Updated 06/27/08
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 is the list of trips proposed for 2008:| Date | Sponsor club |
Location | Meeting place & time | Material | Tools |
| 1/19 | Msvl | Cedar Ponds | 9am @ Monroe Jack in the Box | Jasper | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 1/26 | PVGM & Msvl | Walker Valley | 9am @ Big Lake store or 9:30am @ Gate | Crystals & geodes | Hard rock tools |
| 2/16 | Evt |
Cedar Ponds |
9am @ Monroe Jack in the Box | Jasper | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 3/8 | MtBk | Broklyn - Postponed due to snow - New date TBA | Fossils | Dig tools | |
| 4/12 | NwR |
Racehorse Creek |
9am @ Nugents Corner IGA | Fossils, mushrooms | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 4/19,20 | Pow |
Saddle Mt & Diatom pits |
8am @ Boat access south of Matawa | Petrified wood & opal | dig tools |
| 5/17,18 | NID |
Saddle Mt & Diatom pits | 9am @ Lepricon Mkt | Petrified wood & opal | dig tools |
| 6/7,8 | Elb |
First Creek |
9am @ 29 Pines campground |
Geodes & thundereggs | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 7/2-6 | Pow |
Madras, OR |
8am @ Jefferson Fair grounds in Madras | Thundereggs, jasper, petrified wood | All Tools |
| 7/20 | Wams | Mt Higgins | 9am @ Oso closed gas station | Rhodonite | Hard rock tools, TOUGH tires |
| 7/26 | Eking | Lake Wenatchee New date |
9am @ Ranger station | Garnet, talc, actinolite | Dig & screen |
| 8/16 | Boe & PVGM |
Little Naches |
9am @ Kaner Flats campground | Thundereggs | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 9/6,7 | Pow |
Red Top Mtn |
8am @ Teanaway West Fork campground | Agate, jasper, crystals | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 9/13,14 | Boe & PVGM |
Greenwater |
Ranger station in Enumclaw on Hwy 410 @ 8am |
Agate, jasper | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 9/20,21 | Msvl |
Gothic Peak |
Strenuous 5 mile hike | Quartz crystals | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 10/4 | NwR |
Money Creek |
9am @ Money Creek Camp | Ore, picture jasper | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 10/18,19 | Wams |
Salmon Creek |
9am @ I5 exit 63 Park & Ride | Agate, jasper, coprolite | Dig tools |
| 11/8 |
MtBk |
Blanchard Hill | 9am @ I5 exit Gas Mart | Stilpnomelane in quartz | Hard rock tools |
| NwR = North West Rockies | Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282 or wsmced@hotmail.com |
| Kathy Ernst (360) 856-0588 or earnstkk@comcast.net | |
| Msvl = Marywsvill Rock and Gem | Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282 or wsmced@hotmail.com Bob Johnson 425-231-0716, bobinevrt@hotmail.com |
| Pow = Pow Wow Club | Rocky McCall (360) 629-2515or rm711@tgi.net Pauline Miller 360-658-8091 |
| Kits = Kitsap Rock Club | Tony Schackmann - (360) 372-2777 or werock205@donobi.net |
| Belv = Bellevue Rock Club | Bruce Himko or bellevuerockclub@comcast.net |
| Eking = East Kingco Rock Club | Norma Kikkert, kev1123@hotmail.com |
| Maple = Maplewood Rock Club | Dennis Borden - (425) 338-4184 or famryd@aol.com |
| Pebb = Whidbey Pebble Pushers | Dick Edwards - (360) 579-2807 or seane@whidbey.com |
| Yak = Yakima Rock Club |
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| Skgt = Skagit Rock Club | Vi Jones - (360) 424-8340 |
| Spok = Spokane Rock Club | |
| Wams = Washington Agate club |
Mike Messenger (360) 456-6930 or wams1939@comcast.net |
| WSMC = Washington State Mineral Council | Ed Lehman (425)334-6282 or wsmced@hotmail.com |
| Widb = Whidbey Rock Clubs |
Dick Edwards - (360) 579-2807 or seane@whidbey.com |
| MtBk= Mt Baker Rock club |
Brian Hughes - (360) 671-7330 or abhughes@comcast.net |
| Evt = Everett Rock club |
Bob Johnson 425-231-0716, bobinevrt@hotmail.com |
| NID = North Idaho |
Diane Rose - (208) 667-8591 or rockinroses2@msn.com |
| PVGM = Puyallup club |
Erik Chilson 360-825-3138, infernalspawnofevil@hotmail.com |
| Elb - Ellensburg Rock club |
Steve Townsend, srtrocks@aol.com |
| Boe - Boeing Rock club |
Erik Chilson 360-825-3138, infernalspawnofevil@hotmail.com |
