Preliminary List of Field Trips for 2010

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

A few trips include access to private land or claims that may include a daily or per pound fee. Most Madras fees are $ 1.00 a pound.


Other Contacts:
BC Wagonmasters - Harley Waterson: harley.waterson@hp.com
Lapidary Society of B.C. has a web site at http://www.lapidary.bc.ca/
Oregon clubs - Tim Fisher - http://www.OreRockOn.com/

Be sure to contact the appropriate club for meeting time and place

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