Amazing Lake Superior agates, super cool yooperlite, awesome driftwood... Vermilion was incredible!

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[@deborahrhodes4596]

I love you thank you lord

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

We serve an awesome God!

[@123laurajo]

Thanks Dan, I really enjoy the way you video the agates you find it helps learn to eye them. I like to find them before you pick them up. I would be interested in a rock hunting tour of course next season. Love how you thank God then you find a good one. God bless and happy rock hunting.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hi 123, thank you for the nice comment...I'm going to be filming the agates longer in the host rocks and longer in my hands...I can make some definite improvements in that area...that's for sure...but thank you so much for coming along! I would love to go out next season...stay tooned...if the Lord puts it together I will be taking my kids out tomorrow morning for an agate hunt...very excited....I need to pray about more first!👍

[@telessiajones7041]

Just subscribed and love you video. We be watching more of them.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Thank you so much...thank you for finding us!

[@wyattharvell523]

Thank you Dan, I am always pulling for you to get some beautiful big banded beauties! I grew up on LSA hunting with my parents. We used to camp at Trudgen’s campground, which is now gone. I have to tell you, I have my third bout of COVID right now, and these videos have saved my sanity!!! Thank you so much for doing so many slow pans and beach walks. Even hearing the waves help me, such a familiar sound. I also appreciate your faith Dan, and your prayers. I feel so thankful to be on your rockhunts with you! Ever go to gravel pits? I know access is close to impossible to pits, but man, some nice agates in pits along the Mississippi!!! Now they are restricted, so I am glad I hunted there while I could. Very cool bear story, Dan. I worked in a private zoo and raised a bear, and some deer. The experiences have changed me forever! Love your love of nature, and telling us about your experiences! Rock on Dan! Keep posting!! 😊. AND just when I was thinking to myself that you should do guided agate tours for people to learn and find agates, you mentioned it!!! What a wonderful idea!!! I think you should do that, and you would influence little kids to love rocks too!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

You're so welcome Wyatt...I will certainly pray for you in regards to the illness...my kids and I pray nightly for many battling sickness....it allows God to act ...it allows us to connect to Him...it allows Him the opportunity to heal and we believe that 100 percent! As for the gravel pits...yes, I have years ago...the ones I got into have been restricted like you said...the agates we're always plentiful yet lack the water washed beauty of our Lakers. I have two jars with gravel pit agates that I will show sometime in the future. But the jars lack in comparison to our Lakers. Thank you for sharing about your zoo time...it's so special to connect with animals...I've connected my whole life. Anyway, you will be in our prayers and if you could say a prayer the Lord opens the door for me to get a new vehicle! It will be difficult to make future videos without one! Thank you for being so supportive of our channel,!

[@wyattharvell523]

Thank you for your prayers Dan, I am Carol, Wyatt’s mom. I use his Google sign in b’cause I have to make my own, and I don’t know how!! I will pray for you that you will be able to get a new vehicle soon, so you can enjoy God’s beautiful outdoors, and we can all enjoy through you! Did you get to go to Two Rivers on the side by side???!! Hoping you did. Rock on Dan!!! Keep the vids coming!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

I had more fun making this video...thank you for watching!

[@janiebennett5645]

Rocks with the holes are usually called Hag stones. You probably already know that. I'm new to your channel, so I wanted to ask you what you do with the agates? Thank you for taking us along.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

@@janiebennett5645 hi there, thank you for finding us! I only heard that term one other time...we've always called them lucky stones. Thank you for pointing that out. Most of my agates go into jars...I've built 11 or so since I was young. The bigger better ones go on a shelf. I've also given many gems away to friends, family and random people I meet out on the beach. I'm releasing a video in a few days where I talk about my past rockhounding avenues other than agates and more about my agate collection and the new direction I'm wanting to go with it. I also show my huge collection of hole stones and the conclusions I have come to collecting rocks in general...there will be a new chapter in my life (for the better) pursuing agates!

[@janiebennett5645]

@@upperpeninsulabeautiful Well, that's so very interesting!! I've seen stones that have a line all the way around them, known as Lucky stones. I guess each area has their own name for them. I enjoyed the walk, thanks for taking us along!! ❤ xx

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

@@janiebennett5645 I guess you're right! Thank you so much for joining our hikes!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Are you up in the UP? Or another area?

[@rachelleandrichard]

Hey, you gave me a shout out. Thanks. I always chuckle. You say it's not a great day and yet you found some beautiful agates. I've watched other channels and they don't find them as well as you do. You're so committed to agates you ended up in the lake even though you said you wouldn't several times. That's commitment. Rockhounding is addictive in the best way possible. Gotta listen to your wife. She's been generous especially when you have family commitments. Thanks for sharing more stories. I live in a city and miss those wide open spaces. Enjoyed today's post. Thanks 🙏. Rachelle, Australia

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

If we keep our wives happy...we lead happy lives! Two-Hearted River will have to wait...it's my white Unicorn since I started a family. Some day out of the blue it will happen. Again thank you for the encouragement,! Stay tooned for "Vermilion was incredible" part 2. How often do you get out in the bush...away from city life? Do you have a special place you like to escape to?

[@user-hn7zl4yj4q]

Welcome on ur 1st video. Nice first fines. I love the pretty ones 2. Keep going. 😊 9:46

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hey there, thank you for watching! Thank you for appreciating our agates! Lake Superior agates sure are beautiful! Releasing another beach video in a day or two!

[@ColleenVandeway]

Hey Dan, you sure had a beautiful morning out there! Congrats on your agate finds and driftwood. 😊 Enjoyed the video, you're getting the hang of it. Ha! I sure would be interested if you do an guided agate tour.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Good morning Colleen, thank you for the encouragement! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. It was the most fun to make...great conditions and all. If you would like to send me an email we could talk about a guided trip. Guiding agate trips is actually something I thought about quite a bit. My email is... [e-mail]. thank you for your interest for sure!😀

[@JamesSmith-st9nw]

Always have to ask the boss if we can go 😅wish I was closer to the U.P. We are hoping to make it up there next summer.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Where are you guys from?

[@JamesSmith-st9nw]

Redford township, it’s down south east in the mitten outside of Detroit

[@forttreehouse6450]

You need to keep your hip waders in the truck all the time just in case you need them. 😊

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Normally I do...but my pastor from church just loaded me up with wooden planks from a hundred year old log cabin. I had to take the waders out of the truck😥 Thank you for watching.

[@jimknarr]

@@upperpeninsulabeautiful Do you do metal detecting? If so, you should do a video of metal detecting around that old log cabin. Warning: Combining metal detecting with surface hunting for Indian artifacts, marbles, and buttons are also addictive!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hey Jim, so I borrowed a metal detector from a friend a couple weeks ago...you've got some great ideas...metal detecting areas of the UP could be a neat addition. Many years ago I went to the western UP in search of float copper. Was an awesome trip...despite the lack of float copper I found. That said, Upper Peninsula Beautiful is more than just agates. I would certainly like to incorporate some other things like you mentioned. I looked for native American artifacts while down in Arkansas digging diamonds. It is addictive. Thank you for the suggestions...however until I can locate another vehicle within my means, my traveling videos are on hold...but keep an eye out for my first guided agate hunt I filmed yesterday...I believe it's the best video I've filmed yet...it was so exciting! Thank you for being a viewer with awesome suggestions,!

[@Mncat30]

love looking for agates! I never hunted a shoreline but maybe someday. I've heard people are even scuba diving for them!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

I've snorkled them but never scuba diver for them...there was a company in Copper harbor that did guided scuba trips for agates and I know they had some success! Thank you for watching!

[@bethluke4245]

I think you'd make a great agate hunting guide! And with social media being the thing folks do today, I bet word would spread quickly and you'd do well with it. Look how quickly word spread about Yooperlites and how well the gentleman that "discovered" and named them is doing. :) You definately have an eye for them!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Thank you so much for saying so. I would love to somehow try that next season...I've had a couple people interested!😀

[@matthewheagany3490]

Man you find some good stuff Dan. Really like the videos since I’m about 4 hours away and only make it occasionally. Super jealous of all your gems. Maybe I’ll meet you out there one day! Good luck finding that pounder

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hey Matthew, thank you so much for tooning in. The Lord has surely blessed our hikes we take. Im fortunate to be able to bring you guys along. And even more fortunate to have viewers like you share encouraging comments!

[@joolzbohr]

Sure miss that lake!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

I think we will still have some huntable days yet this fall...I'm not convinced winter is here to stay quite yet!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

I'm certainly going to try to get out again,! That's for sure!

[@joolzbohr]

@upperpeninsulabeautiful agreed! I'm hoping to get up there at least once more. You mentioned flashlight re: agates while yooper searching. Do regular flashlights make it easier to spot them vs. daylight hunting? I never thought to use a regular flashlight at dark. But honestly I'd rather find agates than yooper rocks.... much prettier.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

@@joolzbohr I've used flashlights for night agate hunting in gravel pits in Minnesota. An agate will glow if the light shines right on it. But it is still infinitely easier to find a beach agate during the day. An agate doesn't at all show with a blacklight for hunting yooperlites. Keep me posted if you're thinking of making the trip up...I can give you my prediction of the beach conditions!

[@BrandonSmith-pu7ll]

Man in his natural habitat

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Thank you for watching the video and for commenting! We appreciate it😄

[@ero1347]

Hey, new subscriber here. Living the videos, your appreciation to make and the Lord. I'm in Nebraska, but would love to go out with you on a guided search next time I'm up north.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hi there, thank you so much for finding our small channel and also for helping it to grow! Keep us posted when you will make it back here. You can send me an email... [e-mail]. we can keep in touch that way! Thank you also for the encouraging comments.!😀

[@crisnelson7742]

I'm enjoying your videos. Makes me want to head out to Vermilion. Psst (collecting driftwood is a no-no so you might want to not mention it ).

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Thank you for watching. And thank you for letting me know about the driftwood...had no clue...but I will simply admire next time...have friends with a private beach...they will supply me with what I need for my crafts. Thanks again for the heads up! And thanks for watching!

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

Such a beautiful beach and so many beauties rolling around in the Lake. Nice agate finds. Enjoyed watching😊

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Thank you for watching and for leaving a comment...Superior is like no other place on earth! The cool thing is that there are so many beaches on Superior but each one is different from the next!

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

@@upperpeninsulabeautiful Believe me I know :) I rockhounded over 20 different Lake Superior beaches and enjoyed every single one :) It is the most relaxing and rewarding thing to do in Upper Michigan in my opinion 😃

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

I couldn't agree more...have you been to high rock beach past copper harbor? That was my favorite beach on the Keewenaw!

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

@@upperpeninsulabeautiful I believe I have. It has been quite some time sense I been up that way but the name sounds familiar 😊

[@JamesSmith-st9nw]

Wish I owned a diesel, but do drive a Ram it’s a converted Promaster camper van. Great to see you had the family with you on this one. Just my wife myself and my granddaughter (every rock is a pretty rock to her) she’s 4. My bucket usually weighs about 50 lbs in 30 minutes thanks to her. She puts them in, I throw them out when she’s not looking 😂Anyway love that you do this with the family too.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

I stopped carrying buckets when my kids were 4 and 5. I got caught throwing a couple of my son's rocks out of the bucket one time...Tin Tin wasn't happy! I switched to backpacks for the kids...they filled them up too!

[@CX118]

I was camping at Two Hearted River campground when that wind storm started. The wind ripped some of my tarp stakes out of the ground so I grabbed my blankets and slept in my car. The waves the next morning were coming halfway up the beach and washed a lot of the rocks away. I only found one good agate during my stay there but plenty of other pretty rocks. Keep up the great videos!

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hey thank you for watching and posting a comment!, how was the road on the way out? Do you have a picture of the agate? Have you been an agate hunter long?

[@CX118]

The road was good but I took 423 south to 414-500 then to 123. Its a bigger road and easier to drive on with a smaller car. I have been hunting agates for about 3 years ever since I found my first one at Two Hearted. I added short video of my agate to my channel.@@upperpeninsulabeautiful

[@outdoorwally8430]

Cool cool. Have you ever worked those beaches for gold?

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

I have👍...I hand made our wedding band set out of gold I panned all over the country...some came from Superior beaches...not much though...the gold is so fine!

[@kellychapman7331]

Next time you come across a Yooper light, would you please define what that is? Thank you...

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hi there,. Thank you for your patience,! Stay tooned for part 2 of "Vermilion was incredible!" I share the little I know about yooperlites!😀

[@wendellchapin9034]

If you are showing the rock on camera if you just slowed the camera slightly would be awesome. It is difficult for viewers to see the rocks at high speed. Love your content

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hi Wendell, thank you for watching my video...and thank you for the comment. I am going to continue to work on that. You're not the first to recommend that. My next video I'm going to do my best to slow down...I think that takes practice...keep an eye out for the video I'm releasing next...by tomorrow morning...it's my first guided agate hunt with a super cool guy!

[@wendellchapin9034]

@@upperpeninsulabeautiful my wife and I will be watching we enjoy your videos.

[@bhutjolokia6990]

Cool finds, beautiful beach!! Do you cut any of your agates? 👍😎👻🌶️

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Hi there, thank you for commenting...I dont have any lapidary equipment. But Rob from Michigan Rocks offered to help me with some stones! Rob is awesome and so helpful...His channel is what got me started!

[@bhutjolokia6990]

@@upperpeninsulabeautiful yes I watch him as well. That's awesome that he offered to help you.