I can relate, the feeling. Bro like today and the past few days have been beautiful. A few weeks ago outside my work which is a Casino. I dug around in their rock bed and I found a beautiful Quartz Agate and the bands are all over and throughout it. I grab Banded Iron Formations and Agates. I can't wait for after work, simply. ☺️👑🌎🌹🛐✝️ I can't get enough. It helps with my Anxiety and PTSD. Seriously the best medicine is this right here.
Loving the finds today Maverick. Beautiful agates and chalcedony nodules and it’s just the beginning of a great hunt ! ☺️ JUST THE ONE MORE!!! CHUNKER, chunker, chunker!
Ah Lizzy! I realised I need a nickname for you, you’ve carried the “Maverick” nickname for me from the first cuts with a mask, and I love it! Genuinely, I know you always hear youtube people saying thank you for all of the support, but I really do mean it Lizzy. Thank you! Super mega massively!!! From the bottom of my heart! 🙏✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
@@Rookie_Rockounding , I just love to support you and your family Jesse. You are on of the few “ Influencers “ on the old Tube that I truly enjoy listening to and watching, as you do something that all we rock hounding folks love...which is finding the hidden gems that God has set in and on the earth for us to find and appreciate. It’s almost like a game of hide and seek looking for and finding these beauties. The sheer beauty of nature and the sound of water helps to calm our nerves during this tumultuous time in our history and I want to thank you for taking this old girl out for her nature walks again. It’s magical, in the true sense of the word. Your friend, Tizzy. ( and yes this is my childhood nickname given me by one of my brothers, dear Georgie, who lost his life at the young age of 18. I miss him so ). ☺️
Hey Jesse. Wow Bro. Things have changed for me. Don't know at this point if I'll ever be able to go rock hounding again. It started out with a painful ear infection last April. Then came the vertigo. Now I have trouble controlling my hands and walking more than a few feet with out help. Neurological testing hasn't produced any results yet but im hopeful. Could be a series of small strokes. Could be MS. So I hang out at home and work with the stones we Have here. Great to see you back out in the wild hunting those stones!! They're all so beautiful. Be safe and wish you well my friend. Be safe
Man, hearting this comment was hard brother. It’s horrible hearing of what you’ve been through. Please keep me up to date. It may take a while to respond but I do care man. Sending you our thoughts and prayers as best we know how. Just thinking of you man. Thank you for letting me know Ray.
Thank you brother! Man I can’t figure out if that’s a cutter or not or even which way to cut it. I like not knowing what’s inside, cause it means it could be anything and stays a treasure... ORRRRR I could cut it and it could be even more of a treasure haha! Thanks for the support Warren mate.
Whoo hoo! You certainly did have a good day! Awesome finds! I feel like jumping in that water😆 it's been stinkin hot up here! If only I was out n about I probably would have seen you guys! Look forward to seeing you cut that core! Good onya!👍
Ah crap! I’m losing track of my comment upkeep! Sorry Kath! Oh that creek will be amazing now in the bloody heat we’re having! Ugh! I hope you guys are staying cool.
Wow, Frookie what a fun day rockhounding with all your buds. The rocks were all awesome, but that piece of caramel Benny pulled out towards the end was fabulous. Thank you Rhonda for taking them out to your property. Love and kisses for Will.
Heyyyyyyyy! I’m so sorry! I can’t find the comment or chat we had where you shared your nickname! Or was I dreaming that.... gosh I have the worst squirrel brain ever. But thank you, and Frookie Forever my friend! 🙏✨
@@Rookie_Rockounding I'm Vanessa, but friends call me Van. I'm a jewelry artist from Texas www.betojdesigns.com If you have a moment, you can see what I do when I'm not watching your videos :-)
Oh Vanessa they’re gorgeous!!!! And I love that you use silver! I feel it’s nice having a polished stone from the earth with another precious mineral housing it. Art is therapy, I’ve done a lot of different creative things in my life from music to bonsai to bonsai prints and poetry, it’s all a beautiful way to escape and to connect with yourself and everything that surrounds us. That’s what these videos are for me. I am addicted to Rockhounding and rocks, but the time I spend editing and creating the videos has been such a priceless outlet for me. I try and see the finished product as a painting, or as a song, only instead of paint or instruments and poetry, I use visuals and storytelling. From one artist to another, I absolutely love your work Van!
Love your vids, whether alone or with a group, whether you waffle on or don't speak at all.....your videos are always full of good feels and infectious smiles. Thank you and keep on hounding 💜
I only just found this site to comment. I LOVE watching you find the many beautiful and interesting rocks. I really enjoy and miss your hunts and wondered why you're not posting any new adventures. I'll be' looking forward to seeing any new hunts you'll have. Good luck!
I’m sorry for the late reply Julie! So we post every two weeks, I hope there’s some videos you haven’t seen yet that will keep you busy till next one 😉
@@Rookie_Rockounding Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have caught up to your current posts and I do rewatch them. I like the way you present your videos and do close-ups. Makes me feel like I'm right there with you, PLUS you find some of the most BEAUTIFUL rocks after you've cut them open. I wish we here in Hawaii had rocks like that to look for. Only lava and granite. We don't have the kind minerals in the ground that you do. I'll be watching, Aloha 🤗
Great finds!!! Such a peaceful day! And I will tell you a secret... you feel kinda funny talking to yourself, well don’t feel bad...I talk back to you or cheer you on(and I know I’m not the only one! Lol. In this video I was saying ‘ look at the bands!!’ When you found the clear and carnelian agate. 😁
Thank you for sharing with us. So you open my eyes, becouse for me this gems was on beginning only stones. Maybe I loose a lot of pretty and precious gems. I didnt know, why a lot of people are going with eyes on ground. Now I know...😀👍🖐 good luck
Those Carnelian! The agatey one!!! Just gorgeous! And the ok one more one at the end too! It's always so much fun and so relaxing to be in the rockhounding zone and just wanting to find just one more beauty 😁, and equally as fun to watch you in your zone and your funny hunting language. So many of us relate to it! That's so cool that you had that whole area of the creek to yourself! I already can't wait for your next video and tag along. Cheers mate!
Winner winner chicken dinner! Agate dad yesterday morning and Rookie Rockhounding this morning. 😁💓 Y'all are my favorite #finders. The excitement and demeanor y'all have so inspiring. Humble, funny, always smiling and great overall editing of the videos every time. 🙏🏼☮️♾️🧡
Once again, awesome! Keep it going Rookie! You definitely are one of my faves, the agate father being the other 😂. You know why? Because I feel it every time you spot a beauty. It’s that jump in the heart followed by the oohhhsss and ahhhhsss. I totally get it. Love your vids. 💕😘
There is always time for one more... One more..... One more..... and one more... Out of day light and you can't find your car 😭. Great channel, love from the UK 🇬🇧
Always love walking along with you in the creeks and streams to find goodies like all of those. I am so jealous of what all you find so close to your home. Please never stop making your videos
I live in Minnesota and right now it is hard to hunt...I find some awesome stuff in my local thrift store. I found the most amazing bag of jasper for just three dollars the other day. I just love your videos cause watching your enthusiasm makes me feel like I'm there thank you so much
Hey, Rockhounding doesn’t always have to be out in the thick of it, I would love to find an amazing bag of beauties to wonder over. I absolutely would love that!
I often marvel at all the clear water that you hunt in. We have no clear water here but that makes little diff because we do not have anything but limestone for miles and miles. 12:28 is going to tumble so well and will be beautiful. Keep up showing us. Some of us can only dream. Havagudun Jess.
Oh mate, we honestly are so so lucky. The creeks of northern NSW are pristine and are some of my favourite places to reconnect to country. Much love mate, and always, havagudun. 😉👍
Heyyo! Im here in Montana. The treasure state. We fing Agate and Jasper in abundance very near my home. And I try to go for a rock walk every day. I enjoy watching your videos. And I too get all giddy lile a kid when I find a new shiny!! Keep rocking brother. You are an inspiration!! Thank s for taking us along on your journeys$
My Saturday started the best way! A cup of coffee and a video from my favorite rockhound! As always, I smiled, oohed, and aahed through the entire video. Thank you so much for sharing such beautiful scenery, such beautiful rocks, and your infectious enthusiasm! Thanks Jesse!
I think it's really nice that you mentioned that not everything you pick is an amazing find, part of rockhounding is picking up a rock that looked good from a distance and throwing it back cause its kind of meh.
Dude I was thinking of what you said in your video the (Saturday one) a week or two ago while I was editing this. It was filmed before, but I found it uncanny how many things had popped up in the footage that you had mentioned. Like I said man, thank you for making me think. This vid was very much for you brother. Before I even realised it.
Fantastic finds dude and such a gorgeous location!! Aren't we rock hounds lucky, get to find rocks and spend time exploring our beautiful country 😊 Love the lifestyle 💜💎💜
I just realized that when it's butt freezing weather here 🇨🇦 it summertime for you...I dislike winter, intensely 🤬🤬🤬 Love watching your world...thank you so much for help keeping me visually warm!
Haha, oh I know right, when I show a summer video from over here, I always spare a thought for those who are on the other side of the world. Ha! Visually warm 😉👍
Aye! Thank you mate! Yeah I got lucky with the “just one more”. Normally it’s a learning curve of trying to remember to be grateful regardless of finding anything else. But that one was a mega pleasant surprise haha!
Hiya Jessie, awesome video dude! Beautiful finds, hey is the water still a little cold. Lol I know that look on someone's face when the cold water hits that spot 😅, it's all good. I hope you have a great blessed day mate. Cya!
@@Rookie_Rockounding yes I do know, lol it's happened to me a lot of times, once I was walking on the some ice, I was trying to take a short cut, the ice cracked and I broke through, it was just up to my nips, as soon as I got out my clothes were freezing too my body. I sucked them up so hard, I think they were in my throat. 🤣 good thing was my truck had dry clothes in it, that was probably the coldest I had ever been. Brrrrr just thinking about it.
Just found your channel and the first video I clicked on was where you found the beautiful tool rock that you put back. I'd never heard of that being that I live in the U S but I thought it was a beautiful idea to record it and leave behind. I grew up in New Mexico and rock hounded in the desert by my house as a child. I used to find small fire agates and lots of quartz pretending I was a geologist or archaeologist. Now at 59 I again live in the desert in Arizona and found a wonderful fire agate spot. It's a lot of fun lots of oohs and ahs every time. Love your adventures, your sweet voice and that beautiful smile. I'll be here to enjoy it more often as a new subscriber ❤️
Good Saturday morning 🌄 Jesse , what an awesome way to begin my day. It also such a good feeling when you allowed that little spider to continue on with his day .
Lloyd my friend, I’m glad to spend the start of the weekend with you mate. It makes me happy brother. And yeah, you’ve gotta be friends with all the critters when you’re a guest in their home 😉 I hope you’ve had a great weekend and an even better week ahead mate! Sending love bro!
@watsisname I have to agree hey, I treat them like buddies that I get to find and who found me. It’s weird but I’m cool with it. So are they I reckon. Haha! 😁👍
Awesome adventure wow you got some real eye catchers which I’m sure are going to give you some spectacular looks yup that one does look like something 🤣 amazing how one can see things one way and the way back it is wow how did I miss that thanks my friend for a great adventure
Rookie Saturdays are here to stay! Haha I almost slept in till I remembered I had a rookie viddy to watch!😄 yay!!! Dude! That catfish would have made me 💩 myself... Dark creepy thing swimming in the water... You would have seen me running on top the water to get out of there lol 3:25- that core is a perfect specimen of a thunderegg vertebrae! 👌nice one 4:30- that beautiful carnelian reminds me of ones we find round here... That one is so pretty! 6:30- nice tuby! 8:15- I loved it dry but as soon as you got it wet my mouth dropped...the colors in that...wowza! 9:45- oh my word! Don't you wanna just wrap it up and swaddle that little baby... So darn cute...even the little guys possess so much beauty! 12:20- that one more walk payed off...what a stunner✨💕 This was awesome J! Great way to kick off the weekend. It's cold and wet season here so it was also nice to see some sun shining... Cheers to another from my brotha! 🍻 Have a rad weekend bro🙏😊
Hahaha! Ah yeah, honestly Mar, you deserve that sleep in, the video will always be there for you 😉 I’m the biggest sleep in King! Just ask Carly haha! Yeah that thunderegg core was the first biggish one I’ve found. Normally it’s Benny’s area of expertise haha! And the carny is definitely so similar to what you find. I just love their colour right!? Dude! 6:30 IS a Tubey! I didn’t even mention it, or even realise it! Sweet!!!!! That big Galaxy stone is one of the fullest I’ve ever found. Don’t know how well it will stay together when it’s cut but it’s fully loaded haha! And yeah, all of us hounds, always want that “just one more” but it rarely happens, I couldn’t wait to share that. Haha the catfish, so I only was able to film it BECAUSE I 🧆 myself (couldn’t find the poop emoji haha!) it bumped my leg and I was like “okay, this is how it ends, I’m gonna be attacked by a water beast from the deep, and I’m not even filming...” “oh... it’s a catfish phewww!” Haha! I hope your weekend is being kind to you guys Mar, sending love to you Josh and the familam my rock sister!!!!!
@@Rookie_Rockounding sue here. It really does. Winter here. But seeing your videos makes a big difference. Peace and love to you and your family in Australia.
Hello from the Idaho in the 🇺🇸. I always get excited when I see you've posted another video. You really found some nice ones! Hopefully you will cut some of them for us to see. Hope you and your family are doing well.
Oh Mlani I know the feeling with some of the channels I follow and I have to say, it’s honestly surreal that someone else feels that way with these posts. I’ll be cutting soon, just in the middle of moving house 😔 But I’m hoping the new place has as good a view as this one haha!
Hey rookie my sweet, the golden slipper at 4.20 mins! Like wow! Cant wait to see the cuts and polish....I was in SE QLD recently for family reasons 😥 and found myself looking at the mountains and wishing I could rockhound the creeks! No such luxury here in SA....but its all good eh!
Ohhhhh Allyson I’m sorry for the reason you had to come up here. I wish it was for a happier reason and you had more time. I would have loved to take you out to some creeks. Maybe one day 😉
Makes me happy just to watch, favorite of mine is the thunderegg. So exotic. Nice to see a bit of summer here up in the north. Winter is coming in Sweden
Beautiful finds. I found 2 agates the other day over here in alabama that look like little mushrooms in the button stage. The bases, trunk of the mushroom is clear and then just the head has a banded pattern of brown, white, yellow,orange, and clear. Ill upload a photo later when im home but i was so stoked to find them, im gonna make one into a necklace for my wife, and theyre already naturally river polished.
Oh man, I definitely feel for you guys during the cold season. Our cold is legitimately just a balmy “chill” compared to the snow. I’m jealous of the melts though that refresh the rivers and creeks over there dude! Since I started recording the hunts, we haven’t had a rejuvenation of the creeks here. It only happens with big rains but we’ve been dry for sooooo long. 😳😬
Great stuff as always Jesse! While you're right that rhyolite is the host that produces thunder eggs, and basalt doesn't, you can get regular old chalcedony and even agate in fractures in rhyolite as well! 6:20 Ooo! Neat impression! 8:00 Demonetization agate! 9:40 that's a brilliant piece! Love the little spherules still intact! 10:50 That looks like an agate from rhyolite to me! 12:00 I call that "one to send me home". I know that feeling well! Gorgeous Chunkee!
10:50 dude, that was one I’ve looked at so many times because I haven’t seen that kind before. It’s delicate goodness, and now I know it’s from Rhyolite, I’m even more learned cause of you dude! Have o told you lately how much I seriously value you man?
Bro your blowing my mind 🤘😎🤘 I’ve just started on the gem collecting... Two weeks ago I did my first run to lighting ridge NSW then back to Nelson bay cracked out my Dremel 😊😊😊 these walks you do are awesome 😎 thanks for sharing
G’day dude! Man I am soooooo jealous! Haha! I need to get of my butt and organise a trip out there one day. I hope you found some opal goodness man. Check out black opal direct and Pulitzer opal too. Those guys are brilliant opal channels. Thanks for the kind comment man. Made my day 👊👊👊
I'm developing a healthy love/hate relationship with all your damn creek adventures! SO many times you'll lift a stone that looks just like one I've found here in the desert, and I want to yell "Jesse! Look! I have one like that!" ...but I can't because I'm parched from scouring dry, dusty arroyos. What a blessed little corner you have to play in. Also, you let the spider go free but what about the little Caddis fly larvae at 00:24 and 4:11? HA! You bulldozer!
Haha! Mate Mychael, I love your chats dude. I reckon a rockhound in the desert with you would be right up my ally dude! Ha! ITS A CADDIS FLY LARVAE! I never knew what they were!?!? I do my best man, those ones at 00:24 and 4:11 were released humanly back into their natural habitat by shaking the rock beneath the surface a few times. I hope so anyway. I always try but there has been the odd caddis larvae cadaver that has been found in the rock bag long after the hunt.😳😬😔🙏
