Found Agates & Petrified Wood During Wildfire Season (Smokey!) | Montana Rockhounding

[@CityRockhounding]

Wow what a piece of petrified wood, thats beautiful! Good agates and jasper too. This area is amazing! Thanks for sharing your journey! My family loves watching your channel!

[@GermanGemcutter]

5:54 Wow this Piece is absolutley fantastic👍👍👍Congratulation👏👏👏

[@laurieowen8696]

Brilliant assist of Kip! I think that officially makes him a tax deduction 🤣

[@rhondajules7647]

Ole kipperoonie is big help ! I bring my three dogs with rockhounding all the time.Nice finds .

[@aydamercado6798]

Nice see you with Kip again , beautiful eclectic pieces!!!! Enjoy the hunt !!!!

[@AgateAngler]

Thanks for watching Ayda!

[@patriciamckean4186]

Look at all those rocks, such a nice day. So many choices...

[@lethalburritos]

I love watching your videos, man. I rockhound on the Gallatin and further up on the Yellowstone so its really cool to see you finding rocks like what I see. The only problem is it's hard to get all the way through one of your videos without having to stop to go look for rocks myself!

[@georginabuziak5110]

Yes the cicadas are a noisy bunch but I'm so use to them here in Pa where I live! Love the walks, the scenery and of curse the amazing finds!!!! : )

[@AgateAngler]

Thanks for watching Georgina!

[@ferhatsaban5128]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXuoaZeOrJaBadk We found gorgeous opal in turkey

[@robynvanreenen7477]

Great finds! 💪🏻😃👍🏻 Can’t wait for more adventures!!! 🥾🎒🌱🐾

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

Looks like a wonderful day.. hopeful that the cicadas calm down at some points so you can enjoy your day. Nice agates and the petrified wood, I found my first piece at 53.. I went to our local lake and found lots of quartz, and milky quartz. The time was right and they were glowing in the edge of the water.

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

The cicadas are distracting your eyes. Cute little petrified twig, love the milky blue chalcedony.(one of my favorite things to see) Beautiful sunset and that bit of wood chalcedony blue in it. Be well... thanks for sharing!

[@donnawest866]

So glad to run across your channel Alex and Kip! Your videos are so fun and relaxing to watch...love your enthusiasm for rock hounding!

[@TheLoonlady]

the cicadas sound just as loud here in S.E. Iowa....in my neighbors tree outside my window.....did some rockhounding yesterday....found some neat coral fossils & my biggest agate ever....the size of a hen's egg....wish I could post a pic but alas I can't....this 75 yr old lady needs to rest all day today to recover from all that....lol

[@50shadesofrust65]

I lived in Ottumwa but moved to New Mexico my drive way and the road sides here are covered with agates jasper quartz ect. Only a few cicadas here. Never ever found any cool rocks in Iowa. Good hounding to you.

[@TheLoonlady]

@@50shadesofrust65 I am in Ft. Madison....about an hour & a half east & south of Ottumwa ....I grew up looking for interesting rocks in S. Dakota....have a great week....ROCK on !

[@KatyDidRocks]

6:12 LOVE IT!

[@elsamarthafitzneryrra7545]

Me encanta cuando acercas la cámara al descubrir una belleza.

[@jamespiel946]

You have a wonder place for finding agates and petrified wood.

[@jennstumpf1]

As always, thanks for sharing your adventures! Beautiful finds. As a jewelry artist, I LOVE that tube petrified wood. Just lovely finds. Looks like Kip had a great time and he probably wasn’t bothered by the cicadas!

[@virginiarocks]

Sweet! That pet wood with a the quartz or agate line is Way Cool. I liked the Jasper piece with bands - I’d have kept that one. 😇

[@littleSallyJo]

I sure recognize that ForestFire color to the light. The airborne smoke does SOMETHING amazing to the light. I lived in Central Coast of California & in the summer, while driving North towards the Bluegrass Festivals, I remember noticing that the ground was all orange--but the shadows under the trees were dark red! Really kind of spooky. But the fires weren't that close, except for that one year in the Sierra. When every driveway along the Highway 49 had fire vehicles parked there, preventing anyone from going down the roads. THAT was a little spooky, but the Festival went on as great as usual. Sure love your rock hunts & videos. Thanks for sharing with us!!

[@AgateAngler]

Wow! Sounds like a crazy experience. Thank You Sally!

[@parleygeorge7164]

Alex, another great video! Glad to see you back out searching for those elusive gems!

[@HomeBoy798]

Awesome findings and video! Love seeing these. 😊👍🏾

[@lorrets9775]

I really liked the petrified wood with the vein, and the sunset looked pretty

[@katherinedoughty839]

Well you guys had just the best day! I think we're all under Mother Nature's spell.😜

[@kimbain4368]

We've got very noisy cicadas (as well as katydids and locusts, so it's loud 24/7!) here in central Okla. too (maybe they're everywhere, I don't know) -- what is really weird is when all of the thousands of whichever they are stop chirping at once and it just goes dead quiet. You had some good finds today, and what a pretty spot. Loved the sunset reflection on the water. Thanks for sharing!

[@artofescapism]

i am so, so jealous of how much petrified wood you find! it's my favorite stone ever, but i live out east, so we don't really get any of that over here unfortunately. fantastic finds!

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

You always get a thumbs up from me.I learned from meMiner to always search through downed tree roots even out in the woods. I think I gave that tip to Katydid too. Have you taken your exam yet. If so hope you did very well and if you have not you will do well I am sure.Havagudun Alex and Kip too!

[@castianplagued]

Australia. I literally brought a cutter and I'm getting polishing pads and a tumbler soon. Thank you for the inspiration ✌️or well motivation

[@sherrydibble7518]

Just found your videos yesterday. Glad I did. I love rocks and Gems

[@AgateAngler]

So glad you enjoy my videos. Thanks for watching.

[@aprilMaeD]

The cicadas are killer here also! Love the find at 5 minute mark -- its hard to choose a favorite. :)

[@AgateAngler]

It's crazy how loud they can get. Thanks for watching April!

[@SamsonsamSim]

Fortunately not so many cicadas this year...beautiful finds so far!

[@deborahryan2654]

I am learning SO much...thank you!

[@lauramarti7548]

Beautiful petrified wood!

[@michaelgoldman4423]

Alex - Watch out for snow! Wow!

[@AgateAngler]

Snow??? Not yet I hope!

[@aleta5873]

(Just an FYI, there's a man in Australia, Rookie Rockhounding, he and his friend find agate and recently have been finding chalcedony in the local rivers. It's winter there now but beautiful and cool looking)..ok. Take care.

[@AgateAngler]

Thanks for watching! I am VERY familiar with Rookie! He's awesome!

[@kksrocks5204]

You always find such beautiful rocks where you are! Your rocks there are much cleaner than the ones here along the Willamette in Oregon. All the rocks have a coating :( And the area is overpicked... sigh. Really enjoy seeing what you find.

[@bigduke1984]

At 8:06 that big Rock next to the one you picked up, wasn't the a geode?

[@margiebrown7436]

I love the sound of cicadas! ♥️

[@allianathomas4668]

Hi so I just moved to Montana, I was wondering if you knew some places up north where I could potentially find some nice rocks? Also up north has been pretty smoky up in the mountains where I live too!!

[@AgateAngler]

Hi Alliana! Congrats on moving to an awesome state. I'd start by looking into the Montana Rockhounding Facebook group and ask the same question there as those guys know a whole lot more than I do. I'd also recommend picking up a copy of "Rockhounding Montana" - it is a falcon guide book and has about 100 of the state's top rockhounding sites in it.

[@allianathomas4668]

Agate Angler thank you!!❤️

[@questingforquartz3407]

Great video You and Kip make such a good team! also helped me out with identifying different Jaspers. Thanks!

[@AgateAngler]

Glad you enjoyed and glad we helped you out a little. Thanks for watching.

[@mary-anneswanson9931]

I think Kip works even better than my idea ..carrying a bucket to splash the beach lol. kip you need to negotiate for more treats for all your hard work lol.

[@mohinurmamadova6525]

I like your dog

[@Michael-cj4qx]

Fun to watch and great rockhounding tips. Saw an episode with you polishing rocks and thought you might like to try a solid aluminum backer plate. I'm rookie but it sure helped. Z-Lion has good ones on Amazon. Thanks for all your videos.

[@annjustus]

I would be down on my knees (with knee pads) looking every inch of the place .lol I wish I had a place near northwest Arkansas to look for nice rocks.

[@vanessapedraspreciosasecam6379]

Lindo video .. like!! Agatas Show de ⚽

[@judym1128]

Not many agates but still some beautiful finds.

[@jessiegrider529]

I just got through watching a man carve into an opalized clam and make a nice cabishon. I had no idea that such things exist. So if you see a white fossil clam, it could have opal inside. Not just the mother of pearl shiny inside but like solid opal inside. You have to carve away at the white chalky shell part. I hope you find one some day.

[@AgateAngler]

I'd be stoked to find something like that. Thanks for watching.

[@ADNAN_TRADING]

احجار جميلة ورائعة

[@billywhitehorn6397]

yea I hear them here In Texas during the summer...specifically in the night

[@AgateAngler]

I can imagine. It's just crazy how loud they can get.

[@darkseidtheboss4811]

I found a 2 by 2 inch imperial jasper If I'm not mistaken, I've heard it's rare and somewhat valuable

[@AngieDoesStuff]

Don't know if this is useful to you, but I dip my smaller pet wood pieces in Pledge Floor Care Gloss (it's clear and has a blue label) to get a shine on them without having to polish them by hand. I've tried brushing it on my big pieces (small logs) and it takes several coats to make a difference but I think that's because of the porosity. Some of those pieces would look really cool shined up with the floor wax.

[@shesridindirty]

Angie Does Stuff how long does the shine last?

[@AngieDoesStuff]

@@shesridindirty a few months as long as they're inside. Some less, some more. I played around with clear krylon too but it wasn't very shiny. I'm thinking now that using the 2 together, krylon first then wax, might get it shinier for longer.

[@judsondacostabezerrabezerr3362]

Boas pedras

[@cloebrooks7049]

My sister and I love your videos.. we were out hounding yesterday and immitated your spray bottle sounds every time we found a rock 😂😅

[@JanVafa]

Wait ... fires on the border with Wyoming?!?!? I grew up south of Billings in Powell WY... so I’m guessing the fires might be in the Beartooths? Why have I not heard anything about this before?!?!?

[@AgateAngler]

They were not in the mountains, but more in the brushlands below.

[@JanVafa]

Agate Angler - in the Bighorn Basin? Except for the irrigated farmland that’s mostly sagebrush... maybe someone is trying to ‘cleanse’ the area... 😳😳😳😉🤪🤦‍♀️

[@trishvernon]

Hi Alex, I’m new to your channel. I live in northeast Washington but my husband and I are going to spend a few days in Miles City, MT next week. I’ve been watching your videos so I know what to look for! Do you ever regret leaving pieces behind? I seem to want to take it all home!

[@AgateAngler]

Hi Trish, good question. I generally take all the pieces home with me that I would have any desire to hang onto or work on, so no, generally no regrets. Thanks for watching the video.

[@sandmaker]

Lots of fun, thanks for sharing! I can see where the bugs would be annoying. Zzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzz

[@sbear2315]

Love your vids! What type of camera do you use?? :)

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

Congratulations on being first to comment.. a sought after prize!

[@406findings]

I was out there a lil while ago was there still a few rocks glued together at the fence entrance on the post by chance?

[@AgateAngler]

I didn't see those actually. I love hunting out there.

[@406findings]

@@AgateAngler I should have glued them to the fence post then ha ha, I was making agate art and leaving it at random spots

[@mawi1172]

This is as happy as that dog is ever going to be, this day. These days.

[@AgateAngler]

He does love his time on the River!

[@trinawright4137]

Hi Alex, I know you had mentioned finding a job, have you considered Indian Health Services? Orr Public Health Corp? They may have loan forgiveness. :)

[@ferhatsaban5128]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXuoaZeOrJaBadk We found gorgeous opal in turkey

[@christianetclaudeamaglio6456]

une AGATE POUR MOI EN FRANCE !!!!!

[@maiguapa8]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@jadukchannel]

seems unable to carnelian?

[@AgateAngler]

Not sure what you mean here. Thanks for watching!

[@pembrajo46]

Dude, when you are scanning rocks, let us look too... you are moving the camera wayyy too fast, it makes me ill, and not want to watch your vids... but I like where you look, and what your showing.. so just PLEASE slow down!!!