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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 9, 2019 19:41:40 GMT -5
I posted my latest video last night and I have another similar one coming at the end of the week. I'll post it here when it goes up. Both videos are kayaking/rockhounding videos. This one is a new spot I recently explored near my house. There's an underwater sinkhole in a bay on Lake Huron. Outside the bay, there's a really big Gowganda Tillite boulder underwater. It's a conglomerate rock similar to puddingstone. I also picked up a Petoskey Stone and a couple puddingstones along the way.
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Post by fernwood on Jul 10, 2019 4:00:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the trip. That boulder is pretty cool.
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Post by Rockindad on Jul 13, 2019 22:13:16 GMT -5
Another interesting video Rob. When will "Rock Treasures from the Sinkhole" be posting? Al
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 14, 2019 6:50:57 GMT -5
Another interesting video Rob. When will "Rock Treasures from the Sinkhole" be posting? Al Don’t hold your breath for that one!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 14, 2019 12:04:01 GMT -5
That water looks so cool and inviting. What do you think the temp of the water is?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 14, 2019 19:06:48 GMT -5
That water looks so cool and inviting. What do you think the temp of the water is? It's fairly cold, but not too bad. Maybe 60? Maybe a little colder? I'm not sure.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 17, 2019 14:34:36 GMT -5
That clear water is heaven hot or cold, gators or no gators. Great video Rob. You are a talented spokesman too. Videographer also.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 17, 2019 15:31:50 GMT -5
That clear water is heaven hot or cold, gators or no gators. Great video Rob. You are a talented spokesman too. Videographer also. Thanks James. I'm getting more comfortable talking to a camera. I've got a ways to go, but I think I'm slowly improving. Clear water is nice, isn't it? A popular T-shirt phrase here is, "unsalted and shark free". I think that being free of sharks and gators is an important quality to have in a body of water.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 22, 2019 7:43:02 GMT -5
That clear water is heaven hot or cold, gators or no gators. Great video Rob. You are a talented spokesman too. Videographer also. Thanks James. I'm getting more comfortable talking to a camera. I've got a ways to go, but I think I'm slowly improving. Clear water is nice, isn't it? A popular T-shirt phrase here is, "unsalted and shark free". I think that being free of sharks and gators is an important quality to have in a body of water. Easier to narrate than to be in camera's view. You are certainly well spoken and practiced being a teacher. Do people snorkel for rocks there ? A sunny day in an insulated wetsuit should be productive in that water.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 22, 2019 8:34:42 GMT -5
Thanks James. I'm getting more comfortable talking to a camera. I've got a ways to go, but I think I'm slowly improving. Clear water is nice, isn't it? A popular T-shirt phrase here is, "unsalted and shark free". I think that being free of sharks and gators is an important quality to have in a body of water. Easier to narrate than to be in camera's view. You are certainly well spoken and practiced being a teacher. Do people snorkel for rocks there ? A sunny day in an insulated wetsuit should be productive in that water. I talked to a guy in a shop that sells diving equipment and rocks. It’s not near my house, but it’s in Michigan. He said he finds some big Petoskey stones in deep water. Where I hunt, the rocks in deeper water are all covered in algae or sediment of some sort. The dusty stuff comes off if you brush it, but it’s impractical to brush off all the rocks to see only rocks that are easy to see are in the first few feet out from the shore. The wave action keeps those clean.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 22, 2019 8:59:04 GMT -5
Easier to narrate than to be in camera's view. You are certainly well spoken and practiced being a teacher. Do people snorkel for rocks there ? A sunny day in an insulated wetsuit should be productive in that water. I talked to a guy in a shop that sells diving equipment and rocks. It’s not near my house, but it’s in Michigan. He said he finds some big Petoskey stones in deep water. Where I hunt, the rocks in deeper water are all covered in algae or sediment of some sort. The dusty stuff comes off if you brush it, but it’s impractical to brush off all the rocks to see only rocks that are easy to see are in the first few feet out from the shore. The wave action keeps those clean. This is the same problem had here. The more powerful the wave action the cleaner the rocks are on shorelines. Algae collects on rocks in the river shoals, however if you dig a bit the current quickly exposes clean rocks down in the sand. But snorkeling in calm water has coated rocks and if you move them it only muddies the water. Those Great Lakes have big wave action has to help clean rocks for a wide distance. Plus the ice in the waves must really clean the rocks along the shores.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 22, 2019 13:10:22 GMT -5
The ice does clean things up quite a bit. That big gowganda tillite was completely visible about three weeks before, but was completely covered in sediment at the time of the video. I’m not sure what that sediment is. It’s not an algae that is stuck to the rocks, it easily brushes off. I’d be interested to find out what it is and what causes it.
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Post by stillrockinpdx on Jul 26, 2019 20:57:32 GMT -5
Cool video. Thanks for the share.
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Post by NevadaBill on Aug 7, 2019 15:25:20 GMT -5
The videos of this behemoth rock and also the giant Puddingstone rock are pretty amazing.
I think that the idea of using scuba equipment to search for superior (pun not intended) rocks is a good one. There is obviously an investment if you use an air tank, or have to rent the equipment though. But it could reveal some great finds.
If I found a Puddingstone that large (speaking of the other video I think), I might be motivated to lease a helicopter and crew for a half day to air lift it to the front entrance gate of my home. Once it was in place, it would not move. Then I could work on grinding it down to a smooth finish at my leisure, over the course of my life. It would certainly be a unique head turner for sure. And someone would need a crane to steal my rock.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 7, 2019 19:51:40 GMT -5
I have only snorkeled to find rocks. In deeper water the rocks are covered with a gray sediment. It’s pretty hard to tell what the rocks look like that way. I don’t think the sediment is as bad in Lake Superior. It might also be different in different parts of the lake.
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