Why I Give Away Rockhounding Spots

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

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[@Mike-br8vb]

Rocks and minerals are for everyone to enjoy. I always tell people to go to where I go, so they can enjoy as I do. Thanks Jared!

[@QuestForDetails]

if the state parks, national forest service, the BLM and the environmentalists, like myself are ok with it I figure its been thought out and regulated, but yes there will always be people who hate you for sharing spots, the old syndrome that the land somehow belongs to one person and not another, you are letting others share in the joy and I hope the good karma comes back to you . I personally appreciate you putting your self out there and being generous, keep up the good work !!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Agreed. Also I hope our paths cross someday, I would like to thank you in person for all the videos you put up. I've been slowly working my way through your old content.

[@cj4688]

Excellent collection of reading material there. Glad we have 34 more years of fresh videos from you! Look forward to it.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I didn't even empty the bookshelf! There's lots more to come for sure.

[@normanschmidt8075]

Man, you can admit it, you're just not greedy. A heart of gold is better than a heart of stone. Thank you for ALL that you share with us. Stay safe and be Blessed. 🤙

[@RichBinell]

You're a good man, Charlie Brown. Love your attitude and your videos. 21 thousand subscribers can't be wrong. Your honesty and integrity and ability to see humor and joy in finding and sharing are appreciated. We thank you.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you. I just want people to have a good time rockhounding the same as use.

[@warnerhome1]

Thank you Jared It's kind of like the secrecy around Huckleberry patches. I'm grateful for the info and your heartfelt videos 👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh man, don't get me started on the Huckleberry patches. I think the ones people want to protect the most are ones where they are pretty much right off the road. We have found so many huge patches of those driving out to mines or just walking further than someone else.

[@jamescobb9459]

Great comments here. Not only what you mentioned, but anybody who is a beginner geology / rockhound enthusiast benefits greatly from your videos. Pass the torch, Right? I am 60 years years old and wish I would have had more direction when I was younger. Awesome video!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you. The world of rockhounding and geology is already very complex, if I can do a little part here and there to help people navigate it then I'm happy to do so.

[@TheRockHugger]

Love how you present the 550+ minerals in Washington. Definitely enough to go around 😊🤘

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah there's lots out there if you start to really look around.

[@dianeshurte5876]

Sharing information to other rockhounds is what the hobby is all about - I love inviting people to come into my workshop and I teach them then I let them have what they make I never charge them and I give away everything because it is fun to show a person what is hidden in earth and what a treasure you can make of it so I think you sharing sites as well making these videos is really great

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's very generous of you.

[@hollyfranks6732]

I absolutely love the way you use your self-deprecating humor to make learning fun. It is so refreshing to see someone sharing their love of something with total abandon. Keep it up! 🥰

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you like the videos!

[@afinderstale]

One piece of advice I always take into consideration is "Most people will do good, so never manage the 1% who don't" I will forever show my locations because of your perspectives. The more that do, the better it will be for all locations and the community!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This is a very touching comment. Thank you.

[@gem6240]

I’m retired so finally I have lots of time to research. It’s amazing what’s in our back yard. On this day in 1971 DB Cooper jumped out with $200,000 G’s! About five miles from where I live. Thank you for all the information you give freely it helps so many rock heads like me.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Please tell me you're going to look for some of DB Coopers money! I love that story.

[@lorenebroncheau6386]

You have no idea how grateful I am for your videos!! It has helped my husband and I so much on our adventures and you will never know how much it means to me. 🥺 it has helped me through a very rough year in my life and the coordinates, the trips, giving others opportunity with so much detail has been the best therapy. Thank you and your wife!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm very happy to hear things like this. I wish you the best of luck on your rockhounding adventures.

[@MarkTChristy]

I appreciate what you do. I've lived in this area 22 years but don't know most of the spots. There is nothing wrong with you pointing at places and yelling ROCKS! I don't understannd what could be wrong, so I hope you keep doing it and putting these videos out there. I saw one of yours that you mentioned getting groups together to go rock hounding. I would be IN, and participating I hope!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That would be excellent, I'm planning on getting a group together in the spring for some rockhounding in Central Washington.

[@hilario6960]

You're such a good guy, Jared. thank You.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I would be a fool for not accepting a compliment like that. Thank you.

[@taniacarlson8220]

I love that you post when you're able. Some of the places I already know because they're published. But a couple of times we've considered a location we might not have because of you sharing your experience there. And we always used your location as a starting point and our best finds have been when we started exploring an area. I agree that rivers and beaches will always replenish themselves, just depends on the weather that year and the season. I also find that each location has something that is special... how much of one thing does someone need 😄. Takes effort and time to get to a lot of these locations that not every interested person is willing to put in. Thank you for taking the time to share your adventures!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! I think we agree on this, a lot of places are a pain to get to if we're being honest about it and for the most part a lot of people don't want to do that.

[@garyfrancis-ns3kq]

Mines, you brought back memories of the mines and mineshafts I have encountered nearby.

[@richardstursa6711]

Good for you in wanting to share rockhounding locations. If you do run across a special spot to dig and extract what you need for your collection, an average rock hound can only sit and ogle over his or her collection just so much before you start to think of other folks that might like the same experience of discovery. My wife and I have found many productive sites over the years and have always shared them so others can have fun. If you don't do that, you end up as a grumpy selfish old fart with a bunch of 5 gallon buckets full of rubble that some rock club can pour through without having that joy of getting out and finding it yourself. So, please have fun hounding and sharing sites. It just makes you feel good. Thanks again for your hard work on the videos.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

At my old rock club when members would pass away they would often leave there collection to the club to deal with. When I say collection I mean 70+ unmarked buckets in the backyard filled with who knows what. If you can't cut it, polish it, or display it in a timely fashion what's the point. Having buckets of rocks that I will never see or enjoy adds nothing to my life.

[@patriciamurray5612]

Thanks, Jared, for sharing your locations and your knowledge with us. I think there are more than enough rocks and minerals of all sorts to go around. I can't get to many of the sites that my favorite you-tubers, including you, get to. I'm getting older (okay, let's face it, I'm old), the knees don't work, the back hurts, and my daughters and significant other go with me only on occasion just to humor me but I find joy in picking up rocks from anywhere I happen to be....a road, my backyard, an ocean beach, a riverbank. Since Covid hit I've found new wonder in staring at any old rock and being amazed at how old it is!!! It's even more awesome when it is strange, colorful, a classically collectible agate or jasper, or whatever....it hardly even matters. Now I think back over the years I wasted walking over these amazing things and never giving them a 2nd thought! I've learned more about geology and the natural world in the last 6 months than my entire previous 67, nearly 68 years. That is all thanks to people like you who take the time to make videos, to write books, to teach us, to show us.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm happy and thankful to have people like yourself stopping by the channel. I don't believe its possible to be too old to enjoy life, adventures, and to keep on learning new things. The scale of geological time is hard to really wrap ones mind around isn't it.

[@patriciamurray5612]

Indeed!

[@virginiarocks]

Love me some guide books and reading. Happy trails!

[@thomaspownall2989]

I used to have an Audobon Guide to rocks and minerals. It's 400 pages of identification and Information, it's an awesome guide to have with you. Thanks again.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

So much to learn in books like that. It is a great guide.

[@todddaugherty110]

Bless you for sharing sites. The only reason I can think of why people keep spots secret is pure stinginess. I had a favorite location in central New Mexico known as the Rio Puerco. In the extensive gravel beds from the surrounding mesas down to the river is found some of the most colorful and stunning jasper I have ever found; along with agate, petrified wood and quartz. The Puerco is about 260 miles long from the headwaters to where it joins the Rio Grande. I literally have tons of material from there and I have only collected in random locations on the last 40 miles. Health and age prevents me from continuing to collect any longer, but I have enough rocks to keep my family busy for generations after I am gone. When people see what I have and ask where to find it, I show them on topo quads and 1-100,000 USGS maps and give them handmade maps that show roads, mile markers and other details. All Puerco material is found surface collecting and is so plentiful that I have filled 16 4-gallon milk crates in a day by myself. Now I understand problems with places like Wyoming's Blue Forest where digging is required and many people do not fill their holes back up. But I like to think that the people I share information with are not slobs. Keep on sharing. Maybe some day my grandchildren will head up your way and find some treasures.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I like your attitude and I agree with you. It's doesn't take much to get to the point where you have a lifetime supply of rocks to work on.

[@steampower9990]

I'm with you on sharing spots to a certain degree some are just so small and heavily visited already but I do not share although they are public and easy to find if you know where to look I still would rather let people use their investigative skills I know for me it is always much more fun to find a spot on my own with some research GPS coordinates are never necessary just a general area and basic idea of what is going on but usually enough to be fairly productive good luck everyone keep finding 👍👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I think an example of an a place getting temporally picked over could be a creek at the end of summer or a beach at low tide on a summer weekend but those place get renewed with time. I guess I should of mentioned that I only share place worth going to. If I find one Siderite node in an ocean of basalt that hardly is worth making a video or sharing but places of abundance (of which we have many) I think are worth sharing.

[@steampower9990]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding yes so true many places are seasonally renewed but when people go dig the creek beds and we loose our spots that hurts and I have lost my all time best spot here in Washington and it is NOT your fault in any way this was years ago but it may be happening to a few creeks to witch it is a tributary 😭 but I totally agree we all love taking family and friends to great spot I even share with total strangers at times 👍👍

[@vivid23d53]

I think its great that you share. Like you said so many places we probably won't even get to all them. Thanks for sharing and stay safe vivian

[@lesteralexander789]

I agree about location sharing. IShare Rock hunting locations not found in books. When I'm selling my rocks roadside on the Mountain Loop Highway Granite Falls Washington. Nothing makes me happier than sending folks out on an awesome adventure. The awesome videos you make and location sharing I'm more than sure gets people out having an adventure, getting exercise, family spending time together, and my favorite maybe a science lesson. thanks for all you do you"Rock"

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I love share those kinds of spots as well, I was just picking on the books as an example of just how much is out there to go to. Thank you as well for sending people out for fun adventures. If I ever see someone selling rocks out there in that area I will be sure to stop by and say hello.

[@lesteralexander789]

That would be awesome I'm there on the weekends when it's not too rainy or too bitter cold

[@waredbear]

Thanks for sharing. I live below you south of Spokane. I'm trying to get into rock hounding. My youngest daughter has collected agates for years around OR. My uncle did lapidary work and created his own jewelry. My dad always carried a rock hammer in the car when we traveled. Unfortunately I don't have a full weekend to go looking. My travels will be limited at best. I'm hoping our middle daughter who lives close by will want to get involved. I've watched several YT videos on eastern MT. I love the rivers over there where you can walk and pick up jasper, petrified wood and agates. I would love any advice you can share. Thanks

[@andrewp.schubert2417]

Really like your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@pockets-full-of-stones]

I can't believe that people would actually get upset about sharing rock hounding spots. btw love the added holiday lights.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you, gotta make the shop a little more festive.

[@steveyounger465]

Love the information you share for it gives us places to go here in central Washington. Local rockhounding clubs in the area are wonderful resources also.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I love central Washington, it has so much to offer.

[@eitanengel8259]

You’re my role model for rockhounding. You and two more

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I always do my very best to lead by example.

[@ATumblelinaTruth7777]

Thank You For Sharing ...I’m In Idaho near Twin Falls Looking for some places to begin my Rock hunting adventures 😊

[@CaptainAiryca]

I can't watch all your videos because of time but I am glad I watched this one. Definitely agree with your sentiment. Love your christmas lights too! :D

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! I appreciate when you do stop by to watch.

[@faithrigolosi1028]

Love your videos. Thank you for sharing spots. I feel the same, so many to go to and share.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Currently the only thing stopping me from posting 3 locations a week is gas money and weather. So many places to go, its crazy.

[@faithrigolosi1028]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I hear ya. You're lucky to be so close to special places. Everything around here is poisonous. The best stuff I collected is from Arizona. Long drive from here and money to get there. I'm in Northern Ca. in Lakeport. We do have Lake County diomands but I don't know how to facet. If you're interested I can tell you a great place to find them. Do you have an email? oh that's right, you now have a website. Can I send you private messages some how? I just don't like everyone reading my questions. Oh, funny I just thought about buying the 8" flat lap. I was wondering how long the discs would last. Well thanks to you, I found your Utube session on that subject. Thanks you again. Now I think I'll get one.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@faithrigolosi1028 Yeah we can chat over email. [e-mail]

[@faithrigolosi1028]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding thank you. I’ll be in touch.

[@GSProspecting]

great work fam. and look out for my next gaw fam. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thanks man!

[@LD-zr4mp]

Thank you for your information!

[@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879]

just the areas in spokane. not 'areas around' but the greater Spokane area (Hagnman Valley, Seven Mile, Nine Mile, Downtown, Dishman Hills, Mirabeau Point, Deep Creek, 'whatever they call the equestrian area near Fort Wright'......there are TONS of amazing rock hounding spots. access to Mazama ash, Precambrian selkirk islands, plant fossils, erratics brought by floods, Newman Lake Gniess.....its outstanding! I'm not even mentioning the radioactive stuff found in mines on Mt Kit Carson. it's a pretty cool place. where else can you stand on granite bedrock, look across a valley carved by flooding and filled with gravel from those ice age floods...and state at a basalt cliff? it's amazing, if you have a grasp of what you're looking at (and, to be clear, I barely have a rudimentary grasp of what I'm seeing).

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

We really do have quite the assortment in this area. I think this area has so much to offer that is mostly overlooked and forgotten about.

[@areafifty]

The only time I don't share a location is if I'm planning to flie a claim on an area. I don't mind, I don't need to take more than a few samples of gems where i find them so it doesn't bother me to show others where to find it

[@paigelee6321]

Wow I was never aware of so many minerals and gems here in Washington state , always learning, I love ❤️ that you share locations with us thank you 😊

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

We really do have a lot of amazing locations here.

[@markrouse2416]

If the people that kept secrets and looked at rock hounding with dollars in mind ran things you would have everywhere looking like Oregon's Hampton Butte (green petrified wood). So I would guess that if some dislike what your doing they would really have it out for the authors of those books. Keep it up.

[@milesnn]

I agree with you I do the same sharing awesome there is so much out there for a person thank you

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

We have lots and lots of things in this world to find.

[@_lak3rs_211]

I don’t have a huge list of locations I collect at often, maybe 10 or 15, and I’m not going to go sharing that info around publicly into a large group but if someone private messages me, and is interested I have on multiple occasions met up with them and taken them out to that spot. This way I feel I get to share the locations with people, make sure they are gonna respect the land etc etc but also it doesn’t get a large group who I don’t know coming in and hunting the location dry so I can no longer find anything for myself. Yes, it is a selfish reason why I wouldn’t want to share into a large group of people, but I also don’t see anything wrong with it, it’s not like these locations are majorly productive anyhow, enough for yk, a dozen people at most to hunt regularly over a year and other than myself and my dad, I know multiple other people who hunt these places and I like to keep some stuff to find for myself cause that’s part of the fun, finding stuff

[@_lak3rs_211]

This is kind of unrelated to what you are sharing because what you are sharing is information that is in published books which people could go and buy, you are just adding another source for that same information which is a good thing in my opinion

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's fine, I was not trying to tell anyone to do as I do, I really just wanted to illustrate just how much materiel is out there.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Sometimes yes and sometimes its not, the reason I picked on some books was because it's an easily quantifiable number to point at and say "look there's a ton of place". We videos up here about long forgotten places on public lands, vintage spots that haven't made it into the the current stuff. The Addy Rd cut video I found out about by reading a palaeontology paper from the 50's. I'm not doing anything ground breaking that anyone else couldn't do but isn't that all things in life, if you put in enough effort over time you can master a subject.

[@katiewood6036]

I wish we had as many choices for rockhounding. There are so many restrictions on this end of the country a lot of people ignore the rules and make trouble for the rest of us. But I think it is nice to share spots especially if they will go with me. I usually have to go alone.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I assume you're talking about the east coast which I agree is tough since you lack huge amounts of public lands.

[@katiewood6036]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding in this case OH, IN, KY the Cumberland national forest actually calls rock a non-renewable resource as their reasoning for not allowing collecting.( But you can buy a permit to pan for gold)

[@patriciamckean4186]

Love that you like to share. Who wants to play in this (sandbox, we call earth) with someone who doesn't share? Lol

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! :D

[@pnwy124]

How is the Fire, Faults, and Floods book? I have some of those books but not that one.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its pretty good but nothing ground breaking. Also there is only one left on amazon it looks like.

[@pnwy124]

Thank you

[@eitanengel8259]

I wish I had these books but for my country goddammit, I have to find my own spots and that’s challenging when you almost can’t travel.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Drop me an email with some details about the area of the world that you live in and i'll see what I can do about helping you out some.

[@keykey1401]

Have you ever tried in germany? The Netherlands? Or Belgium?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have never been there.

[@nissmopwer]

I dont know about you but if i see another rock hounder out in the wild I get pretty excited! I think awesome another like minded person to swap stories with and talk about rocks too! Because let's be honest if you start talking about gems and minerals to random people i don't know about you but I start getting real disinterest of oh...cool... yea... So I believe getting the word out helps us grow as a community and helps develop more interests in our local areas. I believe in playing in the dirt and I think its productive to everyones health so get the word out and let's all meet up out there!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh yeah I love running into other rockhounds.

[@roseannarabia6461]

I'd love it if you created your own self-published book on all the locations that you've been to and your personal experiences with those. I'd buy it in the heartbeat. Maybe put it up on Amazon?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I do have something in the works but its going to be a website and not a book. The problem with guide books is that they are imposable to update, where as with a website I can have a location be a running log of information.

[@roseannarabia6461]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I'm really looking forward to going through your website. I do want to mention, if you create an Amazon Kindle book you can keep updating it and people can get those updates as they come available. It would be a great way for you to generate some income for your travels and I personally would like to be able to print out the book so that I can have a hard copy with me when I don't have internet access. Just something to think about. 🙂

[@mwilson14]

...just as long as you don't give away my secret spot that I've mentioned several times where my wife and I like to collect common opal, petrified wood, agates, jasper, diatomite, chalcedony, obsidian, palagonite and basalt with zeolite filled cavities. You know the spot I've mentioned at Old Vantage Hwy going down to the boat launch on the Columbia River just outside of Vantage, WA. I'd be devastated if you gave away this super secret location. I'd love to find a niche black-market for selling palagonite.--that'd be hilarious.

[@gemcollector8508]

Can you be more specific, I didn't get that. Lol

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Hahahaha

[@savagesquirrel9828]

You are the best!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@KatyDidRocks]

I'm sorta in the middle - but sites on the Yellowstone are already pretty heavily hit. If I am at a fishing access that is easy for anybody to get to, I will say where I am. If I am at a site that has required me to scour Google Earth, compare it to state private and public land maps, figure out how to get there and who to contact for access if necessary, I prefer to not identify the spot specifically. I have noticed that the spots I HAVE identified are pretty much scoured clean, whereas at this time last year there were still some relatively easy pickings - so it really does have an impact, at least on the river. :)

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm telling anyone what to do just sharing what I do and why. I do think that places like beaches and rivers can get picked down over the summer but are then refreshed over the winter or during the next high tide.

[@KatyDidRocks]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding You are absolutely right! :) I was just reflecting on my own process.

[@therockdad1]

Your 100% right man.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@AngieDoesStuff]

I think it really depends on where you live and what you're looking for. I have a video coming out tomorrow that, oddly enough, kind of touches on this topic. Like, here in Texas, 95% of our state is private land. If I get permission to hunt a spot, I'm not gonna say a word bc it's a challenge to trespassers. If I'm looking in a location that is public but under lots of scrutiny, I may be a little tight lipped about it bc people just don't know how to behave themselves. If you're a rockhound, you know how to find locations OR how to approach a fellow finder for some info. If you're an internet rando who isn't up to speed on ethics and etiquette, you're hoping someone will just hand over the info in a webpage or video and i just can't, in good conscience, help with that. Publicizing things ruins them, almost always. Sharing info amongst community members is different.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I agree it does depend on where you live. To be honest I don't know much at all about Texas. I will push back a little bit here by asking if you have proof that sharing a place to find _____ mineral ruins things, also in your opinion what does it mean for a place to be ruined?

[@AngieDoesStuff]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding too many people nosing around somewhere will get it blocked off or closed down with a quickness. Lots of examples around this state with fossils and agates in places that were public and cities or counties blocked it off. People digging into banks creates more erosion, people going down into a riparian area without being careful creates erosion. People hauling out petrified logs or large buckets up a bank haphazardly with no concern for vegetation and soil. More people always equals more trash. People lawfully walking in waterways that go near houses but they're being loud and upsetting residents will get a place shut down (usually by blocking access points). I don't see most of it being a problem from people who are true hobbyists. In general, more tourism to any location not built for tourism creates issues.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@AngieDoesStuff I have not seen those issues here, perhaps it really comes down to the area and they people.

[@AngieDoesStuff]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding any national park is a pretty good example.

[@AngieDoesStuff]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding oh, and Texas also has fewer locations for all these people (because of private land) and more huntable months per year than many other states.

[@jw7956]

Countless KZbin vids in California refuse to share! Frustrating! Ty

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I find that to be so foolish.

[@gemcollector8508]

The people that don't share spots are just greedy ass people. "But I put in the work, the time, the gas and energy", as people say. Like, I really doubt those people "discovered" a new source. They just happen to come across old information and went there after people not going there after so long. And then proceed to share the info with only their friends. I have always shared a location when I find a place with good material, because I like to see other people finding good things too. Not one person will EVER clear out a mineralized area on their own, no matter how long they live for, so I don't see why people act stupid and keep spots secret.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I don't share your sentiment really. I don't think they are being greedy per say. New source are discovered, heck I have found a few new sources myself simply by stopping at interesting road cuts or following formations on maps that I know produce a material I'm looking for. I do think at some point enough is enough of a given material why keep collecting the same thing from the same spot over and over again. We have a big wide world out there and there's a lot of different stuff to see, collect, and explore.

[@GeologyDude]

Amazing statistics! Wow! So are you implying that your contributions will continue here for a while? Ha ha

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

We still have a few places to visit!

[@GeologyDude]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding awesome! =)

[@stevenplains6727]

First off, this is not an altruistic endeavor on your part; you're in it for the likes and sub. You're posting this stuff because you're into it, but you're on KZbin to be a KZbinr. You're producing content to get the likes and subs. Secondly, I think there's some truth to the saying that if you get something for free, you don't appreciate it. Many of the places you are identifying can be researched and discovered (like I assume you did) or you can watch one video. Someone that is willing to research in depth is also likely (IMHO) to be respectful of laws, private property, and the environment. Lastly, I think part of the fun is the research. You call it making it accessible. I say it's dumbing down the process for people to go fill up a bucket that they won't remember. But hey, to each their own. Nobody can stop you (but I don't have to subscribe either).

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I couldn't disagree more with your comment. The sole purpose of the channel has been and always will be the promotion or rockhounding as a hobby and to show the value in fun adventures. Attempting to boil down the countless educational videos and adventure videos to me just doing it for the likes and subs is both incorrect and shows your lack understanding of what is happening. I think your opinion of some one that has the free time to dig deep into papers and research vs someone that watches a video will be respectful of laws, private property, and the environment is completely unfounded and lacks any proof other than its something you want to be true. Your statement "I say it's dumbing down the process for people to go fill up a bucket that they won't remember" makes you sounds quite arrogant, who are you to make a statement like that and apply that kind of judgement to people.

[@BigbeDeFrosty]

Well let's look at it from this angle. Let's say if there were no zoo's, art museums, or whale watching boats. Not many people would care about what happens to stuff they never can enjoy or experience. If say some one shows you a piece of public land that you may never have known existed and have a good experience you become invested in protecting it.