Our summers are full of field trips. Most are day trips but a few involve overnight stays. We have an easy, two number rating system to aid parents and others in deciding if a particular field trip may be right for them. The system rates the difficulty in getting to the site and the difficulty in extracting the rocks. Many trips are child-friendly.

The field trips are privately arranged and are simply presented here so our members may take advantage of those that are of interest. If you are interested in participating in one of these trips, contact the name listed below for more details. Also, look for the sign up sheet at each meeting. Field trips do occasionally get canceled. Only those people who signed up will be called in that case.

Visit our monthly meetings to get the details on field trips.

If you have any questions please e-mail field-trips (at) northseattlerockclub.org

 

FIELD TRIP MEMORIES
Saddle Mountain 2002	Saddle Mountain 2003	Nevada 2005	Nevada 2005
Mt. Higgins 2003	Mt. Higgins Sample	Sloan Creek 2003	Sloan Creek 2003
Saddle Mountain 2007	It's all about the wood!		Digging at Saddle Mountain 2007
Damon Mine Entrance	End of the mine	Ceiling Soda Straw	Damon Mine Group 2007
Diatomaceous Opal Pits - April 2008		Fun getting dirty!	Collecting Grit
Saddle Mountain Trip - April 2008
Travertine hunting at the Sweetwater Claim 2008		Jade hunting at Deer Creek 2008
Fossils Liberty, WA: Swauk Formation 2012		Fossils Liberty, WA: Swauk Formation 2012
Fossils Liberty, WA: Swauk Formation 2012		Fossils Liberty, WA: Swauk Formation 2012
UTAH Trip 2012		UTAH Trip 2012
UTAH Trip 2012		UTAH Trip 2012

TRIP REPORTS

The North Seattle Lapidary & Mineral Club is pleased to present trip reports as prepared by our members. Click the link below to take you to a directory page.

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AREA FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES

There are many organization that offer field trips in the Seattle area. Click the link below to take you to a Area Field Trip schedule and contact. By clicking this link, you will be redirected the the Washington Mineral Councils home page. Click the link on the right of the home page to see their trip schedule.

2013 TENTATIVE Club Field Trip Schedule

If you are a member of NSLMC you can find all the information about the clubs Field Trips being held this year in your copy of the Rocky Trails for all the details.

WagonMasters
2013 Field Trip Schedule
The WSMC sponsors field trips through the Wagonmasters.These field trips offer the rockhound the opportunity to collect a wide variety of materials. Experienced field trip
leaders familiar with the selected collecting areas are on hand to help the novice collector find good quality material. Check out the Tools page (at www.MineralCouncil. org) for a description of the tools needed for many of the field trips.

Feb 16 – Marysville Rock Club
(Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282, wsmced@hotmail.com); Beaver Valley Quarry;last year’s info: 10:30 AM @ Port Ludlow Chamber
of Commerce (93 Beaver Valley Rd); chert, zeolites,
geodes; hard rock tools.
Mar 23 – Everett Rock & Gem Club
(Brad Johnson (206)403-3073, cavemanrocks@yahoo.com); Saddle Mountains; last year’s info: 9:00 AM @ Harvest Foods, Mattawa; petrified wood & diatomaceous opal; light rock & dig tools.
These trips are open to all. Always call contact to confirm information. Most of the two-day trips include a Saturday evening potluck, horseshoes, and a free Sunday
breakfast. Material swapping and tail-gating encouraged. A small fee is required for Pow-Wow and Madras trips. For more information, contact Ed Lehman at wsmced@
hotmail.com or (425) 334-6282 or see www.Mineral-Council.org.

These Wagon Master trips are open to all. Always call contact to confirm information. Most of the two-day trips include a Saturday evening potluck, horseshoes, and a free Sunday breakfast. Material swapping and tailgating encouraged. A small fee is required for Pow-Wow and Madras trips. For more information, contact Ed Lehman at wsmced@hotmail. com or (425) 334-6282 or see www.MineralCouncil.org.

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