Columbia Basin Agate Hunting Along the Columbia River 

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Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Rockhound Heaven!!!

OMG, those rocks! The hillside just made my heart jump - what a cool place. Still watching...

So fun watching the next generation get excited about rocks.

That wall, the river bank and islands too! I'd be on that place all week! I know how productive the islands can be in the Tri-State area (IA, IL, WI) of the Mississippi River. We have a 16' jonboat that we take out to the islands with gravel bars and camp during the summer. Rock hound by day and fishing at night. Fresh catfish cakes and camp coffee are a Great way to meet the Sun. I have to agree with #KatyDid. From what I could see in the video, the lack of wood type grain makes those pieces look like some of the bone fragments in my collection. Always a cool find. That was a cool thing that you did when you gave the girls that pet wood. KUDOS Sir! That one kind act of sharing could make a rock hound for Life! Again, Thanks for sharing your trip. As always, Good Luck, Have Fun and Keep on Houndin' Steve...

I actually got to work on those cooling towers your looking at, I love how you can spot them from miles away cause the steam goes so high up into the air. My boss an I got to do some efficiency upgrades to them while a change out of the reactor fuel was being done, they only have one active reactor now that is producing power called the Columbia Generating Station. Was one of the coolest jobs I’ve worked on being only 20 yrs old an not having any formal training or even a high school diploma… I now have got some formal education thanks to Bates tech college and am working towards my own cooling tower company 🤘🏽

Beautiful finds! Annnnnd the sun is out! Whooo hooo!

Nice day to be out and about. One day I will have make it to that spot. Thanks for sharing

First time watching your videos. Loving all of these rocks! I would be looking at everything 🤣 you’re blessed with a great spot.

Was drooling over that awesome spot! Great vid!

Great adventure! And what a nice score at the end😎🐾

Hey who's that handsome old guy. Lol. Grate video. And a good time

Almost has a moss agate quality! Bet it will be gorgeous cut and polished up!

Thanks for sharing such a beautiful day with us CR. Lovely stone goodies for all sir! That larger waterline agate is really very nice. Always wanted to make one of those larger ones into a stamp with my initials or my name and address for stamping envelopes! haha Have a great week my fellow rock hungry hound.

Nuclear power is actually pretty clean. Much cleaner than coal or natural gas. The waste is solidified into a form that won’t leak or pollute the water or air around it. So yeah, I think a glass or concrete type substance.

Thats great! Thanks

greetings from Kennewick I've found some nice spots as of late.

Those holes in the bank that others have dug looks like widowmakers to me. Not much holding that matrix together. What a place to hunt though! I would need a truck to haul my finds. Another good vid. It is nice at times to have other hounds to share with. Havagudun my friend.

Yeah those cut outs with rock all up the wall are scetchy lol I got a few in my area but just moving around the area opens new stuff so it helps a lot👍but great finds bro keep on hounding🍻

Wow!! I’m considering going back to work driving truck. I’d probably be in Pasco much of the time so I really appreciate the videos of this area! PS once I start working again I will definitely fund some of your trips 😃

Late to the party, but those are nice finds you got out there! I love the translucent golden and orange agates the best, they're just like little gems. As for your agate with green plumes that you show at 19:08, my best guess is that the green mineral might be chlorite. You can also sometimes find inclusions of green chlorite plumes in the quartz crystals over at Hansen. Be on the lookout for them. :)

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That island out there is a prehistoric village site. Many artifacts were collected on it before the laws were placed in the 60’s.

Yay!

Nice channel! Agate Dad sent me. Subbed.

Dangit, I wish I knew you were coming to tri cities. I've been hunting at Fir rd 3 times this week.. Found some beauties too, including my first eye agate. When do you think you'll be back this way again?

Is this west fir road? Driving from Western WA and want to make sure we get it right. Love the vid!

Reminder, look for the borders of the Indian reservation... You can't hound those areas of the Columbia River... Great video, by the way..

Your weird green one I'm wondering if massive epidote is possible? If there is basalt weathering nearby and the products end up in there somehow? Just a guess.

9:15 Those look like fossilized bones... not sure what critters can be found out your way.

Some great finds. I’d love to check this place out someday. Does TJ have a RU-vid channel? I’ve seen him on a couple videos now.

So is that a cba then the new one with the water line

that was a real cool hunt! what kind of light is that you use to shine trough them agates? great video!

I live in Idaho and travel to the Bremerton area every summer to visit my family. I'm going to have to plan a day stop where you're finding these at on my next trip. I tried finding the area on line but with no success. Can you tell me how to find it please? Thanks. Btw, found you through the agate dad.

Wait a second i recognized that road... Yes YES i live there, know wander i keep on finding agates on my road... I shall agate hunt, thanks!

How do you get up that high off the path? Do you just zig zag up or start up somewhere else and climb down?

Hey brother you up here to Washington like what you doing hey is there any place out here that's more old and kid accessible

Are the ones on 15:11 found that day?

I would love to meet up with you and go rock hunting :)

Forever childless adult? Was that a conscious choice or more happenstance along the way on your part?

Looks like moss agate

what do you know about the way that sequence of sediment has been deposited? It seems like outwash from a river or glacier, well rounded, poorly sorted... The fines seem like glacial flour. I think that how one guy was saying "when you ind one, you find another one close by" might be due to the layers you can see. Some layers are probably more agate-bearing.