Amazing Haul of Thunder-Eggs AND Gold!

[@CharlesLechmere_the_Ripper]

No clickbait, no fancy intro, no silly sponsors, just straight up wonderfull and informative content. Glad i found this channel a lil while back, by far one of the best out there. Thanks Dan!

[@alexhuxley3355]

I'm UK and nothing to do with gems or geology but I love your enthusiasm and your unselfish willingness to share your knowledge. TYVM for making the internet a smarter better place Edit: ....as it was always meant to do

[@pjbth]

Hahaha he's got the mineral rights to all these lands I'd love to see his secret spots there's no way on earth a gold prospector gives up all his spots 😂

[@JK65321]

UK and Euro area does have more of an opportunity than the US, for hunting for buried historical artifacts, if you'd be into that :D

[@juankuan1298]

@@JK65321 it amazes me when people find the viking hoards of buried treasures in the UK.... absolutely amazing at the amount of gold and gems as well as the history behind all the pieces that are found.

[@rikspector]

Dan, AS much as I like your searches and panning's, it's your personality that brings me back over and over. You make this old curmudgeon smile, and that's not a bad thing:) Cheers, Rik Spector

[@donhoughton271]

Great video, Dan 😊😊😊

[@VyseInglegard]

Thanks for another great adventure, Dan. I don't know how much you're willing to get into it, and I'm aware it's different depending on location, but I'd love to see the general claiming process one day. A short vid (maybe even a Short if it can fit) about the basics and typical documentation and proof you have to provide for an application would be very interesting to learn about. Maybe I'm the only one but, eh, no harm in asking.

[@bobdriscoll34]

My interest in Geology came pretty late in life and took me back to school in my 50s. I ended up with am MS in Earth Science in my early 60s.I am so glad I found someone I can live vicariously through now that I am in my mid 70s. Wonderful video and even though I am familiar with the subject matter I found it very informative and entertaining. Thank you.

[@JK65321]

Dang. First the video inspired me, and now you are inspiring me all over again :)) (40, but health issues prevented most things-now I might finally be approaching recovery- perhaps along with doing some rockhounding I'll be able to get back to school as well :) seeing you write about it makes it feel more possible:) anyway. You are awesome - rock on (pun intended)😁

[@bobdriscoll34]

@@JK65321 It's never too late. I started part time taking 2 classes at a junior college just to find out if I could still do it. I was also working full time. I transferred to a 4 year college and finished my BS in Environmental Life Science and at 57 years old got a position as a HS science teacher. During my first year teaching I had what the MD called a "creeping or silent heart attack". That led to a quad bypass. A year after recovery I applied to and was accepted into Mississippi State's online Teaching in Geoscience (TIG) MS that combines both Earth Science and teaching methods. It is generally a 2 year program but because of my teaching schedule I had to stretch it out to 3 years. So, my advice is this. If you have the desire and the heart (pun intended) go for it. You can take a couple of classes online. (I chose to do mine in class until I got my BS.) Don't wait until that day comes when you look back and say to yourself "I wish I had done that".

[@graemero5532]

Eggcellent video Dan 🤭

[@senabrew]

I’ve reached a point in my life where your theme music just brings me absolute joy every time a new video pops up!

[@Onewill818]

Dans such a good teacher! Could listen to his geology lessons all day. GLOTD!

[@wescreek3493]

I would listen to Dan for days and days😄 and not get bored of what he says or does I am also learning about the geology he makes it simple

[@samuelbhend2521]

Some of these Thundereggs look like framed Sunsetpaintings! Beautiful!

[@lovelylizard2625]

The amount of joy these videos bring me is crazy. I love it so much

[@spoiledwelbourn7117]

My grandparents had a full case set up with UV. They took it to the fair and local gem shows. They also had it in there garage where we could UV any time we wanted. Thanks for sharing this fun video.

[@countrylife9256]

Thank you Dan for the way you show us the specimens already cut . It makes the video so much more interesting.

[@christinasissing8306]

Greetings to all of you. From Namibia❤❤

[@Philbriddon86]

Another great one Dan, thanks man. It’s a pleasure to watch your adventures!

[@StevenRench-wy2tp]

U always find the good stuff.

[@joogle3328]

I’ve seen many geodes and thunder eggs that my grandparents owned and many at gem shows but this is the first time I’ve seen them in “the wild.” Your geology lessons are a treasure. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures. 😊

[@frankmacleod2565]

I've been around thundereggs my whole life and either never knew about, or forgot about the story of their formation. Great explanation dude, you'd make a fantastic geology teacher

[@aidankeller1717]

Only there were some points that he was a little off on. Also, I wish they taught about thundereggs and geodes in HS geology classes. That would make it so much more interesting to those who aren't super into geology.

[@ferocioustick]

Awesome video those thunder eggs are so cool! Thank you!

[@patchvonbraun]

The staggering variety and forms of silicate minerals out there...

[@i.p.freely2501]

🥞🍓☕️🍽🍯🍳 and a Dan Hurd vid for breakfast..... and the ☀️is shining !!!!!! .....now 8 hrs of paperwork ! YAY!

[@GSProspecting]

Great day out there fam. Keep on having fun and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠

[@adampickett7518]

Those thundereggs look amazing

[@dandantheideasman]

Great video again Dan. Also, loved the Geology lesson - more of that please 🙏 Always enjoy and look forward to the next one.

[@raulschwarz]

Hey Dan ! On my way to Vancouver the other day saw the Fraser river for the first time ! First thing that came to mind was you !!! Once in Canada and Alaska I could see gold every where. !!! In my imagination but thanks to you !!!!😂

[@katherinepotter1528]

Those are gorgeous. I love your videos. I love crystals and the educational component of what you share is so wonderful

[@xdinked7502]

Dan you are so lucky to live in a place so beautiful and adventurous with things like this to unearth and make in to beautiful items for people to buy and collect. There are so many things where you are. In the UK or England, well not so much, especially north west England where I am. I would love to go to a local place to hunt for and collect things like this, gold and gems. I just love the idea of putting the work into collecting up things like these then putting them through a process to expose their true beauty and make even more beautiful pieces from ❤

[@SarahHanna-s2c]

Omg that's an awesome adventure 🎉🎉 thanks for taking us along

[@theewhiteman2818]

I was the 27th like, love this show. Thx Dan for bringing us this great program each week, you're awesome man, peace.

[@debcamp2359]

Thx for the adventure.

[@danherrmann8755]

Thanks for the ride. A fun trip. Later.

[@Sticks017]

Gold panning videos are the best!!!

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Awesome video and finds! The thunder eggs are so pretty! Congrats on finding so much gold! Beautiful country as well!

[@tonypalmer8556]

I hounded thunder eggs with my grandparents in the Empire Valley. Got some nice samples on my mantle that are 50 years old.

[@TurboNuke]

7 million and 50 years 😉

[@buscandooroartesanalmentes3823]

hermosa aventura un video muy interesante gracias por compartir tu video

[@adventureswithdaylan7161]

Very Beautiful thunder eggs wow. I enjoy watching your adventures.

[@spiridiums]

I really appreciate your geology lessons, as well as the information about mining in general! It's extremely interesting, and also oddly helpful for a d&d player running a game that takes place in an old mine haha

[@damealeta3541]

Wow! Thunder eggs are pretty cool! I love your geology lessons! Now if I can just remember them! LOL

[@toddrodgers5108]

That was good gold . And a sptaclar light show. Wow . Beautiful Canada. . Blessings

[@richardevans6655]

Nice again Love your Vids Dan. Always interesting, and educational and love the scenery too. Thanks for always taking us along with you. Nothing like here in Australia Keep it up, and look after yourself

[@bobweiss9138]

Please 🙏 hit the like 👍 button 👍 share and subscribe it is free to do and helps the channel grow ❤️

[@kompressahdnb]

What a video. we got lucky to see 2 locations and the cuts!

[@kevinschmitz3992]

Thank you again Dan. Your Geo lessons are very easy to follow. Some folks use more Geo words and a person can get lost on technicality. You showed me how to pan, I'm always envious of the pans you get. But that's why your a pro. Thanks again cheers

[@ericnelson3374]

The thunder egg formation process seems very similar to the opal formation in Australia. Although the start there is from a dried up ocean versus volcanic ash.

[@faze_cris0583]

Rocks are so cool😎

[@arlenecearns1866]

You said a couple of times you were going to claim that spot-did you? And, did you check before you went out what areas had already been claimed? Having heard you on ‘claim jumpers’ and seeing the care you put to properly staking your claims, I can’t imagine you would pan another’s claim without permission, so, how do you find out where other claims are? Are there visible corner posts?

[@LoneHowler]

I think that spot is co-owned by Dan's rock hounding club

[@Danhurd]

The gold panning spot was unclaimed when I left cell range, I checked. And I claimed it the second I got back in cell range

[@TomFarrell-p9z]

My head is a geode! 🙂

[@StaceNyourFace]

🤯😂🤩👍😉🔥

[@peterwright217]

bugger you being by your-self!! top show Dan.

[@jamesskorupa8694]

Oh yeah, dans the best out there. And a ton of variety of minerals too.

[@Fozzdaddy12]

Your channels is one of the mining channels that has inspired me to switch from the automotive industry to the mining industry for mechanical engineering.

[@beansdad70]

Love it! Beautiful thunder eggs! I’ll have to check the couple of eggs I got from you a while back to see if they show any Fluoresce.

[@BettyRobinson-gg5tz]

Thanks for sharing!! I absolutely love watching you!!! I'm always learning something from you!!! You're amazing, awesome and such a great teacher!!!!! Love, hugs and🙏 !!!!!!💖💕😍😘😘🌈🌹💐💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💖

[@Gardeningchristine]

Seconded!

[@timothyrowley7174]

I enjoy seeing you get pans of gold and beautiful gems and crystals, but getting 2 GLOTD in a video ja awesome! Thanks Dan!

[@jacquelinekettner8859]

Thank you

[@mariap.2608]

I learn so much geologically from you. Thank you for all these lessons! I used to call expended glass perlite (soil additive) . But ash is also called perlite?

[@briarmeadow]

Greatly enjoyed your presentation. Thx

[@MikeBaxterABC]

0:42 !!! Good Luck Dan!!!!

[@jeremyseigler7375]

Love me some rocks!! And Dan!!

[@barrytfs13]

Lots of fun Dan 👍 you the man ⛏️

[@allauricia1985]

Really nice work on the video Dan Thanks

[@billreinhardt3684]

Great clip today

[@JK65321]

I think I just found my calling ... 😍 p.s. give your sitting rock a good hard shove with your foot before using to test stability, and never trust a wobbler😅 (i was introduced to you by the gold sluicing vid where you took a bit of a tumble by the end😅) anyway- you have inspired the heck out of me :) I was already into rock hounding, river wading just for the fun of river wading, camping stuff, and spending far too much time examining the details of things or sorting small bits of stuff out of other stuff- am not exactly fit but excited to see what I can do now that you gave me a better understanding of proper rock digging & also gold hunting - i am so hype to get out there and lose track of the hours, and i think the Colorado Rockies near me will serve as a wonderful place for this - seriously, thank you for this whole channel❤

[@nathanielgarcia7768]

Love the videos and hearing the GLOTD

[@lesbuttrey9730]

Just beautiful thunder eggs.. thank you for sharing this.

[@kaijuking28]

Always look forward to watching your videos every Sunday!

[@pattijareo7423]

Nice GLOTDs!! Thanks Dan. Take care of yourself! 😉😘

[@scottdilley356]

And a good morning to you

[@bobsch-gd6ze]

Love the Churn Creek area... Did you stay at the 4 Point Hilton ?

[@CORE1.8MINISTERIES]

Dan I love thundereggs more. Thank you for showing them. I think I want to do a collection of them

[@Akira_781]

Thanks so much for spreading the knowledge, Dan! ☮️🍻💚🇺🇸

[@gorillagoldhunters]

Wow is that ever far out! 140km gravel! Yikes! Beautiful area Dan!

[@torystilwell9763]

Great video Dan!

[@amberandrews6842]

Fantastic. I had so much fun!!

[@oldinuselesshancox5194]

Thanks for posting and especially lol at little guy 😂just what one needed this morning with coffee 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤟🏼🤙🏼🖖🏼🇳🇿

[@josephcormier5974]

Dan this was a very enjoyable video thank you for sharing this with us six stars

[@johncarr775]

Really enjoyed watching You again today 😊 Great video production, you're amazing. Wish I'd been privileged to be friends with you somewhere along the way... maybe I'd have learned somethings worthwhile!😂 Bless You Mr. Hurd.

[@alleyoop1234]

Makes me want to take a drive up into the Ponderay today!!

[@russbaker6861]

Beautiful specimens!

[@joedadbod8450]

Thanks for the video, Dan! Always remember, geology rocks, but geography (pause for effect) is where it's at.

[@shineyrocks390]

Dan, the wife loves her birthday Sapphire pendant ❤ Thank you!!

[@primevalseeker3952]

Ain't science wonderful. You present it well Dan.

[@firechicken455adventures]

Wow, those are amazing patterns in th thunder eggs.

[@canesstone]

Yes...nice sharing 👍👍

[@davidroberson1920]

I just love this content and attitude you project..wish you the best of luck in your endeavors

[@robertr4193]

Looks like you got some nice thunder eggs and a new Gold claim out of this trip.

[@peteratlanecove7436]

The boy is not the milk-man's ;-). Great show as always.

[@Kowyn]

Dan I love how you still use the 90's Honda Fourtrax, I've a 97 400 and they just can't be beat for reliability. I've got friends who have worn out newer ATV's with less use that what I've got on my all original 400, they aren't the fastest or the most powerful but you know when you head out on that old girl that she'll bring you home.

[@TBMAvenger]

Dan I laughed when you lost your marbles, I mean thunder eggs in the bag pour from the bucket. Just like my trails with garbage can filling the garbage bag... trials of life work. 😂. I hope cooler fall temperatures are welcomed for you in BC. We've had almost 3 weeks rain free and 80s in Michigan's Thumb... just great weather.

[@cinderssomerset4603]

I love the irresistiblity of the hunt. Just one more thunder egg. Oh and maybe one more quad full 😂😂

[@MrJudder413]

Damn Dan that morning voice was real In the intro lol. Great video as always my friend.

[@jonayoung1708]

Looks like you got a new quad. Good idea. Great vid.

[@Danhurd]

Nope same old quad. I do have two of these old things tho.

[@PrivateEye_007]

Love your fun videos!!! I ATV'ed past your claim a few times & wondered what was in there 😂careful I seen signs of grizzlies. Your panning looks close to the couple that are down by the river frequently mostly to stay & hunting (I don't want to say their name on here J...& V..., those other guys are out of there now). The rocks look interesting in different areas around there up near 👒, also on the outer skirts of the Rancher J... place

[@mycanadianlifestyle]

Awesome spot! The good places are never easy to get to.😂 nice haul.

[@vernontafte1718]

Another great video thank you. I have been hunting for geodes in Arizona Wickenburg area just a little bit of luck.

[@martinfromseacity2010]

Very interesting, love the gold

[@kristamurphy5444]

Awesome thunder eggs my favorite agate. you should do a gold panning video soon too!

[@williampacey9194]

Very interesting and educational. Thanks

[@lisawheeler3711]

Thunder eggs are a dream. My local Group had a field trip and i wasn't able to go but one day!

[@conorwhyte2053]

The green fluorescence is due to a small amount of Uranium in the Silica. I have a few Hyalite from the interior of BC that are very slightly Radioactive - 4-600CPM above background.

[@mrs.g6725]

WOW! Really cool video. Thank you.

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!