Epic Oregon Coast Rockhounding l Tunnel Beach I 2023

[@goosesauce9785]

I grew up in a house right at the top of the beach there and I went rock hunting everyday lol

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

I love that! Do you have any amazing treasures! Thank you for watching. :)

[@lindalee9868]

Wow

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@Mamakass2015]

Rock = smack, my favorite part😂😂

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

:)

[@LiuverHodelin-bw6og]

Me enamoraron con esa belleza de aghata Saludos desde Cuba

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@dorenabellepetty2177]

Love the video!!!

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Awww, thank you so much! That is very kind. 😊

[@rachaelb9164]

Tunnel beach is where I found my first agate. Spring is a good time to go after all the winter storms have churned up the rocks.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

It is an amazing beach. I have never failed to find an agate there. Do you have a pic of your first agate?

[@MarcellaMckinney-l4q]

😎

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

This was an amazing find!!

[@kaycer238]

Thanks for naming the beach. I have been trying to plan a trip to Oregon coast from Eureka Ca, and it can be hard to get info on the good spots to go to. I know people don’t want a spot overrun but I’m also into rocks and I want my trip to be productive. Anywho, I’ll put this beach on my list, are there any others you can recommend?

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

I am happy to share some of my knowledge…keeping in mind I am no expert. Lol! I have gotten a ton of info from some of the rockhounding books out there. I totally recommend investing in them, so worth it. Tunnel Beach after a good storm in the winter is when you will find amazing treasures. Be sure to go a couple hours before low tide! If you like petrified wood, Old Marker Ranch, in Sweet Home, is a sure bet. You just have to call and schedule a time to come out. Happy rockhounding and thank you so much for watching. :)

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

A place called Bobs Creek on the Oregon Coast is a great time, especially in the winter.

[@JhonDiamond2021]

Looking for agate on the beach, you will find a lot of agate, all are super. Greetings from Indonesian agate hunters.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Greeting to you as well! It’s great to hear from fellow Rockhounders! Beach agates are amazing! I love it when they come already tumbled by the sea.

[@thegoldscrounge581]

Ambergris. Likely a piece that size would be worth tens of thousands.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Wow! Well, looks like I won the lottery and left it on the beach. 😂😮

[@Laura-ld5sb]

@@thatrocktalkchannel well that's a bummer. Probably once in a lifetime find as well.

[@m8s4lif]

I was wondering if that's what it was.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

@@m8s4lif Ya, its a bummer I didn't know. Live and learn I guess! :)

[@davidcarella64]

Whale Vomit - YES (Ambergris)

[@TheRogueRockhound]

4:00 I bet that one would be nice when cut

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

It would be AMAZING! I didn’t keep it since I don’t have rock saw yet. Love to look though. 😁Thank you for watching!!!

[@EMWweb]

I doubt it is ambergris, which is not legal like any whale part

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Ya….maybe, maybe not. Either way, I did not pick it up. It was left to the ocean to do with what it wanted.

[@EMWweb]

I just wanted to make sure people knew so they don't get pinched by the feds if they do find it

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Fair enough! 😅

[@Laura-ld5sb]

3:35-3:45... Was that whale bile???

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

THAT is a great question!!

[@davidcarella64]

I agree - Looks like Whale Vomit - A piece like that is worth 100,000's of dollars - No Joke.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

@@davidcarella64 Ugh....that hurts my heart. Ha! I am going to assume selling it may have proven difficult. At least that is what I am telling myself. ;)

[@ZiggityPow]

Looks like a chunk of eroded foam. If its been at sea for years and from Fukushima, whic is still washing ashore here occasionally, you wouldn't want the prizes it could have delivered.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Agree! :)

[@mommarichman]

I know there is a scientific name, but the rocks with crystals in host I call secret keepers.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

I think that’s the best name!! I may borrow that. 😁

[@geraldinesera8915]

This does not look like rockhounding, rather like beach glass collecting.

[@thatrocktalkchannel]

Huh? I do not believe I found any glass at all. I am open to knowing why you believe this.