CMS Aug 11th 2018 Fieldtrip to Salmon Creek

Past Field Trips

Aug 11th 2018 – Salmon Creek for agate and jasper.   This locale is known for Carnelian agate and red/orange jasper.  Also what some folks believe are coprolites (Petrified Dino Poop – makes for interesting conversation anyway). There are 3 locations here that have yielded agate in the past, but it takes some digging and patience.  Water levels should be relatively low and we will dig in the stream or in the gravel exposures.  Boots (or waders or water socks) and dig tools.  There is a short hike involved, but it’s mostly flat hiking (about 1/3-1/2 mile).

Meet at the Shell Gas Station off of I-5, exit 63 (Hwy 505), to Toledo at 9:45.  At the end of the off-ramp, it’s to the right

and on the other side of the road.  Group leaves at 10:00.

 

Picture shows red jasper, carnelian agate, and coprolite (or siderite nodule) all collected by me last year on two trips.

Roger Danneman cell 425-757-3506 for more info.

 

 

 

 

Updated: August 11, 2018 — 9:40 pm

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  Thanks to everyone who came out for our February club meeting – it was a fun one, with our own Roger Danneman presenting the highlights of our field trips to come for 2026. Several club members brought their impressive best finds from 2025 for show and tell. Speaking of field trips – our first field trip of the year is in the books, with a mildly snowy day at the Middle Fork of the Nooksack River up by Ol’ One Lane Bridge outside of Acme, Washington. The variety of rocks this year was excellent, thanks in part to …

Meeting Announcements

  • 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. 

  • 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.

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