Updated 01/26/10
The WSMC sponsors field trips through the Wagonmasters. These field trips offer the rockhound the opportunity to collect a wide variety of materials from agates and jaspers to crystals and fossils. Experienced field trip leaders familiar with the selected collecting areas are on hand to help the novice collector find good quality material. Check with the local clubs in your area for further infomation.
Check out the Tools page for a description
of the tools needed for many of the field trips
The following areas are closed to collecting:
Kalama/Green Mountain, Lucas Creek, First Creek
Date Host
Site
Meet
Material
Tools
1/30 Msvl Cedar
Ponds 9:00 @
Monroe Jack’n Box
Red & Yellow
Jasper
Dig & Light hard rock
2/20 E King Cherry
Ck 9:00 @
Safeway So Duvall
Jasper
Wading Ck, Rock
hammer & container
3/20 Evt Miller
Rvr
9:00 @ Hwy 2
Skykomish
Picture
Jasper
Crack hammer & container
4/10 MtBk Racehorse
Ck 9:00 @ Nugent’s Corner IGA
Fossils– Morel mushrooms Light hard rock &
split
4/17-18 Pow Saddle Mt &
Diat 8:00 @ Boat launch So
Matawa
Petrified Wood,
Opal
Light hard rock & dig
5/23 Wams Mt
Higgins
9:00 @ Oso gas store
(open)
Rhodonite
Hard rock – Tough tires
6/12-13 Elb First
Ck
Canceled, access closed
T-eggs, Agate,
Geodes Dig
& hard rock
6/19-27 Msvl Prineville
Or T B
A
Camping
T-eggs, Agate,
Jasper
Dig, light & hard rock
6/30-7/4 Pow Madras
Or
8:00 @Jefferson Co
Fair
Agate, Jasper, Wood,
T-eggs Dig & light hard rock
7/17 E King Lk
Wenatchee 9:00 @ Ranger Station
Garnet,
Actinolite &Talc
1/4”screen, bucket, wood saw, shovel
8/7
Need Sponsor club So W Carnelian 9:00 @ I-5 Exit
63 Park & Ride
Agate, Jasper,
Wood
Dig tools
8/21-22 Pvgm
Greenwater
9:00 @ Enumclaw Ranger Sta
Agate,
Jasper
Dig & light hard rock
8/25 ? Ed & Bob
Whitehorse Postponed to
2011
Jade mine (fee required)
Strenuous hike light hard
rock
9/11-12 Pow 1st Ck– Red Top
8:00 @ W Fk Teanaway
Riv
Agate, Jasper, Geodes, T-eggs, Jade Dig, light
hardrock
According to Cliff Matteson, who spoke with the land manager of
First Creek (and Ed Lehman), the property will not be open to motorized
traffic again this fall. The roads still have issues, there
are slides, etc. No mention of trees this time. Rockhounds
are welcome however, to park at the gate and walk in to the various sites.
People are invited to contact Cliff to discuss options for visiting the various
sites on the property during this particular weekend. He has had some
suggestions from a number of people familiar with the area that he might be
able to pass on.
9/18 Pvgm Little
Naches 9:00
@ Kaner Flats Camp ?
Thunder Eggs
Dig & light
hard rock
10/2-3 W Sea Saddle
Mt
9:00 @ Matawa
Lepricon
Petrified Wood,
Opal
Dig & light hard rock
11/13 MtBk Blanchard
Hill 9:00 @ 1-5
exit 240 gas mart
Stilpnomelane in Quartz, Chert Hard rock
ALWAYS CALL TO CONFIRM TRIPS—SEE BELOW
Abrv
Host
Contact
E-mail
Pvgm Puyallup Vly Gem
& Mineral Tony
Johnson (253)
863-9238
Elb
Ellensburg Rock
Club
Steve
Townsend
srtrocks@aol.com
Evt
Everett Rock & Gem
Club
Bob
Johnson
(425)
408-0849
bobinevrt@hotmail.com
E King East
KingCo
Ewa
Domino
(425) 761-3007
eewaa@gmail.com
Msvl
Marysville Rock
Club
Christina Morrissey (425)
398-1300
cmvw@frontier.com
MtBk Mt Baker Rock
Club
Kris
Menger
krismenger@comcast.net
Swms SW WA Mineral
Society
Dave
Roth
(360) 295-3567
Pow
Pow Wow Rockhounds
Club Cliff
Matteson
Wams WA Agate & Mineral
Club
Mike Messenger (360)
456-6930
wams1939@comcast.net
W Sea West Seattle Rock
Club
Brian
Waters
(206)
290-2312
bwaterss2000@yahoo.com
Ed & Bob Jade Minning
Association
Ed
Lehman
(425)
334-6282
wsmced@hotmail.com
Trips are open to all. Most 2 day trips include Sat. potluck, horse
shoes, tail-gating & swap. Sun. free breakfast. A small fee is
required for Pow Wow and Madras trips. For more information contact Ed
Lehman at
wsmced@hotmail.com (425)334-6282 or mineralcouncil.org
