Icy Rock Hunt at Rockport State Park

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Come along on a slippery rock hunt on a frozen beach. I didn't bring many rocks home, but the ice formations on the beach were beautiful.
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@SouthernOntarioSasquatch 4 года назад

Beautiful finds and vistas. I love how you let your silence do the talking.....your adventures speak volumes. Thank you for letting us enjoy the amazing solitude and discovery along with you.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Sometimes there's just nothing to say. That, and I don't like the free music that you can legally put on RU-vid.

@purrrrson 4 года назад

I couldn't have said it better....from northern Ontario! Btw, Michigan Rocks, I'm thankful that you don't subject us to that awful music! Thank you!

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks I find I can't use the audio on my videos as it just seems to pick up the wind and is so annoying. Plus I have an old tired voice that puts people to sleep. HaHa

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@BackYardGardeningTip several people have commented that my voice and the waves put them to sleep. I think they meant it as a compliment.

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks HaHa

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Oh how I love seeing other rockhounds struggle in the cold 🥶 Your beaches look like my beaches!! Frozen!! Thanks for the shout out! I'm surprised I haven't gotten a cold yet! Loved the video and scenery!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I think you have been out in a lot colder weather than I was. I have really bad circulation in my hands, so I have always gotten cold really easily. I think because I was moving and kept the rest of my body warm, my hands never got cold. I think it was 21 degrees when I got there after noon, so it wasn't too bad.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@@MichiganRockssorry to hear about the hands, that must be tough in the colder parts of winter.. I would kill to get out in at least the 20s, my video I'm putting out Sunday it was anywhere from 19 down to 10 when I finished..bit chilly!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@AgateDad Yeah, I'm not going out weather lower than the twenties. You can have those rocks.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks deal!

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

I am an early riser so I seldom ever see anyone on the beach while I am there... especially when it's winter. It can be more beautiful in the winter with all the ice and snow that the green of summer.

@dawnhill2508 4 года назад

I love the ice and how beautifully random it is. Nature is amazing!!!

@kathleennorton6108 4 года назад

The sound of the waves is amazing. The voice of The LORD is upon the waters.

@a.bearsfan4lyf89 4 года назад

Crampons on mid-thigh waders, safe and dry my friend. Because the last thing that any of us wants to see, is one of your videos turn into a voice-over explaining why the last thing that we saw was your boot with a cloud behind it. lol Kudos to braving the weather. Again, Thank You for sharing and keep Safe.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Good point!

@susansieracki4369 4 года назад

Ok...there is a better than average chance that you might be a little nuts. I'm cold just watching you. It was pretty cool to see though. So, thank you for doing it so I don't have to...lol.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

It wasn't that crazy. It was actually a really nice day. The crazy part was trying to walk on the wet ice.

@jshilohshea381 4 года назад

nature's beauty...looks like wind picked up as clouds moving in...hope you not get too cold ! thanks for a lovely walk on a stony beach !

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

The wind was only bad at the top of the rock pile when I did the panoramic shot. Otherwise, it was just a little breezy. The sky varied from about half sunny to completely cloudy. It changed a lot in the two or three hours that I was there.

@Abpgsetiloincawdyubkolmbrs 4 года назад

Stunning ice sculptures! The waves didn’t seem as pleasant and playful in this video. They were almost menacing and out to get you! I’m cold just watching!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I was wearing L.L. Bean boots. I couldn't believe how dry they kept me. I'm used to wearing waders in the cold weather, so I'm not used to staying out of the water. I had many waves go over my boots, but never got wet.

@Abpgsetiloincawdyubkolmbrs 4 года назад

I’ll have to remember LL Bean! We’ve moved to Vancouver Island which is a coastal rain forest. My water repellent coat isn’t cutting it, and running shoes are always wet! I’ve lost track of how many days in a row it has rained, but, if the mists clear, you can just see snow on the mountaintops. The ocean doesn’t look as cold as the lake does with the ice along the edges!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@Abpgsetiloincawdyubkolmbrs I'm not necessarily recommending them, I was just surprised that they did so well.

@merlinjones6485 4 года назад

The dark stone with red in it looked like jasper running through basalt. I have small stones like that. I have basalt with epidote in it. I call it unakite but I know thats incorrect. You know, when I see you shoveling snow to find a pudding stone I'll know you're dedicated...or just a little crazy. If you are a little crazy you might like winter kayaking. The Mason Tract on the south branch af the Au Sable River is clear of ice all year. Did it in January and February. 14 degrees was the high one of those days. Water is clear and shallow for viewing stones and other winter wonders. Once again you did another fine job. I could almost smell the crisp, clean Alpena air.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I think I'll pass on winter kayaking. Last spring I went out in very cold water wearing waders. I wasn't sure I'd be able to fit in the kayak with them on, but somehow I managed. I planned to walk in the water for rocks after crossing some open water in the kayak.

@ridgerunner66 4 года назад

What a great video. I love to hike in that kind of weather. Beautiful day. Enjoyed seeing the rocks, the ice formations were awesome. The roots looked like snakes. Really enjoyed seeing around the lake in winter. Thanks for going out and taking us along. Have a great weekend. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Davin

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Merry Christmas to you too. I had a great day out there, even though I didn't bring many rocks home. The ice formations were worth the trip.

@johnriceman3235 4 года назад

Thanks for braving the cold to show us the amazing ice sculptors.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

No problem!

@pattytryc417 4 года назад

Thanks for another video, I enjoy rock hunting too. But do not go out this time of year. A very soothing and pretty video.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

This was my first winter rock hunt. I always go out in the early spring, but not in the winter.

@gwynnfarrell1856 4 года назад

Beautiful video! I'm pretty sure I saw elephants in the ice formations at about 6:30. For that hike I was wishing you had crampons on your boots. Those ice coated rocks next to the icy water is a frightening combination, but thank you for allowing us to enjoy in comfort. Is there such a thing as a sneaker wave on the lake? I'm programmed to look for them having grown up near the Pacific Ocean. I kept trying to check over your shoulder for you.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I have never heard of a sneaker wave, so I don't think it's something we have. Crampons would probably be a good idea, but I don't have any. It was extremely slippery on the wet ice.

@gwynnfarrell1856 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks If you ever visit the coast, especially in Oregon, you'll learn about sneaker waves. Give the term a Google. 😁

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Gwynn Farrell ok, after a Wikipedia article and a couple of videos, I know what a sneaker wave is. I have never seen sneaker waves on the Great Lakes. Every few waves one will be slightly larger than the rest, but not that much larger. I’ll be thankful we don’t have those next time I’m on the beach.

@gwynnfarrell1856 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks Indeed!

@mamasgonecreating1967 4 года назад

If there is anything I love as much as a pretty rock, it is cool wood pieces. Those red twig dogwood roots were really cool. Especially that last one. I've been known to go on little explores on days like this too. But I was younger then. Not sure my body would let me do it now.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I didn't expect to see cool wood on that beach, but those were really neat.

@happycamper4thewin 4 года назад

Rock hunting is a four season hobby in Michigan 😀. The Great Lakes are just so beautiful in the winter. Thanks for the video!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

This was my first hunt in that fourth season. I do like to hunt very early in the spring though. I was out in the water at Petoskey twice with ice. Once, the water had a thin sheet of ice when I arrived early in the morning. Another time, I waded out to where the thick ice hadn't melted yet. I was wearing waders both times, so it wasn't too cold.

@susansmith6680 4 года назад

That first rock is a beauty. I like your multipurpose tool with the slotted spoon end. Nice fossils. I love beach glass, the green seemed so vibrant. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I probably should have brought that first rock back, but it was a little too big for my saw. If I was sure it would tumble well, I could have cut it up with my angle grinder, but I wasn't sure how good it was for lapidary purposes. Pretty rock though.

@AmericanCoinHunting 4 года назад

Some interesting stones . Thanks for taking the extra time to pick them up and show them . Much appreciated .

@hobbyhandle 4 года назад

Good for you getting out in the cold months..I find some of my best agates on the Mississippi when its cold..found a stunner last winter when it was 24 degrees outside..enjoy the solitude...your videos on tumbling have really helped my tumbling endeavors..happy holiday..rock on

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I don't think I'll be able to get out much longer because the lake will freeze and the snow will cover everything up.

@mariat.3961 4 года назад

That was fun! Thanks for taking us along. The ice is absolutely beautiful and so fragile looking.

@debbiemeyer6396 4 года назад

Come to Florida! It's warm here. Oh, wait! We don't have good rocks! Please ship every one of those rocks you put down to me! lol

@KatyDidRocks 4 года назад

You crazy man! I'm going agate hunting on the Yellowstone again tomorrow - but it is supposed to be 51 degrees, and the snow is melting. This makes me just BRRRRRRRRRR. Happy hunting!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I wore my warm hat, so I was all toasty warm.

@charlottebeck6292 4 года назад

Thanks for the walk through the winter wonderland! That horn coral was pretty!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I have a horn coral from that beach from this spring. I plan to try to hand polish it this winter.

@charlottebeck6292 4 года назад

Michigan Rocks cool! I’d like to see how it turns out

@karenpacker8862 4 года назад

Beautiful ice formations!!! We went to Charlevoix after Thanksgiving and rockhounded. But this looks colder!!!!

@fourtimezthru 4 года назад

I love seeing what the ice has turned up every year on our shoreside too...every year new rocks and fossils. If you ever make it to Ontario there is a peninsula that separates Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Glaciers carved out this land, Bruce peninsula and it’s full of cool rocks and fossils. You will find lots of treasure (s) I’ve even found parts of a shipwreck. I just saw the actual ship lifted out of the water in the newspaper and it had artifacts still on the ship. I found an actual Claw foot- part of a cast iron claw foot tub last summer from a ship🤗

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

That's cool. There is a national marine sanctuary here in Alpena to protect all the shipwrecks here. I have also found big wooden beams on the beach with peg holes in them. I have kayaked over some of them. I got some good GoPro video of one right out in front of the harbor one time.

@wyomingadventures 4 года назад

Love all the ice formations and the roots. Horn coral looks like interesting rock. Have a great Christmas Rob!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Merry Christmas to you too!

@debbielucas7792 4 года назад

Hunting for rocks is definitely a multi-faceted hobby. You find the rocks, also get to enjoy the gorgeous views and the sounds of the waves all while taking home some treasures!!! I love this channel because there is always great content and it's also close to home and I can enjoy and visit almost all the areas you visit. BIG THUMBS UP!!!! I'm going to go to Harrisville today and check out the state park.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Good luck in Harrisville. I haven't been there since last winter. I think it was one of the only places free of ice in late winter/early spring.

@ozlem8750 4 года назад

Wonderfull scenery like always,thank you 🤗

@markreetz1001 4 года назад

It's good to use the lake shore whenever you can--summer or winter. Thanks for the walk on the beach. Merry Christmas!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I thought I would be miserable, but it was a really nice day.

@bluejay3333 4 года назад

Beautiful day at the beach! love the yellow stone. Did you keep it? Lucky no slip and fall. Merry Christmas.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I kept one little fossil and the piece of beach glass. I don't remember the name of the fossil, but I think it's one that I can treat with acid like I did with the chain coral last summer.

@tinastoddard5411 4 года назад

It's beautiful. You must have a lot of rocks. I'd have kept all the ones you put back, including the fossils. Of course I'm a bit addicted. The ice is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your videos.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Tina Stoddard I guess I have a lot of rocks. I’m trying hard to not acquire rocks faster than I can do something with them. I haven’t been completely successful, but that’s my goal.

@chrisclover9030 4 года назад

Stunning! Hot soup for u when u got home!...the ice formation was fantastic, we dont get it like that much here in England.. which is a shame!...thanks for sharing !😃

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Not a shame when you have to drive somewhere.

@ruthwagner2348 4 года назад

Thanks for the tour! Beautiful!

@ginalanning5303 4 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing, and braving the elements. It's a balmy 63 here, so I'm loving the bicycles! Merry Christmas!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I haven’t been on my bicycle in a while since it’s so cold and slippery.

@ginalanning5303 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks sorry it was supposed to read ice cycles!😂😂😂

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@ginalanning5303 I know, but “bicycles” was so much more fun!

@ginalanning5303 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks well you did say it was slippery. Lol. Merry Christmas. I love watching your states shoreline. I wanna make the trek up maybe this summer.

@malinda8668 4 года назад

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.

@6stringgunner511 3 года назад

Good call on coming back. That embankment looked too much like a tobagon run. And, a polar bear swim? That's just CRAZY!😂

@MichiganRocks 3 года назад

It's important to know your limits. I was lucky not to fall down just walking on that beach. Wet ice is really slippery.

@SpOoNzL 4 года назад

Love those trees that grow close to lakes. Have you ever thought of taking a tree that's fallen over and going to die if left alone home and trying to turn it into a bonsai? Those Bald Cypress's make amazing bonsai.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I like gardening in the summer, but I enjoy a break from it in the winter. I have patience for rock tumbling, but bonsai is a whole other level of patience. We don't have bald cypress here. You might have been looking at cedars.

@mariaangelicamamc3188 4 года назад

Com o calor que faz aqui no momento, você não imagina como faz bem ver essa paisagem fria e ouvir o som da água mexendo nas pedras. Obrigada e feliz 2.020! Só para esclarecer: hoje 23° aqui, mas geralmente média de 32. Ibitinga, São Paulo, Brasil.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Creo que prefiero un día frío a un día muy caluroso.

@mariaangelicamamc3188 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks You're right. I don't like the exaggeration of this heat, but not too cold either. Thank you for answering. I always watch your channel and find your stones and your work with them amazing. Congratulations!

@meMiner 4 года назад

Excellent adventure and not letting ole man winter stopping you from 'hounding.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I've seen you out in what look like some pretty unpleasant conditions too. I have a week off for Christmas, so I'm going to try to get out somewhere else before the deep snow gets here.

@cndegg 4 года назад

Not too bad I say. Thanks for taking us along on your frozen walk. I was afraid you were going up the bank there when you went north. That erosion is just crazy. Nice horn coral.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I tried to go up the bank, but there was no way while holding the GoPro.

@TheCrystalCollector 4 года назад

Those icicles are so cool! I’m hoping to make it up next early spring and catch the ice walls and stuff there. I hear it’s really neat to see!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

The Crystal Collector there are ice caves up near Munising. I have never seen them, but I want to get up there too.

@anitamitchell3452 4 года назад

3:05 "Beautiful" (Edit) Thank you for the walk ...the last pictures are stunning. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Merry Christmas to you too!

@montanasojourn 4 года назад

I click the thumbs up immediately otherwise the video ends. I know I enjoy watching your videos.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Thanks!

@NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

It isn’t stupidity it is addiction! I have it too but live to far from Duluth to travel to 🥶. Love that you tried it out. His channel is fun too.♥️

@Smallathe 4 года назад

Wow... frozen stone search!!! - and we say its "cold" around +10c... ha ha... than you for sharing and happy new year!!!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

It was about -7 degrees c. that day. A really cold day here is like -20c or -25c, but that doesn't usually happen during the day. Colder than that at night sometimes.

@NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

That yellowish one you fished out was so pretty.

@pirateprospecting707 4 года назад

Why would you even think to throw the 👎for all his hard work ✅✅👍👍👍😁

@larryheuston7056 4 года назад

Great scenery :) Thanks for the video.

@KatyDidRocks 4 года назад

Ohmigosh, those ice sheets on the trees!

@NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

Crazy ice formations on the fallen trees!

@torrehallower1703 4 года назад

Freeport, Maine (home of L.L.Bean) watches Michigan Rocks! Love the Bean Boots!!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Cool! I thank the hard working people of your town for my warm, dry feet!

@cherylberry1613 4 года назад

Really nice wintery walk along the shore. I loved that yellow orange rock you picked up that was a little bit translucent. It didn't appear to have inclusions. Did you take that one home?

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Cheryl Berry nope, I think that was a piece of quartz. I used to take that home, but it’s sort of boring. Most of the rocks I like have some sort of bands or pattern on them. Quartz does polish up nicely though. I only took a piece of beach glass and one little fossil home.

@lastanetaarion 4 года назад

7:08 - the small grey stone with a lot of black dots, that sits just below the big white one with brown veins, looks cool.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I see it. That might be favosites, but it’s hard to tell from the video.

@RoxnDox 4 года назад

Very cool! (pun intended)

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

True!

@heatherlawrence1896 4 года назад

Best time to go rock hunting. Nice finds.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Best time? I prefer a nice day in early spring or a beautiful summer day. But this was nice too.

@heatherlawrence1896 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks I figured you can get first pick of rocks/fossils. You are very right though. Summer is better.

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

There is a location I go to that's pretty cool and I have found some cool rocks and glass. The name of the place is... ROCKPORT, New Brunswick Canada. It's a longer drive to get there so I don't go there more than a couple times a year. Another beach I walk is a point that from above looks just like a dragon's head but 5 miles around. It has a beach facing the west and another facing the south. The beach on the west gets filled up with a 3-4 foot thick blanket of icy slush that makes it impossible to walk. The other beach never has any of that and they are only a couple of hundred feet apart. I tried to walk on it to take a short cut but it took me so long as I kept going through the surface up past my knees. I gave up rather quickly.

@deniseview4253 4 года назад

Nice place to rock hunt in warm weather. 😀

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

It was nice in cold weather too!

@Irina_Berezyuk 3 года назад

Отличная прогулка!))) Большое спасибо за видео!)))

@MichiganRocks 3 года назад

It was slippery, but fun. Thanks for watching. Did you see the similar walk from last week? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-98qD13QZlkU.html

@Irina_Berezyuk 3 года назад

Спасибо, видела в тот же день, когда его загрузили, но с удовольствием посмотрю ещё))) Очень впечатлили плавающие камни и снежки. Просто фантастика!) Вы прекрасно снимаете природу!)

@MichiganRocks 3 года назад

@@Irina_Berezyuk Не нужно смотреть его снова, я просто подумал, что он может тебе понравиться, если тебе понравится другой. Плавать в снежки было очень весело. Какие камни вы находите в России?

@Irina_Berezyuk 3 года назад

Яшма, агаты, кварц... Я не часто нахожу крупные камни, больше размером с грецкий орех). Прошлое лето змеевик на старой железнодорожный насыпи собирала, это была разрушенная дорога в Березники... На реке Каме и Чусовой много просто красивых камней))) Поздравляю с праздником!) Мы сегодня отмечаем Рождество) P.S. А то видео я уже несколько раз смотрела). Вчера вечером сын (ему 11 лет) увидел, сказал про плавающие камни: "чудеса"))).

@MichiganRocks 3 года назад

@@Irina_Berezyuk Sretan božić! Stijene ne moraju biti velike da bi bile lijepe. Ahati, jaspis i kvarc su lijepe stijene. Agati su mi neki od omiljenih. Moram voziti više od četiri sata da bih pronašao agate.

@NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

“That’s really wet” favorite quote so far, yep it is water 💧🤪🤪🤪 I think hunting north was a not so great idea be careful would ya!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

The frozen water is not nearly as wet as the wet water.

@NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

Michigan Rocks so true if you want to get technical 🤣🤣🤣♥️♥️♥️🧊🧊🧊❄️🥶🥶💧💧💧

@kaybree6738 4 года назад

Michigan Rocks science from the math teacher.🤔

@yaimamartinez9576 4 года назад

"The cold never bothered me anyway" 🎶 What the hell do I know? I'm from Florida 😂😂😂😂

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

So living where it's probably pretty hot right now, does this beach look nice and refreshing or horribly uncomfortable?

@yaimamartinez9576 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks It looks amazing! 😁

@missmaria165 2 года назад

Rob... next time you go out on icy surfaces ... you need to get yourself some of those spikes that strap onto the bottom of your boots.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I have some now. I bought them for visiting the Eben ice caves.

@TheMboe76 4 года назад

Hey Michigan Rocks, I'm sure that a good rock spot is as coveted as a fisherman's honey-hole. I'm over on the West side of the state - Ludington/Manistee areas.... Do you have any recommendations as far as good rock hunting areas over here? Just curious. Thanks!!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Doesn’t hurt to ask, right? My favorite spot is surrounded by private property. I don’t want to make the people who give me permission to use their land angry by advertising where it is. A couple weeks ago I did ok at Harrisville State Park. I found Petoskey stones and puddingstones, but they were mostly pretty small. Sturgeon Point lighthouse was the same. Rockport is great for fossils, but not for good quality Petoskey stones. Huge Petoskeys are in the quarry, but they’re not good for polishing in my experience.

@erniesmith4344 10 месяцев назад

Just a little crazy cold.

@-td4abba4truth40 3 года назад

We love it all, and for the love of FATHERS Creation in the beauty of Rocks... So questions do you have a place to share with us and others where to buy Rock Tumblers as in larger than 3lb sizes as well as a brand of the grit. Thank you for any suggestions, we love watching ALL your videos... Keep going even if the age brings a cane lol

@MichiganRocks 3 года назад

I buy almost all of my tumblers and tumbling supplies from The Rock Shed. I have a large homemade tumbler now, but before that I used Lortone tumblers and I still use Lortone barrels on my big tumbler. The QT66 or QT12 is the larger one I have. The QT66 has two six pound barrels, and the QT12 is the same base, but with one big 12 pound barrel. There's a shortage of tumblers right now, so you might have to wait to get one. I also buy almost all my grit from The Rock Shed. I do buy my coarse (46/70) grit from Kingsley North in 45 lb. packages because it's cheaper, but The Rock Shed now has large packages at prices pretty close. You get a discount on grit and rough rocks when you buy a tumbler from the Rock Shed, so it's a good time to stock up. rockshed.com kingsleynorth.com

@kaybree6738 4 года назад

We used to have an airboat that we could go on water or ice or both. In winter the ice would freeze around a stem and make a disc. Then it would thaw from the stem and make a ring that would hang on the stem. On the water you could go a certain speed but on the ice there was less resistance so you could go lots faster... and no brakes.😳 Airboats are noisy but fun.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

That sounds like a lot of fun. I didn't know those could go on ice. Does the ice need to be free of snow?

@kaybree6738 4 года назад

Michigan Rocks you can but snow increases the drag and makes turning more difficult. It was cool to go on and off the ice and some ice would flex and not break. We did most of the St Joseph river over the years. Could go in water too shallow for canoes, rock up on and over logs. Stuck on a mud bar? The other one would make a wake while you revved it.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@kaybree6738 Now I have to resist the urge to buy another boat. My inlaws just sold their cottage, so my ski boat is for sale.

@kaybree6738 4 года назад

Michigan Rocks Have I got a deal for you! 😎

@rosalindhendricks6337 4 года назад

Why do keep throwing away those beauties? I’m happy to see your trip and take me along.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I have plenty of rocks. I don't want to take more than I can use.

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks When I pick up a rock that is nice but I already have a bunch of those I don't just drop it. I will toss the rock towards the bank for other people to find. The tide can haul those rocks back out to the Bay or the tide can be in and then those rocks are hidden. The tides will bring in huge car/truck side blocks of ice and will float them out onto the marshes. When the tide goes back out again there will be dozens of these huge blocks of ice and the next day they can all be gone again. Very cool, powerful and just a bit scary.

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

My three year old granddaughter bought me a bag of rocks for Christmas. She loves walking the beaches with me and brings me all kinds of rocks. Her little sister, only a year old, will come in my office and steal rocks... I only leave big rocks out for her so she can't put them in her mouth... even though she tries. Looking forward to next summer when both of them can go out with me and do some rock picking.

@crowqueen3687 4 года назад

Should have snagged a little of that fresh dirt from the erosion and checked for some flour gold!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I think that's mostly limestone. The only gold here would be deposited by glaciers. In the U.P., there is sometimes black sand about five inches deep. It almost always has flour gold in it. I don't think this stuff would have any.

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

I drive an hour one way to pick up rocks along our Bay of Fundy coastline in New Brunswick Canada. I love it and do it all year long. Right now it's winter and cold. The beach starts to freeze up after the tide goes out and about two hours later it's like concrete. So I have to get a bigger rock to knock them loose from the sand. However if I arrive as the tide is going out they aren't frozen in at all and easy to pick up. What's really cool is the in coming tide brings in lots more rocks with it. Most of the time I come home with 10-20 pounds of stones for my tumblers. Yesterday the beach was frozen solid so I only got about 5 pounds. Every rock I pick up means I have to bend or squat down and with each rock my back pack gets a little heavier so I get really good exercise for my back and legs. I've had days when I thought I would have to take out some rocks but always made it back to my car. HaHa Love rock hounding which all started after a heart attack that left me with heart damage... so picking rocks kind of saved my life.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I never through about the tide thawing things out and then letting them freeze. We don't have noticeable tides on the Great Lakes, so we rely on wave action and ice to move our rocks around. The waves do a very good job.

@nancygaxiola5412 Год назад

I know this is 3 years later, but I have been wondering what you did in the winter! I guessed right! I hope you have some spiked boots by now. Take my word for it, you can really hurt yourself when you fall down at an older age..I think I'm older than you but still.,...be safe out there! 😊

@MichiganRocks Год назад

I don't go out in the winter too much. I just bought some cross country skis, so if it ever snows, I'll be in the woods rather than on the beach.

@nancygaxiola5412 Год назад

I don't know how fish stay alive when the water is so cold

@NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

The petoskey stone at 1035 ish looked like a dead fish at first 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@BackYardGardeningTip 4 года назад

I will go out in the coldest weather as long as I can get out of the wind. For me the wind is a killer and drains my energy way too fast. I won't go out any more if it's snowing wet snow that sticks to my camera. I have lost 2 $600.00 Nikon cameras to moisture and I am retired and on a pretty strict budget. My son let's me use his heated hoodie. :)

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

I use a GoPro with an microphone that has a fuzzy thing on it to cut the wind. I lost a microphone this fall, but he GoPro will take quite a bit of abuse.

@heatherlawrence1896 4 года назад

You look a little cold lol you are brave being out in the cold. Great Lakes have bad massive waves.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

The waves weren’t too bad that day. If the water had been calm, it would have probably also been frozen.

@heatherlawrence1896 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks did water get in your boots? The rocks frozen like that was awesome to see. My son is 11 and rock lover too. He watch this video and loved it too.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@heatherlawrence1896 Surprisingly, I did not get water in my boots. I usually wear waders, so I'm not used to being careful by the waves. It was almost impossible to stay out of the water with the ice up farther on the beach. I have L.L. Bean boots and I didn't expect them to keep my dry if a wave washed over them. My pant leg and snow pants were frozen solid on the bottom, but my feet stayed completely dry despite many waves washing over them.

@heatherlawrence1896 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks oh goodness. Them waves are unpredictable. I get my shoes wet everytime. How many fossils/rocks did you bring back this day?

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@heatherlawrence1896 One little fossil and that piece of beach glass. This is not my favorite place for rock hunting. It's great if you're into fossils, but that's not really my thing. They're cool, but I don't have much that I want to do with them when I get them home. The fossil I brought home is one that I think I might be able to treat with acid like I do with chain coral.

@jillsanders3774 2 года назад

What do you do with your slurry in the winter? I live in Minnesota and don't want to skip tumbling in the COLD months. Can it go down a open alley drain?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Please don't dump in into any sort of drain. I'm not sure what you mean by "open alley drain", but it sounds like what I would call a storm drain. I'm thinking of grates on a tree that let rain water flow away. You'd eventually fill that up and clog it if you dumped enough in. I'm pretty sure it is illegal to dispose of anything in those. Here's what I do with mine, including winter disposal: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j-356YqFox8.html

@jillsanders3774 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks Thank you so much! I'm very glad I asked! No dumping in alley or street drains! Now that I think about it... They flow directly to a local river and the fish don't need 60/90 grit. 🐟🐌

@sylvainrichard6679 4 года назад

Love 16:57 ice...

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

That was my favorite too.

@caroljohnson8817 4 года назад

I love your spoon tool. Is it shoved up a piece of pvc?

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Yep. Simple and effective.

@slipdawg97531 4 года назад

Very nice channel. Have you checked for yooperlites in the Alpena area?

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

slipdawg97531 nope, but it’s on my list for next summer.

@NurseMickiLea 4 года назад

One thing you have that MN superior where I hunt is the fossils and man I am jealous! Don’t have a clue what I would do with them but they are sure cool!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

That's the problem, what would I do with them? I try not to take rocks home that are just going to set around. I like to have a plan to do something with them.

@CityRockhounding 3 года назад

You will have to let us know if that big tree ever comes down the hill, I've noticed her from another video.

@MichiganRocks 3 года назад

It was still there earlier this summer.

@CityRockhounding 3 года назад

@@MichiganRocks Nice!

@jewlmoore 4 года назад

Could the white in some of the rocks be quartz inclusions?

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

If you mean the fossils, no. Those are limestone which is mainly calcite. Many of the non fossil rocks are quartz or contain quartz.

@QuestForDetails 4 года назад

ouch!!!! but fun !!

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

It was fun!

@Hewillreturn 4 года назад

Brrrr eautiful !

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

That's a good way to put it!

@enterthecarp7085 4 года назад

Are those fossils Ordivician era or Devonian era? I find those type on south shores of lake Erie, I assumed they were Ordivician...

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

EnterTheCarp everything here is Devonian. There’s a quarry at this location that is full of fossils. I have a video about it if you’re interested. I ran into a fossil expert while I was there who was looking for fish fossils.

@enterthecarp7085 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks thanks. I will watch it

@احمد-ش9ع5ط 4 года назад

❤🇸🇦

@trippingonrocks1165 4 года назад

Haha I like the blame the other guy, the ole if he can I can haha what a brilliant day it turned out to be. Does it have to be jasper to be pudding stone? I have one the looks to be different feldspar

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

The red rock in puddingstone is jasper. There are other rocks included in puddingstone, like chert for example. I'm actually not sure what all the pebbles are. I've heard that they can contain gold, but I've never seen anything that looks like gold in one.

@caroljohnson8817 4 года назад

Brrrr it sure looks cccoooollddd there. Not like Texas. Our winters are very mild here in Central Texas.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Yeah, but the heat isn't much fun, is it? We have beautiful springs, summers, and falls. Winter isn't all bad either, just too long.

@MJAdams-js7np 4 года назад

Is that middle island out there?

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Yep.

@MJAdams-js7np 4 года назад

Michigan Rocks awesome! Grew up visiting relatives in Alpena, and exploring these same areas. Thanks for the videos, it’s a trip down memory lane.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Emjay Adams have you been out to Middle Island? I’d love to go out there, but it’s kind of far out to go in my kayak. I am very careful in Lake Huron not to go out when I could get in trouble with bad weather.

@MJAdams-js7np 4 года назад

Michigan Rocks yes!! My dad used to take us there in a Boston whaler, but only on a calm day. We used to find TONS of fossils on the island. Oh, and snakes. I’d loooove to go out there as an adult.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

Emjay Adams now you’ve got me thinking about kayaking out there. I was just on Google Maps looking at the distance. If I put in at Rockport, and paddle south about a mile to the point nearest the island, then it’s less than a mile and a half off shore. I have gone out to Sulphur Island off Alpena a few times when the weather is forecast to be calm all day, so this wouldn’t be much farther. I’d better not go alone though. Are you busy this summer? I have an extra kayak.

@waltbellamy4862 4 года назад

how far south do you think agate goes into ohio ?? thanks

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

What sort of agate? Lake Superior agate? I don't find those here. I wouldn't expect to find any Lake Superior agates in Ohio. I have never hunted rocks I Ohio, but if I did, I'd go get some Flint Ridge flint first.

@willbertot82 4 года назад

Anytime i hunt near water i bring waders just in case.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

They were in the Jeep. I'm glad I didn't wear them because I stayed dry without them. Good to be prepared, though.

@twasbrillig33 4 года назад

brrrrr!! =D

@psychicexplorer6433 4 года назад

Wait, lol, do you have a large spoon attached to a hockey stick? Lol.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

It's a piece of PVC pipe, not a hockey stick. But yes, I do have a large spoon on a stick. Stick your hand in that water and you'll know why. I love my rock scoop.

@psychicexplorer6433 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks Eh, close enough, lol. Hey, if it works it ain't stupid. 😊 It would be great thing for me to have since I have some mobility issues. Never even something I considered, but I do have PVC and a spoon I can spare to throw one together, lol. Thanks for the idea.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@psychicexplorer6433 When I go agate hunting on Lake Superior, I'd say that over half the people I see have something like this, usually homemade. You can buy rock scoops too, I've just been to cheap to do so. For now, my spoon on a stick has been working fine.

@psychicexplorer6433 4 года назад

@@MichiganRocks No need to buy one if what ya have works, right? I, unfortunately don't really have anywhere to rock hunt here (West central Pennsylvania) to my knowledge.. I know a bunch of places to find fossils though.

@MichiganRocks 4 года назад

@@psychicexplorer6433 We are not hurting for fossil hunting here either.