A Rogers City Rock Hunt in Lake Huron
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2022
- Nancy and I head up to Rogers City for a day of rock hunting and bicycling. We had a great time and we'd like to share our day with you.
Thanks to Christina Jelinek for editing the closed captions for this video.
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Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: I haven't been able to get out and enjoy the beaches since moving to Michigan 1.5 years ago. Those beaches and crystal clear water are georgious. Beaches + rock hunting = A very good time! Thanks, Rob and Nancy, for taking us along!
Sorry you can't get out, Kelly. I'm glad we can at least give you a taste of it.
Thanks Rob and Nancy for sharing your day with me.
Welcome to my neighborhood!
I agree… I loved watching when you rock hunt together. Your banter is delightful.
Mostly it's just Nancy making fun of me. Delightful!
Hello
I can't believe my friend and I were with our two dogs hiking a trail in the middle of nowhere, to get to the beach in the middle of nowhere, and who did we run into......YOU!!! Rob, what a one in a million chance of running into each other! The last few years have been difficult for everyone because of covid and how it's affected our lives. I found your channel when my dad was sick and I was helping take care of him. I binge watched your videos and took detailed notes. After my dad passed away I needed to escape and recharge. I pulled out my notes and for the last two summers we have had some great adventures and new memories exploring new areas of Michigan. Thank you!!! P.S. I found 2 Petoskey stones and 1 pudding stone 🙂
Was that you I met at Bell Bay when I was riding bikes with my son? Those are the best sorts of places to find me, the more remote the better! I'm glad you found a few rocks. I'm really sorry you lost your dad. I miss my dad.
Enjoy seeing you and Nancy rock hunting. Another great video.
I like when Nancy comes along with me.
Very nice to be by MICHIGAN WATERS may your next rock hunt be your Best 💯
great video, good to see you in the video Nancy.
What a beautiful day. I loved the water sounds on this one.
Nice day on the lake and some nice pudding stones, too. That water sure looked inviting! Thanks for sharing, Rob and Nancy.
Love seeing Nancy...she adds a special touch ....
Thank you, Melinda!
Nancy, you go girl! Bike riding, rockhounding, you can do it all!
Thanks Rob for the video! I sure needed my “Michigan Rocks” fix!
Nancy's awesome!
@@MichiganRocks Sounds like you two are on a never-ending honeymoon. Congratulations on your everlasting love.
That was an awesome outing. Rock hunting, biking and good food it doesn’t get any better than that ! We’ve really had super nice weather on our side of the state so far this summer.
June was a little chilly, but July has been really nice here.
What a lovely day! You both found lots of nice pudding stones! 😇🥰😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good morning! Looks like a great time! Enjoy your weekend.
Thanks always a good show.
Beautiful beach day. Superb trail. Thanks for taking us out to the Michigan beach.
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* Love the Fossils . . and the colorful stones..
I loved that part of the state for Rock hunting when I stayed in Rogers city in the fall. There were so many public accesses to beaches along US 23, from Rogers City all the way to Cheboygan. Seagull point park was my favorite. Nothing can beat a sunrise on Lake Huron either. Looks like a great place to go where you are. Thanks for taking us along!
I went to Seagull Point last summer or the summer before, I don't remember which. The rocks were pretty small near the parking lot, but got better the farther I walked.
Looks like a wonderful day. Thanks for sharing it with us.
That was awesome. I loved the fossils and pudding stones that Nancy found. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, Tina!
What a fantastic day together!I really liked so many of the rocks you both found. Love all of the fossils that Nancy found. Glad you got a nice day to go have some summer fun. Thanks for sharing!✌️🤠
Glad to have you along, Kyla.
Beautiful day and some very nice rocks.
I really enjoyed the day . It's interesting how different the stones can be.
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Great day! It's nice to combine activities. Love the burger reward. Thanks for sharing the fun!
The burger wasn't planned at the beginning of the day, but we had so much fun we ended up staying much longer than we planned.
What a beautiful day to be out and about, some nice little stones and a lovely looking bike track, thanks for sharing
We both had a really good time.
👋 Nancy! ❤
Good looking picks for a Sandy beach. Great bike trail too👍 I enjoy spending an afternoon with you two😊
Thanks. We like sharing our nice days.
Great video. Nancy found some nice rocks in the water. Maybe time to turn in the dad shoes for some like Nancy's. 😄Cool bike trail. Variety of neat things. The burgers looked good.
Yes, I need to do that. She really likes them.
Living the dream!
That's no joke. I am blessed to live here and be married to Nancy.
That was a pretty cool rock hunting day. Nancy has a very professional voice for videos. 👍🏼😁
That must be her teacher voice.
Fantastic day!
Another soothing Lake Huron beach video! I’m headed to your neck of the woods with my family in 2 weeks and we’re beyond excited for our fossil fix of the summer!
I hope you find something great!
Way cool...you two make me smile!
This looked like a really nice day to be out! Beautiful scenery and the fossil park was pretty cool!
What a great day out.
It looks really warm.
The water sure looked inviting.
There were some very pretty stones, I loved that large yellow quartz
It was in the seventies that day, not hot, just perfect.
Cool finds!!!
Lovely - perfect day out!
It sure was a perfect day.
How happy the numerous rocks-plopping-in-the-lake made me. Beautiful locations on a beautiful day with two beautiful people. Thanks for bringing me along.
You're welcome, Malinda!
Time for better wading shoes, before Nancy gets tired of playing fetch. ThanksNancy for picking them up for us to see!
I have water shoes, but I didn't wear them on our bike ride. Nancy was a great retriever.
My sister and I went to Partridge point and had a blast. You will be un-jealous to know that we did not find a calyx or a frigging trilobyte!!.
I"m glad it's not only me!
🙋♀️❤❤ What a beautiful day! I think I would have jumped in to swim, even if It meant a soggy bike ride! Beautiful rocks! Nancy's fossils very cool! Thanks for letting us tag along! Ps. Great shoes, Nancy!
Nancy likes those shoes and I do too because she's comfortable and willing to stay on the beach longer.
Yes
Merci et je vous suivrai pour toujours
What a Beautiful Day at the lake!!! I'm a little jealous!! What a fantastic day together, along with the gorgeous weather!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! 🤗♥️🙏🏼
Thanks for coming along, Kim!
You two are a hoot! Thank you both for sharing your outing with us.
Was just there this past week. Got some nice ones. Good hounding from rogers city to Cheboygan. I'm the same way with my girl friend Nancy LOL!
That’s a good area for puddingstones. It’s always nice to have a Nancy along with you.
Nice adventure guys!🌹
Thanks fun video, I’m learning a lot about what to pick up and types of rocks.
Your videos really bring us into whatever you're doing, whether it's rock hounding or being in your kayak. Today's looked just a perfect day to be out and I'm envying Nancy right now as that water looked so inviting. I'm heading up to Brimley State Park in early September for a few days to rock hound and site see. Can't wait. My husband and I were in Sault Ste Marie last September and had a great time. Anyway, we always enjoy your videos and have learned so much from you over the years.
I don't usually invite the whole gang to lunch with us, but then again, we don't usually have lunch while out rock hunting.
Great video, I've driven past the fossil park, I don't know how many times, but never stopped to look at it. I had no idea it was set up to actually look through calcite's stones. Thanks for pointing that out, you taught me something about my own town.
Speaking of Calcite, I found a baseball size boulder of lake tumbled rainbow calcite crystals this year, not far from the lighthouse. I wonder if they ever find the crystals whole in the quarry?
Lot's and lot's of Rockhounds the last few years in Rogers City. It's great to see so many people out enjoying themselves in our sleepy little town. However, by this time of year they have a lot of the beaches picked fairly clean, we need a Big storm to get stuff stirred up again and then of course spring brings lots of new rocks to start all over with!!
I agree that it's great for people to enjoy this hobby, but that also makes it less likely that people will find rocks. Still, look at how many little puddingstones we found in the middle of the summer. There are still some out there.
If you're ever up in Houghton, visit the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. That place is incredible, even if you're not really into rocks. They have amazing specimens from all over the world. There's an old quarry near Alpena, called the Paxton Quarry. It's owned by LaFarge and full of water now. I was surprised at some of the things that were found in that quarry and displayed in the museum. I don't remember if there was anything from Calcite, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if there was.
The Besser Museum in Alpena has a fossil park too, but the limestone there comes from LaFarge.
@@MichiganRocks Awesome, thanks I'll check them out.
Great day at the lake shore. You almost got in some serious trouble there.
Somehow, I lived. Whew!
Incredible finds!
What a beautiful day! The water was especially clear that day!
Wow Rob, what a fantastic day! Looked like you and Nancy both did awesome out there. Sweet finds, love the puddingstones and the fossils!
We had a really nice day together.
I've stopped there before. It is beautiful. The bike ride looked really nice too. Maybe someday I'll be able to ride again and do that path. You both found some really nice rocks too.
The southern end of the path was nicer than the northern part. The northern part is nice too, but it runs right alongside US-23.
Your videos are enthralling!
Gosh I’m always so engrossed they end so soon!!
The scenery is magnificent
I Imagine if it were me I would take rocks home and make a big ole rock garden! And every time it rained it would pop!
At one point in the video did you turn to Nancy and say “I’m not 100% Chert”
Get it ! Not 100% Chert !
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Gosh, I'm funny even when I don't mean to be!
Beautiful!
Bike riding is one of my favorite pass times
I just bought a decent mountain bike and I'm really enjoying it.
My friend and I are taking a day to rock hunt next week! We’ll be hitting 4 or 5 different beaches along Lake Huron, so I’m hoping we find some goodies.
I hope so too. Good luck!
What an awesome place in the world to live! Such beautiful beautiful beaches, rocks, and people. Thank you for sharing.
You're right, there's a lot of beauty out there.
Very peaceful walk.
Glad you both had a good bike ride. And of course, loving the rocks.
What a beautiful shoreline. I really enjoyed the view of the lighthouse & watching you eat that philly cheese burger got my stomach growling. 😋 😂
I couldn't quite get that first bite off. I probably looked like Rob the Slob trying. It was good.
Lovely day! I ate lunch at that grill, too. Quite enjoyed it.
It's not exactly gourmet food, but not bad either.
@@MichiganRocks true. It was something other than what I had packed in my cooler, and the people working there were nice.
Come for the rocks, stay for the biking. If you decide to start scuba diving, you’ll hit my trifecta
Snorkeling occasionally, but no scuba diving yet.
I drive by this beach every day
You should stop driving by and stop in someday. The rocks are kind of small, but if you hunt to the south they get a little bigger.
You are so cool and funny. I love your channel!
Another nice time traveling upstate with you two! Lots of really nice rocks, but my fav was the fossil you had right before the burger break. The ones I find lower down Huron are hard but look chalkie. That one looked more like stone. I’d love to tumble that, show it to my nephew who is still going strong with his fascination with fossils. Great show, thanks for the effort!
I hadn't heard that the fossils in the southern part of the state were different than the ones up here. I found a few Petoskey stones down by Port Huron and they were just like what I find up here.
@@MichiganRocks , the colors are like nothing we’ve found so far down here. Here they are almost all off-white to grey, some parts shining and the rest flat. No brown that I’ve ever seen, and the detail on your specimen was real nice, vivid and deep looking. A keeper for our team.
We (my 9 year old daughter and I) are going to snorkel in shallow water at the north end of St. Clair, at 8 feet, there are some visible stones so we’ll pull them up for a closer look. My wife and our 5 year old will be our land crew, taking rocks up onto the dock above the seawall for a closer look. Should be fun!
@@berjo77 That sounds like a good time. I haven't done too much snorkeling for rocks because they're usually covered in sediment or algae out deeper.
@@MichiganRocks , yes, that was the case yesterday. But we’d grab one or two, come up for air and rub off the gunk. Out of 100 or so, we brought home about a dozen that looked promising. My daughter got to build her confidence with the water and rock hound with Dad. Win-win!
Have you ever lost your balance and fallen into the water? With the waves coming and going I think I might but I would love to hunt the great lakes shores for rocks. You are very lucky! Please be careful and stay safe, ❤❤
I was hunting with Wild Kyle this spring and kind of fell on my side but got up quick. I got pretty wet but dried pretty quickly too. That’s the only time I remember, but I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often.
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I have a suggestion for merc. Plastic lined cloth crossbody bag with Michegan Rocks on it with pictures of Petoskey, Puddingstone and other raw rocks all around the bottom or top.
I’m not sure that the company I’m using offers a bag like that. They do offer a tote bag and I think you can customize merchandise anyway you would like. I have a design exactly like you described with Michigan Rocks, a Petoskey stone, and a puddingstone.
This was the best I could do with the “customize” tool. This color doesn’t contrast enough with the design, but there weren’t great colors to choose from. michigan-rocks.myspreadshop.com/create?product=742610ef-e1c6-4c55-a65d-66c0d19b1da9&view=1
awesome video - been watching shark week and shark fest and the bahamas water is pretty but this is also uniquely gorgeous
Not only is it gorgeous, but it's unsalted and shark free.
lol @ 10:36 - "Got your dad shoes on". I remember the days before I got "old" (at least according to my kids) and I thought the same thing abut white New Balance shoes. Now that I am post 40 I just wonder how comfortable they are lol.
There's a brewery here in Alpena that makes "Dad Shoes IPA". There's a picture of my shoes on the bottle. When I was in school in the 80's, tennis shoes were white. I guess I just stuck with white shoes. I wore Nike Monarchs for years, but they always ended up squeaking really bad, so I switched to New Balance. Steve Jobs always wore white New Balance shoes. I'm an Apple fan and he was a billionaire, so how bad can they be?
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Dad Shoes Hazy IPA: untappd.com/b/austin-brothers-beer-co-dad-shoes-hazy-ipa/3822976/photos
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What a beautiful place ! I enjoyed the scenery, the clear sparkling waters of the lack and the beautiful rocks so much thanks to both of you 💖👍
It's always nice to have you along, Easter!
@@MichiganRocks thank you both so much for being so kind 💗💐
Lots of fossils!!! I wouldn’t puck up the “ mudpuppy” either 🤣✅
Nah, that was sort of gross, but interesting.
I finally snagged a lot-o-tumbler. I made sure to tell them you sent me. Rock shed is a great company to deal with. Thank you for the recommendation! 🙂
That's great! I hope you love it as much as I love both of mine.
dad shoes and a purse.....looking good
Nancy doesn't have to worry about anyone stealing me that way.
Rob and Nancy, you could also title this video "LIFE IS GOOD"
It sure is!
Yep!
Sorry I have never been to Michigan so I am curious why the benches are so empty. Beautiful scenery nice beaches great rocks. Wish I was there.
It is not a highly populated area of the state and there is a lot of lakeshore to enjoy. We did notice more beach goers later in the day. The weather was perfect that day. We do love life in northern Michigan.
How fun, we’ll be in Alpena next weekend, going up in the B-29 👍
That's fun! Where are you coming from and how are you able to ride in a vintage plane?
@@MichiganRocks the air show next weekend, AirPower history tour, coming from Gaylord area, Johannesburg
@@Grimes60 Ok, not that far. Are you part of a plane club or something?
@@MichiganRocks something hubby wanted to do, family coming from CA to photograph the planes, so we’re making a weekend out of it, im originally from Rogers City 😄
Rocks yea!!! Bikes, that’s too much work!!! Nice video.
We rode quite a bit that day. I was tired!
Was there this past weekend, the water was chilly! Found my first pudding-stones, several horn corals and lots of limestone:)
Ocqueoc Falls was a blast and chilly too.
@@I_wish_I_knew_something Did you go to the Underground Ocqueoc? czcams.com/video/Y_Pvt_AlF-U/video.html
I grew up in the middle of Illinois and there were no rocks or minerals of interest, really. When I lived in Billings, Montana for a while, any decorative gravel or any gravel by the Yellowstone or its tributaries had at least a little low-grade agate, at least.
That's a spot I'd love to visit someday. We went to some of the big parks out west when our kids were little, but I wasn't into rocks then.
That's a really nice hat you got there, Rob?! 😉
My hat was a gift from Cody at Michigan Rockhounds. www.michiganrockhounds.com
Second! I get to rock hunt the U P in four weeks!!
Woo-hoo! (For the rock hunt, there's no prize for second place. I'm not into that "everyone gets a trophy" thing.)
@@MichiganRocks I am probably going to take home a carload of rocks. And thanks to you I even know the names of some!
I like video with the 2 of you, nice beach
I like it when Nancy comes along too.
I started with Paleo Chris,then to Wild Kyle now on over here .I love the videos..Rocks you all find are beauties..I was just curious if you had a store that sells any of the ones you tumble..Keep up the great work..love the waves..GET IN THE WOODS
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 ty so much!!!
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Gorgeous day out, and some great finds. That mystery rock @14:45 was very interesting, did you end up taking that home to tumble? Kinda looked like it might not tumble well, but it was a pretty cool rock. Thank for taking us along!
Nope, that one didn't make the trip home with us.
Is gowganda tillite just a type of pudding stone? The matrix is just dark instead of light?
They're both types of conglomerates.
One of the first to post!!
You're actually first. Congratulations. A little known fact is that each video, I double the value of the prize for being first.
Here is a link and story about the skeleton of the schooner that you seen at the 40 mile point lighthouse on Lake Huron😀.
@@rebeccatelgenhoff3540 I think you forgot the link.
I can't believe you didn't take the Dad shoes off!! You're so silly. Nanc tolerates you well.😆 Hey, did I dream that you sent me a contact and I was the winner of a Rob treasure? I can't find the conversation, so I might have dreamed it...
You didn't dream it. I spammer was trying to impersonate me. I think I have that one taken care of now. That's the second time that has happened within a few weeks.
I could have taken my shoes off, but I was already carrying two bike helmets, Nancy's purse and a camera. I need more hands!
Tolerate is an appropriate choice of words. 😉
I really enjoy your videos, can you tell us a little about your tumbling cabinet? Did you build it or purchase it?
I built it, but a friend designed it. Here are a couple video about it:
Homemade Tumbler: czcams.com/video/6qIcK2ZohGM/video.html
Tumbler Update: czcams.com/video/PAMOCc2BNJM/video.html
@@MichiganRocks Thank You,
Great locations! Always enjoy having Nancy in video, your chit chat is amusing🙂
Any plans to team up with Taylor?
I really hope Nancy doesn't notice that Linda was there. She might get jealous.
Taylor and I talked about getting together, but our schedules didn't line up very well.
@@MichiganRocks 😬sorry about that don’t know what I was thinking.
@@margaretgilbertson1118 I thought it was funny.
@@MichiganRocks I bet your wife didn’t! Tell her I’m sorry. I know her name and appreciate the variety she brings to the videos.
@@margaretgilbertson1118 I just read all the comments to Nancy and she said, "no harm done". I don't think she's too upset. I'm really bad with names, by the way.
Quick question: Are Nancy's shoes water tennis shoes or just regular tennis shoes that she's wearing in the water? I have been using water "proof" hiking boots and sometimes they're just too bulky. I wondered what I needed to look at when purchasing tennis shoes to wear in the water. Thanks!
They're listed in my Amazon storefront, although I just looked and see that they're currently unavailable. If you look there, though, you might be able to find a newer model. I think they're running shoes that are made for running in the rain. Nancy just wears them as water shoes though and she really likes them.
Thanks for the great video as usual. I have a question if you can give your input. What do you consider chert and what jasper? When I look them up, it seems that the distinction is that jasper is prettier but they are in the same family. I see you called some yellows chert but reds jasper and was just wondering your thoughts. Thanks!
I went down a rabbit hole trying answer that question for someone a while ago. The more I read, the more confused I got. One thing that adds a lot to the confusion is whether you're talking to a geologist or a lapidary. There are many, many trade names given to rocks that are incorrect too. For example, Ocean Jasper is actually a type of rhyolite if I remember correctly.
I was just out rock hunting with two geologists recently who told me that jasper is alway red. I have spent much more time talking with lapidary folks who would tell you that jasper comes in many colors.
I've decided to just call the brown and gray stuff chert since that's what I see most people calling it. If you want to confuse matters more, throw flint into your research.
@@MichiganRocks That sounds about what my searching has found, outside of the red vs other colors, I hadn't heard that, so at least that's something. Unfortunately, I don't have any jasper (or any great rocks) near where I live. So, if I am out on a trip looking and I find something that is jasper like and I like the color, I'm going to go with it, who cares what it is called! I knew you would have info, thanks for replying and the continued great content.
Great video. We were at all those places last week. We found a few small puddingstones and some nice horn coral fossils but your eye is better than ours. Here’s a question- did you ever dump your end-cuts from puddingstones you were slabbing in the water on that stretch of beach by the road just north of Roger’s City? I found one that someone had already cut!
Nope, I usually tumble my end cuts.
@@MichiganRocks How did that go? I get flat, creamy looking pink and nothing else. Using the standard stuff I learned from you going back a year now? Just set them aside, may use them as skipping stones if I can’t improve them.
@@MichiganRocks Well, someone was kind enough to share leftovers.
@@berjo77 How does tumbling end cuts go? It works like any other tumbling. I do it all the time and they end up nice.
@@MichiganRocks I meant just the end cuts of pudding stone. Dull. The rest of my end cuts end up easy to polish and look nice.
Were you making your wishes?!
I'm always wishing to find some great rocks.
Was there a reason you couldn't take your shoes off?
I was carrying a camera, Nancy's purse, and both of our bike helmets. Carrying shoes was just a little too much. Also, the rocks sometimes hurt my feet. Wow, I did better than I thought coming up with excuses.
Question: Do you polish rocks people send you? We had a gentleman in petoskey we would take ours too when we would camp. He charged by the size. This year he was not around, either moved or passed away (he was elderly and we had been going to him for years). We usually would have him polish while we were camping but I have sent him a few. lmk or if you know someone, thanks! (Im in Frankenmuth)
No, I don't typically polish rocks for other people. Sorry.