Had some beautiful weather for the Red Top trip. Gorgeous views. 9 of us altogether. I love the agate material from there, but also found some nice jaspers and I’m anxious to get them tumbled and polished. The Gray Jays found us during lunch and were coming right up to us for chips. Lots of […]
Category: Field trip reports
report summary for cms lead field trips
May 18th, 2019 First Creek Field Trip Report
A beautiful 65 degrees mostly sunny skies and pleasant breeze on our First Creek field trip last Saturday. We had 10 members join on this trip. First spot we tried was about 1.8 mile hike in and then up slope from there. Mostly seam agate in white, blue, and/or with green. Possibly some pocket agate, […]
April 20th, 2019 Saddle Mtn Field Trip Report
Turned out to be a beautiful day up on the Saddle Mountains for this trip. We had 16 vehicles in combination with Puyallup club. About half from CMS. Really nice tumbler material. Some of it just laying around on top of the ground. Much of it just under the surface. Logs are deeper if one […]
March 16th, 2019 Baker Lake Field Trip Report
We had beautiful weather for this fieldtrip to Baker Lake and Swift Creek. There was still quite a bit of snow to cross, but the waters were relatively shallow and easy to pick with waders and gloves. 7 CMS members made this trip. There’s interesting jasper (with golds, greens, browns, and reds) metamorphed into layers […]
Nov 17th, 2018 Blanchard Hill Field Trip Report
Gorgeous sunny weather for this fieldtrip to Blanchard Hill, although a bit chilly. The location is SW of Bellingham, about 90 miles from Renton. There were 10 vehicles on this trip, led by Ed Lehman. My son and I were the only CMS folks represented in the group. The material collected is different than what […]
Oct 20th, 2018 Clipper Mine Field Trip Report
We had perfect fall weather for our field trip to the Clipper Mine on Sat. Oct 20th. Fall colors were gorgeous. This was probably the largest group we’ve had which included 19 vehicles, jointly with the Puyallup Club. I didn’t collect very much material here, but my son and I came prepared with headlamps and […]
Oct 6th, 2018 Red Top West Side Field Trip Report
Another great field trip to Red Top on Oct. 6th. We had 5 vehicles and 9 members. It snowed up there the day/night before, but otherwise conditions were very good with sunshine and beautiful views. Road conditions were excellent. We hit the snow level driving in at 4200 ft. Dig site is at 4500 ft, […]
Sept 15th, 2018 Little Naches Field Trip Report
CMS folks joined a Mineral Council trip to Little Naches on Sat. Sept. 15. We had 16 vehicles on this trip, 5 vehicles (+1 guest) of which were from CMS. It was a great day with perfect fall weather. 3 sites visited. 1st was a hike to Thunder Egg hilltop site. 2nd was to a […]
Aug 11th, 2018 Salmon Creek Field Trip Report
Excellent trip to Salmon Creek today. We had 17 people in 6 vehicles. A couple of short rain showers, but mostly a nice day. Water level was low, so we could access much of the gravel bed and everyone turned up some nice agates. A lot of red jasper too. And a few pieces of […]
July 14th, 2018 Red Top West Side Field Trip Report
We had a group of 7 vehicles and 15 people from CMS and guests from the Marysville Club for this trip on July 14th. The weather was great. Clear blue skies, mid-70s, a breeze blowing in from the west. Gorgeous views over the Teanaway River Valley. After meeting at the Mineral Springs Store, we drove […]
Meeting Announcements
Lake Wilderness Arboretum Annual Picnic Potluck – Sunday, August 11th Setup 11 am. Potluck lunch served at 12 noon. If you attend church and are a little late – that’s okay too. Mark your calendar now and plan on attending! It’s always so enjoyable visiting with each other outside of our club meetings. This is such a beautiful, relaxing location for our annual Club picnic. The Lake Wilderness Arboretum is so gracious to allow us to use this outstanding spot under the trees which includes picnic tables and parking. It’s a great family event. Afterwards the Lake is within an […]
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Our regular Board Meeting is at 7 pm. Wendy’s Restaurant located at 505 E Smith St, Kent, WA 98030 We are now holding regular Show Committee meetings before the Board meeting at 6:30 pm. You do not need to be a Board Member or on a Show Committee in order to attend. You are always welcome to join us if you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes with our club or show.
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The Young Tumblers (youth members) have their own door prize drawing at each meeting. We encourage our Young Tumblers to participate in Show ‘n Tell each month. We also have a section of our monthly newsletter for them only to earn Rock Bucks. Rock Bucks can be spent on the monthly raffle or the club auctions we have throughout the year. The website and newsletter now has your own section. Be sure to look at to see what’s new this month and any announcements.