My husband and I spent almost three weeks on Lake Superior. We rock hunted from Copper Harbor to Muskallonge State Park. My kitchen island is currently covered with rock, as is our front porch. Sorting is still happening. Sooooo many beautiful rocks!
My husband and I think you're the Bob Ross of rockhounding videos. Soothing, relaxing, beautiful scenery, and happy little rocks. I call your mystery rocks painted rocks. 😄
As a Texas guy, I’d be overwhelmed by all the pretty colors of rocks out there. So many look unassuming when you grow up with them but for someone living in the desert like me, that whole gravel bar is a treasure trove!
@@michaeltrimble7680 Is that one of the ranches that opened to the public in the last few years? I know most of the classic rock hounding ranches are now closed to the public, but I've also heard that some newer locations have opened up. That whole area is full of agates. Too bad it's almost all private land.
@@jonathanyoung7785 correct. There is only one ranch left where you can rockhound if you rent a weekend cabin. The K06 is in Alpine TX, and it is a sea of agate!
I agree (about the rock at 12:45). Maybe I should have kept it even though I'm pretty sure it wouldn't tumble well. I was overwhelmed by the number of green rocks.
So many amazing finds. One of these days I'm going to force myself to get up there and do 1 more hunt. Even if I can't walk for 2 days after I'm done. I would love to find a couple of those Omar's like you had in this video. Just for show. I think they are cool even if they are not special. And oh man that jasper at the end was spectacular. You always find the best beaches and awesome rocks.
@@MichiganRocks oh that's cool. Thank you so much. I have to go to Switzer vet next week sometime. I will text and let you know when I'm up there next. You are an amazing man.
I just about died when you told Jonathan that we love when you throw rocks back in the water. That was one gorgeous rock and now it’s gone for a very long time. At least we can rewind to 4:50 to admire it again and again
Ooops, did Rob trick me? A few years ago Rob told me he had sort of trained himself not to film himself tossing rocks back because it drives some people crazy. So, although he and I didn't plan that clip ahead of time, I knew exactly what he was talking about. As for the rock, it was beautiful when wet, but I'm pretty sure it would not have polished well and would not have looked good dry. I don't tend to keep rocks that only look good wet. That was one did tempt me, however.
Audio and visuals from video: educating conversation, quick rock licks, laughter, lulling wave sounds, sunshine, yooperlites, beautiful beach, kaleidoscope of rocks, bloop......audio and visuals from living room: ohhhhh, awe!, to the right ! to the right! , face palm , beautiful! noooooo! wow gorgeous , hag stone! Stripey! Great video thankyou for sharing❤
Good summary. I'm not opposed to licking rocks, but when water is only a few feet away, I usually go for the dip. Sam is quite the rock licker, however.
I'm a rock licker too. The smaller ones go all the way in my mouth and get spit back out looking much better than when they went in. I love hearing the difference between the sounds we hear and the sounds you'd like us to hear.
Such a beautiful day!!! The variety of stones is amazing. I’m not sure if getting a perm (as mentioned earlier) is a great idea but with Halloween on the way a wig might do. It would be pretty funny if you dressed up as ‘Bob Rocks’ only your fans would get it but so worth it😂!
@@jonathanyoung7785 It would be pretty hard to tarnish his reputation, Rob seems to be a pretty stand up guy, there should be a bit of lee-way on Halloween😂. Glad you had such a great day on the beach, looked fantastic!!!🌞
I appreciate Rob's company and friendship even more than I appreciate him giving me rocks. Walking the beach with friends and looking at rocks together is the best part. Bringing home a few (or a lot) of rocks is the second best part.
That's really nice of you, Jonathan. I have met quite a few people though these videos and I appreciate their company on the beach and the long drives to some of those beaches too. You're always good company.
I miss the solo contemplative videos. I'm going into the archive and watching a few of those. Sometimes, a pretty or interesting rock does not need anything but the sound of waves and the dance of sunlight on the water.
I get your point. When I watch Rob's videos from days I joined him on the beach, I wish I had talked less and just held up pretty rocks to the camera more often. With that said, our banter is usually just the natural conversation that we engage in whether or not the camera is rolling.
Thanks for that comment, Susan. I always thought that having other people on the video to talk to made it more interesting. I did very few solo hunts this summer. I'll try to do more in the future.
Awesome video Rob and finds that you all did today hope you and your family have a wonderful bless weekend. Glad that Sam got to be in the video and hope he enjoys is time off from school. God bless you and your family Rob
Yeah, but watching a long video is not nearly as much fun as being right there where you can pick up any rock you want. We're all definitely rock nerds, by the way.
I envy his lower back strength! He walked miles bent over at the waist. Getting his eyes only a few feet from the ground seems to help him a great deal.
It was super warm for mid-October on Lake Superior. High 60s and sunny. Sam and I both wore long sleeves down to the beach in the morning, but we were sweating within the first 15 minutes and went with t-shirts the rest of the day. The water was not super warm, but Superior is never very warm.
@MichiganRocks No, the paint is ok. My 97 red Wrangler still has a perfect paint job. My emergency break keeps engaging for no reason and sometimes it won't disengage for hours. Very frustrating. I have 2 Wranglers and a Jeep Renegade.
Hello from Rhinelander, WI. I love your excitement when you are on the hunt. Lake Superior is only a 100 miles away but my legs hurt a lot when I drive. I want to go on a rock hunt so bad after I watch your videos. If I had someone to go with I would go in the morning. Thanks for the great video!!!!!!
@@jonathanyoung7785 Thanks, I have had Bucky in my car for 7 years now. I do not have a wife but now when I am driving, I can say "yes deer or no deer". I think he has 30,000 hits on Google Maps - Union Grove, WI - Mc Donald's. I think he was mounted in 1967. He is in very bad shape. Thanks again. 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Thankfully it didn't bring them all out to the beach we were on. Rob knows all the super-secret beaches. He's just too humble to point that out in his videos.
@@MichiganRocks well, it’s not ALL my fault 🫤🤷🏻♀️😉. I’m usually more open to going than she is, but she has more job obligations. I wanted to rent an RV and go on a trip around Lake Superior this past summer, but she actually was more reluctant than I was, and we didn’t go.🥲Being older, I know more about missed opportunities, and that you can never regain lost time. Everyone is expendable, and there are many things that are more important than your job. 😇
@@littledabwilldoya9717 Nancy and I are thinking about doing the Lake Superior Circle Tour next summer. Nancy doesn't love camping in a tent, so we'll see how that goes. I went with two friends in a Jeep Wrangler in the early nineties. I can't figure out how we fit us and camping equipment in that vehicle, but I know we did. We had a ball.
@@MichiganRocks Haha! It’s funny how we can do things when we’re younger, that we’re not sure how we ever accomplished them, when we’re older! I can remember a bunch of my nursing class going camping after graduation- my friend and I slept in the back of my Pontiac Aster, which was a hatchback and the back seats folded down. I’m sure we had more room than 3 guys in a Cherokee!🤣Doing stuff like that makes great memories. And you can stretch out and sleep in your own bed later. 😆
My grandmother and I did a quick Lake Superior circle tour in ‘86. Wanted to see Grand Marais, Ontario. Michigan’s GM I had a much nicer beach and town. We really liked going thru the amethyst mine, though. If you wanted to keep any you found, you had to pay by the pound . Kept hoping to see some moose. Finally saw 2 cows AFTER we got back into Michigan, and I was the only one who saw them!😆All in all, it was a good trip, but our southern shore of Lake Superior far outshone the northern portion! 😍😊😝
The agate master wins again ! Ha Ha I don’t know why but I have a hard time leaving quartz lying on the beach. You guys found a lot of really nice stuff that day. I hate to think about it but our comfortable hunting days are quickly coming to an end. 😢
I used to bring more quartz home, but without bands or some sort of pattern, it's actually kind of boring. I take a couple of those really white ones home to tumble each summer, but a couple is enough. And, yes, winter is coming.
Great drone shots! You guys found some neat rocks. Nice to have a newbie to notice some of the rocks the experts overlook. Thanks for sharing your day!
Jonathan isn't a newbie to rocks, just to hunting them himself on Lake Superior. He's also responsible for the drone shots of the three of us running round on the beach. That was his idea and his drone work.
Rob's been huntin dem rocks for a decade longer than me, so I'll accept (relative) newbie status. Rob also has better self-control than me. I want to take all the rocks home. He's far more selective.
Best beach hunter's ever 🫶🏼 Rob is our go to here in Michigan for knowledge in rock's, tumbling experiences and beautiful shorelines to explore 😀 he's like the godfather of this art imho
Yet I don't feel like I know that much about the rocks themselves. I feel more confident in my tumbling abilities. It's nice to know I have a few people fooled!
Great fun. I loved the Johnathan rocks and the ones you find, also , that are not agates. Sam seems to stick to agates. I’m glad he is cheery about college. Big change. I would love to see some rocks, post tumble. Thank you.
Thanks! I enjoyed looking at the bigger, colorful rocks, and sharing a few with Rob's audience. The one agate I found was just good luck. I sat down to get my drone out of my backpack, and the agate was sitting right in front of me!
How fun to see this video. After watching lots of your rock-hunting videos (and getting hooked), I finally got a chance to do some rock-hunting myself when I visited my daughter (who also goes to Michigan Tech and was on fall break!) We went to Calumet Waterworks Park and I found some pretty stones. I found a puddingstone and thought of you, Rob!
Great video, always look 👀 forward to seeing more of your videos. I have rocks that I collected from Lake Superior that I have no idea what they are, they’re just pretty ones.
@MichiganRocks It looks like a nice piece of jasper, but I'm having a hard time seeing any of the beautiful layered swirls or tubes that are usually present, giving it a distinct characteristic. It may have some, but it's hard for me to say. Mary Ellen Jasper is a beautiful red Stromatolite Jasper with white quartz and black metallic hematite. Most of the pieces I've got are in hematite. The few that have both quartz and hematite, I treasure. I'll be tumbling a barrel of that next. I don't live that far from the Mary Ellen Mine that's no longer mined. I love the pieces I find with oolites in them! Super pretty! By the way, I just started rock tumbling (I've been collecting buckets of agates, jasper, and other "pretty" rocks for years.) I finally dug my brand new National Geographic tumbler out of the box that's been sitting in the basement for about 5 years. I'm doing my very first batch of rocks (agates) in the tumbler right now. I'm on my 4th round of course grit #1 after coming across your video for beginners and using the NG tumbler. I realize you say it's the process that you enjoy. I guess I'm one of those that are waiting for the finished product. 😅 I've very much enjoyed watching several of your videos so far when time permits. Thank you for your time and energy into making these videos! Most people don't realize what goes into making a video for RU-vid. Keep up the great videos and God bless. 😊
@@OuttheBackDoor I think both Rob and I were quite excited for the finished product when we first started tumbling rocks. The longer you tumble, however, you develop a pretty good idea of what the finished product is going to look like. And at some point, the process itself becomes quite relaxing and enjoyable. It is great that you will finally be able to polish some of the rocks that you have been collecting for years. Polished rocks aren't just shiny. A polished surface allows you to appreciate the fine details of a rock. That is one of my favorite things about tumbling rocks. I hope you first batch turns out well. Follow Rob's advice as closely as possible and you should have success. He has tumbled more rocks than anyone I know, and he is a good teacher.
I love the Cortes and can’t stop myself from picking it up. I really want to go to Lake superior. I live in the lower part of Michigan and go to Lake Michigan all the time and I love it. I also love watching your videos just makes me want to go out even more.
You should definitely make the trip. I grew up on lake Erie and have visited lake Michigan many times. You can see how much I enjoyed Superior! Northern lake Huron is also full of nice rocks.
Great video, as always. I watched your videos, and went hunting for the first time on Oct 16th at Little Girls Point. I didn't find any Agates, but brought home about 10 lbs of beautiful rocks. Our family has a lake property near Rhinelander, so Little Girls Point was just under 2 hour drive. Could you suggest s few other beaches in that general area, I'd love to go back next year. Love your videos!
Yeah, sun was low in the sky all day, but really low after around 3:00 p.m. I can't say it helped me much with the agates, however. And Sam seemed to find them pretty consistently all day.
I had my drone in my little backpack, so I had to lug them all along in the 5 gallon bucket. Half way through I started looking for rocks to take out of the bucket so I could keep putting more in!
@jonathanyoung7785 lol ....I do something similar. I lay them all out too at the end of a hike, then through some out and take the best. Green rocks I love so much. I recently hit a high desert area where the Chert was red, green, white, giraffe patterned, and more, but I came across these large petrified something that weighed 8-12lbs....lots of chert was thrown out. 🫥
It's that time of year that I make Christmas ornaments. I spent a couple hours in the basement last night cutting out Santa hats, mittens, and stockings.
I wish I was there, but I think I had not been able to carry my bucket back to the car A nice day with nice friends Why Sam is finding more Agat, is because I think he is to the most, focused on them...Yes, we could hear that you went excited to find that Agat at 24.45...
I think you're right. Sam was very focused on finding agates. He does have younger eyes, but Rob and I can see just fine. Being able to stay focused like that for hours may be Sam's agate-finding super power. The ability to focus will serve him well in college as well. It's a rare skill in the age of smartphones.
Sam and I have discussed his agate finding abilities quite a bit, and you're absolutely right about his focus on finding agates. I'm not making excuses for myself, but if I relied on just agates to make a video, I wouldn't make very many videos. Therefore, I look for anything interesting that I can record while on the beach. I also like being in the water for that reason, but it's probably a little easier to find agates in the dry rocks.
A beautiful day on the beach. Many lovely rocks. Apparently you didnt hear me when I yelled "dont throw that one away" Haha I do have a question. Does the tide go in and out like the ocean does. I know it's a lake but it's a BIG lake. And I just dont know. I've only been to south bass island in lake Erie. So I just dont know,the answer Thank you for the great video. Learn lots of stuff Sam
Leave it to Sam to have the adventurous spirit of youth to film the video hanging out the side of the Jeep! Unique! and, above and beyond the call of duty. LOL Do y'all have a drone for the aerial shots? I must have forgotten if you ever told us that you had that ability ... or, I missed that episode. That is a beautiful shot - - the water being so blue! Being able to see the landscape from the elevated angle is just plain IMPRESSIVE! So, then I read the description box and Jonathan has the drone! So fun!
Rob and I both have small drones. This video uses footage from both of our drones. It is fun to see vast landscapes of rural Michigan. As for the hanging out the side of the Jeep shots, what if I told you that an adventurous 42 year old was responsible?
I saw that sale come in a few minutes ago. Thanks! I don't sell polished rocks anywhere, but I do sell a few things at a local shop. I sell stone crosses, little turtles, guitar picks, beads that fit Pandora bracelets, heart shaped pendants, other pendants, and Christmas ornaments at that time of year. They don't have an online store, but will work with you if you call or email. olivetbookandgift.com
@@MichiganRocks LOL my wife found one at Calumet Waterworks park when we were in the Keewenaw over the summer. She didn’t know what it was and I was so jealous.
Could you do a video on tumbling small stones. I use mostly small stones in my art so over the last year I've been trying to perfect technique to tumble tiny pebbles but it is very difficult getting it from clumping up and totally failing. there is very little information online about tumbling large batches of small stones without it all getting stuck together. I understand I need to have different size rocks but My yield of tiny stones is so small when I do that it's not worth all the effort for what I'm left with.
Maybe Rob will have other ideas, but I might try adding at least a few somewhat larger rocks, but also starting with a finer grit for the first stage. I might try 220 grit or even 500 grit silicon carbide for stage one. You could also experiment with filling the barrel more or less full with rocks, and adding more or less water. Listen to how the rocks sound when tumbling to see if you are getting a good tumbling action at different fill levels and with different amounts of water.
@@jonathanyoung7785 over the year with every new batch I try I have gotten the ability to hear when it's gotten all junked up and stuck together. My Tumblr also had a weird tilt to it so I think that was contributing to the fact that everything was bawling up in the back so I just purchased a new one. I think I figured out that more water is better but I haven't exactly recorded all of my findings so that's just speculation. I do for the most part put some large rocks in there but I'm still having the issue with the grit and the small pebbles all binding together. I had not considered starting with a smaller grit that's probably even better because I am losing so many pebbles, they just grind down to nothing by the end.
Rob -- want to link your video where you cabbed granite? My 2 cents: Undercutting is definitely less of a problem when using a cabbing machine to polish granite than when tumbling it. But it depends a lot of the specific piece of granite. Granite that is mostly quartz and feldspar polishes pretty evenly on a cabbing machine. Granite with a higher percentage of softer minerals will not polish evenly. Undercutting is an issue, but some of the softer minerals simply don't get shiny even if you minimize undercutting by using a light touch when pressing the rock against the wheels. You can end up with a mostly shiny piece of granite with notably spots. The dark colored minerals in granite tend to be the problem.
I think Jonathan has more experience cabbing granite than I do, but I do think it's more likely to do better on a cabbing machine than in a tumbler. Here's the video the Jonathan referred to where I cabbed granite. The part you want starts at 11:06. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5EmnEpwBhkY.htmlsi=S7dNkH1OGRgmpJrl
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@@greatnorthernviews3052 He's got young eyes and a strong lower back, which allows him to walk all day bent over at the waist. Those of us in the 40+ age bracket have to take care of our bodies. 😆
@@jonathanyoung7785 Unlike me I have a broke back and don’t see particularly well lol. I pickup a lot and have my daughter inspect them later. And she claims all the agates 😂 lol!
I'm counting on him to find me some new spots in the Keweenaw. I'm pretty sure I'll be heading up there this spring before college is out for the summer.
Sorry commenting same question again is 70 grit to much for small rock tumbler I can get 50lb for 70 dollars at harbor freight and any advice on there other media they sale
Rob may have a different answer for you, but I'm pretty sure that the Harbor Freight grit you mention is aluminum oxide. Silicon carbide is preferred for the first stage of rotary tumbling since it is "sharper" than aluminum oxide and rounds off rocks faster. With that said, 70 grit aluminum oxide will work in a small rotary tumbler, but it will grind the rocks slower than silicon carbide. I would recommend silicon carbide instead -- 80 grit or 60/90 grit for a small tumbler.
Well, there was the one in this video. We left that one on the beach though, so I guess we didn't get it. I have found some on other occasions though. Here are some videos for you: Hunting Yooperlites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7xzNiQmKpEw.html Tumbling Yooperlites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5wiAY3vVFws.html Slabbing Yooperlites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xJUMoIpOhoo.html Making Yooperlite Fridge Magnets: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ejpOt6Ru2jk.html Second Yooperlite Hunting Video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mX1SEbnRw58.html
@@kimdedominicis6893 Rob cuts and tumbles lots of agates, but I"m not sure if he's ever cut or tumbled a Lake Superior Agate that he's personally found. People like to keep them all natural for some reason. I will be tumbling the little one I found!
It does look like yellow jasper mixed up with some other stuff. Could have some chalcedony and hematite, or maybe iron stained quartzite? Rob calls it mystery rock for a reason, I guess.
Nice video! I was unable to find rocks down the beach because we had a terrible windstorm here in Kivalina since Sunday until Wednesday, and it got calm today. Our town nearly got flooded. I have 4 videos available in my new channel. If you are surprised about you see in my videos, then welcome to Alaskan weather.
I got a new drone this year. You can lock it on a person and it keeps that person in view no matter how you fly it. It was very difficult to get a shot like that with my previous drone.
