 Hello and welcome once again to the Rugged Rockhound today. I'm back at that Jericho Moss agate area Although I think I'm gonna change the name I'm gonna change it to the Hop Creek because that creek down below us is called Hop Creek and Jericho's way out there in the Valley, so I think a better name for the agate area is Hop Creek Anyway, so today we're gonna go ahead and take a look. I'm here with my aunt today So welcome And we're gonna go ahead. I'm gonna try further up the stream Just to see what's up that way because when I was out here last time we did find a few little shards of petrified wood So I'm wondering if maybe that came from further up Also, I'm curious if there's agate further up. We were kind of running out of stuff as we kind of went a little further but Who knows so I want to check that way and maybe check some of the hills today Let's see what we can find. Okay. We're down in the wash now So you've already found a few little pieces So I've got this little one right here And right over here on the wall as we're gonna we're gonna start heading up the wash this time Look at that That's got some color in it That one's a little bit more colorful than most of the stuff I see around here So I washed this piece off and up here we've got some dendrites in it, so it is a moss agate Okay, so I just found this one right here. Take a look at that one. That's a good size That looks nice Definitely get some light coming through that Isn't that cool? Hey, hey, she found a piece of jasper. It looks like it might have been worked a little bit That's what I think so it might have been an Arrowhead that broke as they were making it or broken you so yeah Just found this one right there look at that Not bad I just found that one that looks nice It's a good size right there Good My aunt says she found something I have to come see it Up on the hill. Yes, I can see that Did I see that one? Look at that one right there Go ahead and pull it out I get the honors. Yes, that's a good one Oh, can you see in this though? There you go. There you go. Nice Here's another one Not too bad Still kind of small though. So I found that piece right there I picked up my bucket and realized look where I set my bucket Right on top of that. Oh Oh, look at the size of that Oh, that's gonna be a good one I'm gonna cut that thing. Let's spread off now. Let's take a better look at how nice this is Look at that light come through it Here is this one cut open Oh That looks nice through there Let's get some light through it Hopefully you guys can see Because it looks really nice That is cool So my aunt just pulled up that one. Go ahead and show them the one you just found She just found that one. Oh, he found it And then I just found this one. This one looks good to cut So I'm probably gonna cut that one open My aunt found one with some yellow in it. Look at that one. That's pretty. That's a good one I love it when it's got that yellow. I think I found another good one right there Sure enough That's pretty decent That should look pretty nice cut So my aunt found that one right there. I'm gonna pick that thing up Oh, it's bigger than that. Oh, it's nice Yeah I saw this little one over here I'm right down here. I saw this looking. It's a nice looking one. It's got some yellow in it That should be nice to cut Here's this one cut open It broke a little bit, but The inside is quite nice. Look at that So we had been hiking up the stream We decided to turn around come back because we weren't finding much and it and it was getting really muddy And our car is still parked there. So we're coming back down here And we're gonna search the side of the hill here and the washes down there And see this one So we've got another nice little one here So I saw this piece right there You see the agate? Now look at that I believe it's petrified wood There might be limb casts Wonderful that a bunch of this agate is actually limb casts I don't know But that's interesting Found something here very colorful Put that up It's like a jasper maybe Makes me wonder if it's a piece of wood I don't see any wood textures in it though It does look a little light through though. So that's actually more of an agate a dark agate That's really cool though. There is a nice piece Nice I can see the nice banding right there Good So I just found the one there and just tossed it in the bucket and as I did so I saw this Nice That looks like a good one That'll be a great one to cut open All right, what do you find? That's a lovely piece Oh, that is a nice piece. Look at the banding in that That is a good piece Look at that Nice There's a nice thin piece just sitting there Very clear Like when they're really clear. It's cool Looks like we've got something sticking out here. Let's take a closer look Yeah That's interesting Probably cut that one too I just pulled that piece out there and I looked over this way and I see something from over here I'll get closer so you guys can now see it. But look at that That looks good, doesn't it? That looks like a nice piece Quartz in the middle a little bit of banding on the edge It's a good looking piece Any others? Oh, I see another one right there Nice Yeah, it definitely looks like the better place to look is on this hill Because this is where it's coming at Here's this one cut open Oh, that's pretty nice Not bad. That's from the blade So a little while back I was in a zone where I found a bunch and then this area right here I found nothing and then here all of a sudden Found this one And then I see another one right there So they do seem to come and go in little pods or zones So yeah, good thing to know Another nice little piece. It's got some good banding right at the top So Jasper right there Nice It's a mossen So here on this slope Found two nice looking things. We got this one I have a classic looking one Nice But on the side of it something a little bit more interesting Oh, look at that It's banded, but look at the bottom I've got some color there and I think it's not just on the surface. I think it's in it Oh, I'm looking forward to cutting that one open So here's this one cut open had a fracture right there Look at that It's nice There let me move that fracture piece off so I can Show these pieces Very nice Another interesting looking piece Huh This is a piece of the altered volcanic rock And it actually looks pretty nice So some of the volcanic rock up there Can be nice There's little washed out areas are probably a really good place to search There we go. There's a piece right there And over here I saw some jasper There oh, that's a good piece look at that Oh, wow, that might really be pretty. I'm gonna go wash that off Yeah, look at that. It's very dark, but look at those patterns in there That is neat Cool. I found this that is definitely petrified wood Huh Yep, there's definitely petrified wood In this volcanic, but it is very few and far between So when you're out here if you're trying to find out where the agates are coming out of You're looking for that this volcanic rock that looks like this kind of a darker volcanic And the slope will look like this and you'll see some white standing on a lot of the rocks That tends to be where the agates come out of And there's really big So but they will be here and there like you'll have zones of this volcanic rock that have nothing And then all of a sudden you'll have some And then nothing again. So my aunt just found that nice piece. Look at that Would you do the honors? Look at that thing happy day Oh That's gonna take some real cleaning to get all this off Well, we'll get home clean it But that is a big piece very nice And then look and then right next to it. I saw this Look at that Another nice piece We're gonna have to cut that one Two really good pieces right here at the top And here is this one cut open Nice like this little cloud like effect over here And if you want to see how the light is coming through it So my aunt found this one I've been finding a few pieces like this it almost looks like a I don't know like a weird welded tough that became like opalized or agatized or something Very interesting So this is a bigger piece. We'll take this home cut it open see if it's any good Look at that piece another big one on top of the hill. Oh, it's just a nice layered one Well take that home and get that cleaned off and Probably cut it. There's this one Which It had really nice banding Like this, but I decided to risk it this way to see if I could get some nice Features and we got a few and it broke a little bit. So I got a few pieces here But this Looks quite nice Looks like I just found another piece of petrified wood Very interesting one In fact, it makes me wonder if some of the other things we've picked up might be wood as well My aunt just found a nice piece of jasper right here That'll look really nice Here is a great example of how difficult they can be a spot from this side. It just looks like a rock But then if you kind of flip it over and start looking at it you go, oh wait, no, no, that's an agate So, yeah, they can be a challenge Looks like a nice one right there Good banding I heard a woohoo from over here. I should go see what the woohoo is about Oh, they're good pieces Good pieces. Oh, that's got good banding. That'll look so nice cut open Oh, yeah, that'll be fun too. That probably should look really nice Oh, there's another one. Well, you got the nice botteradal formation there on the surface. Here's this one my aunt found That nice banding on it and Oh, the banding continues inside Cool Nice piece. Here's this one cut open. It broke a little bit But it's kind of neat inside So this little one had a pocket going into it Look at that Nice Another decent looking piece Nice Just found a nice piece of yellow agate That'll be nice This yellow piece broke off Oh, hey, look at that right in the middle. That is really cool So right there I just saw this rock and was like it looks different Look closely at it and look you get little bits of like agate and stuff going through it Yeah, so I'm gonna get this home and cleaned off It's too big to cut But at least get it cleaned off You should get up and just wander over that way and see if you see anything Oh really? Yeah Because you've found her already Go check see if you can find it I didn't touch it. I didn't disturb it so that would look all natural I'm in training Okay, so even go find it just wander over that way No, I won't have to you'll see it She saw it Mother load! Yeah, I left it there so that you could see it Oh, did you see how big it is? Look at that thing Mother load! There's another one here just for me There's gotta be, right? Yeah I just saw that and I was like I'm not gonna search anymore for now I'm just gonna I'm just gonna head back Here's this one all cleaned up It's pretty cool, but I don't see a lot of banding And I decided I didn't want to cut it I think I like to keep it the way it is I like that little red in there That's cool So here's a close-up of that nice one my aunt found That'll probably look really nice when we cut it Found this neat little wash area What did I find here? Oh, that looks good And now if we come over here Well that looks good And now let's go up here That looks fantastic Okay, I'm gonna pull them out Let's start with the first one You ready? How am I going up this way? So starting with the first one Come on over I'll show you all the truth Come on, come on So No fair No, come on Let's go to the second one Okay Let's pull the second one out now No way Can I get this one? Can I get this one? Nope, okay you can pull it out No no no, I gotta get this one Look at this one See that's the third one I told you That was even bigger Ouch Oh, watch out for those Yes, pull it up Look at this Okay, okay Look at that, Agat Oh, that's got some nice stuff Yeah Just look at those circles coming off the top Oh my god That's the one that you heard me explain for Because you were going crazy over it? A little bit So we spray it off and get a better look at it Oh god That's why it's like you better get over here Before I find all the big ones So that big one we pulled off This, let me show you what it looks like after I sprayed it Look at that Oh, that's the way it is Look at that one Wow Wow That's a sweet mama That is the best Agat we have found here to this date This is the best This is the best It is the best And here is this amazing one all cleaned up So that's the side we saw sticking out of the ground Take a look at that Look at it go all through that And it's just all through it This will be something to slab up Down the road when I have a bigger saw Look at that What a piece That looks like another good piece Get that out Oh yes, much bigger than I thought That'll be nice Let me go wash that off Okay got back and sprayed it off and here we go Pretty nice Decent piece, nice and big That should be good So here's this one factured a bit So that kind of broke off This looks pretty nice Look at that What did I just find? Wow We've been getting little pieces that have little bits of this Agat stuff going in Look at that Wow Let me spray it off It is so dark Yeah even after spraying it off it's like hard to tell But wow that is so cool Here's this large piece I think it's a lot of the altered volcanics It's got a mixture of agates and just other things going on inside of it It is really cool though We made it back to the vehicle And we actually were out here pretty long It is 230 and we're close to three And it's pretty hot We decided to stay out through the heat And it was worth it We found some amazing stuff And you guys have already seen it cut open It should be amazing So like I said I'm going to call this Hop Creek Agates And So after hiking around I've got a better feel So between here The GPS that we gave for this spot This parking spot Between here and that first parking spot down the road Everything from the road down into the gully And then up onto the hillside over there Seems to be the zone where you find most of the stuff So if you're coming out here That's where you look And it just kind of comes and goes You'll find a spot You'll find a few pieces and then nothing And then a few pieces and then nothing And that's how you find the stuff out here Hopefully I can get out and check out some of these other canyons here And see what else is around here Until next time Remember there's treasure everywhere