Rockhounding A Stream On A Rainy Day

[@jennabennett4236]

Love the jaspers!! Those bold, bright colors get me everytime!!❤

[@peggylosacco8811]

Beautiful finds.. thank you .Beautiful woods too..

[@samuelfiore7949]

Yes I did enjoy. Thanks for taking the time to record this. To be able to take this walk in the middle of winter sitting in my living room and anticipating spring to go hounding.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed

[@yoopermann7942]

you need a bigger pack it looks like , all them treasures just waiting there calling you to pick them up!! great finds, thank you for taking us along

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Gives me a reason to go back

[@brandonpatrickbowers4674]

Looked like a black diamond the one you kept!!!

[@nickv9057]

This was great thank you !

[@Kitty-hj6nv]

Looks like a rockhounds dream come true 😮 I would not be able to leave so many beauties behind. I guess you can't take them all 🤔🤭

[@OldGuyAdventures]

You leave a few, so it gives you a reason to go back. Thanks for watching

[@trippingonrocks1165]

Wow such a lovely place to fill your pockets. Those reds were amazing but that mossy green quartz was fantastic, great finds all round, thank you

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Yes the streams around here are very beautiful, we get lots of rain so everything grows real nice. But then with so much undergrowth its hard to find rocks, you only get what the stream gives you. Glad ya enjoyed

[@susanboggs1612]

Nice video! I like the green & white quarts the best!, red jasper is nice too. Thanks for sharing.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed, Thanks for watching

[@NurseMickiLea]

Love seeing the country and beautiful nature as well as the cuts those are some nice stones!

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Thank you! I think thats the best part of this hobby getting out in nature. Glad you enjoyed

[@SolidGoldShows]

Nice looking finds

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

Beautiful rocks! I enjoy seeing them cut to reveal their amazing structure. Thank you for the fun! P.S. I grew up not far from the Puget Sound and we did all kinds of stuff in the rain. If we didn't we'd hardly get outside. It was normal for us.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

It is always fun to cut rock and see what is inside. So you grew up with webbed feet also. I used to work in Sitka, Alaska out in the logging camps and it rained there all the time. Guys were quitting all the time and it was because of the rain. The guys who didn't quit all came from Western Washington and Oregon. I was 19 years old at that time, only thing I knew was rain. It was just another day for me

[@garryhumphrey9829]

It's a good day rock hunting. You found some good ones. I was at a river today. Found some good ones, but to hot out. A little rain is a good idea.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

I like hunting in the rain which is a good thing when I live so close to a rainforest.

[@garryhumphrey9829]

@@OldGuyAdventures well sir I'm 66 and live in the Philippines. I'm a retired Canadian. I like hiking rivers and seen some colorful rocks. I started looking for Rick hounds and found your site. Your a dedicated hound. Haha. Tnks for your passion. I'm excited to continue rock hunting.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

@@garryhumphrey9829 The Philippenes would be a fun place to rock hound. It has volcanos and when you have that you can find all sorts of stuff

[@garryhumphrey9829]

@@OldGuyAdventures yes many volcanoes. The inside of the earth is brought out by eruptions, lava, etc. Right. The rivers I go to has white/snowy quartz. The Philippines smash the quartz looking for gold. Another river I visit has conglomerates which I've never seen before. I'm saving rocks now. Hopefully one day I will buy a saw of some kind. But the rocks look good around the garden. I would like to send you pictures, if that's ok. I am looking for a teacher/mentor. If your interested. I grew up on Vancouver Island. I also know about rain. Here today it's raining. Tnks for your time.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

@@garryhumphrey9829 my email is [e-mail]

[@japanrockhunt8277]

beautiful rocks..green rock was very attractive.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

I am always suprised at the colors nature can produce

[@NUGGETSHOOTER]

Enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed

[@timbertumbler3805]

That stream look a lot like any other here in Scotland, but the size of those Jaspers shows us just how different we are, great job. Subbed!

[@OldGuyAdventures]

We are very close to the scources of jasper here, so sometimes you can come across some very large boulders, Thanks for subbing

[@CanadianBandito]

The green and quartz at 4:23 is epitdote. cool find all nice and river polished up.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

yep find quite a bit of it and it does polish very nicely

[@CanadianBandito]

@@OldGuyAdventures i see lots of it here in Az usually much rougher stuff though

[@grandparocky]

SUCH GREAT PLACES TO ROCKHOUND! YOUR COLORS ARE WAY BETTER THAN IN IDAHO! REALLY ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS. JUST WISH YOU COULD HEAR ME SAY PICK THAT ONE!

[@OldGuyAdventures]

I am sure there are a lot of people who would love to tell me which ones to pick. Our colors are nice, but Idaho does have its gems which are nice also. Thanks for watching!

[@CassandraShadowheart]

Man, gravel bars like that might make me go to washington sometime XD

[@OldGuyAdventures]

You should come just for the beauty of the place and then get a bag full of rocks just for a added bonus

[@CassandraShadowheart]

@@OldGuyAdventures yeah. Some day. Im way over in ohio and have 8 cats to take care of XD but I've got a few places out that way on my list that i want to see

[@kellyharper367]

Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: When it rains... gravel bars come to life, don't they?

[@OldGuyAdventures]

yep

[@Noginger09]

What state are you in?

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Most of the time I am in a state of confusion, but I live in Washington state

[@kristinanicole3283]

Baby toads are so cute!

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Its always fun to find wildlife when out in the streams. Thanks for watching!

[@ibkristykat]

At 8:28 - WHAT is that?

[@therockpile6734]

I just moved from eastern Skagit valley (Concrete) down to Oregon. Cool to stumble upon your video, it takes me home. Been finding a lot of agates down here but I definitely miss the variety of material produced by the north Cascades. What area are you in?

[@OldGuyAdventures]

I have been in the Concrete area a few times, don't know the area very well though. I am in the Hood Canal area, spend a lot of time in the Olympic mountains. I also lived in Ellensburg for a few years, so I know that area fairly well also. Thanks for watching

[@therockpile6734]

@@OldGuyAdventures Happy adventures Sir. I never had the opportunity to explore the peninsula, was too busy farming. Thank you for posting your videos.

[@PugetSoundFlix]

Nba

[@paulettecampbell1647]

I did enjoy the walk and it is nice to walk in the drizzle. So that may explain why the blues and greens you pass on. Cuz I definitely know that you cannot hear me when I say pick that one pick that one anyway have a good day

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Thats funny!! I have many reasons I may pass on stones, but I do know some of it is because I cannot see certain colors when they are together. Stream beds are the hardest for me, because all rock is rounded. Glad you enjoyed, Thanks for watching!!

[@MaxmadYahyah]

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[@jennrobinson91]

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[@symonsheppard5519]

Don't bother with quartzite unless you want it for tumbling. The last one I think is conglomerate , or puddingstone, small pieces of minerals suspended in microcrystalline Quartz . That bank looks interesting , well it did before I saw that alien down there @12.30 right in the middle, either an alien or a gibbon monkey and you don't have them out there. Very nice, you are a privileged man , thank you for the video.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Not every stone I pick up is meant for jewelry, I have done stonework for years and sometimes a stone that I find will work nicely into one of the stone projects that I am working on. But I never know unless I bring it home, some work out most don't. I will have to take a look at the monkey. Thanks for watching

[@symonsheppard5519]

Old Guy Adventures That's the beauty of what we do, your project doesn't fit the stone, the stone dictates the project. You are fortunate enough to live where you do, you can trial and error as much as you like, it costs you nothing , for me it's not the case, England has little for collecting and if you do know where any bounty can be found you take what you can, as soon as you can and tell no one. Why? This is a small country and if you don't take it someone else will and try selling it to you. All of my material is yard stock imported from Europe at a fair cost plus despite being specific in your request they just grab it ,weigh the right amount and box it up.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

That would be tough to rockhound in a country that doesn't have the open public lands like we do. I guess you really have to do your homework to find places to go and I can see why you wouldn't tell anyone if you did find something good. I hope you have some good secret places, so you have something to work

[@symonsheppard5519]

Old Guy Adventures Nope, nothing. Public beaches can sometimes turn up something nice but despite what people think , it's illegal to remove rocks from the beaches, the only public land we have is parks and Forrest, nothing there, we do have fossils and flint but they have the same practical use in lapidary as an ashtray does on a motorbike.

[@hasanusta9307]

Hello from türky

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed

[@lorrainechipps2614]

Ok

[@mikelouis9389]

Ahhhh, minor color blindness! Thats why you sometimes pass on stones that basically scream at me. My depth perception is kinda errrr, too many years wearing glasses. BUT, my color perception is off the charts. Extra cones or some such. You have wild rose? Hmm, suddenly Washington doesn't look so great lol. I hate that weed. It grew everywhere in Western Pa along with black berries and hawthorns. Hunting season could get "interesting". Thank god I am totally immune to poison ivy/oak/sumac.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

Yes color blindness, I see things thru shapes more then I rely on color. Once I identify something then I look for color. I have excellent eye sight, so I can spot something a long was off. I don't think anywhere got away with not having wild roses, but its not the worse thing to tangle with. Devils Club is what I dislike the most and we have lots of it. Thanks for watching!!!

[@cactuswren9771]

Big Foot's watching you...

[@OldGuyAdventures]

As long as they just watch, we can share the forest

[@cactuswren9771]

@@OldGuyAdventures I always think of it that I am a guest in their home. And it is an honor when they let me know they're around., like scaring up a squirrel or two. Means they trust you.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

@@cactuswren9771 Most of the time I get to enjoy a nice hike out in the forest, but I have had a few times that I now I was unwanted. I was glad to get back to my car and leave

[@cactuswren9771]

@@OldGuyAdventures The Big People are very protective of the females and young ones. Yes, there are times they will let you know you are too close. I'm so glad you were respectful of them. And your backing away also showed them you understood and could be trusted. They know our intent. And they are some of the most intelligent people ever. Did you talk to them to reassure them they didn't need to be afraid of you and tell them you were leaving their area? And did you leave a "peace offering" before you went from them? I always leave food, like fruit or even doughnuts. Whatever I have with me. We ALL like gifts of food! I was a ranger at Olympic National Park and a geologist. In the desert now, but love the northwest.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

@@cactuswren9771 I grew up in the Olympics, hiked the forests since I was just a kid. No I did not leave any offerings. I was warned, they left the front leg of a elk with its fur still attached across the path I had just came up. I had walked up the trail about a mile and I felt like I was being watched. I got a uneasy feeling, so I decided to leave. I was about 500 feet from my car and here was this leg that I knew was not there when I walked up the path. That was the longest 500 feet and it was all I could do not to run. I have had other encounters and I am sure I will have more because I like to rockhound where no one goes.