A Rock Hunt Gone Wrong? | Winter Rockhounding for Yellowstone River Agate and Petrified Wood

[@michelenesvetlik123]

Enjoy your videos! I live in Texas. We have a wet weather stream on property. Our 14 acres seem to be what was once a larger stream. Tons of petrified wood, jasper,chalcedony, agate, quartz, and fossils. Every day I walk my dog and hunt rocks. Nice to know there are others who enjoy and appreciate nature's gifts!

[@sarahallgood798]

I'm found peace in a time i did not think I would when I started going to the river every day. I see in the city what most never know exists, Wolves hunting, huge buck deer resting beside the road, turkeys, rare birds and rattlesnakes. But then I noticed rocks. I'm addicted I make unusual things with some of them, others I use for jewelry. the river healed my soul, gave me peace and joy and the ability to feel ok for the first time in many years. I love your videos, thank you for sharing.

[@AgateAngler]

My pleasure! Thank you for your wonderful comment! I am so glad that you can find your peace with the rocks and the river, I know that I do.

[@steverohlinger656]

Never gone wrong,just being out there is a sure win!

[@AgateAngler]

Absolutely Steve! That's sort of the point of the whole video.

[@debradurrett8638]

Yes, this is one beautiful area, I wish I was there now! Never been even close to seeing that kind of beauty! Awesome finds too!

[@janetknight5857]

I love your videos! You are so well organized and a wonderful presenter. You have a very charming personality and your love of nature and rocks comes through. Thank you so much for making your videos. I have watched several videos and enjoyed every one. Best wishes

[@AgateAngler]

Thank you so much!

[@cloebrooks7049]

Thank you for always being so positive. Your videos always bring me some peace and joy! Hope you and your family are staying healthy and warm!

[@trishalynn4380]

I love going along on your adventures. You find the most awesome rocks. Here is a little tip: When you come across exposed tree roots, look through them, that's where you find really good stuff. Keep on anglin.

[@robertmandigo7942]

You found lots of small agates, jasper and petrified wood that should tumble really nice. The light dusting of snow sure makes everything so beautiful. Great video keep up the great work.

[@darkcrystalmagik3369]

Wow, looks frosty there. You are clearly The Man to talk to about not just stones, but the best cold weather outdoor gear!😂 Agate Angler:The closer you are to parks and places there's lots of ppl, the harder it is to find what you're looking for... Me: So you're saying avoid ppl like the plague? Cool! Got that covered!! (And it wouldn't surprise me a bit if lots of other rockhounds are also introverts.😊)

[@a.bearsfan4lyf89]

Not an introvert... Just an old guy with little patience for the petty foolishness of today's society, lol...

[@justjulee9135]

I know I’m watching this video from months ago, but I can never figure out why people use the thumbs down button. I enjoy every video because I learn something new with each one.

[@lisapavlescak1708]

My favorite piece was the petrified wood with the seam of agate.

[@ZeldaRosenthal]

Mine too!!!

[@dn2817]

Its almost heart shaped!

[@acerone10]

Greetings from Ohio. ALL petrified wood is my favorite.

[@lisapavlescak1708]

@@acerone10 where in Ohio are you from ?

[@acerone10]

@@lisapavlescak1708 Burton. Geauga Cty.

[@judym1128]

The first little piece of petrified wood with the agate seam and the dark red and yellow jasper were my favorites. They were all beautiful. Thanks

[@6stringgunner511]

The yellow/red was awesome. At least you don't have snakes to worry about in the winter! 😂👍

[@lisar9314]

I also really enjoy kippers running/playing throughout ur videos and hearing ur perspective on things. Allways a positive outlook, you can tell u are highly favored and greatly Blessed! thanks again👍

[@janicehenry8172]

I think you had some good finds not just exactly what you were looking for ...Some nice others! I enjoyed it the time out there for I myself cannot get outside to even look. I love being able to do that too....🥰🤗🤲❣❣❣❣🐚⛏👀

[@merryparker1384]

I love rocks and rock hunting but am up in years and unable to walk very far ... So I really enjoyed going with you today and thank you for taking me along.

[@mdbilledeaux]

Man do I regret all the agates I kicked around that river as a kid. I can't wait to get back over there and pick up a few for myself!

[@stephanierocks8503]

The find at 17:20 is a moss agate! The camera did a great job capturing the dentrites!! A nice piece to make mini slabs. I think that was my favorite

[@silverback5033]

Hi Alex, no offence but if that was a bad day I will take it. That " small one " is better than I have done in the last 3 trips, 😂😂😂. As you were saying the rock hounding on your Yellowstone River is pretty productive. My local rivers are not very productive so a fair bit of extended travel is required. It looks like the weather is about to get cold where you are, we are the opposite, temperatures heading into the mid 30s Celsius and climbing for the summer. A couple of those Jaspers look like they will be pretty cool. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin.

[@AgateAngler]

No offense taken. The title is meant to be a little misleading in the sense that even though it was a little bit of an 'off' day for me, it was still a fantastic day on the river. So, in truth, there is really no such thing as a bad rock hunt.

[@silverback5033]

👍👍

[@joshpearson1656]

Always enjoy your videos. Keep on rockhounding!! Never let Mother Nature tell you otherwise. I’ve been known to hound the Washington coast during a rain storm, 25 mile an hour winds and a king tide! Can’t wait to make a trip to the Yellowstone river next year! Keep posting!

[@danadickey4513]

It's all good! Thanx for taking me on your travels!

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

It's always a good day walking beside any river.😊 Thanks for letting us tag along. I liked that very first heart shaped piece and I think the glass was the bottom of an old coke bottle.

[@spineshank1111]

Agate Agler + gold monster 1000 = perfect place

[@rebeccafoster3570]

Oh, the funky jaspers are beautiful! Take them home! Lol

[@robertthiry9712]

Only time you'll get skunked is by not going. Great video and finds!

[@darkcrystalmagik3369]

Exactly! I had quite seriously the least productive hunt EVER the last time I went, only 2 or 3 almost microscopic lil jaspers and a baby agate, but I did get to give back to Mother Earth by filling my nearly empty rock bag with plastic trash the recent storm deposited on the beach, and 4 friggin empty beer cans that must have been discarded that night (it was a late night low tide hunt) and would definitely have been washed out to sea in the next high tide, to pollute the home of all the beautiful seals, fish, seabirds, and whales that call that part of the ocean home. It made me very grateful I got there in time.

[@chuckraup6836]

My favorite was the the first find, the wood with the band thru it.😁😎👍

[@imeldajadulco7579]

Hi Kip...I love watching your videos, your freind Theo and KatyDid and your amazing dogs.

[@CityRockhounding]

What a great message, well said! Still great finds, that's my typical day, lol. Either way 4ocks or not it's cool to be out in nature! Thanks for this enjoyable journey!

[@lisar9314]

Love ur videos and that snow😄 i live in florida so no snow in sight lol thanks for sharing. Happy hunting and God Bless u and urs!

[@donnastockwell296]

I love your videos. I always like the agates, jaspers, and petrified wood. But I also like the different designs and textures of conglomerate rocks.

[@kimbain4368]

You had some really nice finds today. I love jasper! And what a beautiful setting to ramble through. Thanks for taking us along!

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

Really like the yellow jaspers you find out there. I would definitely be loading up with those. Great variety of stones all in all. Everytime I watch your videos I think to myself how amazing it would be to visit there and find my own montana dendritic agate. I have many of them, but I have to buy them online. I love the way they polish up!

[@parleygeorge7164]

Loved your Petrified Wood Agate Sandwich! Another great video!

[@maureenpeak7751]

Thanks for yet another beautiful video. I was just wondering what chert is and lo and behold you answered my thought. So, yes, once again I learned something from you. 😀 Love your videos. Greetings from Ontario, Canada

[@Justfollowthecrumbs]

It’s the red Jasper for me and an ear rub from me to Kip. Here on the south coast of the U.K. almost forgotten what snow looks like, that looks so beautifully tranquil where you are. Keep safe and well.

[@susanlogas9462]

I just love your scenic shots.

[@hukeaz]

All of them are lovely, it's hard to pick a favorite when each one is beautiful in its sui generis way

[@jodiejensen-feist9874]

Oh man the Yellowstone river has the most incredible rocks!!

[@evahedstrom8789]

favorite find today was the petrified wood with the agat seam. Nice walk as always

[@a.bearsfan4lyf89]

Yer Spoiled! lol... This looked like an average day along the Mississippi here in NW Illinois. The only difference is the color of the agate. Lake Superior Agates are most common here. They're rarely bigger than a golf ball, seldom whole. Always beautiful. Thanks for sharing another great day on the river... Give Kip a scratch... As always, Good Luck, Have Fun, and Keep on Houndin'... Steve.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Great video! Beautiful rocks and lots of wise words. You videos are really relaxing to watch. The scenery is just gorgeous.

[@warcid]

The lovely little white agate!

[@donnabeaudin9114]

Cool finds! Little treasures are just as pretty as the larger ones!😀👍

[@phatvegan1691]

The yellow red jasper was stunning

[@jerinowak6150]

Love the glass!!! I collect sea glass from all over California

[@michaelvandyke6715]

Yuppers that glass sells like crazy...

[@oaktree3]

I loved the petrified wood with the pretty seam if agate! Isolated inside at home so videos like this help a lot. I hope I can visit that river and rockhound one day...

[@antonelalacramioaramarinic875]

Vă urmăresc cu drag (pe tine și pe Kip), de fiecare dată!

[@karlikrummenauer597]

Hello, how are you? I'm brazilian I love watching your videos beautiful stones jasper and agatas hugs friend 👍😊

[@patrickbeaton6697]

man...I'd be happy with a day like that Alex...

[@AgateAngler]

I was totally happy with it. The title was supposed to be a little misleading, cause people to think a little about what defines a 'good' hunt.

[@michaelames6317]

Awesome hunt! Your small Agate finds we call nice chunkers in Washington state...hahaha we love your videos! M.

[@MsKindaSorta]

I like the dark one with the dramatic yellow spots on it.

[@imeldajadulco7579]

Stunning finds again! Thanks so much Sir for sharing your beautiful videos, the nature, enormous river and the gorgeous finds.

[@burntweeniesandwich64]

They all have their own unique beauty.

[@ZeldaRosenthal]

I love them all. I would treasure a piece of black and blue jasper as we only seem to have red, gold and green on the Delaware in PA.

[@MsSandraCGL]

Thanks for taking me with you

[@deegingerkid]

Alex, I think my favorite piece (besides the petwood with the awesome agate seam) was the one at 17:11 - I've paused the video there and you may have some decent moss agate in the top of that piece above the spot of yellow jasper. Really enjoyed this one

[@donnalantz7981]

I loved the first fortified agate you found. That was beautiful. As always thanks for taking us along . Nice finds.

[@roxannsejkora1691]

I don't think that it was a time gone wrong, you found some good rocks and had a nice time while doing it, so I believe it was one for the win column! Love your channel! Keep up the good work!

[@lauramarti7548]

Love the petrified wood and the piece of sea glass you found!

[@sisbugstreasures7094]

I’m horrified that you call them tiny agates, that’s a good size where I’m from in Minnesota.

[@darkcrystalmagik3369]

And where I am on the Oregon coast as well! That's a damn nice size for a beach agate!

[@irisc1851]

@@darkcrystalmagik3369 In Oregon rivers as well, these would be huge.

[@hukeaz]

Lol I share the same sentiment

[@AgateAngler]

Haha! I appreciate the perspective.

[@a.bearsfan4lyf89]

Along the Mississippi here in NW Illinois the only agates we have are washed down the river from glacial deposits in Wisconsin and Minnesota, so it's rare to find an agate larger than a golf ball. The most common being Lake Superior Agate and the occasional Cold Water Agate(from SE MN).

[@janahertzberg6485]

My favorite it the petrified wood with the agate seam!

[@maryjaynemay4214]

Thank you so much. Loved it. 👍

[@dianemackey6209]

I see more then what you pic up. They are all very cool.

[@JonKinchIsLegit]

Those are some great finds and making the best of the winter season great video.

[@kareneaker6304]

Thank you for clarifying the differences between chert, jasper, and agate. I loved the jaspers especially the big red/yellow fellow.

[@Ni2_dive]

My favorite find was the red and yellow jasper! Amazing! I know, if I went sometimes to the USA to looking for some rocks, I will not search around Billings! Alex has collected all the cool stuff^^

[@tessm3420]

I liked that heart shaped petrified wood and the agates

[@judgedarilpalarca7439]

From the first time i saw your rockhounding video, i started to collect rocks. 😊😊😊 i didn't miss any of you new vids. I feel relaxed by just watching your videos. And i felt motivated to find rocks also since then. Now i got collections and i have one rock here, but i dont know what type it is, how can i show it sir? Im from philippines by the way ☺☺☺ i live in plains, no rivers , no special rocks but still making my best to find one .

[@pockets-full-of-stones]

Always have a hard time identifying chert, thanks for showing some examples!

[@AgateAngler]

Happy to help!

[@jamiereeves1303]

I'd take them all home! I'd love to have the one you tossed back!

[@cindyheimdahl227]

Will be retiring in MT in a few years. Hounding the Yellowstone is on my list! Hope I can do half as well as you.

[@AgateAngler]

A wonderful place to retire I think!

[@rockcrazygal5166]

Hey I just found your Chanel. I’m a rock hound from Ontario. I would agree that the jasper in Yellow Stone is spectacular. I have found jasper in B.C and South America that looks similar. Looks like some of your pieces could possibly be nephrite jade .

[@kareno8634]

Really Interesting Rocks! Especially the ones you that weren't as smooth as you'd like. I kind of don't want to say - tho what might be of another interest to you - If Not I'll take it. ; ) @ 18:25 Please look at the 'pearling string' within that Stone. ALL I can See, (picture) is a Crinoid. Just *W0W!* Flipped = Stem - may be me, trying to learn these things - That I _Imagine_ more. : }

[@lisapfeiffer3807]

Those tiny agates you pick up...we consider those huge when looking for agates on the shores of the Atlantic in the Gaspe Penninsula.:)

[@claudine1220]

when you find a pretty rock, it's a hunt gone right :) I loved that blue/grey one you dropped, it looked like a view from space like an island in the Pacific or somewhere. You can't keep 'em all!

[@apartofthewhole6639]

I like the churt you threw on the ground

[@Tomb13]

Life gave you a different path and you were quick to both acknowledge it and share your thoughts on it and that to me made this video special. Always share an uplifting moment, you won't go wrong! P.s. that first gorgeous piece of Petrified Wood was my favorite find for sure, but I always liked those and Crystals. ❤

[@treyjordan2609]

The wife and I also were on the Yellowstone. We spent the first 2 hour digging our 4 runner out of a snow drift. Still had a blast .

[@jayburkhart1781]

that very first one was awesome

[@thisisme1999]

Glad to see you are still able to get out although my fingers were getting a little numb with all that ice and snow. I know what you mean about how nice it is to be able to get out into nature and away from people with all the Covid19 news and other stuff. It is a time when we just have to be nice to each other even when we would rather not a little distance is a treat at times! I appreciate you taking the time to share your outings it is fun to see someone else's backyard.

[@AgateAngler]

Thanks for the kind words Nick!

Petrified após my dear....wow. From Brasil💝

[@sandypage6598]

I'd like to know what you do with all your finds. How do you process them, display them or store them? Maybe you could talk about that on one of your videos. I love rivers and grew up on the Provo river in Utah and really enjoy watching your videos as I drink my morning coffee. Thank you!!

[@AgateAngler]

Right now I am building up a large collection of finds and slowly either tumbling or polishing them. More videos to come on that in the future!

[@carolynworden524]

My daughter and I found some of our lake michigan beaches washed out or buried in sand. But we didn't give up and found lots of rocks. I really love the red and gold jasper rocks there. But I really pick up any colorful or banded rocks. We have been getting a lot of high winds. Power outages, etc. Good for rock hunting.

[@pinayinsklee]

I have interest also in stones , quite entertaining watching and looking gemstones with u .

[@angiejenkins7714]

My favorite one is the wood with the agate line in it.

[@joshuafield9087]

That greenish-blue banded piece you show at 9:15 is cooler than it seems at first! I'm pretty sure there's a nice little fault running through it (you can see it best on the side you show first right at 9:15). A different kind of geological feature than what you're missing looking for, but interesting and cool nonetheless!

[@alczek]

Enjoyed the hunt. It's more like what we have to do w/o the Yellowstone. You're a lucky dude.

[@johnnyphillips9735]

What a great hunt you got some nice stuff there i like all of them even the ones that got away keep on rockin

[@Juanrivers2022]

The petrified wood was a nice find.

[@darkseidtheboss4811]

Kip looks like a wolf 🐺 in that snow ❄️🌨️ 😳

[@AgateAngler]

I completely agree.

[@judymarkel8029]

When I saw gone wrong I was afraid you broke your arm or something. Almost didn't watch Haha I enjoyed the finds

[@laurat5143]

I love the red Yellowstone jaspers.

[@patriciamckean4186]

Wonderful day, any find is a good one. I've gone hunting to bring home only 1 rock.

[@silverlover5817]

Thanks for the video.....

[@deltabluesdavidraye]

I have some nice Nephrites from the access there at Billings. I have a really nice clear with milky bands from there that I cabbed into a super nice gem.

[@cynthialeaman3114]

Is 12:03 Petrified wood ? Or the rhyolite you mentioned? I'm in Mass, on beaches,and just learning.. I love rockhounding, such a wonderful group of nature loving souls, like me. Thankyou 😊👍

[@relicreapers571]

Love that rock around 13:35 nice and 17:13

[@debradurrett8638]

I live in Tennessee, grew up in Orlando area and there is nothing even close to as pretty as even the ones you throw back! Send me some of the ones you don’t like! Lol!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

That piece you intro'd with should take a beautiful polish and be an excellent pocket rock.

[@followingmypath3144]

12:47 looks more like a stromatolite. Not sure if you have them in Montana :)

[@TreeLynnT]

That triangle shaped one was cool.