostly sand. It really does depend on the weather. Have found some Petosky stones but only a couple. It’s one of the more rocky beaches in the area, but most of the beaches are known for the soft sand. Lived here my whole life. I enjoy Rocky Gap.
Thanks, Dawn. It's nice to hear from a lifelong resident.
Thanks for the trip, I like finding out what other shores look like. I’ve been to a few rivers here in NC and find quartz, quartz, quartz…lol.
Have an excellent week! ✌️❤️
I've been trying to get to most of the beaches around the state. This area has been on my list for a few years.
1:48 - I'm guessing that there used to be a lot more of those flat rocks close to the shore but they all got skipped further out into the lake. 🤔😁
Those would make some nice skippers!
Pretty watchin'.
The butterfly was a Tiger Swallowtail I believe.
Thanks!
I will have to fish through all my gopro videos and see if I can't find a few good shots from OUT in the water. I swear only a little bit out and there is a ledge, oh, maybe 2' tall of nothing BUT rocks. They are there, but the beach really gets picked over bad.
A few miles south of Rocky Gap Park you'll find Lion's Beach in St. Joe (immediately south of Silver Beach.) Years ago Lion's Beach was nothing but rocks and it was difficult to get into the water from the park. I visited Lion's Beach a month ago and they had completely covered the rocks with sand that they dredge from the lake, so you probably won't find much there until the next big winter storm surge hits that beach and pulls all the sand back out into the lake. You might have better luck at the Grand Mere Beach in Stevensville.
We did better at Van Buren State Park and then later at another beach farther north. Thanks for the other information for next time I'm in that area. I appreciate it.
What a nice day. And beautiful rocks. I would defenately go there(if that place would be in my country) 😁❤️👋🇫🇮
I visit Rocky Gap often because it is nearby and the only place locally for rock collectors. I think it is called "rocky" because compared to other local beaches those are mostly all sand. Those areas where the carp were tend to concentrate maybe more and dense rocks.
There were some rocks, just not as many as I'm used to.
Not aure, but we get a lot of old tiles from bathrooms at one beach. With the glazes worn off, they look like that piece you tried to break. The stripes are the back side where the tile glue would go.
That is my guess also. Ceramic tile is hard and would take a while to wear down. (I'm the one who was holding the rock in the video)
That beach area disappointment is pretty much what we’ve been experiencing about all summer long up in the Manistee area. The beach can totally change from one day to the next but this summer it’s been mostly sand. We did have one really good day about a month ago but haven’t been up there for about 3 weeks. We will be heading back up there probably with in a week. There is a small beach several miles north of Manistee that has almost been totally rocks for years and the last 3 times I have been there was just all filled in with sand. Hopefully the next time you come back things will be a lot better. You did find some unique stuff though. I believe the piece at 1:35 was a man made object. In addition to beach glass we do find a lot of pieces of porcelain and china, chunks of crocks and even deteriorated bricks. Nice video !
The locals we hunted with the next day (last week's video) said the same thing about the beaches in that area. Many were more sandy than usual.
What stood out to me was the black sand, you need to. Take your good pan on these adventures. Lovely day out though and those carp were huge
We played more in the black sand the next day.
You had a large collection of levithere rock...leave it there. Just saw a commercial with a woman who just retired walking with a man who picks up a rock and asks the lady what it is. She says "that's a levithere rock". he says "levithere?" "Yes, leave it there!" Immediately thought of you!!
The term is usually "leaverite".
Oh I WISH I knew you were coming there. And all the real good (not picked over) rocks are out in the lake. That was NOT the day to look though. But I go floating in only a foot of water with mask and fins and find all the stuff the people on foot can't reach. BUT you really have to look on calm days, or early in the morning.
I would have been out there too if had been calmer.
The flat stone like material, looks like it could be a small piece of asbestos and Portland cement siding that became a poplar building material in the early 1900s.
I agree (I'm the one who was holding the rock in the video)
Thanks, James. I didn't know about that material.
Cool! I’m just south of there in Saint Joseph!
Nice area!
You have to go in the water where the rocks meet the sand and dig down toward shore. that’s where you find your better rocks At that location
Thanks. That's something I never do. I'm not saying I wouldn't if that was the only way to get to the rocks, but I'm usually a walker rather than a digger.
I don't recall seeing fish in the water in any of your previous videos.
I have shown fish a couple times but they were either minnows or big fish viewed from my kayak. I have never seen huge fish in really shallow water like that. We saw a couple more on the way back. I almost stepped on them and it startled me.
I live in SW MI but have never been there. I’ll give it a try sometime. We’ll be camping in Munising next week. Any favorite beaches we should try out? I know there is an old iron ore place where we have picked up black/purple slag before. Not as vibrant as Leland blues, but still pretty.
I don't know of any places in Munising, but anywhere between Grand Marais and Whitefish Point is usually pretty good.
@@MichiganRocks Thank you.
You know Rob, I watch far too much political commentary these days and it's not good for me. A few of your honest videos in nature really helps me get back to right as rain. Thank you.
Totally agree. There's more to live than politics. (I watch too much of the political stuff as well.)
Yep, that stuff can be toxic. Being on the beach with no earbuds or anything can really clear your head.
I'll be in Mackinaw city this weekend are there public beaches to look for rocks there?
You can look for rocks on any Great Lakes beach in Michigan as long as it's not a National Shoreline. The closest place to Mackinaw City is probably Wilderness State Park. I found a few nice rocks there, but overall it was disappointing for rocks but was great for scenery.
Yes, that looks like a tumbled piece of pottery
🙋♀️❤️. We've vacationed there. Love swimming at the beach! Certainly didn't know about the huge carp though! Yikes! What is the black fin in the water at the end of the vid? Or we're there swimmers?
I saw that in the last clip too. I'm not sure what it was.
You have to bring the clear container so you can see the bottom of the ground and see what you're looking at
I have a bucket with a clear bottom, but I never use it. Either the waves are big and it would get knocked around or the waves are small enough to see through. Where it would work best is if there were ripples on the water. It also works well in rivers.
@@MichiganRocks sounds like opportunity 2 create something lol rockhounding and lapidary is such a rabbit hole lol NeverEnding but that's the beauty of it ❣️❤️🔥
Hello rob. I’ve been following your videos for some time. I recently purchased some equipment you have and can’t wait to get started on my projects. But I have some questions I hope you can answer and help me with. What’s the best way to reach you?
The best way to reach me is right here in the comments. It would be best if you posted questions on videos that related to them, but I'll answer them no matter which videos you comment on.
You guys are just cracking me up. You know what that is? Nope, you? Nope.
Ignorance is hilarious, isn't it?
@@MichiganRocks I think its the dry delivery.
Hi Rob.
Is it just Petoskey/Charlivoes stones that can't go through stages 3 & 4 wet Tumble or does that include cladopora and death stones also?
I have never tumbled death plates, but I doubt they would do very well. I'm not sure about cladopora. I have tumbled them, but I can't remember which method I used.
great video!
Beautiful day!!! So what’s the stone you just never get tired of finding, if there is one?
Agates and Petoskey stones. And really good banded chert.
@@MichiganRocks Solid choices!!!
👍👍👍👍
Where has Nancy been? Hope she is well! I miss her being on adventures with you.
She is in a couple of upcoming videos. She had arthritis in her toe which made walking on rocky beaches painful. She had surgery this spring and it’s feeling better than before now.
Oi amigo! Meu sonho ir aí...catar umas pedras.
Obviously you’re not from around here! When the waves are high and coming ashore that far,if you’re from this area you know that the rocks are under the sand. Most of the time there are so many rocks it is hard on the feet. Especially if you are walking North on the beach. Also, a fun fact, Rocky Gap beach park many many years ago was called lovers beach (something like that)😂told by a 92 year old lady from here!😂
Nope, I'm not from that part of the state. You're the first to tell me that there are usually lots of rocks on the beach though. Most locals just said it varies, but didn't make it sound like it was usually so rocky on calm days.
that video was fossiliferous! YAY - LOL! I learned a new word and had fun!
It's been more sandy this year than past years I think
Thanks, Kathy.
😂 You we’re down here and I was at Vermillion.
Switcheroo.
@@MichiganRocks I’m in Grand Haven, Holland area not much good rock hounding here, but Saugatuk south Petosky Stones are fairly prevalent.
@@paulwells782 Thanks, Paul.
Rockey Gap is hit or miss on how many rocks there are.
I guess we missed. Darn!
How could it not live up to it's namesake? Either it has lots of rocks or there's a gap in the quantity. Yes I'm dumb...
Ah, I misunderstood the name. I thought it was a gap with rocks, not a gap _in_ the rocks.
Stuck in fast forward?
The video? I don't know what you're asking. There is a setting to watch videos at different speeds. Did you accidentally change that?
It was my playback on my iPad!
fyi: "its name"
Oops! I know better than that. Thanks for the correction.
My daughter finds crinoids there. Looks like beads.
I find those here in Alpena. I didn't notice any at Rocky Gap. Next time!
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Hey Michigan rocks. I could not message you on FB, like I have been able to in the past. Just wanted you to know that I had to block you and will no longer be able to follow you on FB. I kept getting notifications from a couple of "spammers". When I looked up these people to see who they were I was greeted by unwanted images, then today there was a commenter with your picture that said they had a prize for me. I took a screen shot. Not sure about all this but just decided to remove myself for anymore unwanted notifications. I have the image of the other FB page but not sure how to upload it here for you to see.
Thanks Katie. I turned of personal messages on Facebook because I was getting way too many questions there to keep up with.
Thanks for letting me know about the spammer impersonating me. If you have the address of the page, that will be even more helpful for me to track it down and report it than just a screenshot. But I'd love to have whatever you can share with me. My email address is abramr@mac.com
@@MichiganRocks Sent you a screenshot. Will try to get the name of the other FB person.
@@katiewildes54 Thanks!
The flat piece is man made, You are not seeing the slit ridges on the one side but the light and your camera are picking them up.
What are slit ridges?
You literally climbed over a gap filled with huge rocks and had a rough time at it and you still don't get the name?
Why would they name a park after an artificial break-wall? I mean I guess maybe, but it doesn't seem likely to me.
That was well outside the park. We gained access to the beach at the park and then walked a mile or two.
@@smithdog4770 why is Deer Run named that when it's a suburb filled with culdesacs?
@@MichiganRocks that's just my logical supposition since there wasn't any other evidence.
Touché. That was a man-made break wall, and I hope they didn't name the park after a break wall. 🤔
Was that a person in a wet suit or a big rock behind you at the end of the video?
No. I don't know what it was, but it wasn't that. There are some metal structures in the area that are there for erosion or something. You can see them in the beginning of the video. It might have been part of one of those.