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 thouse people who signed up with be called
in that case.
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Field
Trip
|
Date
|
Material
|
Equipment
|
Location
|
Rating
|
Contact
|
| Sweetwater
Claim and Jade Hunting on Deer Creek |
July
26 |
Travertine
and Jade |
Rock
hammer, bucket and sandals for walking in the river. Meet at
IGA in Darrington at 10 AM |
Darrington,
WA |
1-1
|
D Wester |
| Table
Mountain Star Party |
Aug.
1-2 |
. |
. |
. |
.
|
D
West |
| Heather
Lake - This July trip will be rescheduled for August due to
road washouts. Date to be advised. |
August 16 |
Garnets,
Talc |
Rock
hammer |
Lake
Wenatchee |
1.5
- 2
|
Johann
West |
| First
Creek and Red Top Mt. |
Sept.
13 |
Thundereggs,
Geodes, Agate |
Rock
hammer, hardrock equipment |
Ellensburg,
WA |
2-2
|
D
Wester |
| Money
Creek/Damon Mine |
Sept.
21 |
Pyrite,
Sulfides |
Rock
hammer, chisel, hard rock equipment, Flashlight or lantern. |
Snohomish,
WA |
1.5
- 1
|
D. Woods |
|
Orion
Star party
|
Sept.
26, 27 & 28 |
Crystobolite
and Flourescent Rocks and views that are out of this world.
|
Need
rock hammer, Saftey goggles, Black light if you have one. Telescpoes
will be up there for free looks. |
Table
mt. Washington |
1 - 1
|
D.West |
|
Washington Pass
|
Sept. 27-28 |
Microcline, Arfvedsonite, Quartz, Ziron,
Elpidite
|
Rockhammer, chisel, hardrock equipment
|
North Cascades - Washington Pass |
Various - contact Markus for details |
Markus Raschke |
|
Other
trips, dates TBA:
- Fossil
collecting on the Olympic peninsula. Close to parking, nice
fossils.
- A Petrified
wood, mineral and stargazing trip to Utah and area.
I would
like to extend a big Thank you to Dave Wester and Amanda Cohn
for officially joining me as your 2008 field trip planning
committee. The field trip committee would like to extend special
thanks to the following individuals for their input and Ideas.
Richard Olson for thinking up and planning the Oregon trip.
Daryl West, Christina Morrisey and Amy Wood for their valuable
ideas and help with planning the 2008 season.
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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| Diamtomaceous
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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