Field Trips
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Field Trips
Sweet Home, Oregon
Petrified Wood Field Trip When: Saturday, October 14th at 11 AM Where: Hollywood Ranch 26250 Old Holley Road, Sweet Home, Oregon 97386-9536 This is a 5 hour drive from Seattle. Some people will leave Friday afternoon. There are over 65 different types of petrified wood. You can dig for petrified wood pick some from his available piles. It is readily available. |
Thulite Trip - 2016
Thulite Field Trip 9/24/2016 Riverside, WA Trip Coordinator: Tracy Ulbricht 425.344.3991 This is expected to be a two night venture. Most of us will be arriving on Friday and leaving on Sunday. We will meet at the picnic area next to the Riverside Grocery store in Riverside at 9:30am on Saturday morning. There is a charge of $1.50 per pound CASH. Bring plenty of it, because this stuff is beautiful and I am sure you will not want to leave with less than 60 lbs of it once you see it. Riverside Grocery Store Address is 102 N Main St, Riverside, WA 98849. We will gather there to meet up with our guide and to get familiar with where we are going and what is expected of us as visitors to the Private Thulite location. Please remember that we are guests and there are not many that have been able to visit due to the families wishes, so please be as respectful as you all are to our fellow rock hounders and the private property, pack in-pack out. At this time I do not have any information on where to locate Zebra Stone or Serpentine, but I am hoping that will change. Bring lots of water and a sack lunch. We are expecting to return to the meet up point to have lunch and talk about possible other areas to visit. CLOTHES: long pants are always the best way to go out in the field, good boots, long or short sleeved shirt, hat, gloves and possibly a light weight jacket. It is expected to be in the low 70's, but it can be chilly in the morning and weather may change between now and then, so pay attention to the weather forecast and dress accordingly. TOOLS: 2-3 buckets, good gloves, rock hammer, medium to larger rock chisels, crow bar, sledge ( 5 lb or more is a good idea), hard rocking tools will do the job. For the most part we will be breaking out and breaking up what we want. There is a lot sitting around as well, to just pick up. ACCOMMODATIONS: there are several Motels and Hotels in the town of Omak, 30 miles south of Riverside, ranging from $49.00 -$149.00 a night. We have received a group rating for our group for the Pepper Tree Inn Best Western in Omak. The quoted rates are for a Single King at $116.00 per night and for a Double Queen room at $125.00 per night. The Single King automatically has a pull out bed for a third guest, you just ask for linens. There is a free breakfast and 24 hr pool, sauna and hot tub. Call me if you are interested in the group rate, we will need at least 4 couples to get this rate. Otherwise there are two RV parks with all kinds of different camping sites in Riverside. Margie's RV park pricing is from $15 a night for two person occupied tent site to $25 a night for full RV hook up. There is availability for the weekend of the 24th. You can call them at 509.826.5810. Tell her you are with the Maplewood Rock and Gem club and they will try to group those staying there next to each other. You will be signing a release of harm form for the guide before collecting and that is mandatory. Sign up here: click |
Olivine Trip
Olivine trip on April 30th. The road is in good condition, however it is recommended that the vehicle has AWD or 4WD and is in good working condition. Meet up at Target at 7 am leaving promptly at 7:30. We will travel to the Burger King in Sedrowoolley and get a quick break before heady the rest of the way to meet up with the owner of the mine. The total travel time given is 3hrs. It will take 1.5 hrs to get to Sedrowooly and approximately another 1/2 hr to meet up with Corky (owner) and another 15-30 minutes to get to the mine. 3hrs is to give enough time for break and any traffic delays. We are scheduled to meet up at 10 am with Corkey at an Olivine gravel pile on Miskito Lk. Rd. 15 people maximum (second trip is scheduled for those not able to attend) Sign up required here. HARD HATS required Hard rock tools necessary to brake any rock up, but shouldn't be necessary to get some good chunks. Bring buckets to gather what you want for free. Wear good shoes, long pants, good gloves, layer for cold mountain air and sunscreen. Also bring a lunch and plenty of water. |
South Skagit Quarry Field Trip
South Skagit Quarry Field Trip Saturday, July 11th, 2015 This trip replaces our cancelled Olivine trip. Leader: Tracy Ulbricht Difficulty level: 1 – Park at gate and walk about 100 feet to the quarry Material: rose quartz, white quartz, pyrite, and epidote Equipment List: 1. plenty of water 2. lunch and snacks 3. sunscreen 4. first aid kit 5. sturdy shoes 6. sturdy pants 7. sturdy work gloves 8. sturdy pack or bucket to carry rocks back to car 9. rock hammer 10. trowel 11. Chisel 12. spray bottle with water ITINERARY: (to be more definite later) 6:45 AM meet at S W corner of Alderwood Target parking lot 7:00 leave in carpools We will meet up at the Burger King in Sedro-Woolley. The approximate travel time is 1.3 hrs. We do expect to arrive there at about 8:15. We will take a 10-15 minute break to make sure everyone has arrived and we then will depart once we have a thorough check for all participants. The Quarry is only approximately 15 minutes from there. Directions to Burger King, Sedro-Woolley, WA Take I-5 North to Cook Rd. Exit, first exit just past Burlington, take a right going East on Cook Rd. toward Sedro-Woolley. In Sedro-Woolley you will take a right into the parking lot of the local grocery store, this is just before you reach the roundabout. The roundabout is too far and you must continue around to Cook Rd. The Burger King is at the opposite side of the parking lot on the Hwy side of the parking lot. Sedro-Woolley Burger King: 600 Crossroads Square, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 Registration required!!! Register at: http://www.maplewoodrockclub.com/trips/ft_signup |
Olivine Field Trip - Cancelled!!!
CANCELLED !!! - Olivine Field |
Mount Baker Rainbow River
Date: April 25th - Saturday Leader: Jason Wallawine (wallawine@yahoo.com, 4256224243) Welcome to Field Trip #1! Rainbow River, Mt. Baker Date: Saturday April 25th Remember...you must sign up for this trip to attend! Fill out the Field Trip SignUp form or contact Jason Wallawine (wallawine@yahoo.com, 425622 4243) Also, please review and print the Hold Harmless Liability Waiver statement. By completing the online signup form, you automatically agree to these conditions. If you're contacting the trip leader to signup, you must print a copy of the agreement, sign it, and bring this with you on the day of the trip to participate. Individuals who have not met liability waiver requirements by completing one of the above will not be allowed to attend the trip. Please read the Field Trip Procedures and Operations page. This summary contains basic information that each attendee must know before each trip. This is a light CLASS 3 Trip: less than a mile hike in, but it is a long mile on the way out with 25lbs of rock. There is about a 350 foot elevation change from the parking lot to the canyon floor. Material: Sky blue agate, some with pink orbicular inclusion. Seam Agate. Decent quality red jasper as well as lower quality pieces of many other colors (green and purple most common). Small geodes in host rock. Lots of pretty stuff to be found! PLEASE REMEMBER: A Communications radio IS MANDATORY FOR EACH CAR. They are available for less than $25 a pair on Amazon, and at many local stores. Departure: MEET at the SW corner of the Alderwood Target parking lot at 6:45 AM on April 25th. (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/47.8320494,122.2682613/48.7647895,121.6697998/@48.7653758,121.6696488,212m/data=!3m1!1e3) Itinerary:
Equipment list: EACH VEHICLE MUST HAVE A RADIO TO ATTEND THIS TRIP.
REMEMBER: You can collect 25 pounds of rocks (that's about 3/4 bucket full) plus one other item of any size, per day. See you on Saturday! Best regards, Jason Wallawine Registration is required. Register here. |
Volunteers ?
We currently do not have a 2015 field trip calendar yet. We are looking for a field trip committee chair. This position is currently open. |
Denny Creek Field Trip - Sept 13
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Jade Field Trip
This field trip
will be Sunday, July 28th. We will be visitnig the Jade Claim of Ed
Lehman. Cost is $100 for 75 pounds of high quality jade. There is a
strenuous 2 mile hike to the claim, and participants will have to carry out the
jade themselves (you don't have to collect all 75 pounds!). Please use
the Field Trip Sign up form to register. Ed will be forwarding more info
shortly. This claim may not be open for public collection in the future,
so this is a great opportunity to collect in an area with a lot of
material. Register here!!! |
SOUTH SKAGIT COUNTY QUARRY
SECOND MAPLEWOOD ROCK AND GEM CLUB FIELD TRIP SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014 TRIP LEADER: NANCY R. Difficulty level: 1 -step out of car and start collecting Rocks: rose quartz, pyrite, epidote, and just plain pretty rocks Mandatory Equipment List: 1. plenty of water 2. lunch and snacks 3. sunsreen 4. first aid kit 5. GMRS radio 6. sturdy shoes 7. sturday pants 8. sturdy work gloves 9. sturdy pack or bucket to carry rocks back to car Other Equipment: rock hammer trowel chisel ITINERARY: (to be more definite later) 6:45 AM meet at S W corner of Alderwood Target parking lot 7:00 leave in carpools return between 2-3 PM Register at: http://www.maplewoodrockclub.com/trips/ft_signup |