A Late November Rock Hunt on Lake Superior

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Thank you for showing some of the drive up. Having been recently moved to Lansing area...I'm not familiar with the scenery . I also love the shots of the beach, lake, and surroundings. Enjoyed the hunt, company, and results of the finds. Again sir...thank you for keeping an old hound connected to the rocks I so love!

[@MichiganRocks]

There is some nice scenery on the way up there. I never mind that trip.

[@doreencrespo7133]

As soon as you showed the rocky beach I instantly remembered the last time I was at Lake Superior. Nothing like trying to walk barefoot on those big round rocks. I miss taking trips to the Great Lakes. Loved the pink quartz.

[@MichiganRocks]

I never go barefoot, even in the summer. When I was a kid, I could run across our gravel driveway after a couple weeks of building up callouses in the summer.

[@angelawesel4654]

Hearing the waves is so calming

[@nightrunner1456]

Beautiful place!

[@bbyfcetm]

Missing Michigan so much, I can't wait to come home for the holidays!

[@rockersfromaz3001]

I was there last month. Well port Huron actually. Finally had a successful trip. Last year when I went we went to all the completely wrong places for agates pudding stones and pestoskey stones but this last trip was amazing. Found some cool places to hunt on Lake Huron (only ones on the beach) and found some beauties of all of the above and a lot of fossils! Finally a successful agate trip to Michigan. Can’t forget all the sea glass ( lake glass?) I found too. Love Michigan rocks!

[@MichiganRocks]

You were still about six or seven hours short of Lake Superior then, but still a good beach. I've hunted a couple different spots in Port Huron. I'm not surprised that you found Petoskey Stones and other fossils or that you found puddingstones. I am surprised that you found agates there. That would be an extremely rare find. I call glass that I find on the beach, "beach glass". You can't really go wrong with that term.

[@francoisehandfield950]

The sound of the waves, the nice sights and the beautiful looking rocks make for a great video !

[@MichiganRocks]

I think we can thank God for all of that.

[@IndigoCobalt]

🪨 Thanks for bringing us along!

[@MichiganRocks]

You're welcome!

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Rewatched this video! Still love the same aspects as before. One can never have too much rockhounding exposure!!! Get my bucket!!!

[@marijolamb5459]

Great video, love the sound of the waves breaking

[@JhonDiamond2021]

happy hunting friends, I hope your day is always fun.

[@MichiganRocks]

This day sure was fun.

[@michellestultz5529]

Really cool walking with ya! Definitely fun to go and see whats out there!Wish it was brighter outside to see the rocks better. Great finds, and great company! Thanks boys 4 a fun trip!

[@MichiganRocks]

With the angle of the sun, the slope towards the water was shading a lot.

[@michellestultz5529]

Yes hard too see true color of the stones, but still amazing finds! 😊 Ty

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤ All the edges look so smooth and rounded on the beach..oval. Another couple hundred thousand years, and you won't have to tumble them at all!😉 So cold out there, the water seems to be crashing in hard consonants !

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't think they'd get shinier with more time, just smaller. It is nice to have the lake get a good head start on the tumbling though.

[@deirdrepasko9965]

I would have kept that green bumpy rock and the pink quartz you found in the beginning. Michigan has some really cool rocks, you're so lucky to live there.

[@MichiganRocks]

I really only keep rocks I have some sort of use for. Most just get tumbled, although I cut some to make jewelry out of. That bumpy rock would have just ended up in a box in my basement. I thank God every day for where I live. I love it here.

[@LadyYoop]

I heard winter clothing...ya gotta eh! You are such an awesome teacher! Sam has really, really grown in his rock hunting. Very impressive! And yeah, you'd think cold would keep folks out..They think the same. lol HOLY WHA,..did you find a beauty! I wish you could here me talking to you here. lololol..And you know me...I LOVE the hag stones.....PROTECTION! Big Daddy gets BEST OF SHOW today....although you both found stunning stuff! And how I love that sound. Wha. Thanks for the ride along! You always make my week!

[@MichiganRocks]

Sam kicked my butt on the number of agates he found. I did like mine the best though. Sam is a natural rock hunter.

[@LadyYoop]

@@MichiganRocks I liked yours best too!

[@kastah]

Loved that small Agat, and a lot of other small beutiful ones. The sound of the waves is loud, but I like it too. I love everything about the sea, views, sounds, smells, seabird, fishing, look at water is so relaxing. My dream is to live to the shoreline so I every day could have looked at the ocean and sitting there, only BEING, LIVING.

[@MichiganRocks]

Sam and I were out in June when it was really windy. Between the wind and the crashing of the waves, it was actually sort of exhausting after a whole day. I prefer a more gentle lapping. The waves were nice on the day in this video. This was Lake Superior, by the way, not a sea or ocean. It's fresh water.

[@ladyofjazz448]

What a beautiful beach! You guys found some beauties!

[@MichiganRocks]

We sure thought so.

[@sandmaker]

Cold, but a fun adventure for both of you. Thanks for sharing!

[@MichiganRocks]

It wasn't really that cold. It was a little chilly in the morning, but warmed up pretty quickly.

[@kimfrommn7162]

WOW!! A Fun Video!!! I almost cried when you showed your first rock you were keeping, I thought for sure you kept that pretty pink one!! 🤣 Thanks for taking us with you guys!! I really enjoyed watching you guys!! 🤗♥️🙏🏼

[@MichiganRocks]

I did keep one pretty pink one. It must have been one after I showed the bucket.

[@soul_adventurist]

That is such a beautiful area, especially at dusk. Nice finds, too😊

[@MichiganRocks]

It's a beautiful spot.

[@sel7666]

Now that is what I call dedication! 👍

[@MichiganRocks]

We went out today in winds with gusts up to 45 mph. Today was cold. The day in this video was not all that cold after the first hour or so.

[@sel7666]

@@MichiganRocks But let's not forget the four hour drive! 🙃

[@kylaabegglen1275]

Awesome video! Looks like you guys had a fun trip. I cracked up when you sped up to go through the deep puddle Rob! My husband does the same thing.😆 Puddles bring out the inner child for some people. You both found some fantastic agates and other agatey rocks! The unakite and quartz you have around the Great Lakes is really beautiful, I like it. Thanks for sharing Rob & Sam!✌️🤠🤟

[@MichiganRocks]

I was having way too much fun on that road. I don't think I sped up to hit the puddles, but I didn't slow down either.

[@kylaabegglen1275]

@@MichiganRocks 😄😅

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Such pretty rocks you found today. I love hearing the waves too, very calming

[@MichiganRocks]

We had a good day. We went home tired and happy.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

@@MichiganRocks nothing better than that!

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

Sam cracks me up... oh it's alright, we viewers don't get to find those agates.. I always appreciate when Rob says it's a keeper or I like it.. thenwe know it's not going to undercut, will polish up amazing and it's the quality we should be looking for. Thanks for taking us along.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks for coming along, Rebecca.

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

@@MichiganRocks I wouldn't miss a journey or a hunt..

[@jeffholmes1362]

That agate at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="792">13:12</a> made the trip worth while, still looked nice, even if it was cold

[@MichiganRocks]

It wasn't too cold. My hands were a little cold first thin in the morning, but I was warm the rest of the day. That little agate was awesome.

[@karl264]

Thanks for the video. My bucket would have been full in 10 minutes. Staying on Lake Erie in spring hope to see a beach like this! Really enjoyed the waves.

[@MichiganRocks]

Good luck on Lake Erie!

[@markreetz1001]

Great finds Rob. Some of them are very eye catching--I guess that's why you picked them up! 🍫🍬🍤🥔Some of the rocks you showed us!! Awesome video. Way to go Sam!

[@MichiganRocks]

We do try to pick up the good looking ones. That's the goal, anyhow.

[@markreetz1001]

@@MichiganRocks I guess anybody can find & pick up the non-eye catching ones!

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

Oh my goodness it looks so cold you guys are very brave!! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

It was a really nice day. Low thirties when we arrived and almost fifty later. At least that was the forecast. We were both too warm for part of the time. The wind was out of the south.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

@@MichiganRocks I'm in Ireland so not sure what those temperatures would be in C but when I saw the snow I thought it must be cold 😁

[@MichiganRocks]

@@helgavoorneveld1530 From about 0 to about 9.5.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

@@MichiganRocks yep that's cold 😁

[@daleschroeder232]

I especially enjoyed watching this latest video from my living room next to the warm fire in the wood stove. 🔥😉

[@MichiganRocks]

That's the best place to have a fire in the living room.

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

You found some pretty rocks! The sunset was nice too.

[@wyomingadventures]

Beautiful sunset! You two found a variety of rocks. Awesome agate you found Rob. 😀

[@MichiganRocks]

It was a good day all the way around.

[@rustyrockhound]

It’s great to vicariously enjoy a rock hunt. My favorite find was your best agate. I’ll be going up to Wisconsin for Christmas so I hope to get a good hunt in then

[@MichiganRocks]

Good luck!

[@deniseview4253]

Your first agate is gorgeous. Sam’s is pretty. The rocks you showed, Rob were very pretty.

[@MichiganRocks]

I was thrilled with my agate. Sam found a lot more, but I think I found the best one. One of his was a very close second though.

[@deniseview4253]

@@MichiganRocks yes, yours was the best.

[@virginiarocks]

Lovely sunset. And that looked like fun. Good finds!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was a lot of fun.

[@justjulee9135]

Nice hunt! Congratulations to your team for beating that neighboring school and for getting to the playoffs! I'm excited to see how they do!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Julee.

[@darrinwilliams5715]

Good hunt, good beach, and some beautiful agates. I would call that a great day. Right on Rob.😎😎

[@MichiganRocks]

I agree. We both had a ball.

[@mellomelo119]

Another great film! It's like a buffet of color. Thanks for a good look at some beautiful rocks.

[@MichiganRocks]

Lots of color on Lake Superior. I love that place.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

You both found some really nice agates, but I think Sam may have found more than you did. The one that you found with the eyes at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="774">12:54</a> was super awesome! 😍🥰😇👍👍👍

[@MichiganRocks]

Sam did much, much better than I did. I'm getting used to him showing me up.

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

@@MichiganRocks At least you both had lots of fun!😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@garyfritzges6710]

Winter closing in on northeast pa. But your video inspires me to make one more rock hunt on the banks of the susquehanna River near by, thanks again!

[@MichiganRocks]

I went out near my house for about an hour yesterday. There was a little ice here and there right along the edge of the water.

[@lilalightandlove421]

Oh man thanks for braving the frigid day! I think Vermilion Point could be on my rockhounding bucket list next spring!

[@MichiganRocks]

After the first couple hours, we were both too warm. It was actually a really nice day. The wind was out of the south, so it wasn't bad at all.

[@markattardo]

Awesome video! Really enjoyed the sound of breaking waves. Maybe more than usual because our water is getting hard. The finds were cool. Gotta say lumpy was intriguing and that wood looked awesome.

[@MichiganRocks]

Maybe you need a water softener.

[@markattardo]

@@MichiganRocks It'll be here in the spring😂

[@normawinton6832]

Hag stones! The last one was a beauty. Makes a nice necklace. The Irish lore of the hag stone is a must too read!

[@susanboger7874]

Yes , home . I live in Ne now , but once walked from White Fish Point to Vermilion 😁. I found my best agate ever at that time . Memories 😊. Have a great hunt and I will enjoy watching you two get great agates !

[@MichiganRocks]

We planned to walk from Vermillion to Crisp Point. I almost walked that far once. I was thinking it was only a couple miles, but it's about five. We hunted farther to the east when we first got there. By the time we got back to where we started, there wasn't time to go all the way to the light house. I never thought about walking to Whitefish Point. I think I should do both of those walks sometime. Edit: I just looked at a map. Whitefish Point is nine and a half miles away. I'd be able to walk that one way, but coming back wouldn't be much fun.

[@coyotewacker]

Always enjoy your rock hunts , Wish I lived in such a great place to hunt…Thanks for Sharing

[@MichiganRocks]

I am very fortunate to live where I do. I love it here.

[@lizbujosa6380]

I want to go there so bad!

[@jerrywiessner]

Glad to be first, but more important the journey and the stones.

[@patriciamckean4186]

A good day hunting rocks is any day that you enjoy nature and find something worthwhile.

[@MichiganRocks]

You don't even have to find something. Just getting outside is a good thing on its own.

[@MariaCCurry]

Beautiful rocks - <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1371">22:51</a> looks like a slight rip current - and some sandy waters - if they have those up there - also at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1620">27:00</a> that middle rock with red in it is super cool

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, there are rip currents in the Great Lakes. I think Lake Michigan is the worst for them. www.greatlakeswatersafety.org/resources-everyone

[@bluetickbeagles116]

Oh yeah…the caramel colored rocks are the best. 🍨🍮😋 Great vid…always left smh at what you and Sam find. Love it!

[@sparband]

It was great seeing Sam again. It was a bit challenging with the sand in the water and the bigger waves at times, but you guys found a few nice ones. Great agates. You will have to bring your gold pan to that beach next time. That was quite a bit of black sand. The striped creek was pretty.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have panned sand on a lot of those beaches. I almost always find a speck of gold in every pan. I'm struggling to resist buying a little sluice, but that would be pretty silly. Fun, but silly.

[@sparband]

@@MichiganRocks I think that a sluice would be fun content. I watch flour gold wizards on KZbin. He sluices on the lakes there and he has pretty good luck. I remember on one of your videos a while ago, you ran in to a KZbin sluicer. I can’t remember if it was him, or someone else.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@sparband That guy wasn't on KZbin, except for my video. He was just a guy finding a lot of gold. I kind of wanted to hang out with him for the day!. My wife would not be happy if I spent a bunch of money on something like that, and since I like her, I'll continue to resist.

[@berjo77]

Nice trip! I’m becoming a big fan of your find-cutaway-saw open trick!

[@MichiganRocks]

This one was a dud, but I thought it was worth showing that they're not all awesome inside.

[@berjo77]

@@MichiganRocks right. Not really a dud, more like a no-show. But it was the editing that I was complimenting you on, out on the lake-to the saw-back on the lake again. Really cool!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@berjo77 Oh, thanks. I try to make it sort of smooth.

[@berjo77]

@@MichiganRocks that settles it then, “Smooth Rob” from here on.

[@karlsjunior466]

Thanks for the nice relaxing vid. :)

[@DRMLbyJeffrey]

Those mystery rocks have the same color as some of our Jaspers in California. Wonder the gold content in the Black sand. You and Sam are killing it beautiful agates

[@MichiganRocks]

A lot of people have suggested that the mystery rocks are jasper, but they're translucent, so I don't think that's what they are. I have panned some of that black sand in the past. If I fill up a pan with just black sand, I usually get at least one piece of flour gold. I ran into a guy on a nearby beach using a small sluice last summer and he said he was doing really well with the black sand.

[@DRMLbyJeffrey]

@@MichiganRocks I saw a video with a goldhog sluice set up and he did good. I wonder if the mystry rocks are a mix of micro crystaline like Chalcedony & Jasper mix kinda like the Jasgates.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@DRMLbyJeffrey The transparent parts do look like chalcedony. Parts may also be jasper, so that's a decent guess. I just wish this particular mix of minerals had a name. There are a lot of them in the area shown in this video and they're easy to recognize as being the same type of rock.

[@nicolejones58]

Nice hunt!

[@ruthchapman3847]

At least the sun is shining and you found some agates

[@MichiganRocks]

We had a very enjoyable day. As you saw, we stayed as long as we possibly could.

[@5thdimension625]

Beautiful piece of wood, Sam.

[@shinykazzadragon]

If I lived near there, I'd need a yard to keep all of the rocks. I'm bad enough in my tiny apartment, but with that many gorgeous rocks, I'd bring so many home,

[@MichiganRocks]

I have learned to control myself. I really didn't bring home many rocks, but the ones I did bring home make me happy.

[@shinykazzadragon]

@@MichiganRocks I control myself. I have to, with a tiny apartment. We don’t have the diversity of rocks that you do. It is nice to see all of the beautiful stuff you have. Never take it for granted (or is it “for granite”? LOL)

[@MichiganRocks]

@@shinykazzadragon I will definitely not take it for granite!

[@lisaparlberg1581]

I like the rock you showed right after the magnet example. I noticed what looked like a star burst

[@MichiganRocks]

Yeah, that was pretty cool.

[@IvanLopez-zh3xz]

Great episode!

[@captpaul8827]

Dr Nat just reminded me that I have never taken her out there and it's been a long time since I was there, so I guess I know where we're going next summer.....

[@MichiganRocks]

That's a good choice. I have been there when there was more sand than rocks though.

[@gary3270]

Sometimes the mystery rocks are the the most beautiful! Nice agates! Got to go there sometime!

[@grokeffer6226]

That's a great looking beach. ☀🌊

[@rebeccagoldberg8333]

Fun rock hunt. Sam was on fire with his id’s and picking. I wonder if his first find may have been datolite? Thanks for a great video.

[@MichiganRocks]

He almost always shows me up. It's nice to have young eyes. He's also just a natural at hunting for things, not just rocks. He likes finding shed deer antlers and other things too. I'm almost 100% sure that's not datolite. It's the wrong part of the state for it. We were in the eastern U.P., but datolite is found in the Keweenaw Peninsula.

[@shirineromankurth1633]

Your son found an awesome one at the very beginning of your video ! Well done

[@MichiganRocks]

That was a very nice day.

[@camsvideocollections9766]

Awesome finds those were some nice agates. Pretty sure the mystery rocks are a type of mixed jasper. I've picked up a lot of it myself and some of it is really nice

[@MichiganRocks]

Could be. They often have a soft layer. They are somewhat transparent, at least in spots, so I had ruled out jasper. They sure can be pretty whatever they are.

[@camsvideocollections9766]

@@MichiganRocks maybe not, I've also tried posting in Facebook groups to get more opinions but nobody seems to know exactly.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@camsvideocollections9766 It's kind of frustrating, isn't it? I think it looks different in person too. Both Sam and my wife pick a lot of it up and I can't resist picking it up either.

[@bettycoffin4206]

Have ever walked the beach at night and saw the Aurora Borealis? I've read the shoreline of Lake Superior is great place to see them.

[@MichiganRocks]

I have never seen the Northern Lights. I'd like to, but I live too far south to see them often here. It happens here, it's just not common. I'm not in the U.P. enough to have very good odds of catching them.

[@logantimmer1893]

I went there this summer didn't stay too long but the history was quite interesting

[@MichiganRocks]

That wouldn't be a job for me. Lots of boredom (although I suppose you could pick agates) with occasional super dangerous work.

[@greatnorthernviews3052]

Good to get out late! I found a spot filled with yooperlites some good ones big enough to cut. They were pretty orange with sodalite!😊

[@MichiganRocks]

I found a couple pretty big Yooperlites a month or so ago. I left them both behind because I don't really know what to do with them. I slabbed one once and my son in law cut the slabs into space themed shapes for fridge magnets. They turned out nice, but you have to hit them with a UV light to really enjoy them.

[@greatnorthernviews3052]

@@MichiganRocks I have a uranium glass collection and I have Uv lights set up so I have a decent display. I got rid of the wife’s wine glass display now it’s full of yooperlites and pink agate slabs and vintage uranium glass.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@greatnorthernviews3052 Thats cool. I have some color changing glass, but I don't think it's uranium glass. I think it's called neodymium glass. My mother in law has some depression glass. It's green. Is that what you have?

[@greatnorthernviews3052]

@@MichiganRocks I have the green depression glass some Vaseline glass. I also have some Brazilian pink agates that glow a bright pink. I have a short video on my you tube channel.

[@LucyGirl-61]

What is so special about the agate? I’ve never searched for rocks but I love watching you do it.

[@MichiganRocks]

Agates can be absolutely beautiful. They have very tight bands and sometimes eyes. There are quite few varieties of just Lake Superior agates. Do a Google image search for "Lake Superior agate" and you'll understand.

[@LucyGirl-61]

@@MichiganRocks thanks for the reply! I will google that.

[@LucyGirl-61]

@@MichiganRocks oh wow!!!! They are amazing and so many beautiful colors ❤️

[@natalieclark5819]

Those were more than worth the trip!!

[@MichiganRocks]

We thought so.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

some nice finds well done

[@SueE-k2p]

HI Rob I love watching you ,but at the same time envy you ,I love collecting stones but all our beach is full of sand ,and visiting your country looks very slim .

[@MichiganRocks]

Yeah, sandy beaches are overrated. I'm sorry you don't have better rocks near you.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Oh rocks, beautiful rocks! Thank goodness you just came on. I was getting VERY hot under the collar (so to speak) when I saw some videos coming on about hunting. Oh how I do not like that.dont know how it got in my feed. Probably just because it's just up the road 40-50 miles....grrrr.

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Oh I love that pink rock!

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm glad you liked this better.

[@davidbales6321]

Enjoy your videos

[@shelleys6826]

Some nice ones Sam and Rob! Rob, I’m wondering if anyone else is inclined to join me in a fund raiser for some new gloves for you that are waterproof, warm and most importantly SOLID colored! 😂🤣 Your striped gloves holding stripey rocks with the waves underneath are making me nauseous. LOL. And the wood that Sam picked up at about <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1380">23:00</a> looks very much like Sycamore to me. The house I grew up in downstate had a few on the property and they had patterns like that. Anyone else think so?

[@MichiganRocks]

You're the second person to complain about my gloves on this video. I think those are the only two complaints that I've ever gotten. I never even thought about it until that other comment. My gloves are decoy gloves, so they usually come only in camo. I just looked up the range of sycamores and it looks like they start about half way down the lower peninsula. I don't think I've ever seen one.

[@kirbycraft1302]

Nice Mystery Chalcedony at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="705">11:45</a>. I mean really nice quality. A lot of Limonite/Hematite on that one too. It's is definitely a keeper. Also some Skip Atom quality in the earlier brown agate Sam found.

[@donnalantz7981]

Wow, you guys found some really nice agates. Several other cool looking rocks as well. That's one beach I don't believe I have been to yet. If all goes well with me, I will be out and about next year for sure.

[@MichiganRocks]

It's a good beach. That was Sam's pick for where we should go. It's probably the closest too.

[@donnalantz7981]

Can you collect rocks at Whitefish Point?

[@MichiganRocks]

@@donnalantz7981 I think so. I had someone tell me you can't, but that's the first I had ever heard that. I have heard of lots of people hunting agates there. I don't like it because there's so many people because of the museum there.

[@donnalantz7981]

I love walking the beach there. But ya way too many people. I am just hoping after all this stuff is done with me I will be able to get back out there next year. I so miss rockhounding. I go in for surgery Monday and have another RFI procedure done on my back. Buy till I can I will have to settle for watching you and a few others I like on here.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@donnalantz7981 I just said a prayer for you, Donna.

[@rockersfromaz3001]

Your mystery rocks look like red and yellow jasper. Pretty.

[@MichiganRocks]

It's translucent in spots though. Jasper is not translucent, so I ruled out jasper.

[@agatebeauties]

Great agate finds! I gotta get up to the beach sometime

[@halinawojciechowska4612]

Wspaniałą wyprawa, piękne minerały

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Vermillion Point. Sounds promising. Much better than Coal Creek. When I see red on something it's usually my blood. Lol. I got a shock in the shower one morning, until I realised one of my daughters had bought red soap.

[@stevenmakinen8913]

I use tarramar merino wool underarmour. And a good wind barrier. Get them from tractor supply. " serious" diving gloves are nice. Keep a pair of merino wool gloves for when your not putting your hands in the water and another pair in your coat where they stay warm. Switch them out. And a spare extra wool sweater in my backpack. Its not fun when your cold. Love the videos. Thwnk you

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks for the clothing suggestions. I'll check those out. I know you're a dry rock hunter, but do you have a good footwear suggestion for the beach? I'd love to find a water shoe with a decent sole. It needs to keep sand out, let water out, and have good traction. Not looking completely dorky would be a plus. I've considered diving boots, but tall boots seems sort of weird on a hot summer day.

[@ivaneriakosteski9196]

Quantas pedra linda Rob !!! Está tua luva tá parecendo que é de uma múmia egípcia 😄😄

[@MichiganRocks]

Estou surpreso que você tenha visto minhas luvas. Estão camuflados.

[@I_wish_I_knew_something]

Great video!

[@ladikmk]

Sam is a good rock hunting buddy for sure. You found some beautiful rocks and it looked like a nice day to walk the beach, even if the edge was a bit rough. The next time I’m up that way this beach will be a definite stopping point. Thanks for sharing Rob.

[@MichiganRocks]

It's a good beach. It was Sam's first choice which worked out well because it's the closest to where we live. Sam is a great rock hunting partner. We walk about the same pace and agree on just about everything. The only thing that bothers me about him is that he finds way more agates than I do.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Guessing the mystery rocks are chert unless they're softer than that. Some kind of mudstone maybe. Love that agate with the eyes. Hope you're staying warm up there on the beach.

[@MichiganRocks]

A geologist who didn't actually do any testing on the rocks in question thought it might be some sort of chert too. I always thought chert had to be opaque (these have translucent parts) so that surprised me. I never did get a certain identification though.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

@@MichiganRocks Chert can most definitely be translucent. I have several pieces that are. It's real close to chalcedony and rocks don't always like to fit into our preconceived labels. I'd say chert with 99% confidence if they're slightly translucent. If they feel waxy too the touch I'd be almost positve.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@dustinfindsrocks Thanks, Dustin. I hope to meet up with the geologists next summer on this beach or another one in the area. I'll find out for sure then. Can you give me something to back up your claim that chert can be translucent? Don't take that as me not believing you, but I'd just like to read more about it. I always felt like I had a pretty good handle on what chert looks like, but then again, I'm not very good at geology at all.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

@@MichiganRocks it’s a silicate. I don’t have anything definitive for you other than I have found some that’s slightly transparent in some areas and if it’s not chert… I know nothing lol. Try scratching a piece of it with a piece of quartz there should be no significant scratches if it’s chert. They’re the same hardness

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks, Dustin.

[@stevenmakinen8913]

I love late fall picking

[@cs-vf2de]

Kind of reminds me of grunion hunting in San Diego during high tide.

[@MichiganRocks]

I never heard of a grunion. I have now perused a Wikipedia article on them. I was going to say that at least the rocks don't wiggle and try to get away, and then I remembered that quite few of them did get away in the waves.

[@davidl.turner1005]

You and Sam made some good finds. Thanks for showing us the big lake when the gales of November are mild. How is the “road” out toVermillion this time of year? Tell us more if you can about that pseudomorph/brecciated whatchamacallit at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1245">20:45</a>. That was a unique find!

[@MichiganRocks]

The road was fun. I was glad I was driving a Jeep. It was no problem in that. I didn't even think about putting it in four wheel drive. It had some snow and puddles, but there was no place where I worried about getting stuck. It was slipperier on the way out since it was a pretty warm day and the snow was wet. I found a four pound agate this summer and posted it on an agate Facebook group. I was told that it was a pseudomorph agate. Here's a link with an explanation and some pictures. I haven't posted a picture of this rock anywhere yet, so I'm not sure that's what I have. facebook.com/DaVistaAgates/posts/what-is-a-pseudomorph-agate-a-pseudomorph-is-one-mineral-that-replaces-another-m/716519551779371/

[@jeffholmes1362]

Hi Rob, have you tried lightly raking down the rock piles as you walk by on the waters edge, see if when a wave rolls over and cleans the sand off if you’d find more agates?

[@MichiganRocks]

No, I don't think that would be worth the time it would take. The waves were moving a lot of those rocks around pretty well anyway.

[@pamelaarana1942]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="240">4:00</a> Ooooh a hag stone! Fun.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not a big fan of that name, but rocks with holes are always fun. I think Sam found three that day.

[@jessicagrandke3228]

Awesome video!! I have been looking for perfect Hag Stones, your "holy rock" and you foun 2!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't really like the term "hag stone" because it's a little too close to all the magic healing crystal stuff that bothers me a lot. If you want holey rocks, that's a fairly good place to find them. They're actually called "omars" which is short for "omarolluk". Most omars don't have the hole all the way through, but a few do. They're not common, but in three or four days of hunting, I usually find one or two.

[@karlsjunior466]

I haven't yet been to vermillion point. My son and I intend to go next summer or even spring. I would love to be able to predict the weather so I could schedule vacation right when the ice thaws. Like same week kind of stuff. Maybe I give you a holler on you tube to see if you will be around when we go. I have been enjoying your vids for a while now and would love to buy you a Mountain Dew. Salute. My rock tumbler has been running constant since June when I bought it.

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't think I've proclaimed my love for Mt. Dew on too many videos. Did you see it in the bucket or have you seen one of the videos where I admitted my love of Dew? I'd love to go up there first thing in the spring too. It's too far away to scout for me, so I'd have to guess or have someone in the area to tip me off.

[@karlsjunior466]

@@MichiganRocks I would just be so happy to know someone in that area to let me know when the time is right! Wink ,wink, nudge, nudge. LOL I saw the dew first in a vid, then again in a different one wher you proclaimed your love for it much to the chagrin of your wife. I don't remember which vid.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@karlsjunior466 That was the video where I showed what I bring with me rock hunting. Dew is usually in my bag. The problem with me letting you know when the ice goes is that I'm not in that area. It's a three and a half hour drive from my house to that beach. The ice conditions can be much different between here and there.

[@karlsjunior466]

@@MichiganRocks I can see the problem. Well, if you do happen to be in contact with a person from that area just keep me in mind. :) I will probably bug you in the spring to remind you. If you don't mind, of course.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@karlsjunior466 I'm not sure that I'll have more information then, but you can shoot me a note.

[@jmicaha2655]

Hey! So ive been thinking that a lot of a very certain mystery rock youve been sharing is agatized jasper! Thats why you get a lot of intermixed flow lines that seem glassy and then a really opaque body that is usually red or yellow, kind of similar to mary ellen jasper. The other kind of mystery rock you pick up looks like its just chalcedony and quartz conglomerate, and the other appears to be "Michigan Quartz", which is just quartz that appears to have iron and limonite staining

[@MichiganRocks]

A lot of what I refer to as "mystery rock" has a layer that seems to be limonite, or at least the color is the same. Some layers are almost certainly hematite and others are definitely chalcedony. I don't think that particular rock has a name, but it should because it's really common in that area.

[@davidhile5363]

The black flies didn’t seem to be too big of a problem on that trip. Nice finds on all the agates. I really liked the one at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1495">24:55</a>. My wife wants to know what kind of gloves you were using.

[@MichiganRocks]

We talked about the flies. I'd much rather hunt in slightly chilly weather if it means no flies. The gloves are listed in my Amazon storefront. You can find that in the description of the video. I like them. I can't remember if they come in different sizes. Mine fit me well.

[@davidhile5363]

@@MichiganRocks Thanks Rob !!!

[@Rockhead75]

Whatever Sam's first rock was we have tons of them in the Yellowstone River and many are very big

[@MichiganRocks]

He found two sort of like that that day. They're not common here. Interesting lumpy thing. Do you do anything with them?

[@Rockhead75]

@@MichiganRocks we put them in our rock gardens

[@Rockhead75]

@@MichiganRocks can I find you on Facebook?

[@MichiganRocks]

@@Rockhead75 I'm on Facebook, but it's more of a personal account. I rarely use it.

[@nilzareckel1298]

Olá Amigo excelente lugar muitas pedras coloridas gosto muito, aqui no Brasil não dá pedras assim no mar , só em riacho dá muito quartzo eu faço esse tipo de cata também pra fazer artesanato, faço Árvore, cabochão, adorei seu canal parabéns 👏🤗

[@MichiganRocks]

Olá Amigo excelente lugar muitas pedras coloridas gosto muito, aqui no Brasil não dá pedras assim no mar , só em riacho dá muito quartzo eu faço esse tipo de cata também pra fazer artesanato, faço Árvore, cabochão, adorei seu canal parabéns

[@stevenmakinen8913]

Think your mystery rocks are very old chalcedony. There is a lot of this material around munising.

[@MichiganRocks]

Those rocks stick out like a sore thumb. I used to always pick them up, thinking they were agates. They do have some translucent parts, so I think chalcedony of some sort is a good guess.

[@EastTennesseeRocks]

Great finds my friend

[@OntarioRob]

Beautiful day for collecting rocks. I need to invest in a good pair of gloves

[@MichiganRocks]

I like the ones I have. They've held up pretty well. This is the third year and they're leaking a little, but they work like a wet suit and still keep my hands pretty warm. I put them in my Amazon storefront if you want to see the exact ones I have. You could also just search for "decoy gloves".

[@OntarioRob]

@@MichiganRocks Thanks Rob

[@Dee-mg6dk]

Yep, Mookaite Jasper, color of mustard and ketchup.

[@amywanden2094]

I want some pink quartz...beautiful

[@amywanden2094]

You should come rock hunting in Two Rivers on Memorial drive right across from the hospital is the lake and went rock hunting there this morning and thousands of rocks and found alot of agate looking rocks...need second opinion ..lol but beautiful rocks down there..

[@amywanden2094]

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