*Carnelian Agate* - Found on the Thompson River.

[@erroneous6947]

I’m a geologist and as a kid I would walk into tree branches because o was too busy looking for cool rocks. You can probably sympathize.

[@thescarlettbandit5542]

I’m a diurnal skygazer, as a kid... looking up... ✨yeaaaah✨I can also sympathise 😂 Have a great day 🕊

[@txllmxn0232]

Same and it still happens and I’m 21😂😂😂😂

[@kaylahliam6940]

😂 the worst was when me and my siblings would run around trying to collect the pine cones, we used to get taken out from the giant tree roots falling like dominos trying to fill our fire starters first 😅 😂 competitions as siblings is dangerous ❤😂😂

[@jayhales3822]

I'm all of above. I look down for any rock or stone that catches my eyes. Then I look up at the clouds constantly changing formations. Been slapped in the face and tripped up many of times.

[@anthonypettit3713]

I have a few scars myself and I also have walked into a few large spiderweb when looking down lol

[@beansdad70]

That piece of basalt with agate running through it that Alex found was very nice!

[@GrouchyHaggis]

The real gems are friends we make along the way. Great family outing, thanks for taking us along Dan and Fam.

[@Mike-br8vb]

Awesome family time! Dan, if everyone had your attitude...the world would be a much better place!

[@jerriewaid3997]

It's nice that you have time for even the most common agates and as one of your common fans I appreciate that. That looks like a day I would enjoy.❤

[@EMFMiner]

Agate hunting is such a great family hobby.

[@lindawoody8501]

I have a half of a baseball sized polished Carnelian Agate that had crystals in the middle as a half of a Carnelian Agate geode. I bought the semi-precious rock in 1961 at a local rock shop in California when I was a girl. I remember it was expensive at $3.00 then - my allowance for 12 weeks. In today's money it would be $30.00 and change. Such a lovely lovely rock I still have it.

[@your_eulogy2688]

I have found two just like what you're describing! One deep red and one bright orange like the regular carnelian color. A couple of my favorite finds for sure. SW WA is great!

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

Spectacular discovery my friend...A very beautiful and natural gemstone ..Excellent Good luck 🇮🇩💎😍😍👍

[@8urface]

😂 I totally saw you down there! Was driving by and having myself a chuckle because I saw the hat and thought “maybe that’s Dan”

[@ThatOpalGuy]

thanks, Dan, for giving people their Hurd-fix in mid winter. This looks like the perfect activity when you don't want to be ankle deep in freezing water.

[@kylesawyer64]

The "little chip" was certainly a percussion flake from flint knapping. Nice find!

[@tednelson5277]

Can't think of a better way to spend the day, hunting rocks with the family. Well done!

[@rca-in-glasgow6781]

I enjoy seeing your lovely family doing a fun family activity. Probably because I had neither. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

[@JonStein-mu5eb]

Are you keeping and crushing the quartz?

[@PicaDelphon]

Very Nice Finds,,Very Lucky...

[@nicolesaintdenis]

9:18 one of my favorite things to watch. Birds moving in unison is amazing

[@UnmaskingTheMachine]

It's cool that you posted this when you did. I was just slabbing up a bunch of carnelian yesterday that I've found here in the Cumberland mountains in East Tennessee

[@CalebFuel]

Found a beautiful Large Carnelian in a Hospital parking lot, During Covid; waiting outside for someone I had taken. Was just rummaging around the shrub beds through the random river stones they fill them with .. Boom ..Beautiful, bright-deep orange, quarter-sized Carnelian. Now resides on my shelf with all my other "treasure"

[@CricketsBay]

I find agates in the rock beds around UNMC in Omaha, NE. Their grounds department has a good rock supplier. I found a 2-inch wide geode there once.

[@bonnieweeks7601]

As we do.

[@wingnutbert9685]

People rummaging around in garden beds all the time here, down town. Unfortunately, the rocks they are looking for aren't geological 'treasures'......

[@ARGONUAT]

Still, the best gem on that river is the mighty Dana Blue! Well done, Dan!!! 😉

[@lukelofgren4108]

Dan inches first fee pictures around 9:30 what are the little dimples caused by? I found a beauty thats amber colored and has rings that look like raised topographical map and the little dimples everywhere. I found this particular agate while working on the far north slope of Alaska in the oilfield but the graver all came from very large river deltas that flow into the arctic ocean.

[@Landdrifter24]

Orange Carnelian is one of my favourite gemstones

[@MadMarlin1964]

Thanks for sharing your outing and great to see D, A and E hanging out.

[@GeorgiaDogScrapper]

Such a great family day searching for special gem stones. Stay safe my friend and see you on the next video.

[@MetaldetectNE]

I always love the family rock hounding videos

[@denimeier8675]

I love seaglass so many diff beautiful frosted colors 🥰😍

[@McGussen]

They should make like 15inch walking magnifying glasses on a stick. That would help increase the odds of finding more precious stones

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

With some bright LEDs around the edges. I'll take one! Or how about a camera on a stick and viewing goggles!

[@McGussen]

@putteslaintxtbks5166 already innovating! Love it. These ole peepers ain't what they used to be.

[@susanpeterson4026]

Omg yes. I would totally buy that! And then another stick that grabs them haha. No more broken backs!!!

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

For the pro version, also a metal detector, hybred magnifier. Is 68 old? Only been a grandpa for under a year!

[@wingnutbert9685]

@@putteslaintxtbks5166OR....and big magnifying glass, with LED ring light AND a camera looking through the magnifying glass WITH a 10" HD screen at the top of the stick for viewing.......AND a body harness to hang it on........AND a proximity detector to alert you when you're about to walk into something/someone! That aughta cover it.......other than a coffeemaker. But lets not get too carried away!!! LOL! EDIT*- Can try Harbor Freight (or Princess Auto in Canada). They'll have TIG gloves too and likely at a lower price that a welding specific shop. 👍

[@susanturcotte3176]

Hey Dan, Dayna and Evan! Awesome to see you guys enjoying some outdoor family time (even if it was chilling)! Looks like Evan is giving you a run for the money on beard length, Dan! I can't believe how much he has grown since I first was introduced to him through your channel. He's not a little boy anymore. He is a handsome young man! And Dayna gets more beautiful each time she is in your videos! You and your family are such beautiful people and a blessing to all of your followers, like me, who have learned so much knowledge about geology, gems and gold, among many things! I pray your dad is doing well, too! Give him a hug for me! Those agates are just gorgeous. It was amazing to see how each one had its own unique properties. At the end you are showing them cleaned and close up. One of the colorless agates, towards the end, kind of looked like it had a natural thumb print embedded in the top of it. I went back trying to stop the video to show the timestamp, to no avail. I'm not nimble enough today! 😁 I want to apologize for being late watching the last couple of posts you made. I've been on the road driving long distances to help my club finish the clubhouse. I will be tied up again this weekend as well. Since I'll be crying over this, I will call it the SMDVAL (Susan missed Dan's video again lesson). 😪 In the meantime, I'm sending warmth and blessings from Alabama ❤️

[@shyPandemonium]

Love seeing the family outing vids, you have such a lovely family. Alex had some amazing finds today! And Dana has such a lovely smile. Stay warm out there, cheers from Washington state ❤

[@johnstuart8511]

Talk about being positive: out in the cold weather as a family outing. This is the magic stuff that makes me watch your video. Regards South Africa 🇿🇦

[@anthonypettit3713]

The 2 pound piece i found as a kid has been a prize possession of mine for years i have many beautiful finds but that was my first and proudest find

[@michaeldarragh354]

The value of positive family time goes way beyond money. I'll take the family time!

[@josephcormier5974]

It's a good thing to spend time with your family and make memories for the future thanks for sharing this with us six stars

[@Magnificent2600]

I love Agate hunting. I used to do it all the time right off the Yellowstone river. Lots of Agates and petrified wood. My favorite agate I have is a nice sized blue agate. None of my other friends have found blue agate and I have found two.

[@kirsikka1029]

As a family of 6 camping on the Minnesota Lake Superior Northshore hunting Lake Superior Agates, Thompsonite & others rocks to take home & tumble was a great way of making memories together! I have a serious rock addiction adding to my collection wherever I go. Knife River Flint in ND. River Agates from MT Yellowstone River. Petrified wood. This list go's on.

[@dimorvanerkel2025]

Awesome Dan ! Nice with the family great😂🎉✨️💫💴👍

[@markforrester1888]

Nice editing timing the rock photos to the 🎵. Well done.

[@kayaluna1]

Always ethically sound Dan. Very much appreciated. And always love your show!!

[@CindysGems]

⭐️⭐️The birds are starlings. They fly in weird patters like that.

[@DAYBROK3]

i once lived on the south Thompson near Pritchard, i once found a calcite/quartz mix with eyes. on the indigenous thing one of the oldest remains was found along the South Thompson

[@thescarlettbandit5542]

🤩 what finds! Enjoyed this... the location again was stunning. It was the seam piece that I would like to view up close, out of sheer curiosity. Fire agate: One day.I.WILL.Find.One.Myself! ✨determined✨😂 Thanks Dan 🕊🇬🇧

[@unknownglitch8080]

I use to find beautiful clear agates on Pebble Beach, I use to live on Pacific avenue in crescent City CA, it was a 3, 4 minute walk straight to the beach.

[@1944chevytruck]

AWESOME!

[@MarsG0Dofw4r_]

3:01 tell me that doesn't look like a half face! Nice carnelian shark tooth! Carna carna carna carna carna carnelian..... 🎵 🎶

[@milesduggan4996]

The rich gold of time with family❤

[@OpenSpaceWellness]

Some really great finds! Thanks for sharing 🙏❤️🌲

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@jennybetzful]

Thanks, Dan, for talking about why we shouldn't take home indigenous artifacts!

[@evangoodlock1]

Did I time travel or is this a repost?

[@nsa_surveillance_orb-42b]

I was thinking the same thing...

[@pamelapilling6996]

We are going agate hunting in the exact same area on Sunday. Living in Kamloops is a great agate hunting area.

[@PausePlaySoundTherapy420]

Wow Dan that’s a BEAST! Niiiiice! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@urmama9845]

Wait it’s culturally inappropriate to find arrow heads now? I’ve never heard of that. I think it honors the ppl who made those items, to find them and display their work. Hmm

[@kaboom4679]

This is what happens when a matter will not simply go away and neither side of the issue has sufficient resources to lobby the politicians to convince them to apply some brain cells to the matter . You get these heavy handed obtuse bans , rather than a well thought out and reasoned piece of intelligent legislation .

[@Veronica.John10-10]

Political correctness and wokeness is the downfall of our society. There is nobody descended from any native American that would be angry about the specialness of finding an arrowhead. This is like the stupidest thing I have ever heard

[@sallgood1212]

I love agate picking

[@michaeljacobs8458]

Dirty Dan the Man Your going to have to calm your teets On all the great finds I can’t take it anymore You have me foaming at the bits;) Great vids great commentator! You da man Dan !

[@greggiles7309]

what, why are you a critic,

[@michaeljacobs8458]

@@greggiles7309 criticizing what ?

[@your_eulogy2688]

Head south to SW Washington, a lot of amazing river finds, and quite large also.

[@augustlindow1162]

Agate hunting is a community hobby here in Kenai Alaska. You probably couldn’t sell agates to anyone here but people would also never sell their agates to anybody.

[@TheDiplococcus]

When Dan mentioned the seam agate I heard it as 'sea maggot'. I need my ears mined.

[@tiger8me]

Hello. I really enjoy watching your videos. I LOVE being in nature and looking for cool semi precious stones. Watching your videos I am now into learning how to identify agates and where to pan for gold. I firmly believe in learning from those who have a passion and it is very clear you are passionate about what you do. I live in the Keremeos area and love to camp so if you come into this area and would be willing to let me tag along to learn from you I'd be grateful.

[@coreygrissam9236]

Here in Oklahoma I head out and find different types of agate. I have a good collection now, and have even made my wife some jewelry from a Boley agate and a green moss agate.

[@shanna74]

Love the GLoTD

[@TimeLessTraveled]

Just did this with my kids on lake Ontario today.

[@williamogilvie6909]

In 1972 I found a lot of really good carnelian right in Vancouver. It was on Robson St., between Granville St. and Burrard St. Unfortunately the import store where I found all that carnelian is long gone.

[@jongordon6132]

I love agates. Dan I think you would really like Lake Superior agates. If you are not already aware.

[@420BulletSponge]

I have an idea for a river side sorting tool. Stepped cones that eliminate the big pieces while the valuable "particulates" are captured.

[@claudepotter7763]

Stuff looks great

[@joesutherland225]

A crow roost fun to watch .there is one in burnaby near hwy 1 and willingdon go at sunrise or sunset

[@PBRJOHN684]

I'd love to find an Agate one day, But being from South Wales UK I think I have more of a chance of finding hens teeth! I will see you in the next video 👍

[@Kevin-zc7dv]

Wish I was there.

[@tinkering123]

Nice trip, I'm with you. Our own Canadian hippie hillbilly.

[@HangryGiant]

Since you said all quartz is silicon dioxide could you make silicon metal from quartz,opel and agates?

[@hillvalley6716]

The agate at 8:59 looks like a map of Tasmania, here in Australia 🇦🇺

[@greggiles7309]

Wish you could visit New Zealand and fossik down the South Island, you can keep any Greenstone you can carry out,

[@ayashoru]

We would spend hours on agate beach in Northern California looking for agates.

[@tobiasfrey2793]

5:35 - I hear quite often that Opal is a soft mineral - but I get a bit confused about that, since its Mohs hardness (range) is the same as that of quartz and chalcedony?

[@BoroBootBoy]

Is there anything NOT found on the Thompson River?

[@CricketsBay]

Jade is not found in the Thompson River.

[@dsbh2008]

Where on the Thompson is this? Near kamloops?

[@jeromezielinski8773]

A Little late , But , Happy New Year to you and yours ! Best of luck in 2024 !

[@dfwjdw]

Thanks so much for your hard work and a good day of having fun it's awesome to see the pictures at the end reminds me of Tami Dunn and her food product reviews Could you include a link to the gloves that wear, I need some new ones and it's hard to find a good pair of deer skin/white leather gloves 👆🏽🪨 Hope the best for your family and friends stay warm and dry

[@wingnutbert9685]

Try a shop that sells welding supplies. Deer skin gloves for TIG welding are common. Very soft and supple and often much cheaper that retail brand gloves. Nice high cuff too. If you don't like the long cuff, it's easy to fold down or cut off. Great for general work gloves too. I find the seams are better sewn and cause less pressure points/sore spots than reg. leather work gloves. 👍

[@jdwdfw]

Thanks, currently in Mexico and only found them online for $160 USD from a seller with bad/untrustworthy reviews, so obviously not going that route

[@petergates7962]

Sir there was a really great mass of trees in your film (the one at the end with the birds) may I please use the image as it will make a great painting. Keep up the great work. Pete

[@ebmabf]

Thank you for your comments on artifact collecting!

[@Batfan83]

@danhurdprospecting do those agates glow under a black light like yooper lights

[@krisrichardson4548]

You should get that lay down cart that they make for weeding young gardens! You would find hundreds like that!😂

[@averieldeathrider8407]

Love these vids!!😎😎

[@kamenet]

What gives the orange color in carnelian? An iron oxide?

[@isntjames]

Isn't carnilen uv reactive?

[@stevebaker7648]

Those birds sound a lot like cars on the highway 😂

[@SuperCharlie2002]

Purdy!

[@stuffnthingsb.c4043]

Dan thanks so much. My girlfriend and I have gotten into gold prospecting and are have fun thanks to you. She loves the gem stones meanwhile I like to look for gold. Are there any places we can go to find both? We have gone to Yale and stave lake but only a few flakes. Lots a red baby Jem stones. We would love to come out and meet and help you on one of your adventures. Like when You and Pauly the 100 pan challenge. Hope to hear back from you. Thank you so much Dan for all you have done for us beginners. All the best to you and your family. It was awesome seeing you all out even on a cold day.

[@debcamp2359]

Nice video!

[@denneberg]

Couldn’t you find gold there when it’s so low?

[@deltabluesdavidraye]

The right Carnelian is worth great $

[@Trucker-Belly]

I found a nice one the size of my hand. It glows and is very clean. It was the only thing like it in the entire river.

[@etchatails]

I’ve never gone agate picking

[@Mrjoshuasjourneyzzz10420]

Noce!!!

[@crisgemasdaterra]

Belo lugar 👍

[@Woodie-xq1ew]

7:35 “ I don’t think I want that back” ungrateful kids 😂

[@anthonypettit3713]

I go out in my canoe a lot and i always take my canoe into spots no one would ever attempt to go because that is where i most likely find the things no one have ever seen before and i get to look at views that only i have seen the only wayto look at the world from a fresh unseen perspective is to go where no one in thier right mind would think of ever trying to get to but thats where new discoveries are found and views never seen before nothing new is found on a paved path

[@jimcooper4578]

im willing to bet the blue sections of your ocean picture stone would make nice arrowheads the inclusions seem grainy

[@mtbnoobie8558]

wow

[@charlesmcdermott6139]

Are carnelians ever cut into gemstones?

[@unknownglitch8080]

Well, there is artistic value, & with quality agate's you can make jewelry & sell that. My mom used to make jewelry, Still might

[@jaratt85]

Funny that Evan disappeared almost instantly.. I think those birds were Starlings.. they moved like them at least.