Agate Paradise Found: Living the Rockhound Dream #thefinders #rockhunting

HIGH GRADE agate, jasper and petrified wood found on this DREAM rock hunt! What a collection of huge agates! Ok, if you are a true rockhound, you can not disagree that this hunt was one of the absolute BEST. One after another with intense colors, banding and dendritic action. If you like colorful, high quality rocks with great potential as specimens or slabs...you are going to love this adventure. I just wish the sun would have been a bit brighter and the wind not so crazy strong. I made it work though and washed a few off at home that I needed to show you guys. Chopper didn't care about the weather and was off swimming and hunting for who knows what. I'll have to work on my Chopper Cam skills...it's quite a process to get him all set up. Twice now the camera has fallen out while he was off in the woods. Luckily, when he gets tired, he likes to go sit by things with a familiar scent- like my dropped rock hammer or GoPro camera, Lol. Looking to learn about Yellowstone River agates? This is a publication from 1972 by a man named Paul Fry. This was the very first literature I read when I was learning about Montana agates. It is called "Meanderings of a Montana Rockhound" and it is priceless: https://pdf4pro.com/view/meanderings-... Here is another page with great information on Montana Agates by Jim Landon called "Montana Agate: The Best Catch on the Yellowstone River" : https://www.rockngem.com/montana-agat... As far as places I rockhound, greater than 90% of the time I utilize PUBLIC fishing access spots on the Yellowstone river. KatyDidRocks has a great book out on all the places us Montana rockhounds like to go on the Lower Yellowstone River: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1089523180 While you are there, check out her store! She has some fantastic Montana rocks for purchase. KatyDidRocks Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KatyDidRock... Also, if you follow Theo Kellison on Youtube, another fantastic Montana Rockhound, he has an Etsy Store with rocks for sale as well: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SticksandSt... Thanks for following and Rock On! Best of luck on all your hounding adventures. 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Chopper Dog GoPro 02:33 First Find 03:26 Look for Glowing Agate 04:03 Treasure State Agate 05:10 Large Agate Find 06:11 Brecciated Jasper Agate 06:52 Rare Eye Agate 08:07 Spot the Large Agate 08:52 BLUE Agate 09:17 Treasure State Agate Find 09:59 High Grade Agate Find 11:07 Carnelian agate 12:01 Fortification Banding 13:53 Plume Jasper 14:20 High Grade Petrified Wood Specimen 15:07 Botryoidal Moss Agate 17:16 Red Banding 18:27 High Grade Montana Agate 18:55 Agate Specimen with Quartz Pocket 20:14 Jasper Agate with Fortification Banding 20:34 Jasper Agate with Botryoidal Pocket