May 18th, 2019 First Creek Field Trip Report

Field trip reports

A beautiful 65 degrees mostly sunny skies and pleasant breeze on our First Creek field trip last Saturday. We had 10 members join on this trip. First spot we tried was about 1.8 mile hike in and then up slope from there. Mostly seam agate in white, blue, and/or with green. Possibly some pocket agate, but layered not banded. The 2nd spot we tried was up slope from 2.2 miles in. Most of my material came from there. Layers of agate in seams or around crystal pockets. After cleaning some of it up I was pleasantly surprised. I’ll tumble some and believe it will look very nice. Will also try a Dremel cleanup on some. And will cut some of it.
Submitted by Roger Danneman CMS Field Trip Guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: June 18, 2019 — 5:05 pm

Presidents Message

  • From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . . . . . It’s hard for me to write this again: No meeting in September. If Governor Inslee changes things we will surely have a meeting. So check the website, call or text me for updates. My info is in the contact page of The Tumbler newsletter. You can also email me at president@cascademineralogicalsociety.org Our monthly field trips are continuing. As our summer wanes and we move towards fall please take advantage of our field trips. As long as we continue to have good weather Roger plans to have …

Meeting Announcements

  • CANCELED Due to present state mandate regarding the virus our meeting is again canceled for this month. I sure hope we get to see one another soon. In the meantime, take advantage of our monthly field trips. There is also our monthly Tumbler news bulletin which has many interesting articles plus activities for our Young Tumblers.

  • This is our annual Holiday Potluck Dinner and club auction. Mark your calendars now and plan on attending. The club provides the turkey and ham. Everyone else fill in with whatever you would like to bring. Setup is at 11:30 am and lunch is 12:30 pm. After visiting with one another, sharing a great meal we have an auction. Everyone can pickup great bargains on minerals, rocks, fossils, jewelry, etc

  • Diamond Dan has generously given us permission to post or distribute Mini Miner’s Monthly, a publication for young rock hounds. It has a lot of good activities for our Young Tumblers. They will not only learned some interesting rock and mineral facts but also activities to keep them busy.

  • Please remember to renew your membership for 2020 if you have not done so. Even though we currently can not have club meetings we are making every effort to keep our club running smoothly. We are still providing you with our monthly club newsletter. Our field trips are continuing so check out our field trip link for September and October’s next adventures. On field trips we will require 6 ft distancing and no carpooling other than with your immediate family. Our “Young Tumblers” can continue to work on their badge of choice. All the badges you can earn is under […]

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