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FIELD TRIPS
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Washington State Mineral Council
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.
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 | 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 |
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 |
Geodes & thundereggs | Dig & light hard rock tools | |
| 7/2-6 | Pow |
Madras, OR |
8am @ 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 |
| 8/16 | Boe & PVGM |
Little Naches |
9am @ Kaner Flats campground | Thundereggs | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 8/23 | Eking | Lake Wenatchee | 9am @ Ranger station | Garnet, talc, actinolite | Dig & screen |
| 9/6,7 | Pow |
Red Top Mtn |
Teanaway West Fork campground | Agate, jasper, crystals | Dig & light hard rock tools |
| 9/13,14 | Boe & PVGM |
Greenwater |
9am @ Camp 7222? | 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 |
Most trips will have 8 1/2” X 11” WSMC direction signs. Most week-end trips will have a Sat evening pot-luck, and a Sun morning free pancake breakfast. Material swapping, and tail-gating encouraged.
2 day trips, Sat. evening potluck, tailgaiting, rock swap. Sun. 7:30 to 8:30 pancake breakfast.
ALWAYS CALL TO CONFIRM TRIPS. SEE CONTACT LIST BELOW
| 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 |
| 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 |
These trips are open to all.
Many of the multi-day trips include a Sat. potluck and free Sun. breakfast. Quite a bargain huh ! Tail gating and rock swap at many 2+ day trips.
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.