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pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 21, 2016 - 08:21am PT

Got this new itch to hunt for Sea Glass!
Guess it gets carried by the rivers and out into the oceans. Wave tumbling creates a perfect polish. Been hunting the beaches of Southern California for Red, Blues , Black and orange. Wiki says it takes up to 40 to 50 years to create a "frosted-polish". I'm having so much fun looking for the Sea Glass lately and just wanted to share.. post up if ya got any..
Hope others catch onto this human made hobby!
Enjoy!

day1
day2
day 2 was a lucky day! found a RED, ORANGE and BLUE..
considered extremely RARE! red's and oranges come from automobile tail lights..

my next hunt is to find a BONFIRE Sea Glass!

[Click to View YouTube Video]

Chaz

Trad climber

greater Boss Angeles area

Feb 21, 2016 - 08:36am PT

You'd have a Field Day at Glass Beach, in Fort Bragg ( CA )

For decades, the locals dumped their trash there. The big stuff has been cleaned up, but the gravel is mostly pieces of glass, ground smooth.

I don't remember the name of the street that takes you to Glass Beach from HWY 1, but there's a Denny's restaurant on the corner.

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Feb 21, 2016 - 08:57am PT

Pretty cool stuff!

I know JustTheMaid does creative stained glass work, maybe she has some ideas for a project with the glass.

LilaBiene

Trad climber

Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite

Feb 21, 2016 - 10:03am PT

I'm drooling over the picture of that beach!!! Collecting sea glass has been one of my favorite past times since I was small...these days I'm restricted to a few days a year when we make it up to Maine and I can scramble around on the rocks in front of my grandpa's house. Everyone in the family knows to leave me alone until I've had at least a few hours of hunting (i.e., to unwind). It's so relaxing -- I love it!

I made this a year or so ago...the stuff starts to pile up. :)

Needs a dusting! lol

Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber

Old and Broken Down in Appalachia

Feb 21, 2016 - 10:30am PT

When I lived near the ocean, collecting sea glass was very addicting

Wade Icey

Trad climber

www.alohashirtrescue.com

Feb 21, 2016 - 10:45am PT

rottingjohnny

Sport climber

Shetville , North of Los Angeles

Feb 21, 2016 - 12:10pm PT

EkAT....Resoling without a respirator will do that to you..

overwatch

climber

Arizona

Feb 21, 2016 - 12:29pm PT

Kinda cool, who knew? Many, apparently, except me

so that is what happens to the ones that don't end up in people's feet?

Escopeta

Trad climber

Idaho

Feb 21, 2016 - 12:36pm PT

climbski2

Mountain climber

Anchorage AK, Reno NV

Feb 21, 2016 - 03:20pm PT

Cool..so does this mean its now ok to drink good beer at the beach?

SC seagoat

Trad climber

Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone

Feb 21, 2016 - 04:08pm PT

The dangerous side of sea glass collecting...be careful out there!

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20160216/truckee-sea-glass-collector-identified-remains-missing-off-coast-of-davenport

Susan

John Duffield

Mountain climber

New York

Feb 21, 2016 - 04:52pm PT

This is a thing? I have a friend in Wainscott that does it, and google informs me, it is indeed a common hobby.

Having seen some of her stuff, I believe it mostly originates from shipwrecks. The Hamptons wrecks, are numerous, Wainscott is on the direct path from Europe to nyc.

https://maidstonejewelry.wordpress.com/40-beaches-of-east-hampton/vii-east-hampton-and-wainscott-ocean-beaches/

rincon

climber

Coarsegold

Feb 21, 2016 - 05:06pm PT

You can make fake sea glass with a rock tumbler.

SC seagoat

Trad climber

Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone

Feb 21, 2016 - 05:24pm PT

^^^^ probably so, but true sea glass also has all that history behind it.
Sea Glass hunting is huge in Santa Cruz presently because of the non stop high surfs we've had which results in exposing rich pockets of it. Just don't turn your back on the ocean!

Susan

pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2016 - 07:02pm PT

[Click to View YouTube Video]

LilaBiene what a beauty! you found a lot of BLUE!
I downloaded this video on you tube so you can see where my first sea glass hunting spot looks like.. Zuma beach

eKat : i have not decided what to do with the SEA GLASS..
i kinda like wind chimes..

Chaz that's awesome! i'll be up north this summer planning to check out every California surf break..

You can make fake sea glass with a rock tumbler.

Rincon the tumbler rolls em out.. you won't get the same from a heavy sloppy wave! fresh water SEA GLASS don't have a "C" shape..

The dangerous side of sea glass collecting...be careful out there!

SC seagoat
Willow Creek Big Sur area is for REAL..

Escopeta damnthat's a collection..

Supertopo SECRET SEA GLASS society thanks for the responses..
have you seen any good results of putting it under a BLACK LIGHT?

pyro

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2016 - 08:38pm PT

Just an FYI..

briham89

Big Wall climber

santa cruz, ca

Feb 21, 2016 - 09:21pm PT

Like Susan said, the sea glass hunting has been really good in Santa Cruz this winter. One massive NW swell after another here, has left the beaches nearly devoid of sand, and full of rocks and sea glass. Whenever I have been fishing off the beach or am walking out to surf I have been finding it, without even really looking.

Cool stuff