Oct 4, 5, 6th 2024 Field Trip and campout at Teanaway & Redtop (Revised)

Past Field Trips

Revised as of Sept. 25th

Details have changed regarding our upcoming Camping / rockhounding weekend of Oct. 4,5,6.

Due to the wild fire in the First Creek area, the Crystal Mtn / Crystal Ridge roads are also closed to the public. The closure order is effective through Oct. 31st, or until the order is lifted. They continue to do controlled burns to circumvent the fire’s spread and although complete containment is estimated to be Oct. 1st, I don’t think we can plan the roads opening by next week.

So instead, the plan is to get a large campsite at the Teanaway Neighborhood Forest campground on the Teanaway River and go to Red Top on Sat. Oct 5th.
Teanaway Campground – 1160 W Fork Teanaway Rd, Cle Elum, WA 98922
Discover Pass required for any vehicle entering the campground.

Let me know if you’re planning to camp and we’ll organize a dinner plan within that group.

If you’re just wanting to come up for Sat., let me know that too. We’ll get someone to lead the group up from Cle Elum

Roger Danneman (roger.danneman@gmail.com  hm # 425-228-8781 or cell  # 425-757-3506).

Updated: October 9, 2024 — 3:53 pm

Presidents Message

  • Digging It!  Thanks to everyone who joined us in March for Maureen Carlisle’s fascinating look at the world of professional paleontology digs. Our next meeting on April 9 is a great club tradition: Rock Bingo! Whether you’ve been a member for decades or you just joined last month, Bingo is the ultimate fun night for everyone kids included. All you have to do is bring three rock-related gifts (rocks themselves are just fine!), wrapped so that they are hidden, and then show up at 7pm on the 9th. Everyone is a winner – win a new treasure for your shelf and …

Meeting Announcements

  • 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.

  • 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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