CMS April 20th 2019 Field Trip To Saddle Mtns

Past Field Trips

April 20th, 2019 – Saddle Mountain for Petrified Wood

Meet at the Shell Station 9:45, 723 Government Road, Mattawa, WA 99349

Group will leave promptly from the meeting point at 10:00 AM so don’t be late!

From Renton, it’s approx. a 3 hr drive (155 miles).

Petrified Wood – Bring digging and hard rock tools, buckets, and sturdy shoes. Bring a jacket because if it’s windy it can get chilly. The road can be rough going up to the dig sites.

Roger Danneman CMS (roger.danneman@gmail.com  425-228-8781 or 425-757-3506 and Dennis Batchelor Puyallup Club (360-870-8741) will jointly lead this trip.

 

Updated: April 23, 2019 — 3:34 pm

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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.

  • Maureen Carlisle, Former Docent at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, will take us through A Day on a Dig: “Over the years I’ve been asked about what it is like to be on a dino dig, so I’d like to answer some of these questions. I’ll cover some of the practical aspects of both archaeology and paleontology, as I have had the pleasure of being involved in both.” Show and Tell: bring a fossil or artifact that you’ve found or collected.

  • 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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