Columbia River Rockhounding

A rockhounding adventure where the Washougal meets the Columbia River, near Camas, Washington. I found an 11 pound agate right at the very end, a personal best and my largest Pacific Northwest agate find thus far!

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Transcript

Hey everybody, it’s me, Betty. I wanted to share this amazing rockhounding day I had on the Columbia River with you. But I also want you to know that sometimes I go rockhounding and I don’t find anything. And that’s okay. So come on, let’s go rockhounding on the Columbia River.

I hope you enjoy the video. That’s what I mean. Yep. I think I turned up the volume. It’s that thick.

Oh. Ready. Back of my neck getting burnt and gritty. Yeah. And it’s Let’s squeeze it.

Squeeze it, baby. This part’s kind of interesting. That looks a little bandy. Looks like it’s kind of maybe half carnelian. Almost fish.

It’s a little orange. Goody. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I sometimes I think I might have too much.

Well, that didn’t work out. Pretty surprised I’m dry. Ish. Lots of neat rocks. I want to say a huge thank you to my husband for helping me film this adventure.

We didn’t know it yet, but on the way out I was going to find a huge agate. Wow. It could be a light blue. No. Ruby, look at that pocket there.

Oh my arm is starting. It’s all