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@@candycall5419 i always go in the daytime, especially early morning.

This is cool that you are sharing. We'll probably eat at Karen's and check this beach out. It sounds like a great one.

@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 I’m not sure if it’s a restaurant or a walk up type of deal. But, it’s truly an amazing little spot. Edited: Karens is on Hubbard Road 😊

@@napalmholocaust9093 Thanks. Good advice.

Thanks, this is good information. I dump my slurry in an old ground hog hole in our back yard. 🙂It isn't actively being used by a ground hog but maybe one will like how it is paved with old grit and move in.:-)

I'm having a lot of fun watching my neighbor with their project. My landscaping won't be as spectacular as theirs but if I can get the rocks I want I will be very happy. Thanks for watching all the way to "the thinker" 🙂and for the comment.

@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 As long as you like what you put together, it's perfect for you. And then you can still see the other rockscape, so win-win.

Thanks for watching and commenting. I will for sure check out that lake next time.

I hear that! I can imagine you have some awesome displays on those drawers and furniture. I am due for a trip to Lake Erie so I will check out Mentor Headlands for sure.

Truth! We outdoor types learn to be prepared.😊

You are right about how the beaches change from time to time. I especially like to go to the beach after a storm or when it is raining. Bad weather tends to thin out the crowd and the rocks on the beach are wet. This year I think I will be using a snorkel to explore further out...if I can handle the cold water.🙂

That is a good question. I haven't looked for any. In Ohio would they be called Buckeyelites?😊

I am complimented that you would ask me for my insights. However, I think the best thing to do is to contact your local Department of Natural Resources because they usually have an archaeological department with some real experts that can give you precise information. When I lived in Indiana I did this several times and found that the archaeologists were knowledgeable and super helpful. Another idea is to post it on a Facebook group. The one I belong to is Hoosier Artifact Hunters. You might get more opinions than you want by way of the style of the artifact, but I have posted on there before and received good information. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.

It isn't very likely although I know people have found them. Agates are generally associated with Lake Superior in the Great Lakes Region.

I would totally agree with you!

I wish I could say for sure, but we have moved out of that area. I do know that the group that puts this on is super dedicated to putting on a great show. There are many venders with lots of product and many have websites where you can order items.

Thanks for watching and commenting. 5 and a half hours would be a long haul unless you are coming this way for some other reason. In the future I think I will go back and combine Magee Marsh and Kelleys Island with that enormous geode you can walk in, and the glacier gouges made in bedrock. Another trip for another day.

Oh yeah, that sounds like it would be a fantastic trip!

My experience and I'm fairly new to rock hunting. I live a 4 minute walk from my house to the Ausble River I have found beautiful agate's And lots of Jasper and that river.

They are so much fun. I always wanted to find one when I was a kid and finally hit paydirt when we moved to Indiana. Good luck to you!

Awesome, happy camping and rockhounding!

It is a great beach. We were there again today.

Do you take any of the fossils that you see?

Oh, yes, those stories would raise some eyebrows

So true!

You guessed it. I was hunting near Zionsville, IN. Turns out, that is the last deer I've shot. I retired that gun and switched to hunting with a recurve and my own homemade arrows with stone points. I just haven't had the right shot yet.

Ha.. I havent shot one in about 20 years myself. I like the idea of a home made recurve! Good luck and dont give up, he has just had a long way to walk to get in front of your bow.... take care!

I wish I could help you with a rocky beach in the Chicago area. Those beaches are mostly sand, having been altered somewhat over the years. I do hear of people finding some cool rocks from time to time but it is not the norm. We love Chicago and if there aren't rocks to find there are many other wonderful places to visit.

@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 thank you! I'm there for a week and may drive a few hours for a day at a beach with some good stuff for our collection. My grammar made a cookie called Michigan rocks. It's easy to create your own fave version. It's a soft ginger molasses cookie with dried cranberries, raisins, walnuts, chopped figs, other nuts of your choice. Enjoy

@@HearturMind That cookie sounds great.

Wow, you have a good eye. I had it pegged as basalt with epidote, but you could be Peridot.

This area has quite a few reservoirs and the rocks are everywhere as you walk along the hiking trails. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

Ah yes, we see ourselves! And we love it.

I would say you are very lucky.

You might do a search for a hiking app that guides you on the trail. When we were out there hiking we noticed that several hikers were using one.

Thanks for watching and for the comment. Yes, that is a very cool rock with a lot of interesting features.

Thanks. It was a fun experiment and in the future I might skip step 1 again depending on the type of stone it is.

@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 I appreciate that we got to see the skipped step like that and the keeping of the shape of that flint. I love more natural-looking stones but also like seeing them in all their colors and designs as if they're wet. I don't know for sure how much more rounded the edges would be with step 1, but (not being one to tumble rocks myself) this seems like a happy medium (no pun intended). :)

I agree. I like a more natural look. The good thing about polishing is you do get what you referred to as a wet look. @@TruthWillSetYouFree832

The flint and quartz work beautifully. Anything that is sedimentary is iffy. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

The spacers came from Lowe's. They are for installing uniform tile grout lines. I think the sieve came from a paint store, but it might have come from an auto parts store. Either place has a use for removing debris from paint or antifreeze. Thanks for watching.

That fossil at 9:45 is broken at a weird angle so ID is tough. It is for sure Rugose type coral but I need to sand it down to get a good look at the pattern.

Thanks for watching and the comment. This was an experiment so there were a few unusual things happening. lol I had the grit, the sugar and the blue spacers. Those blue spacers are not designed for rock polishing. They are for spacing your tile when you install tile. I was only partially pleased with them. I did like the final result.

Thank you, Tim, for letting us know about your interesting techniques--or perhaps I should glorify them and called them research or experiments. I appreciate your kindness. Carolyn in Charlottesville.@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644

It is a great one for rockhounding. There is also sand. Rocky by the water, sandy away from the water.

Happy Birthday to your granddaughter! I had so much fun I didn't notice the cold.

It was my pleasure. I am hoping to try a new beach in a couple of weeks. Thanks for watching and commenting!

A Mini Cooper. Wow. I think if a person is going to drive a low clearance vehicle they might have to watch for spots where they might get bogged down in sand. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 I think the only place they'd really have to maneuver at all might be the little hill to Ford's Point.

Ha, Ha, it pretty much all went down the drain.

That was a great experience you had being in the moment with the hawk and rabbit. I use Merlin also. The day my camera caught that hawk on video that Merlin app identified a Red Shouldered Hawk and a Red Tailed Hawk in our neighborhood. This hawk was smaller that either one of those two so maybe it was a juvenile, or maybe a Sharp Shinned Hawk. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@@timtalksaboutrocks....most6644 Going by what Merlin said and tail/eye colors, it seems like what we see of the eyes and the tail would be like a Red Tailed Hawk going from juvenile, like you said, to adult. I'm no expert by any means, but it almost seems like the thing that makes sense (or not lol). Then I saw that you can check the way it flies and its shape in flight. It's a puzzle for sure. :) Maybe it'll come by again for the camera.

@@TruthWillSetYouFree832 I like your theory about the hawk setting up the finch for a second pass. I didn't see any feathers in the yard so I don't know if the hawk was successful or not on that occasion. Over the last few weeks I have seen rabbit fur and feathers in the general area of the bird feeders so I know something gets a meal from time to time.