TREASURE inside: Rockhounding and slabbing AGATES on the Yellowstone River

[@patriciamckean4186]

That coral ended up as gorgeous slabs. 😍

[@rockinwitht9948]

I can’t even count how many times I said WOW while watching this video!! You found so many unique pieces!! And I am so happy that you kept the coral/palm wood, but I hope your back survived lugging it home!

[@KatyDidRocks]

LOL, I bought a new backpack afterward that has a hip belt - I can carry a LOT more weight on my hips!

[@judyherman5470]

I love how you show the slabs right after you find them. Gorgeous!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, Judy - I'm working on it. :)

[@robinhumphrey2692]

Some of the Purdeest agates ever. Thanks, KatyDid!

[@KatyDidRocks]

:) Thanks, Robin!

[@terrylschumacher-levy5150]

👏👏👏 Love the find and slab videos! It makes it that much more exciting. Thanks crew 🙌

[@KatyDidRocks]

:) Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Mike-br8vb]

I'm glad I got to see that coral, as I have a small greenish Yellow rock with those similar "eyes". Now I can properly identify it. Thank you

[@KatyDidRocks]

Neat!

[@marilynbright7981]

Thank you again. I love my trips with you. many, many hugs

[@KatyDidRocks]

I am so glad. :)

[@moonstruck581]

Absolutely delirious over that huge coral you found, so many beauties.

[@KatyDidRocks]

:D I love that you love it!

[@benc.enlots]

This was a really fun search to follow along on. Great specimens and a great eye for spotting them!👏👏👏

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, Ben. :)

[@gregjones2217]

Waiting to see the chunky agate shuffle. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@KatyDidRocks]

Hmm. Neither of us is particularly talented at dancing... you may have to do it yourself.

[@naturalstones4529]

It's really cool how you show the cut rock right after you pick it up. Awesome video!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, NS - the slabs are a lot more work, but I'm trying!

[@jeffbaran8036]

Thank you so much by watching your show today I realize that I've got a lot of agitized wood. Many thanks Jeff Washington

[@thomaspownall2989]

Best live stream ever. Best of luck, and keep an eye out. You never know what you might find. ♥️. Best wishes to your hubby too. Great Q&A the other day. Sometimes it takes a rock, to make us feel solid. ♥️

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thank you, Thomas. :)

[@RM-vw3ov]

Love seeing the slabs!!🌟❤️

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, RM!

[@patsbeads]

Wow.. what awesome finds.. I know I really appreciate the extra time you take to slab some of them for us to see. Thanks so much.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, Pat. 😊

[@nancythompson8735]

Beautiful piece of agatized pet wood!!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thank you! I thought so too - I couldn't leave it behind.

[@kimbain4368]

What a lovely day. I love fall, too. You had some really nice finds today, and they slabbed up really well. Score! Thanks for taking us along.

[@KatyDidRocks]

:) Thanks, Kim! It was a beautiful day.

[@littleSallyJo]

Oh Yesssssss!!! Seeing What's Inside---it's so wonderful!!! Thanks so much! Fabulous finds today. Your incredible Yellowstone River just never fails to satisfy!! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@KatyDidRocks]

I’m so glad you came along!

[@milesnn]

Awesome adventure wow great eye beautiful finds amazing insides thank you

[@KatyDidRocks]

:) Thanks!

[@TheoKellison]

Hey! That place looks familiar🤔 that is one awesome spot! Gorgeous finds!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, Theo. 😊

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

Montana agates are the best, far better than the rest, they come in all sizes large and small, most are chunky and I love them all ;)

[@KatyDidRocks]

They are amazing - so plain on the outside, beautiful on the inside.

[@benatchison6600]

I really like type or style of video, find, cut , slab!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, Ben! It really is a lot more effort, but I feel like there are a lot of folks who just don't know what the rock looks liek inside. :)

[@judym1128]

Beautiful rocks, it may have been picked over but you found some great ones.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, JM!

[@SamsonsamSim]

Wow! That concretion looked like a bone joint....Live your agatized wood too!Love the Inukshuk at 5:01! Way cool! I'm glad you went back for the coral! That is really cool! Awesome finds all around! Thanks again for sharing!

[@KatyDidRocks]

It did! Or an Egyptian statue.

[@stinkygraykitty6808]

Love the google earth maps, yes you can spot all sort of good locations

[@KatyDidRocks]

Totally 100% yes.

[@markgubbins1958]

I am always amazed, at the large rocks you take home, and after seeing them cut into slabs, I can see why. Absolutely beautiful !!!! I take the rocks I find here in eastern South Dakota, and as soon as I can get them wet. The colors sure do pop. Enjoy your videos. Keep them coming.

[@KatyDidRocks]

The Yellowstone is crazy abundant. I'm glad you enjoy it. :)

[@MontanaRockMom]

Ohhhh Eastern South Dakota. I can't even imagine the treasures you find there. You are a lucky guy Mr. Mark Gubbins!

[@joydykstra9727]

I love that, “everyone sees with different eyes,” before when I just started, I felt anxious about the agates I might miss, now I tell myself, “ don’t worry about what I don’t find, just enjoy what I do find.

[@KatyDidRocks]

And the ones you miss are still there for someone else to find! :)

[@thepurplecraftshack3075]

Amazing finds. Ty

[@KatyDidRocks]

You are so welcome! Thanks, PCS. :)

[@lounisrajah5951]

Finally back, a little later than the social return. Autumn is the best season, October is the most beautiful month of the year. Thank you for making us travel through magnificent landscapes. Have a lovely day everybody; from Algeria.

[@KatyDidRocks]

I agree, autumn is the best. Welcome back!

[@donnabeaudin9114]

I’m so glad you went back for the coral! The inside is gorgeous ,full of little swimming 🐠 🐠 love it! My back can’t take a heavy backpack for too long.. so I use my waist pack, it is pretty comfortable! Loved the beautiful slabs’ thank you!

[@KatyDidRocks]

I just bought a pack with a hip belt - it should help. Thanks for watching!

[@bloomingtonian7529]

I find lots of coral where I'm at, as much as you find petrified wood. I thought early on in the video it was coral not palm wood. I'm glad you went back for it. Great find.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, Bloomingtonian. :) Leaving it behind wasn't very likely!!!

[@susanselko-millman4889]

The slabs were gorge.

[@KatyDidRocks]

I thought so too. :)

[@anneallen2690]

Love it when you show the insides. Think I'll head to your store thank you

[@salishseaquest7952]

Kate, maybe you need to train Kava to carry saddlebags so she can help you bring back the treasures. Great hunt, great finds.

[@KatyDidRocks]

I might consider it, but she has awfully skinny legs. :D

[@salishseaquest7952]

@@KatyDidRocks www.chewy.com/outward-hound-daypak-dogs-blue/dp/113765

[@meMiner]

You have a good eye for the rocks. The first one was outstanding when washed and even better when cut. A nice adventure

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks, meMiner! It was a good day. :)

[@seajayballard2113]

Wow, Kate, that was an awesome day!! The coral looks like horn coral! OHHH, you used my saying, thank you! You really need to create a chunky chunk song, Lol! Thank you again for a great video!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Sorry I didn't remember who it was. :) When I do, you'll know. :D Thanks, SeaJay...

[@seajayballard2113]

@@KatyDidRocks , the comment you said about "Everyone sees with different eyes & no one gets all the agates" is what Denny & I say on our rocking channel!

[@KatyDidRocks]

@@seajayballard2113 I'm sorry my brain didn't remember who said it. :) Congratulations again on 3K!

[@KatyDidRocks]

LOL, I meant when I do have a chunky song.

[@seajayballard2113]

​@@KatyDidRocks It's okay, my brain works like that too, a LOT. Lol! Thank you!

[@marilynbright7981]

Kate, I know Kava, I was talking about the first rock on the vid that you rejected, looked like Snoopy. But then I'm the one who still looks at clouds to find interesting things. One day all I saw was dead bunnies. many hugs

[@KatyDidRocks]

😊

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

I hate that you forgot the magic squirt bottle.. such a game changer. Wow.... growth rings. Great specimens. Your son is so articulate and I enjoy his channel, people really should check it out!

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

Oh gosh I love opalized anything! Feeling envious at this moment.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Lol, I went back this weekend, and the squirter was first on my list! 😊

[@KatyDidRocks]

😊

[@brandiamunrud1493]

That place is on my Montana bucket list, we just never seem to travel east.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Where are you?

[@brandiamunrud1493]

@@KatyDidRocks super small town outside of Livingston, Clyde Park

[@billywhitehorn6397]

sing for us Kate ...sing

[@KatyDidRocks]

Soooooon.

[@aprilgoodman4504]

I hope that I can find a agate like you have in montana.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Come to Montana, it's almost guaranteed!

[@aliencat11]

I keep seeing a stained glass window out of agate slabs. Please tell me you have one! Thanks for the video, another winner.

[@KatyDidRocks]

I think that would be wonderful! 😊

[@aliencat11]

@@KatyDidRocks Katy should did that!

[@rockinwitht9948]

Mary Roraff I had the same thought!!! It would be wonderful with all the agates down there

[@jefftrag1956]

The sliced coral looked like tiny dolphins

[@KatyDidRocks]

It did!

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

Hi Kate. Need life to slow down some to catch up on your videos. I am just “keep doing” what needs to be done on the farm to get ready for winter (brrrrrrrr). So not ready for the thought of winter.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Well, look at it this way - you'll have all the backlog to watch during those cold dark months. But I have to agree with you - booo, winter!

[@SlabbinNCabbin]

Hello, thanks for posting cool videos about rocks in MT. I just subscribed, and I would like to see a video about your lapidary equipment, rock saws and polishers. I collect agate, corundum, gold, opal, petrified wood, and bones. All can be found on the yellowstone, more frequent east of glendive. I haven’t bought any saws. Just a couple tumblers vibratory and rotary.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Hi! Thanks for the sub! I have a couple saws, a rotary tumbler and two wheels of a rock polisher. I will do a video soon after I get a little more practiced and at least LOOK like I know what I’m doing! 😂

[@jessewilson8676]

1:40 kind of looks like a hip joint..

[@KatyDidRocks]

Kinda! It sure was a weird one.

[@colleenlinke4208]

Did you slice up the big pet wood??

[@KatyDidRocks]

I only did one slice so far, but it's still in the machine.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Katy! Do you have any recommendations for how many inches on the blade with a slab saw? I'd like to get one but I am not sure about how large....

[@KatyDidRocks]

Hey there! I responded to this, but it didn't go through, apparently. I have an 18" slab saw that my dad built from a kit. I'd say buy as big as you can afford, as the blade size limits how big a rock you can cut.

[@MontanaRockMom]

@@KatyDidRocks Katy, does the 18 inch blade mean you can cut 18 inch rocks?

[@emrys7115]

Just wanted to ask, what do you use to cut the stones?

[@KatyDidRocks]

Hello! I am lucky enough to have inherited the slab saw my dad built in 1972 from a kit. It is an 18" diamond blade. Thanks for watching!

[@nancythompson8735]

What is the name of your store on Etsy

[@KatyDidRocks]

KatyDidRocks - www.etsy.com/shop/KatyDidRocks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav

[@tishkantack2854]

Did you ever write your chunky song?

[@aprilclemons5343]

We can i get opalized wood

[@KatyDidRocks]

Hi, April! It depends on what you are looking for. Are you looking for a slab or a full rock?

[@aprilclemons5343]

@@KatyDidRocksi wish i could go rock hunting with u but. i can't travel and living in youngstown ohio. there isn't anything much

[@stinkygraykitty6808]

Get a 2nd regular squirt bottle and keep it in your car :)

[@KatyDidRocks]

OR, make a list of things I MUST REMEMBER. :D

[@stinkygraykitty6808]

@@KatyDidRocks I make lists then I can't remember when I put them.

[@marilynbright7981]

Oh no. You left Snoopy

[@KatyDidRocks]

We did! (Although her name is Kava). We left her with my son for a couple days - long enough that she got very anxious. She gets separation anxiety when I leave. :(

[@DownriverRocks]

I hate when you guys say, “I forgot my squirtter”. Well, you did well without it. ❤️

[@JanVafa]

Aren’t sons for carrying things?!? 😳😳😁

[@KatyDidRocks]

As a matter of fact, he carried the backpack most of the way back to the car, after I nearly tipped over climbing up the hill. :'D