April 24th, 2021 Saddle Mtn Field Trip Report

Field trip reports
On Saturday April 24th, we had 20 people and 9 vehicles head up to Saddle Mountain for petrified wood. The weather was a bit on the cool and damp side, but we found lots of material. I found a few chunks worth cutting, and a bucket of pretty nice tumbler material. A mixture of colorful agatized/jasperized pieces and “wood like” fragments/chunks. Now I just have to wait for my tumblers to free up from their current loads.
Afterwards we went to the diatom pits to see what opal chunks we could find. We had to scout around a bit, but there were some nice pieces in the discard mounds. 4 of us loaded up what I’m estimating to be a 300 pounder into Ron J.’s truck. I think that was the only rock he took home that day. I’m anxious to see what it’s like after it gets cleaned up.

Submitted by Roger Danneman CMS Field Trip Guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: May 8, 2021 — 7:10 pm

Presidents Message

  • From the Top of the Rock Pile Our annual club picnic went off great. The grass and Arboretum area was not wet or muddy, plus it didn’t rain while we were there. We had the usual club members attend, plus a few new faces. I forgot to count how many people attended, but I estimate around 40. Thank you, Angie and Brian, for shopping for the food and setting everything up. Thumbler’s Tumblers donated a tumbler for our picnic auction and another one for our holiday auction in December. The new double-barreled 15# tumbler sold for $120, approximately one-third the …

Meeting Announcements

  • Our wagonmaster, Roger, will go over the field trips he has planned for this year, including samples of what you can find at each location.   Show and Tell: Your Best Rock Find Of Last Year.

  • We’re still developing the 2026 calendar of events, but we know one thing for sure – our March general meeting will happen on the 12th at 7pm. We hope to see you there! Show and Tell: also coming soon!

  • Come one, come all and play ROCK BINGO! With schools out for many local school districts, we invite members, guests, and especially families and kids to come and enjoy one of our most fun nights of the year. Everyone is guaranteed to win at this FREE event! All you have to do is bring three wrapped presents – presents can be rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, cabochons, slabs, jewelry, tumbled stones – anything you think might be a nice gift for a rock enthusiast. 

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