Rockhounding Tahuya River Washington State - Jasper, epidote, and agates oh my!

Spent some time on a Saturday rockhounding on the Tahuya River finding some amazing rocks and having a great time. Shout out to Old Guy Adventures (not Old Man Adventures -doh!) ( / @oldguyadventures ) and Vug Meister ( / @vugmeister918 ) for their great videos and information! Sorry about the glitches in the video, old computer and free editing software, lol.

[@OldGuyAdventures]

You did good. It always fun to find nice stuff and that river you just never know what your going to find

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate all your time spent and efforts sharing your adventures with us and the feedback!

[@HouseOfCouplePuffs]

Thanks for taking us along! Good video! Keep it up!

[@mitchgillilan]

Gotta love river hounding in the northwest! Rocks that smell like dead salmon lol. Great finds, the jasper looks different than what I find here in northern Oregon. cool to see some epidote, we just dont really have much if any at all here.

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Lol, yeah, all my finds spend a couple of days in a bleach/ water solution. I need to get back out there soon. Thanks and I hope things are going great for you!

[@scottbeutler4459]

Enjoyed your energy and the detail you put into describing your finds. If our paths cross down at Lincoln Park I'll make sure to say howdy although I've kinda stuck between Alki and Constellation Point at the present searching for rocks lol.

[@withwingsaseagleeyes]

If I went out there I would make sure I have someone with me so I don't end up walking the whole length of the river :) lol You have some nice finds there. I find rocks around Seattle, Tacoma, Snoqualmie areas and between in Washington.

[@Pollyanna..]

I love. Tahuyathered woods r beautiful

[@doubledragon9530]

That "poppy jasper" at 5:24 is amygdaloidal basalt. Should polish up pretty well, but not a jasper.

[@rodrickadams5639]

The "rock" you was wanting to know about the real light one well they used to make fake wood beams out of hard dense foam insulation and that's probably what that is the color and how light it is gives me the opinion take a knife and cut it in two or a saw should be very easy

[@sharonrowland1196]

OK EVERYTHING'S FINE AND PERFECT NOW THANK GOD

[@GilbertoPeraltaLapidacao]

Vamos juntos nas casas das pedras amigo mais um escrito amigo 👦 abraços

[@ninjawarriorassassin9871]

Nice Rocks I am going 😁

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Be careful of Google Maps directions, it took me 40 minutes down a logging trail that ended up being locked, lol. :D

[@ninjawarriorassassin9871]

@@egrediortraveladventures5421 Yes, I went and that happened to me too 😂. I did find an awesome spot by the big bridge. I got beautiful rocks

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

@@ninjawarriorassassin9871 Awesome!!! Glad you were able to make it out there and found some good stuff! I'm hoping to get out there soon again myself. :)

[@christeljanemoore8289]

You are in the wrong area ? Go to satsop washington then go to boat launch you will be amazed

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

I will definitely have to check that out! Thank you! :)

[@doubledragon9530]

The orange rock is probably coal.

[@sharonrowland1196]

OK I'VE GOT TO GO AN EMERGENCY 😞

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Hope everything is ok!

[@turnerg]

21:39 that kinda looks like jade to me but i am not sure

[@RagnarRocks]

Love it when I get the front row on the ferry! Looking forward to real food and drink options to return. I really like that orbicular jasper! Subbed!

[@michellefromnebraska2804]

Just discovered this video. Thanks for letting me tag along! Did you ever figure out what the jack-o-lantern rock was? I’m just a newbie rockhound, but the rock you thought looked kinda like a fossil looks like a fossilized fish head to me. lol Some cool finds.

[@markgardner8542]

Very cool! Tahuya is an off road vehicle park/playground! I think I will have to camping riding and rock hounding up there when the water goes down again!

[@TheEzjone]

Hello from japan. I love JASPER too. Nice,

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Konnichiwa! Thanks for watching!

[@motionsick]

I got a secret place in Greenwater area im not telling anyone.

[@Pollyanna..]

I miss it up there

[@doubledragon9530]

That first green rock is serpentine, not quartz matrix, rhyolite.

[@DavidBriggsAdventures]

5:20 is orbicular. Definitely not poppy. Poppy jasper is defined by "petals" of color around a center color. The red and yellow is closer to what could be called poppy. I've got a whole video dedicated to Poppy Jasper from the Rogue River. The giveaway to poppy is that it will look like color was deposited in thin directional drops of wafer thin color.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Do ever do an instant hardness test before you take them home?

[@earljohnson2676]

Lol you said cool beans haha that reminds me of my old Drill sgt that was one of his saying and I never herd outside the army until now ty ps cool finds

[@tessgrutter9893]

Haha I can totally tell he’s not diggin the dirt bikes at all

[@mrfxm55]

Whenever you plan a rock outing sometimes you can find a local rock club that can point you to more interesting digs or places off the beaten path. It's always worthwhile and almost every town or city has a club if not make one . Just post online for a meetup with interested parties. By the campgrounds probably picked over as you said. But on the banks or farther away from the banks tributaries and Rock piles will present something. Happy Rockhounding.

[@michelleangers342]

Great finds! I love the colours! My kitty gets upset when I go on a two hour or more rock walk too.

[@mwilson14]

Welcome to the state and rockhounding community! I just found your channel and enjoyed your video. I live in the North Bend area, so if you are ever in the area, I can show you some spots that I frequent.

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Thank you! :)

[@kalimantangemstone]

Petualangan yang luar biasa semoga sukses

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Thank you! :)

[@Pollyanna..]

I’ve found lots of beauties on top of mountain s up their 😊

[@Toyboykh]

Nice

[@sethlindgren8130]

Tuh-hoo-yuh is how we pronounce it.

[@trptrungblogs]

❤️❤️💓❤️❤️❤️💎💎🤗

[@wilbondcajunrockhound5758]

beautiful out there , nice jaspers i like the reds , subscribed

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Thank you! :)

[@sherlesmith5304]

All of them are beauties

[@larrymays5413]

LOL at least we are not the only ones google took on a wild goose chase. Sorry, glad you found some stuff. If you take the ones you ant Identified to Jerrys rock and Gem there is a geologist there

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Awesome! Thank you so much! :)

[@christeljanemoore8289]

There.ate.lots and lots of orbicular stones

[@truongcucmientayct1968]

Chào cả nhà hihi chào bạn

[@الأحجارالمغربيةوالعقيقالسليمان]

👍👍

[@withwingsaseagleeyes]

22:29 That looks clayish with those cracks.

[@billvinson7859]

That’s some good jasper.

[@semiyeozdemir7313]

👍👍👍🤗

[@egrediortraveladventures5421]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

What a great rock hunt. Many great finds. I really like the one you said you would like to make a necklace out of. I have found one like it in Lake Superior. Hi to stinky also. Enjoyed watching 👍😀