A great fossil hunting adventure

[@frankedgar6694]

Go to Lowe’s or Home Depot and get some tile nippers. They’re like wire cutters. You can nip T the thinner edges and carefully remove some of the superfluous rock. It lightens the load.

[@ArellanoAgriculture]

Usually I like to think that the littlest things have the BIGGEST history.

[@fossilhunter6985]

yes , they are millions of years old :-)

[@katiefyock9607]

You probably open up your garage door and instead of tools and a weight bench, there's totes upon totes of fossils, rocks, bark samples, and shells. Probably an old wasp nest or two. Ever think of opening up an educational center or museum? You're certainly knowledgable enough for it.

[@stephaniemeadows6796]

I love fossil hunting around where I live wv is such a beautiful place. From Huntington wv.

[@nrgltwrkr2225]

I love fossils! I love your nature walks and talks. I learn so much, and enjoy your videos immensely.

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Thanks

[@geraldinesera8915]

I love the ferns and tree trunks. Thanks for sharing it all.

[@tweet-tweettweety9704]

Beautiful view! There is a cliff like that behind my house further back in the woods. My dog and I used to go there and sit. I would get us in and he would get us out. After he died, I didn't go back there any more. I could look at fossils and fossil ferns all day, especially if I'm getting to find them! lol A friend took me on a hike once in his hometown which had been a coal mining area and I found lots of fossil ferns. It was a fantastic day!

[@lindataylor2131]

When I was a kid I went with my dad's class at Purdue to some strip mines in Indiana. I got a whole box full of fern fossils. My dad taught Geology for 26 years here in Central Florida. You need yourself a good geo hammer. It has a pick on one side and a flat hammer on the other. You can use them to delicately open enclosed fossils.

[@KapybaraKSP]

Will use this tip!

[@elainebates6967]

The one you showed at 9:10 looked like a group /stem of flowers.

[@G8rquest]

My cousin and I were hissed at by the vulture in that hole. Yes, really. Just over the ridge to the south is a great view too, the Lebanon reservoir.

[@mooshymoo9595]

1:57 Him: ''I might take that one home'' Me: *Sees possible bug on it* ''NOPE''

[@FrontierLegacy]

Fossils in general are pretty damn awesome.

[@amp3cx10000a7jp]

Hi Hello I will comment from Japan. Here Pennsylvania's coal mineral plant fossil production area is known but it is very wonderful. If there is such a fossil in Japan, it will be instantly designated as a natural treasure and it will be banned from collection. In Japan, fossils of the Carboniferous are mostly sea biological fossils, but slightly Scaly fossils are known. Two places on the cliffs of the Jurassic plant fossilsbed sank to the bottom of the dam.

[@kateclark7250]

The tree bark fossils are amazing... I have never seen one.

[@thegreaterbilby2171]

Thanks for recording this back then, and sharing yet another really interesting excursion.

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Thanks

[@joekennon6567]

Really like your video I hope you keep making them thanks for showing us the pictures of all those trees I live in Tennessee we don't have anything like that down here

[@marylucycollins7008]

Don’t know if you’ll see this comment but I didn’t catch where this was? Would love to check it out after the big thaw out.

[@pauliether.c.guy.3349]

Puff balls omg I remember those. That area your in right now could be the remnants of an late carboniferous period swamp.

[@3doyoyolifestylegood534]

Hi love watching your videos. Is it possible to find fossils and megalodon teeth near cresco pa. I don't know where to start looking. Any help would be appreciated.

[@jbojm9]

Great video. I was going to ask about your camera (I've been making fossil hunting videos myself) but I scrolled down and saw someone else already asked. Nice work. Very informative.

[@sr24084]

Awesome stuff! What a cool day to document

[@tomstanley7568]

wow you can just see where the flood came over the mtn and dumped a thick layer trees plants and sea life behind you at the one spot

[@ragnarlithium5029]

Awesome video ,1:00 oh man I laughed so hard Hot chock hot chocolate

[@Carolbearce]

Love looking for fossils in creek beds. I agree, squeezing pff balls never gets old.

[@TheDarthBobul]

At 9:05 if you step back a bit and look at that piece the markings look like flowers.

[@onlyspicekitty]

i have a spot here in Kentucky i find lots and lots of Crinoid Stem's , is you back pack getting heavy ? go to a local thrift store and find a Suitcase cart or i use a fold-up lightweight Golf Bag cart, last month i carried out a large piece 7 inch x 7 inch 4 inch thick piece,, yea it was heavy, i didnt bring cart,,,lol

[@TallDiana]

At 19:06, I see several flowers! 🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@InlikeMikeQuinn]

Great video, I'm local (not to far, Pottsville) to that area and have a great spot to show you for fossils if you are up for it someday. Did you recommend parkng at the reservior and walking in from that side? Or is there a better way, (i see roads on the other side of mountain but assume they are gated/controlled access.)?

[@brucepreston3794]

Treverton, Pa. is also another good spot for fossil ferns

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

I'll try to check it out sometime

[@vikkinicholson2300]

Cliff.....you are a chocaholic, right? It's the best. Maybe a trip to Hershey?

[@daryanahibina7226]

Fair enough, you cannot take the larger ones home ( 3 min 58 sec in video); but you CAN take your home to them and move there, for good. Yep. A solid excuse to indulge in hot chocolate treat for the rest of your life on a daily-daily basis is surely GUARANTEED for you that way. Yep. Seriously though, big thank you for this video and the awesome views in it. A very good sophisticated job you did there indeed. God bless.

[@micheleaustin8328]

Awesome! Place!?? Great fossils😊👍

[@aj.adventures2177]

I love this guy

[@MeargleSchmeargle]

Location? Been on many fossil hunts to find inverts like Trilobites and vert fossils (like my newly found complete Megalodon tooth I can't stop gloating about), but I haven't really looked for good sites to find plant material. As I want to add some ferns to my 200+ specimen collection, where is this site's location? Knowing location can also help pinpoint the formation they came from, and thusly their age.

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

40.567133 -76.484903

[@davigilmar3528]

MeargleSchmeargle you already have 200 fossils and whant more??? You are a selfish unhappy man

[@gkess7106]

PA. near Outwood.

[@TryItWithRanch]

@@davigilmar3528 he has a hobby and enjoys the adventure. who cares.

[@theicechinchilla]

@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 Is it legal to collect from here? If so, where do you usually park?

[@karenpacker8862]

Amazing fossils be hard to decide which ones to leave behind!!!!

[@MrDrinkblood]

Great finds. How do you know where to look for fossils?

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Lots of research and lots of exploring....plus a little luck I guess

[@tristanwilliams4180]

did you know these tree's and ferns and bark are from the period called the carboniferous it's the time when gigantic tree's and vast swamp areas was once exist

[@tristanwilliams4180]

oh and prehistoric bugs and amphibians or even smaller reptiles

[@MeargleSchmeargle]

Tristan Williams Proof that's the age? Good guess but can't be certain until we know the location and formation.

[@MountainJohn]

@@MeargleSchmeargle its a good guess assuming that he finds trilobites in his area so we know it goes back really old before plants. Chances are that those ferns could be carboniferous.

[@thomasbiel7741]

Cool plant fossils.

[@timchandler4427]

I live in Vermont and have the oldest exposed fossil rifs in the world over 480 million years old my yard is full of them

[@barry3565]

Interesting place ! Are you an archeologist ?

[@brianferris1233]

Nice finds.

[@saigenrose1032]

Beautiful foliage 🌞🌬

[@michellemorris2706]

What city and state?

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

ever find any fish or mammal fossils ? Much Respect

[@buckotte1414]

at 8:15....is that a feather..[!]...adhered to the fern ? [near the top side right end in picture ]

[@michellemorris2706]

Where is this at?

[@randyjerrett3062]

Nice video!

[@Friskee62]

VERY interesting, man, love that kind of thing. How old would you say the fossils are?

[@MeargleSchmeargle]

THOMAS FISKE Wild guess would be Carboniferous. This is, however a guess without knowledge on the formation.

[@Friskee62]

www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/carboniferous/carboniferous.php

[@Friskee62]

Thanx...

[@peter990099]

what camera are you using? pretty quick focus when zooming in

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Canon SX50, which they don't make anymore.

[@pryonation]

is this near Sharpe mountain?

[@brandenstinson3144]

We're is this? Great video by the way!!

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

Scroll down through the comments, I gave the GPS coordinates in another comment

[@Fannysadventures]

amazing!!!

[@matteonator]

Very nice material, my friend. But better video skills required to make it pleasant to watch

[@dawnmorning]

Beautiful

[@earthtraveler313]

Have you ever found any fish fossils?

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

not yet

[@eawnmwgtf]

The Wandering Woodsman go to the green river formation for those

[@SB-qm5wg]

A lot of fossils.

[@RockHoundingAdventures]

What part of KY is that

[@alexanderbontempo554]

Do you have some fossils for sell? Id like to have some. Thank you

[@B4uzzy]

Puff balls. Lol

[@palehorsepayton4428]

clover i think

[@coreyjackson9035]

is there any way you could provide an exact location on this fossil site?

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

N 40 33 51, W 76 29 35. This will put you in the general location.

[@coreyjackson9035]

thanks alot

[@user-wp6by6zo1v]

جميل 👍🇸🇦

[@joshc63111]

I live in Greensburg pa were is this place would like to take my kid? I like your chanel keep the video coming!

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

It's up in Northern Lebanon county, rather remote area.

[@joshc63111]

Cool thanks

[@dawnrabbitt3072]

The Wandering Woodsman Danke

[@InlikeMikeQuinn]

well is it a secret then? Near Box car rocks area?

[@Friskee62]

I use to work for a band, we played at the Holiday Inn on top of the hill. Late 80's early 90's. Great place...

[@gabrielevigevani4146]

where can I find fossils in MA? Or New England?

[@elgringo1893]

In the ground

[@trjb1767]

Basically no. Wrong rocks. Join a mineral collecting club. Sometimes trips to Albany or Central ny. Fossils there. But not ma so much. Western mass some maybe. Nothing like this

[@monstercolorfunco4391]

how old are they.

[@axelg4263]

2:30 what is it ?

[@pamwalsh729]

You are making me dizzy...… later

[@RimfireRat]

If that Game land best not get caught with any in your pkts

[@thedmvhistorian8964]

Is there a specific trail that we go down to get here?

[@thewanderingwoodsman7227]

There is an old mining road that takes you there

[@thedmvhistorian8964]

Thanks!

[@nyloaf]

Hot chOCOLAte

[@joybastet5247]

Camera sounds horrible