I am a flora and fauna type of a Nana. When I heard there was a fire in that area, the first thing I looked for was what grasses are growing there and if the area needs rehabbed. Those stones could be collected in bulk to help pay for the native grasses, plants and trees to be put in after taking out the stuff that sucks~
Great hunt! Beautiful stuff you were leaving behind. If you turn the spray nozzle to stream a little more you might have easier time washing the dirt off the rocks. Just a thought. Thanks for taking us along!
Great video. I just wish that hunting LSA's was that productive. I started cracking up when you said,I CAN'T EVEN WALK TEN FEET. Thank you for the video. I eyeballed the exact 3 you picked up from the tailgate. I was drawn to those too.
Thank you! I wish our banded agates in Oregon had the color LSAs have. I've always wondered why Oregon doesn't have very colorful banders. I appreciate you watching. Good luck out there hunting LSAs!
@@itslattice4195 I don't know how you do it. I suppose the quartz-heavy rocks are a dime a dozen. Hold out for the real cool ones! Some of the yellow ones remind me of chanterelle mushrooms.
Yeah the idea is definitely to hold out for more unique ones that are locality specific. Usually hoping for a full banded pattern or colorful inclusions. A lot of the agate localities around here have similar quartz dominant ones. I sometimes keep the hollow ones with crystal points.
@@itslattice4195 The cool green one you found looks like Aventurine Quartziite. Or Just Aventurine with quartz. Do you know if you have any of that around you? Crystals are always fun. I am still watching the video lol. I have to keep pausing and go do something. The other green one by the buzz nest is quartzite. Nothing too special inside. I think a lot of the green ones are. However, as with rocks, who knows!
Generally the red rind’s are good signs my dad and I say when in doubt slab it out and yes that one is a pseudomorph after barite or calcite and the clear one can be highly UV reacting
@@johnhobbs7697 one by one the spots are closing. Richardson's Ranch no longer allows digging, The Prineville rock shops have all closed, Elkins, Quants, now pages in history. Ever get up to Thistle Creek? I wonder if Timber company has restricted access there now. Such nice sagenites up that drainage.
OH MY WOW! That blue purple burple one!
Yeah that was a good one. Total anomaly
I am a flora and fauna type of a Nana. When I heard there was a fire in that area, the first thing I looked for was what grasses are growing there and if the area needs rehabbed. Those stones could be collected in bulk to help pay for the native grasses, plants and trees to be put in after taking out the stuff that sucks~
That'd be a cool project!
Nice pieces! And those greens.....!
Love the blues 💙
Me too!
Wowzers! I can’t WAIT to see those cut! I can’t leave any behind lol so I give you huge kudos! 🫠
Awesome finds!!!
Thanks!!
Cutting video is up. I only got a few cut before the clouds rolled in and ruined the lighting.
New sub just found you. Also live in Oregon. Nice finds
Nice thanks for watching and subbing. Much appreciated!
Great hunt! Beautiful stuff you were leaving behind. If you turn the spray nozzle to stream a little more you might have easier time washing the dirt off the rocks. Just a thought. Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for watching. I need to up my sprayer game. I get so caught up in the moment looking for agates, sometimes simple solutions evade me.
So glad you got out safe with that truck and clothes last video
Yeah I was kinda dumb. Glad I didn't get ambushed in the foreat!
oooo those were beautiful finds! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for watching!
That was quite the haul!
It was a great way to end the season! Deep under snow now.
I miss living in Central oregon, romping in these very areas. But there are always visits back there again lol. Excellent finds!
Yeah it's a great spot to be a rockhound for sure!
Great video. I just wish that hunting LSA's was that productive. I started cracking up when you said,I CAN'T EVEN WALK TEN FEET. Thank you for the video. I eyeballed the exact 3 you picked up from the tailgate. I was drawn to those too.
Thank you! I wish our banded agates in Oregon had the color LSAs have. I've always wondered why Oregon doesn't have very colorful banders. I appreciate you watching. Good luck out there hunting LSAs!
You guys talking about Laguna?
Goregous thumbnail. *Heart-eyes*
Thank you!!
Awesome finds!
Thank you! It was a great day. Sad I can't go back to this spot for a few months. The snow is deep now.
Whatta great location! Looking forward to seeing them cut
Me too!
Great video.
Thank you! It was fun to make. I appreciate the feedback
Man, we got that little bit colder you mentioned.
Facts! Freezing rain is the worst.
There's just so much laying right in the open! It's a good thing I live very far away. I have a "too much" gene.
I have that gene too!
@@itslattice4195 I don't know how you do it. I suppose the quartz-heavy rocks are a dime a dozen. Hold out for the real cool ones! Some of the yellow ones remind me of chanterelle mushrooms.
Yeah the idea is definitely to hold out for more unique ones that are locality specific. Usually hoping for a full banded pattern or colorful inclusions. A lot of the agate localities around here have similar quartz dominant ones. I sometimes keep the hollow ones with crystal points.
@@itslattice4195 The cool green one you found looks like Aventurine Quartziite. Or Just Aventurine with quartz. Do you know if you have any of that around you? Crystals are always fun. I am still watching the video lol. I have to keep pausing and go do something. The other green one by the buzz nest is quartzite. Nothing too special inside. I think a lot of the green ones are. However, as with rocks, who knows!
Interesting, I think I know where this is at. Family friend was talking about finding some 'colorful rocks' on a side road in the ochocos.
Go get some!!
@itslattice4195 funnily enough, me and my paw are going to soon! He came and bought some sprouts from you a couple of weeks back.
@@ghosttownguy7472 that's awesome! Hope the garden grows good. Let me know what you find. Good luck!!
Generally the red rind’s are good signs my dad and I say when in doubt slab it out and yes that one is a pseudomorph after barite or calcite and the clear one can be highly UV reacting
I'll have to check the UV reaction of some of these!
Hello fairly new sub here but I have been subbed for a few days love your Channel😊 almost as much as I love agates
Thanks a bunch! I really appreciate that. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Feedback like yours makes me want to make more.
I'm new to your channel too and love to armchair rock hunt....I'm waiting to see you cut some too....
@@pameckstrom88 thanks for joining my adventures! I'll get some cut up soon!!
@@itslattice4195 I live in the Willamette Valley and it's getting kind of hard to find places to go rockhounding anymore thank you Weyerhaeuser
@@johnhobbs7697 one by one the spots are closing. Richardson's Ranch no longer allows digging, The Prineville rock shops have all closed, Elkins, Quants, now pages in history. Ever get up to Thistle Creek? I wonder if Timber company has restricted access there now. Such nice sagenites up that drainage.
I couldn't leave any of them I would find another way to get them out a wagon I don't know but something
Haha. I'll get em all eventually!
Did any of your agates or jagets end up being the llris type? That was a great hunt. New here and we'll keep watching.
I haven't checked them yet. I'll cut some next week on my days off and post a video of the results. I have three that look promising from this area.
Yeah cut the crack.
I did indeed. Was a big quartzy one.
I would need a pack mule...
I used to have a llama