• See WSMC web site for more details: WA State Mineral Council
Date Sponsor Club Location Meeting Place & Time Material Tools
1/30 Msvl Cedar Ponds 9:00 @ Monroe Jack’n Box Red & Yellow Jasper Dig & Light hard rock
2/20 E King Cherry Ck 9:00 @ Safeway So Duvall Jasper Wading Ck, Rock hammer & container
3/20 Evt Miller Rvr 9:00 @ Hwy 2 Skykomish Picture Jasper Crack hammer & container
4/10 MtBk Racehorse Ck 9:00 @ Nugent’s Corner IGA Fossils– Morel mushrooms Light hard rock & split
4/17 - 18 Pow Saddle Mt & Diat 8:00 @ Boat launch So Matawa Petrified Wood, Opal Light hard rock & dig
5/23 Wams Mt Higgins 9:00 @ Oso gas store (open) Rhodonite Hard rock – Tough tires
6/12 - 13 Elb First Ck 9:00 @ W Fk Teanaway River T-eggs, Agate, Geodes Dig & hard rock
6/19 - 27 Msvl Prineville Or T B A Camping T-eggs, Agate, Jasper Dig, light & hard rock
6/30 - 7/4 Pow Madras Or 8:00 @Jefferson Co Fair Agate, Jasper, Wood, T-eggs Dig & light hard rock
7/17 E King Lk Wenatchee 9:00 @ Ranger Station Garnet, Actinolite &Talc 1/4”screen, bucket, wood saw, shovel
8/7 Swms So W Carnelian 9:00 @ I-5 Exit 63 Park & Ride Agate, Jasper, Wood Dig tools
8/21 - 22 Pvgm Greenwater 9:00 @ Enumclaw Ranger Sta Agate, Jasper Dig & light hard rock
8/25 ? Ed & Bob Whitehorse 9:00 @ Whitehorse store Jade mine (fee required) Strenuous hike light hard rock
9/11 - 12 Pow 1st Ck– Red Top 8:00 @ W Fk Teanaway Riv Agate, Jasper, Geodes, T-eggs, Jade Dig, light hardrock
9/18 Pvgm Little Naches 9:00 @ Kaner Flats Camp ? Thunder Eggs Dig & light hard rock
10/2 - 3 W Sea Saddle Mt 9:00 @ Matawa Lepricon Petrified Wood, Opal Dig & light hard rock
11/13 MtBk Blanchard Hill 9:00 @ 1-5 exit 240 gas mart Stilpnomelane in Quartz, Chert Hard rock
ALWAYS CALL CONTACT GROUP TO CONFIRM INFORMATION:
Most trips will have 8.5"x11" WSMC direction signs.
Most week-end trips will have a Saturday evening pot-luck, and a Sunday morning free pancake breakfast.
Material swapping, and tail-gating encouraged.
Many trips there is a $.50 registration fee per person per day.
CONTACTS
Abrv Host Contact E-mail
Pvgm Puyallup Vly Gem & Mineral Tony Johnson (253) 863-9238
Elb Ellensburg Rock Club Steve Townsend srtrocks@aol.com
Evt Everett Rock & Gem Club Bob Johnson (425) 408-0849 bobinevrt@hotmail.com
Msvl Marysville Rock Club Christina Morrissey (425) 398-1300 cmvw@verizon.net
MtBk Mt Baker Rock Club Brian Huges (360) 671-7330 rockhounder@live.com
Swms SW WA Mineral Society Dave Roth (360) 295-3567
Pow Pow Wow Rockhounds Club Cliff Matteson
Wams WA Agate & Mineral Club Mike Messenger (360) 456-6930 wams1939@comcast.net
W Sea West Seattle Rock Club Brian Waters (206) 290-2312 bwatersss@yahoo.com
Ed & Bob Jade Minning Association Ed Lehman (425) 334-6282 wsmced@hotmail.com
Trips are open to all. Most 2 day trips include Sat. potluck, horse shoes, tail-gating & swap. Sun. free breakfast. A small fee is required for Pow Wow and Madras trips. For more information contact Ed Lehman at
wsmced@hotmail.com (425)334-6282 or mineralcouncil.org
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