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 occassionally
get canceled. Only those people who signed up with be called in
that case.
2010
FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE
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Field
Trip
|
Date
|
Material
|
Equipment
|
Location
|
Rating
|
Contact
|
| Jumbo
Mountain/Sweetwater |
April
24 (Saturday) |
Olivine,
Bassenite, Travertine |
Rock
Hammer, Bucket, Rubber boots |
Darrington
|
1-1 |
Dave
Wester |
| Saddle
Mountain |
May
2 (Sunday) |
Petrified
Wood |
Rock
hammer, shovel, Bucket and gloves. |
Saddle
Mountain
|
1-1 |
Dan
Wood
|
| Twin
Rivers |
May
30 (Sunday)
Memorial
Day Weekend
|
Fossil
marine invertebrates |
Shovel,
rock hammer, bucket |
Port
Angeles
|
1-1 |
Dan
Wood
|
| Republic
Fossils |
June
11-13 |
Fossils |
Rock
hammer, fossil collecting tools |
Republic,
WA |
1-1 |
Amanda
Cohen
|
| Heather
Lake |
July
11 (Sunday) |
Garnets |
Screen,
pan, shovel |
Lake
Wenatchee, WA |
2-1 |
Daryl
West
|
| Montana
(multi-day Trip) |
Aug
14 - 22+ |
Agates,
Jasper, etc. |
Rock
tools! |
Headquarters:
Yellowstone Park |
TBD |
Richard
Olson |
| Tayor
River |
Sept.
11 (Sat) |
Concretions |
Rock
hammer, shovel, Screen, bucket |
Middle
Fork Snoqualmie River |
1-1 |
Dan
Wood |
|
|
The field
trip rating system consist of two numbers. The first number
rates the overall collecting difficulty the second rates the
terrain. 1=easy, 2=moderate, 3=difficult. Examples; a 1-3
rating means you can collect the material with little or no
digging, but it will be tough to get to the collecting site,
a 3-1 rating means you will need to expend much energy and
have special tools to get the material, but very little hiking
involved. Look for a sign up sheet at each meeting. Field
trips do occasionally get canceled, only those people who
signed up will be called in that case.
Contact
Dan Wood for more information.
Via
e-mail: Luvgeo2 (at) juno.com
|
If
you have any questions please e-mail fieldtrips (at) northseattlerockclub.org
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FIELD
TRIP MEMORIES
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Saddle
Mountain 2002
|
Saddle
Mountain 2003
|
Nevada
2005
|
Nevada
2005
|
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Mt.
Higgins 2003
|
Mt.
Higgins Sample
|
Sloan
Creek 2003
|
Sloan
Creek 2003
|
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|
Saddle
Mountain 2007
|
It's
all about the wood!
|
Digging
at Saddle Mountain 2007
|
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| Damon
Mine Entrance |
End
of the mine |
Ceiling
Soda Straw |
Damon
Mine Group 2007 |
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| Diatomaceous
Opal Pits - April 2008 |
Fun
getting dirty! |
Collecting
Grit |
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| Saddle
Mountain Trip - April 2008 |
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| Travertine
hunting at the Sweetwater Claim 2008 |
Jade
hunting at Deer Creek 2008 |
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