Aug 21st, 2021 Salmon Creek Field Trip Report

Field trip reports

We had a great trip on Aug. 21st looking for carnelian agates and jaspers at Salmon Creek. I was impressed with what the group was finding. There’s just something very calming about looking for agates in a stream. We had 16 people and 8 vehicles on this outing, comfortable temperatures and overall very good conditions. Lots of excitement and smiles along the way, as treasures were found.  I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

The next outing on our schedule is Sept. 11th to Red Top Mountain near Cle Elum, for blueish-grey agate, jaspers, and crystal geode fragments. WA DNR managed lands are closed right now due to high fire danger, but Red Top is a National Forest managed property. What I don’t know is the status of the roads leading around the mountain, which is where we typically go. Notification e-mail will go out on Sept. 4th, at which time I should have an idea if our trip is on or not.

Submitted by Roger Danneman Field Trip Guide (roger.danneman@gmail.com)
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Updated: August 24, 2021 — 3:42 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

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  • Maureen will speak on the geology and the movement of the Washington coastline over millions of years. Show ‘n Tell: Favorite rock or mineral from Washington

  • Glen Ripper is a leading authority on Obsidian. He is a walking encyclopedia which should make this an interesting and educational meeting. Show ‘n Tell: Obsidian – let’s see your colors.

  •   We start the day off with a potluck holiday meal. The club provides roasted turkey and ham. Members fill in with their favorite holiday potluck dish. We follow our meal with the election of officers for the coming year. Our final activity is our club auction. It is a great time to pick up great bargains on rough rocks, polished rocks, slabs, fossils, opal, etc. Our Young Tumblers can use their Rock Bucks to purchase auction items. This meeting is also our semi-annual food drive for the Kent Food Bank. Please remember to bring something. The Food Bank has informed us that they need feminine hygiene products and grape or strawberry jelly. People donate loads of peanut butter but never jelly. They also receive very few donations of feminine hygiene products.

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