CMS March 16th 2019 Field Trip to Baker Lake

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CMS March 16th 2019 Field Trip

March 16th, 2019 – Baker Lake 

Meet 9:45 AM at Sedro Woolley Forest Service Office.
Directions: From I-5, go past Mt. Vernon and take exit 232 Cook Rd to Sedro Woolley.  Go through about 3 roundabouts.  Forest Service Office is on left side before the Arco Station (810 WA-20, Sedro Woolley)..

The group will leave promptly at 10 am so don’t be late!

From Renton it is approximately a 1.5 hour drive (80 miles) to meeting place.  Then another 35 miles to the collection site..

Jaspers, Agate?, Jade?, Flowstones.

This is actually Swift Creek which flows into Baker Lake and you will need waders (or hip boots) to cross the stream and access the gravel beds. Access requires climbing over snow berm and walking through some deep snow and down snow covered embankment.  Shovel (opt), bucket, and pick. Collecting is in the stream bed, so a pair of PVC gloves would be handy (the water is pretty cold). The water is 1-2 feet deep in places.   Roads are good, with some hard pack snow and ice in places.

Roger Danneman from Cascade Club is leading.  Roger.Danneman@gmail.com ; 425-228-8781 or 425-757-3506 cell.

Updated: March 20, 2019 — 9:02 am

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  • 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 …

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  • 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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