Uncovering Hidden Treasures at a Dry Creek: A Rockhounding Expedition to Remember

Come along with Chopper and I as we journey back in time following an old dry creek bed. Take a look at the tumbled river rock eroding from the walls of gravel once home to flowing waters of another time. This dry creek is nothing short of a treasure in itself. Hidden throughout its gravels are rich hues of red, yellow, blue, green and even purple! Solid jaspers, dendritic and banded fortification agates as well as petrified and agatized wood cover the landscape. A piece of rockhound heaven in every direction.
Thank you for coming along this expedition and supporting me in my continued adventures. Rock on everyone!

[@MontanaRockMom]

This has to be my favorite dry creek to explore for rock treasures! I really didn't want to leave... this day will be fondly remembered ❤

[@terrylschumacher-levy5150]

Ima buy you an air mattress 😂 THAT WAS TOTALLY WICKED 👸🏼🐾❣️

[@darrengillesdarrengilles8336]

I am in Ontario Canada I take my grandkids rock hunting and we find chunks of red brick and chunks of river worn concrete? Rockhounding here is a drag😮‍💨I would drive, fly, train, to your area rent a B&B and pay you and Chopper to take me rockhounding for a day or three. Whaddya say? I'm totally serious.

[@diann546]

Could you use something like a Jet Sled to be able to take larger rocks? We have used the sled to drag my camera gear along the lake shore. We also used it to move things, when we were in Alaska, last summer. You don't need snow. Just ground with a lower friction coefficient.

[@terrydoucette6037]

AND I CAN SEE WHY ,EXCELLENT ADVENTURE MOM

[@CanvasJules]

Hello, This place is indeed heaven❤ I'd give anything to rockhound for 1 hour there. I'd even leave all the Agate for you ❤ I'm in love with all of the Jasper/petrified wood. I live in NH and have only just begun my adventures with rockhounding. I've been to the river a few times, and I'm totally hooked. I found a lot of petrified wood and Jasper as well as Sapphires and Carnelian. These are all amazing, but nothing like what I just saw in your video. Is this in Montana, or are you on vacation somewhere else? Thank you for taking us along with you. Absolutely amazing ❤❤❤ Take care and stay safe on your adventures ❤ ~Jules~

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Imagine hunting that place in the rain, it would look incredible.

[@MontanaRockMom]

I always think about that...every place I'm exploring I end up saying to myself at some moment during the day...boy these rocks must be fantastic when it pours!"

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

@@MontanaRockMom I just love to go hunting in the rain.

[@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353]

No fair, I'm jealous! Can't believe the ones that you were just spraying off, you left! Drove me crazy! Lol... Just bring more buckets, girl! Ha!...Wish I lived in Montana. But we have beautiful rocks here in Utah as well. We just came back with some beautiful Agates, chalcedony & Jasper. Got some big rocks & many smaller ones for the tumbler. Wish I could send you pictures of them.

[@anniegironne8444]

Good to see you and Chopper back in the gravel. Great finds.

[@juliaheadrick8267]

Awesome hunt. Thanks for taking me along.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you for coming along!

[@BlindSquirrelRocks-dv9lc]

I laughed when, at 3:16, you said "can you see the agate?" Yeah...I could see a bunch of agates, including the big one you picked up! You find all the great candy stores, kid!😋

[@MontanaRockMom]

Haha that's funny :) such a great spot... cool rocks everywhere!

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Oh, my gosh! It's like rock heaven! Beautiful video! Way to go, MRM... and Chopper!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you 😊

[@tedkellison2598]

Welcome back, kid!! And Kim too!!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Great to hear from you Ted!

[@notinmanitou]

Oh, Kim, it's so good to see you!! We've missed you so much! You have the best places to find beautiful rocks and we appreciate you sharing them with us. We'd love to see some of your tumbling process and end results sometime.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you so much! Will do!

[@user-ei8ht9xk4m]

Awesome rock hunt

[@GordonVincent]

Glad to see you back Kim, I was starting to be concerned about you. What a fantastic rock hunt, just an amazing treasure trove you have found there, loads of fun searching there. Thankyou for taking us along with you and Chopper.

[@user-pd2gu6li2n]

my goodness you are back! yay! you have been missed!!👍🇺🇸

[@tracygregor982]

I cried when you left the petrified wood. Great to see everything you found

[@brianwalker9185]

As always, so good to see you and Chopper....and almost being there, with you, to enjoy rockhounding...without freezing...lol Be well, be safe.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you Brian

[@janketza0206]

Oh I'm so glad your back!!!! Also you haven't lost your Montana Rock Whisperer abilities. You surely found some beauties in this trip. As always thanks for taking us along. I really needed this, for I've been recovering from a heart procedure last week and I needed something to get my rockhounding juices turned back on. Rock On!

[@marcelduckfeather9859]

You and chopper are livin’ the dream! I love your videos. You really know your stuff and seeing chopper get to run around free and be a good boy always warms my heart and makes me smile. I’m always amazed by the variety and sheer beauty of the rocks you find, as well as the abundance of cool specimens Montana has lying around. Thanks for sharing! Many blessings to you and chopper and the rest of your Montana family. Cheers.

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

Yay you are back! So good to see you hunting rocks again!!🥰🤩😍

[@largent45]

Wow! You always find the absolute best jaspers! So colorful! Amazing! And the petrified wood is so awesome! Everything is brighter and more colorful, when you find it! And that TSA was just stunning! And that blue? That looked like it had been worked, like by native americans! All the montana agatized wood, is sime of the best in the country! And that yellow jasoer, with rheavate cener is just stunning! And tube agate seem to polish ok, but that one had more tubes than ive ever seen! Wow! Id take it, just for a conversation starter! Ive never seen a jasper with a quartz pocket before! That was awesome! Just some if the best finds! ❤ Thanks Kim!

[@MontanaRockMom]

I agree with everything you said 💯 %! Thank you for coming along - what a great day of rockhounding!

[@glenndespain5874]

I need to come to Montana!

[@Reet64]

Always great to see one of your videos pop up!! And your pup scored pretty big too!

[@sirdudeness1386]

Good to see a vlog from you again Kim! That was amazing! Absolutely enjoyed watching your awesome finds!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@RonHei]

Absolutely love your channel. Thank you!

[@kaylancraig7485]

What a great video today you always fine great stones. Thank you for sharing your hunt.

[@fireflyidaho1]

Fantastic rock hunt! I love all the multicolored pet wood and jasper you find ❤️. That area seems to have such amazing dendrites in the agates you found. Love your videos!!

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Fantastic area. Thanks for getting out there.

[@user-rt9rh2vx4y]

this is absolutely my favorite rock finding video ever. Makes me wish I was there with you. thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@RobertHarrison-br5iz]

Where have you been, missed your videos.Hope you make many more.God bless

[@ricksmith1647]

So good to see another video from you. Nobody puts out better rockhounding videos than you do.

[@michaelvandyke]

HEY! Glad to see ya' back and hitting the hounding with a great video like this! Boy oh boy, a person could get some great tumbling material in that area.. HOLY MOLY! Beautiful agates, jasper and petwood, you scored great Kiddo... Thanks for sharing! GIT R DONE! I'll be cleaning my shop up this summer, so you and Theo will be getting a goodie box again of something..

[@margolabrie4047]

I am so glad you posted a video- we have missed you! Your videos are just the best!

[@yelenalastovkina5681]

You always find the most spectacular rocks !

[@raundupuis3134]

Welcome back to the interwebs! Missed you lots we did!

[@jeanettestefanik5854]

I always love what you find on the river but your dryland hunts are always interesting.

[@rachelleandrichard]

I could watch you rockhound for hours. You have a great eye and some fantastic locations. I hope Chopper kept his treasure too. Thanks so much. Love your channel. ❤ Rachelle, Australia

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you for watching Rachelle

[@rachelleandrichard]

@@MontanaRockMom♥️🐕 🦴

[@patriciamckean4186]

Missed you and Chopper on rock hunting expeditions! Thanks, you always find treasures!

[@sandmaker]

You win again for the best place to find beautiful rocks. Montana Rock Mom is indeed "The Rock Whisperer". I was so happy to see you and Chopper again, my face hurts from smiling. The rocks were georgious and super colorful. I had a good time watching and hope you had a good time hounding. Thanks for sharing and a big WOOF to Chopper. I loved the beautiful intro. Be happy, safe and stay healthy. 😷⚒

[@MontanaRockMom]

Always a pleasure to hear from you my friend 🧡. Thank you for coming along my rockhounding adventure. I really love this spot. The amount of quality material laying everywhere is hard to wrap my mind around!

[@marianic194]

Hi Kim! I hadn't seen your rock hounding videos for some time and decided to check your content today. So happy you had a new video out. You always find amazing rocks and this video did not disappoint. There were too many gorgeous rocks to mention. I'm so glad that you share your hunting adventures with us. They are so enjoyable. I gasp with you when you find the really stunning rocks. 😂 Looking forward to the next one. ❤

[@nancyhainline2517]

How blessed you are to live in a part of the country that is so rich for rockhounding. I have to drive 1000 miles to reach agate country. Thank you for sharing your adventures.

[@agatewrapper6845]

So glad you got out in the Montana sunshine! You found some great ones

[@nicholasnewton6775]

Chopper found some good stuff too. He's having a great time.

[@grandparocky]

Thank you! Great walk when we cannot get out this weekend!

[@michaelbearss371]

Such an amazing trip! I can see why you didn't want to leave!

[@wyodino6245]

Simple wonderful place to rock pick! Thank you for sharing the joy. 🌹👍❤

[@lisamills-wv6nc]

You always find the most beautiful rocks! Those colors! Wow! I can't wait to get out rockhounding again! 😊

[@MontanaRockMom]

The colors...wow... brilliant, rich, jaw dropping delicious...when the sun hits them...the camera video just doesn't do it justice....

[@joane.landers9151]

WOW! Connecticut has nothing like these agates & jaspers, but over many years there have been many minerals that have found throughout the state. Thank you for sharing this interesting video.

[@lcblue22]

Hi Kim! I'm so glad you're back! Awesome video! Love the Rocks!

[@ecks_marks_the_spot]

Welcome back! We missed you. You always find the greatest stuff. And that brontosaurus bone that Chomper found is just hilarious.

[@gemstonejudy5900]

Looks like my kind of Heaven!😍

[@trouthawk]

Wow, amazing finds!! Thanks for the great video!

[@padrefrancisco66]

Just beautiful

[@IvanLopez-zh3xz]

It's about time!!! Awsome episode!!!!

[@lyneece1956]

We’ve missed your colorful rocks.

[@DurpVonFronz]

Some seriously amazing finds! The one at about 11:30 with that blue and black... UNREAL!!!! actually all of em were but that one just hit me, best find imo. The green jasper with the pink dots, wow! Very nice!!

[@IndusRiverRock]

Amazing place for rockhounding so many beautiful stones there thanks for sharing 😊

[@toddwethy7988]

Just found your channel today, I love your vibe and the rocks you're finding are just gorgeous!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Welcome! Thank you for watching and leaving me a comment 😊

[@FieldsOfGold149]

Very nice petrified wood best I have seen

[@lifewithankylosingspondylitis]

Been missing your videos!!! So glad you posted

[@williamscoggin1509]

Have been missing you! Thanks for the video 😊

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thanks for watching!

[@paulahrendt1766]

I really like the petrified wood in this video!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you! This area had some really fantastic petrified wood for sure!

[@tommykyle1570]

Lot of interesting rocks in that area. Love the colors. Be easy to come up with a 5 gallon bucket of rocks from that creek bed.

[@MontanaRockMom]

It would be! I took it easy on myself and had great restraint- just a small laptop sized backpack half full 🙃

[@tinaanderson7283]

Missed you. Chopper looks like he was hunting dinosaurs or something. Sometimes the little ones pack the most punch.

[@paulgilbert225]

Thanks RM. Love the petrified wood. Looks like Chopper hit the jackpot too.

[@MontanaRockMom]

He did- that bone was huge!

[@laurieowen8696]

I can't believe you haven't gotten saddle bags for that dog yet! 😂 It's great to see your smile and treasures. Way cool finds.

[@Sks1945]

Yay so glad we can get back out there love from alberta❤

[@MontanaRockMom]

Hello Alberta! I hope all is well out your way

[@Sks1945]

@@MontanaRockMom we are just starting to melt free this week! You find the most beautiful stuff it gets me fired up!

[@geneturk2299]

Great video and amazing finds pet chopper for me thanks for sharing

[@codyihler9881]

Amazing finds, always enjoy your adventures.

[@RichsOutdoorAdventures]

Great video! I’ll be heading up there this summer. Can’t wait to hit up the Yellowstone River.

[@MoosefromCanada]

Win Win day for you and chopper 🤣💕‼️

[@user-hz2xl4co9u]

Thanks for the hunt! Awesome finds, as usual. I hope to make it up there in a year or 2. It's on my bucket list, thanks to you and Theo. 😃☀️

[@adriantodea3005]

Many kilograms of beautiful finds. Chopper seems to be of great help. Was that a petrified bone, Chopper was dealing with? Joking.

[@MontanaRockMom]

That would be quite a petrified bone wouldn't it...

[@richardland9668]

That’s a really amazing place so envious of how many agates and petrified wood. We can find the same things in Scotland, but they’re tiny and normally found on the seashore….

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you for watching and commenting- wow, Scotland- we are lucky for sure here in the state of Montana, USA- our agates and petrified wood can be quite large!

[@sweettreasuresbycindy8996]

I'm heading to Great Lakes to shoot footage for my channel in the next couple of weeks, but ih my goodness, your finds are incredible! Such a blessing. You must have been just so wonderful! 😊

[@MontanaRockMom]

I wish you many cool adventures in the Great Lakes area!

[@grokeffer6226]

Beautiful!!! Hope you guys are all doing okay up there. 👍

[@kevinunger433]

You left that wood @15:33? Are you kidding me. That was an awesome piece. That piece @17:30 was really nice

[@lynnmaines7352]

Amazing haul

[@annamann4544]

amazing finds!!! thanks for sharing!!

[@garymaylon2025]

I’d take your cast offs any day. We just returned from Estes Park, CO and I couldn’t believe how many keeper rocks I found in the decorative garden rocks everywhere we went. Rose quartz was everywhere.

[@javiergomezCharvel]

Thank you for sharing with us !😊

[@maybeebuzzy2265]

11:45 that one matches your gloves😂 You've found some groovy rocks😎

[@billpattison4702]

Looks like you found some very good ones You are so fun to watch

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thanks so much

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

What an incredible place to hunt

[@Gloria-qy3dd]

Love your finds ,nice to see you again. I Would need a truck they all look good.

[@AvalonDreamz]

27:57 definitely my fav. piece!

[@nicholasnewton6775]

I'd be packing it all out in my backpack lol

[@jvgrunt7898]

What I would give to have this kind of stone in my area. Nice rockhounding, thank you for sharing very nice rock 11:40

[@kirsiselei8703]

Ohmy❤so many amazing rocks u found. Great video❤️👍👋🇫🇮

[@OnyXBlacK]

Beautiful ❤❤❤

[@Louisianadenise]

Rock wall is great

[@michelledean6157]

Great to see you again! So many great finds for you and Chopper! 😂

[@MACorrupt]

Yay!!🧡💪🏼

[@cathymcguire368]

Good to see you, MRM! Great finds 💕

[@gator83261]

Very cool.

[@dennisnolan826]

I like the gem you found at 11:38! Chopper found his gem at 18:35. That’s a big 🦴

[@chrissettles4127]

This is one of the more awesome videos I watched. There were some of the best petrified wood. And agates and Jasper's I guess. I purely watch for the agates and petrified woods though. I do like some Jasper's but only the most extreme colors. But you find the best

[@EricTheCat]

Awesome finds! Chopper looked happy with his find too. :)

[@Louisianadenise]

I need to make me a trip to Montana I see 😊

[@nickcaruso]

I need to head out west and hunt some rocks. My parents did some rock hounding out there before I was around. I remember my dad talking about how amazing the jasper was and these videos show me what he was talking about.

[@nicholasnewton6775]

Some really beautiful finds

[@SaltwaterSean]

Enjoyed this!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you for watching!

[@tonyalynne5918]

Awesome finds!!!