The Twisted Forest Trailhead Agate Locality

While it may not be worth it to go to the Twisted Forest trailhead to look for agates, it is worth it to go see the odd looking bristlecone forest and then do some agate hunting in the area at some more productive locations.
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[@savagesquirrel9828]

Great rocks….beautiful area. I’m glad you came south. I bet Sara’s folks are very glad. Best wishes. I would keep shop walls pale….makes it brighter. Thanks.

[@dennisshelton-gz3no]

I definitely enjoyed this episode. Did wish you showed both dry and wet though. And I believe you were correct. They definitely look like a form of agate. Which is a category that is very wide.

[@Lostmyrocks]

The palm piece she handed you with all the polka dots and blues was amazing

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Agreed!

[@RaymondMosier-cp6pn]

Its like what a different planet with life would look like...! So cool

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's an impressive location to see in person.

[@kellyharper367]

Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Very interesting stuff!

[@oldrockr]

We went to Utah last summer...dugway... starvation canyon for Apache tears..drum mountains and Brian's head. Check out Casto Canyon...north of Bryce Canyon. A lot of Atv.. hiking..and bike trails...but found a lot nice agate and Jasper walking the wash. Plus Red Canyon is absolutely beautiful

[@quinnmalcolm1693]

So excited to see what the southwest will bring to the channel! Good luck out there :)

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Me too! The trips in the coming years will be epic!

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@DonariaRegia]

With a source of sizable agate specimens, slabbing them for a kitchen backsplash would be appealing. Gorgeous country you live in there!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That would be fun to do.

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Congrats on the safe move, awesome finds. I feel like with words like agate and jasper they can be subjective in discussions where the set definitions ingored and that causes a lot of confusion, the same could be said for the chert vs flint argument. I have honestly gotten to the point to where if someone calls something a name that I do not necessarily agree with but it's not egregious I am not going to waste my time bc that's not my purpose for being on the internet.

[@just-one-more-rock]

We'll miss you in Washington but great to see some Utah content already. Always fun following you on your trips. Good luck 👍

[@patriciamckean4186]

Can't wait for the cutting. Nice hike in Utah.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I really gotta get my shop up and running.

[@sandmaker]

The bristle cone pines are tge oldrst and healthy on the west coast. Now a days we have to stay below 5000 ft. I liked the last two areas. BIG Agates! Thanks for sharing and we're glad you found your new home. 😊 😷⚒ happy hunting!

[@CacklingChick]

Small world!! My husband and I were just at Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in Bishop, California area. Read up on those trees. Fascinating how they survive and thrive (?) where no other trees can! Oh, and awesome rockhounding! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️

[@bobs-rocks]

Got to love road cuts and washes! Thanks for bringing us along

[@adventuresofshadowdog]

Beautiful scenery and another great video! Welcome to Utah😊

[@Harkart59]

Looks like a cool area. Thanks for taking us along.

[@utahrockhoundingcouple]

Beautiful place and amazing agate! I love bristlecone pines! It's crazy how they can survive for so long in dry areas like that. We also use Gaia when we're rockhunting, just to be safe!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Gaia is very much so a useful tool.

[@liliacall9583]

Great Basin Agate Rules

[@michaelcastaldo7744]

Welcome to Utah. Now you are in our part of the world. I really enjoyed the travel footage.

[@charlenecastaldo3602]

Thanks for taking us along on this really fun outing. Beautiful material! Looking forward to seeing what you do with everything.

[@Rockin_in_Kentucky]

Nice finds, it's gorgeous there!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@MikesLapidaryFossils]

Bristlecone Pines generally look that way. Badly gnarled and mostly dead looking with one strip of living wood on the leeward side. Life is hard being exposed to the extreme weather up at the tree line. Did you notice the smell of bristlecone balsam? I think they are the most amazing smelling of all pine trees.

[@ocklawahaboyrocks]

I didn't realize UT had bristlecones. I've seen them in CO, in a much wetter climate, and they looked much happier.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's rather cold and dry out here.

[@ocklawahaboyrocks]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding yeah... windy ridge, in the rockies is cold but wetter. I'm curious if maybe the climate was drastically different when those trees started growing.

[@craigsmith1182]

Thanks!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you very much for the donation.

[@charleslupica]

There is actually a massive “outcrop” of Brianhead agate right along the pavement, across from the guardrail.

[@jimedgar6789]

High desert pines remind me of apocalyptic movies.

[@manisteerocks7092]

Books cannot always be accurate, but u can be!..lol!..loved the post bud!..I'm dreaming of coming out

[@goldcambodia]

Good admin!

[@itslattice4195]

Brian Head Agate looks nice!

[@diabeticinthewild]

The Gem Trails book I had when I lived in AZ had quite a few lackluster locations in it. My guess is that 100 years ago when those books were printed, the locations were more impressive.

[@zachjohnson4472]

Along Dry Lakes rd there in Brian Head, There's a crossroads with 900 e. Follow that 900 e. Toward the west and look left out in that field. There is a large metal box/ pump house. If you walk to that box, you will find a monster chunk of chalcedony/agate/jasper-y goodness about the size of a washing machine set on it's side.

[@amberandrews6842]

Sounds cool!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you for the tip!

[@fredwilson3525]

Agate or not agate (and sometimes jasp-agate). I tend to think of translucent = agate, and non-translucent = jasper or chert. Chalcedony is a mineral phase (i.e. microcrystalline quartz) not a rock. Banding is a feature of many desirable agates, but not all - gorgeous moss agates with no banding. Am I missing something? This discussion seems to be driven by non-scientists, but the root definitions are science based, I believe.

[@user-pd2gu6li2n]

I hope we see and hear more from the young lady.

[@user-pd2gu6li2n]

less talk more show.👍🇺🇸 you both looked so unhappy in your video leaving Washington. I hope you both find true happiness. 🇺🇸

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

If you don't like my videos, you can stop watching them. I will not change how i make them for you or anyone else.

[@williamthompson4171]

Agate, chalcedony, jasper = quartz and feldspar.... first set of words are descriptive and subjective. I prefer to use quartz and feldspar as it can lead to better identification of the rock specimens mohas hardness tests ..chemical tests...and any other test or manner to further identity them is my goal. I have nothing against collecting rocks just for appearance and artwork/craft value.

[@Parry635]

the smaller pieces might be useful for the rockhound who likes to tumble rocks

[@RaymondMosier-cp6pn]

I use plastic peanut butter jars for my small pocket/reference jar...

[@johnsimmons4351]

We were there just a month ago, and we found a couple nice agates of blue laying just along side the road going down

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Nice!

[@manisteerocks7092]

13:40!!!!!..holllllyyyyy 😮

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Agreed!

[@lizlittle7064]

The good thing about living in Utah you can rockhound almost the entire west from here.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Exactly!

[@PunkRockCrystals]

Lol banded vs non banded agates. I think either are technically agates if they form as filled quartz voids. Definitely different snd beautiful in their own unique ways.

[@candui-7]

Bristol means dope in eastern seaboard maritime circles.

[@tobiasfrey2793]

1:03 - Aaaaackchually, it's all just quaaartz. *puts on nerd glasses* Quite honestly, I do differentiate between banded and not banded chalcedony, though. An agate to me is only an agate if it has banding and I was kinda confused at first when my girlfriend picked up a small, clear piece of chalcedony and was like "here, an agate". x) I'm not a fan of the word 'agatized', either. But I get why regular chalcedony is called agate commonly, it's just much easier and shorter.

[@daveboyer3035]

I won't fight you over agate definition, but....1 2 3 4, I declare a thumb war!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Ha!

[@ssteele1812]

I actually like the smalls. Slabbing and cabbing something baseball sized or bigger gets monotonous. Smalls that yield one or two cabs are more my speed.

[@lorenebroncheau6386]

I am so sad that you moved so far away 😞

[@66bigbuds]

I can't go to twisted trees cause I would have the overwhelming need to fertilize the trees.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Ha, I don't know if the land managers would like that.

[@deltabluesdavidraye]

Finding the best agate in Utah normally requires a lot of cutting but when you get that piece it can be incredible.

[@66bigbuds]

You will get used to the elevation.

[@marcussmart3275]

Vanilla ice cream is better than chocolate...bring it

[@erickillg811]

So in any of those spots where you are surface picking decent stuff. Try digging a small pit see if you can find some bigger or whore pieces. With as much material that there is on top I would guess there’s a lot more underneath. Where are you found that big chunk along side of the road I would look in that section for bigger pieces up above the road in the woods more. Maybe dig a few test holes see what you come up with.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Why climb to the top of the tree to pick fruit when so much can be reached from the ground?

[@Shanegar00]

the trees look like hat because some have an invasive pine tree beetle killing them....

[@matthewlarson738]

The vast majority of Bristlecone pines will have exposed wood and many have dead parts. Even though they look in poor condition most of them are still healthy. Pine beetles will kill the entire tree and bristlecones are rarely a target

[@user-pd2gu6li2n]

you never carefully look at what she picks and usually always toss it. maybe we would have liked to see it a bit more. you glanced, said it's lame and tossed it! Very rude!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I glanced at this comment, and it's lame so I'm tossing it.

[@PotatoHero-d1z]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding "lets fight in the comments" yes!