Crystals, Agates, and Druzy Overload! Hunting for Incredible Specimens at Haunted Ridge!
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- Опубликовано: 10 май 2024
- In this one, we head to a spot I have always wanted to go to, Haunted Ridge! We made a short pit stop on our way down to Florida, and an even longer stop on our way back, and collected some absolutely phenomenal specimens! Big crystal clusters, druzy coated glitter bombs, sparkly bortyoidal goodness, but I have to admit that out of all of the amazing things that Haunted Ridge has to offer, it was the agates that i fell in love with! Absolutely phenomenal lacy fortification agates everywhere you look! This place is heaven! Unfortunately, our hunts were too long to do the material justice, so make sure to come back for part two where we will be cleaning our specimens in iron-out and feeding them to the slab saw to see how they look inside! I hope you all enjoy, and I will have another one out soon!
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Love the agate & druzy.. thanks for taking us along to see all the "Cleaned ones".. Can't wait to see them cut...
Alexis has an awesome eye! Plus she has an adorable giggle!
She really does! That's why I make her participate for at least a little while🤣 she always finds amazing stuff! Also yes the giggles are the best!😂
wow, that Agat-cluster was fantastic. Can`t wait to see you cut that one. Really a lot of nice stuff you two did find
Thank you! I'm about halfway through cutting and I just can not believe those agates!! Thanks so much for watching!
Even if you made a 2 hour video, I would watch from beginning to end. Because I like rocks, I mean crystals.😊
Wow, Alexis made some really cool finds, Theo. Watch out, she's going to give you a run for your money! LOL, jk of course. I'm jelly, I love hunting pretty rocks and wish I could have hunted them with you two. But I'm super happy you elected to take us along with you so we could enjoy it too. Thanks you two, and much love!❣
I absolutely love you both, you are hands down my fav RUclipsrs to watch. Every time you post a video I am learning something, going on great adventures with you guys, and you both have such a positive vibe and I love it. I know I'm going to be smiling during the video and right now, that is everything. I truly want to say thank you both for being such bright lights in a sea of chaos.🥰
Are you sure you weren't in Mexico or the southwest US? That was straight up Crazy Lace man! Can't wait to see you cut it!
Oh thank you!😄 We just love sharing our adventures, dumb humor, and cool rocks with everyone so it's seriously humbling to hear something like that, so genuinely thank you so much, it really means a lot to us☺️
@@RickSmith-kp3syright!? That's what I'm saying!!!🤣 I got totally agate tunnel visioned after awhile, so was not expecting lace like that!
I know RUclips wants you to make short videos, but I wish it was an hour long! I love the crystals, and the agate is insannneee omg
RUclips as well, but it's also from an editing standpoint 😂 it takes SOOO much longer to edit the videos when they get that long, but we may post some longer videos later this summer! I've been tempted before to post an hour long hunt just for fun😂 but absolutely! I can not believe the material we are getting through! I can't wait to share part two!😁
@@TheoKellison understandable! And I can’t wait to see pt 2!!
Since you proposed your smiles are so much brighter and happier!
Best wishes to you both!👍🇺🇸
Thank you so much!😄
Awesome! Can't wait to see them cut and cleaned
Dispite the weather you loaded up, both times. You and Sara definitely did well. Sorry the toad escaped. It went to guard another fine specimine. I just want to know, is Sara kissing all those toads a hoping for magic? Ha. Can'twait for the next episode. 😷👍
I love when Alexis appears in videos, feel free to jump in some more girl!❤ I’m going to assume the new engagement ring was being kept safe somewhere while you rock hunted, yes I did look for it.😍
Yes! I'm slowly getting her to appear more often!😂 She's opening up to it more which makes me happy! And yes the ring was in the car safely tucked away from the sharp rocks, but went back on as soon as we finished 😁
Can you imagine going to public spots in MO and getting that stuff for FREE?! When I lived in the St Louis area, I used to go hiking at Hawn State Park and happened on an area that had all kinds of that stuff (not in the park but on the way). Some of those beauties have followed me from MO to MN to OK and now to FL. Gotta love MO's quartz and agate and am very happy Dustin has highlighted it!❤️
It really is a magical place! We already can't wait to go back! Next year we are planning three days to just explore Missouri because we did not get enough time just passing through! Just enough time to know we needed to come back😂
After I went to Virgin Valley, I moved there for life!
Can't wait to see you finish these out!
Beautiful finds! Can’t wait to see them cleaned up and cut! Awesome video Theo . Thanks!
Naw! You guys are so good for each other 💞😊
Wow! What an awesome place, & amazing finds! Like one of those dreams where your finding great agates/crystals everywhere 😆
Looking forward to seeing part2.
Onya!👍
It really is! I've only ever really heard people talking about the druzy and crystals from there so I was absolutely blown away by the agate! There was something amazing everywhere you looked! Really a special place for sure😄
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: I still have several extra large specimens of that rock from years past. Takes some time and some Iron Out... but yields fantastic displays. I kept some unteated cleaned specimens as garden/yard ornaments... which looks fascinating, in my opinion. I'm so glad you were able to get out in that area and enjoy collecting. Ain't no mud... like crystal hunting mud!
Oh, now come on I would love to go there. Those are gorgeous, Band-Aids and crystals. Oh my that was a nice.❤❤❤❤❤
It was amazing! It's been on my bucket list for so long, I was so happy to finally make it over there! Definitely will be back at some point!😄
Good team work and great specimen finds. Can't wait for the next video.
Missouri is Tick Central! The cutting will be great. I hope we get a few before and after with the iron-out. Thanks to both of you.
Definitely will show befores and afters! And it really was at haunted ridge 😅 we started finding more and more on us so we decided to escape from the tree cover🤣 it was mostly fine after that but we were picking up a ton in the brush. Thanks so much for watching!
What a place😍. So amazing agates and chrystals ❤and alexis found really great ones👍❤️. im so happy that u made this vid so we who cant go there ever can c it
It's such an awesome place! I can't wait to share them with you all now that I've cut and cleaned them!😁 Thanks so much for watching!
Holy smokes! Can't wait to see you cut some of these!
Yea, I'd be super thrilled to be hunting there too! Lol
Rock on! 💫
I'm about halfway through cutting and I can't believe how nice the agates are! Can't wait to share part two! Thanks so much for watching!😄
OMG! The agate is outrageous! So beautiful! Way better than the pieces I got from Jeff that year! He is going to go again for me but not until he gets back from his westward trip! But holy moly! The pieces you two found are just amazing! Gorgeous! Love the agate pieces so much! I can't wait for the cutting video!!! No more teasers!!! Lol! Haunted Ridge is awesome! Thanks Theo and Alexis!!!❤
It seriously blew me away! I had seen some of it before but I was so not ready for the agate😂 it's so freaking nice! And even nicer now that I'm getting them cut!😁 Absolutely need to go back! Part 2 coming soon! Thanks so much for watching!
Holy smokes, those agates are awesome. I didn't know about the agates there either. Can't wait to see what you do with them.
Seriously! I've only really ever heard people talk about the crystals and druzy so I was blown away by the agate! They are so nice! Thanks so much for watching!😄
What a teaser! Beautiful pieces…
Can’t wait for follow up videos. Can’t wait to go to haunted ridge myself.
It's such an awesome place! You will have a blast, there is seriously amazing material everywhere you look!
I love Haunted Ridge. I went this weekend and came home with 5 buckets and 2 huge plates. The banding is amazing.
It's so awesome! We managed to fill four buckets in three total hours but I'm just wanting to go back now 😂 if we were just lazily surface collecting I can't imagine how crazy the stuff is if you can do some digging! Definitely did not get enough time, but happy we got in at least a little bit!
I would never be able to pick a favorite out of those! Haunted Ridge is added to my list of must visit places! Probably take me three months to get through the list lol. God Bless you all with what you went through getting there the first time! Ice is the worse! Stay safe!
That's kind of the issue I'm having now🤣 I thought cleaning and cutting them would help me narrow down to a favorite but it's just making it more difficult!😂 It really is a must visit! The quality and quantity of material is just insane! Very much worth the stressful driving! Thanks so much for watching!😄
Oh man! I want to get up there so bad! My mouth is just watering watching this video.
It's seriously so much more amazing than I thought it would be! I knew it was good but we were blown away 😂 absolutely worth the journey!
Amazing is for sure! Can’t wait for part two!!!
Awesome haul
Those look amazing! Can’t wait to see the second part of the video, thanks for sharing!
They are just getting nicer the more cleaning and cutting I'm doing! I'm so excited to share part two! Thanks so much for watching!😄
Such beautiful pieces. I hope you and Dustin get to do a collab. That would be cool. I love the big piece I have from there.
I’m so bummed I wasn’t able to go but I had prior commitments. Theo is actually one of the main people who inspired me to start my channel. I was stressed about a name and I found this really cool channel here… It was just his name! So… I’m Dustin Finds Rocks 😂
@@dustinfindsrocks well hopefully one day you will be able to collab. I found Theo via Kyle.
We will definitely be going back! After seeing this place its become potentially a once a year trip, so we will definitely be meeting up with Dustin next time! I was super bummed we missed him this time, but next time for sure!
@@dustinfindsrockswe'll definitely be coming back man! That was so not enough time 😂 we're thinking we may do a haunted ridge run once a year now, so next time for sure we will have more time to meet up and do some exploring with ya!😄
@@TheoKellison AWESOME! I was kind of bummed for you watching the video. I'm sure lots of it will be great but I think you'd have found better stuff if I was with you lol. We'll give my favorite spot that nobody checks another year or 2 to get rained on. I check it probably every 3 months and always find something crazy good. Just FYI ticks are worst July through September. If you come then bring bug spray and duct tape... And don't worry I have methods! Duct tape! You'll be fine
I was planning on going to haunted ridge this weekend and after watching how much fun you and Alexis had in Missouri, I really wish I had not missed you both. I have followed you on RUclips and made a couple of purchases from you. Maybe the next time you come into Missouri let me know ahead of time and I will see if I can meet you both. I live in Columbia Mo. so it takes me almost 3hours to get to haunted ridge. Thanks for having such a great time in Missouri.
We were really hoping we could do a meetup somewhere along the trip, and we were thinking haunted ridge would be the perfect spot, but once we started driving we realized how hard it would be to coordinate because of how unpredictable our stopping times were which was a total bummer 🤦 but we are definitely going back next year so I think it would be awesome to schedule a meetup there ahead of time! And actually spend a full day there as opposed to a few hours, it's such an awesome place!
Wow! I can't wait to see these cut!❤❤ I'm actually from Missouri but have never heard of this place.❤
They are getting more and more amazing the more I cut through them! It's seriously such a special place, amazing material everywhere you look! Thanks so much for watching!😄
I would have loved to seen more Crystal cleaning.
Man, this place has been a bucket list locality for years. One of the few localities near me (much smaller area and now closed/protected) yielded similar specimens. I will add to The Rock Master's suggestions--I got my hands on a handheld laundry spot cleaner, basically an electric powered hand-held-size power washer, cost maybe 30 bucks from amazon? Gets into the small nooks and crannies really well and great for clusters of smaller crystals. Trying to remember if Montana has poison ivy cuz you guys were surrounded by it there @11:12 !! Great video as always!
I reached out to him. They didn't get affected lol
I came here to see if other viewers were itching just watching this video.
That is a great idea! I will definitely have to look into that, I used a dental water pick for some of the hard to reach spots but even that wasn't enough. Such amazing material though! And we do have poison ivy in Montana, but we learned recently that we are actually immune to it😅 luckily, I didn't even realize until I was editing the video but yeah we were in the middle of it all day🤦 and I was wearing shorts🤦 no rashes or itching though thankfully!
@@alisonmccoy5813yup, no reaction whatsoever 😅 which is shocking considering we were surrounded by it😅 and it was that day we learned we are resistant to poison ivy which is extremely handy!
Great finds Theo and Alexis, I live in Arkansas, and planning a trip to haunted ridge asap, ✌️😁
It's such an awesome place! The trip will definitely be worth it!😄 We already can't wait to go back!😂 Thanks so much for watching!
Yessir, that's our favorite spot too
Great video Theo, awesome finds.. I gotta buddy that hounds that area and sent me a box of goodies...
The material there is top notch...
I have more Michael if you want some. I am sending Scott some he wants more of the agate. Take care Buddy.
It really is, I've been sent some of the crystal specimens which blew me away but I was so not prepared for how amazing the agate it over there! Definitely going back next year! Thanks so much for watching!😄
Great video The great crystals may god bless you amen and amen ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉I know you are struglling amen ❤❤❤❤❤god loves you❤❤❤❤❤
Wow it looks like you too are in heaven I would be too but I just had to say something Alexis has such a cute sneeze when I sneeze I sound like a big loud pirate and it feels like my sound of it could push me on the other side of the room😅😅😅
Alexis has the best sneezes!🤣 She turns heads literally anywhere we go because of her tiny sneezes🤣 always makes me happy when I can capture one in a video😂
Wow, you guys were in my neck of the woods! Haunted Ridge is nice!
It's so awesome! Definitely did not get enough time in Missouri though, we're already planning a longer trip next year! Such an awesome state!
@@TheoKellison Welcome to Missouri -The land of the Big Canoe!
Yes I am addicted to Haunted Ridge. I live six hours away from there and I try to go there at least 3 times a year. You should power warsh or hose off all of the dirt on all of the pieces then soak them in Iron Out. Evan the crystals. Iron Out will bring out the luster in the crystals. I soak my pieces in Iron Out for 1 to 3 days. You need to go back and spend some more time there. I saw that you were near root beer hill. You need to go to that spot and dig to get some root beer quartz plates. Can't wait to see you cut the agates.
We are so excited to come back! Three hours across two days was nowhere near enough time😂 we got great stuff but I just kept thinking about how much nicer everything would be if we had time to do more serious digging. We think its going to have to become a once a year trip now, I'm absolutely blown away by that material! Also thanks so much for the tip about the iron out! I had been doing about 24 hour soaks but the 3 day soaks are making a world of difference!
@@TheoKellison If you do come back the fall like in middle to late October or early November is the best time to go. All the creepy crawleys will be gone. That is when I go. When you cut some of your agate pieces some might have holy pockets in them with that red clayey dirt in them, but the banding around the holes is really nice.
So, I watched to the end and had to keep from smiling because what we found on our first trip would have had you freaking. I won't say anything more except to say that my wife of 48 years will still not allow me to bring rocks upstairs for display except for one (and I have so many beautiful rocks from everywhere). It came from Haunted Ridge. Many of the plates from that day were the size of those big, stripy watermelons if you cut them in half longways. What you found was nice but. oh, my what is still to be found in that county is crazy. We are not known for rocks here in Missouri bur people would be surprised to know what I know about rocks around here. Just sayin'
Oh I don't doubt it at all! We barely got a half hour in the first day, and then we rolled in right after an extremely heavy rain the second day so we didn't do any digging in the mud bog, and again only got like two hours, so we BARELY even scratched the surface! I absolutely can't wait to go back and spend more time, if we were finding stuff like that on the surface I can't even imagine what is hiding there if you had time to do some digging! It was just enough time to prove that we absolutely need to come back 😂 Missouri has quickly become one of my favorite states! Such amazing material and fossils out there!
@@TheoKellison When you can come back let me know. I can direct you to some nice places and you can even stay here with my wife and I for a bit if you want. I live in Ozark, just south of Springfield, Missouri.
It's funny because as I'm watching this...the first thing I do I reach out to Theo to ask him how his skin is doing lol
You seemed very concerned 🤣 I'm glad to report no itching was had, and it was on that day we learned we are resistant to poison ivy 😂
13:50 is limonite/goethite after marcasite generally that’s the brown red crystals and the white stuff is barite
Thank you! I was wondering what the heck they were! I thought goethite but the structure was just so weird!
You’re freaking me out every time you reach into the poison ivy. I’ve got second hand hives😅
We learned on this trip that we are resistant to poison ivy 😅 not intentionally of course, I didn't even realize until I was editing that we were surrounded by it🤦 but no hives or itching whatsoever thankfully! I was in shorts the whole time too🤦
You are brave around all that poison ivy lol!!
Iron Out in an ultrasonic cleaner.....Rinse well, flush out nooks and crannies with a Dental Water Pick ........GOLDEN.......Places like this one are the reason I DRIVE A SUBURBAN
Absolutely! I don't have an ultrasonic(really need to get one🤦) but I've been putting the dental pick to work! Can not believe how amazing they look now that they're getting cleaned off! Thanks so much for watching!😄
I have been there twice now. My wife and I love it. The agate is amazing. The druzy is outstanding. I have gotten some gorgeous cabs from the material there!
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Aren't those fun!
Oh wow! This is amazing what a wonder land! What state is this? It’s insaine! I must go there one day! I can’t wait to see them cleaned off! Next video I’m searching for!
Ok this is so cool. My son lives an hour and a half from there. So I will be visiting there. Hopefully this fall.
Looks like an amazing place.
I have a question. Have you ever explained how you and Alexis met and started dating? She is a great rock hunter.!
I would love to know how they met to. They are such a cute couple.
It really is! If you get the chance to go, definitely do it! It is incredibly worth a visit! And it's actually not much of a story truth be told! We are highschool sweethearts, got seated next to each other in sophomore year biology and the rest is history 😄
@@northernrocks543thanks so much!😄 We are highschool sweethearts actually, we got seated next to each other in sophomore year biology class and the rest is history!
Great stuff! Now I am curious how much heavier your vehicle weighed on your arrival back at home than when you first left for Florida.
I don't have an exact number, but it has to be a lot😂 we went through a car wash and they had to manually scan the license plate because the back was sagging too far for the scanner 🤣🤦 I think most of that weight was probably haunted ridge😂
Long videos aren't a bad thing.
It's more from an editing standpoint than anything, most of my videos contain at least 100 individual video clips, but once they get longer than a certain point, it gets REALLY time consuming to get through all of the footage, and the files get massive. This video for example was 17 GB of raw footage so it takes a huge amount of time for my poor computer to render everything, so it's not so much that I have an issue with long videos so much as I try to keep the files and editing more manageable for my computer. Whenever I upgrade my setup I will very likely be posting longer videos more regularly though!
Awesome material. I'm excited to see them cleaned and cut. I have a problem I'm hoping you can help me with. I have a piece of black agate from west Texas with a cavity on one end filled with quartz crystals. They look clear and black but the black is probably the agate showing through. I've tried muric acid, iron out, and using a textile gun to clean the crystals and when wet they look awesome but when the dry they're clouded over. Any advise on what to do to get them to look like the do when wet?
Interesting 🤔 that could be a result of a number of different things, maybe even a thin chalcedony layer over the crystals, I had a few like that from this trip. Look amazing wet but then when they dry the luster goes away. One trick that might help is something Derek the Rock Master taught me, if you brush a thin layer of mineral oil over your specimen, then put it in the oven on really low heat for about fifteen minutes to a half hour, it thins the oil enough to really soak into all of the cracks and makes a tiny film over the crystals so the result is a higher luster. I actually do that with all of my calcite specimens from Florida. It may be worth a shot! Worst case scenario is you don't like the way it looks and it's a simple matter of brushing it with dawn dish soap to get the oil back off. It's important to do a really low heat though, and don't preheat it first because the temperature shock may cause fractures, just let it come up to temp with the oven and then cool slowly. I've had really good results doing this with calcite and clear quartz!
@@TheoKellison Thanks Theo. I've got it in the oven right now. I'll let you know how it comes out. If that doesn't work out I can always cut the agate to see what sort of patterns it has inside.
@@TheoKellison Well, I tried heating the stone with a coating of mineral oil. Showed improvement but doesn't sparkle as much I was hoping. However, it did show some of the fortification pattern of the agate well. So I think I'll cut it. Now I just have to wait for the replacement belt for my slab saw to come.
I was recommended to you by another RUclipsr in regards to possibly getting a stone box repaired. But your shop says you're out until May
1st but its well past May 1st. Do you do repairs?
I was there today actually! I’m sorry I missed you guys but I hope you found cool stuff. I can’t wait to see you cut some up!!!
Hey Dustin were you there for the big dig? I am upset that I couldn't make it. I have to get ahold of Greg to see when his fall big dig is going to be. I would love to meet up with you and Jeff at Haunted Ridge some time. Oh did you find anything good today?
There will absolutely be a next time, my friend!😄 We are absolutely making this a once a year trip and we'll have way more time to dig and explore! And I have been cutting a ton of the material and I am absolutely in love with the agate😂 it's so freaking nice!
Exactly where is Haunted Ridge?
Haunted ridge is near cadet, Missouri, kind of the northish/central part of the state
Southwest of St.Louis around 50 miles or so. They have a website.
@@TheoKellison Thank you!
@@marknorthrup4897 Thank you!
Uh...Do you know what poison ivy looks like?
I do, and we are both resistant to it apparently😅 no rashes or itching whatsoever, and I was wearing shorts the whole time🤷 I was so tunnel visioned on the rocks I didn't even notice it until I was editing the video 😂
@@TheoKellison 😱😒🤗👍