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

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  May is finally here, and with the snow clearing, the flowers blooming, and the rains letting up a bit (hopefully), that rock fever is hitting us all pretty hard. I hope you all had a great time at the Rock Bingo night last month! The Big Show is Coming! We are now less than two months away from our Cascade Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show, which will be held June 27–28 at Kent Commons. This is our biggest event of the year, and as I mentioned when I started my term, the people are what make this club …

Meeting Announcements

  • Our own Mike Blanton will bring his expertise to this club meeting program – he will share the tools, tips and tricks he has developed to drill holes in stones and minerals so you can do more with the rocks you find. Show and Tell: bring a rock you’d like to make into something else.

  • Club Wagonmaster and rock shop creator Roger Danneman will present an overview of the new club shop – including equipment, scheduling, stewards, and what you can expect from this exciting new resource.  Show and Tell: bring a rock you want to polish or make into a cabochon (or something you’ve already polished or made)

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