BEAUTIFUL Banded Agates on the River! | Washington River Rockhounding 

Thank you, got skunked a few times trying to find a good spot, but finally found it! 😄

Thank you, I had a blast, but It doesn't always go this way, I promise! Haha. 😋

@@DutchmansAgates oh yes, I know that. My fun day finding agates was with my grandpa. He would tee's my siblings and I. Telling us there's one and, it wouldn't be one but there'd be a piece of beach glass. He'd be laughing, or just be smiling 😃 😊 memories there so fun.

Yeah I 100% agree, it's been hit or miss for sure. I'm hoping to be back out in the spring which is a little earlier than most, as most people usually wait until summer for the water table to drop enough. We'll see if it pays off lol. Sounds like you had a great weekend as well! I never quite find that much, haha. Thank you for watching!

Thank you, I appreciate that! Yeah I'll definitely be back, see how it changed and what I can find then. Thank you for watching!

That sounds awesome! Lake Superior is of course famous for their agates, maybe one day I'll get to have a little look around lol. Awesome you can just find some on your daughters drive way though, that's super convenient haha! I wouldn't doubt if you've already turned your grandkids into rockhounds, it's so much fun! Rockhounding takes you into some beautiful scenery usually, so it's fun on multiple levels. 😄 Thank you for watching and I hope you had a great weekend also!

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

It took me 4 times coming to the Chehalis to finally find this spot. I either can't get down to gravel beds, or there are no gravel beds, or the gravel doesn't contain agates. Half the fun is finding "your" spot, so sorry for not narrowing it down further, but I hope you have fun searching, as it makes the end result more satisfying. Thank you for watching and I hope you find it!

@@DutchmansAgates "Half the fun is finding 'your' spot" is appropriate especially when you put in the work you have and don't want to disclose your location. However, as a youtube and rockhounder, instead of "go find your own spot" mentality, you should adopt a mentality of "I'm not going to disclose my specific spot, but this is the process I went through to pick my spot". Discuss what resources you used to find out that agate was in the area, and then what tools (was it google maps, was it a certain book... etc.) that helped you clue into the Chehalis river to look for agates. That way, when you say "go find your own spot", you've given the tools on how to exactly do that for the next (and possibly new) rockhounder. It is good for rockhounders too put in the work to find their own spots, but they have to be given the tools to do so.

@@jonblanchard5453 The train bridge might be able to help find where his location is if you look for it on Google maps, maybe. I'm pretty new to rockhounding around south central Washington and have not been to the Chehalis river yet. Mainly because I have no idea where to go that is accessible to the public, meaning it is mostly private property. One thing that I have heard is the best way to rockhound the Chehalis is by a kayak. Also, I have not found any resources that give you a ballpark vicinity to go to. I am not going to drive around after looking at Google maps trying to find a spot, but I sure do want to get to the river one day.

@@gems2jewels "currently rockhounding" here on RU-vid gives a pretty decent video about how to find your own place and what tools he use to look at land including property rights. It's very informative.

@@jonblanchard5453 thanks, I am very familiar with Currently Rockhounding, love his channel. It will take some research, but I hope to find a place on that river to find some nice carnelian. Is there anything else to be found on the Chehalis, pet wood, jaspers? Take care and have a wonderful day.