Originally the plan was to go to Red Top on June 13th, but the area has been closed down for the past 3 weeks due to police activity (fugitive manhunt). So now we’ll be going to Saddle Mtn which is the trip I had to cancel in April. There is no hike involved here. […]
Category: Past Field Trips
CMS March 21st 2020 Field Trip to Baker Lake / Swift Creek (agate, jasper, jade)
On March 21st, 2020, we will be going to the Baker Lake area for agate, jasper, and jade. 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 […]
CMS April 18th 2020 Field Trip To Saddle Mtns – CANCELLED
Due to the Governor’s Stay At Home order, this field trip is cancelled. We will hopefully be able to resume field trips in May with the May 16th trip to First Creek. Original text – On April 18th 2020, we will be going to Saddle Mountain for Petrified Wood. Meet at the Shell Station 9:45, […]
CMS May 16th 2020 Field Trip: First Creek (agate, crystals, geodes)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Families that have quarantined together can carpool together. All others must travel individually. When searching for material families can search together but individuals must maintain a distance of 6 ft from each other. On May 16th 2020, we will be going to First Creek which is east of Cle Elum and part of […]
CMS July 18th 2020 Fieldtrip To Greenwater (agate, jasper, common opal)
On July 18th 2020, we are going up to the Greenwater area for Black Agate, Jasper, Opal and Petrified Wood. Bring digging and hard rock tools. We’ll visit multiple sites which are next to the road, so no hike involved. Meet at 8:45 at the Enumclaw Ranger Station. Group leaves promptly at 9:00. We’ll first […]
CMS Sept 12th 2020 field trip has been rescheduled to Oct. 3rd- (Little Naches)
This trip will now occur on Oct. 3rd 2020. We’re going over Chinook Pass to Little Naches for Thunder Eggs, Lilypad Jasper, and Leaf Fossils. The Thunder Egg dig site involves a 1/3 mile hike, but the other two sites are next to the road. Meet 8:45 AM at the Enumclaw Ranger Station. Group leaves […]
CMS Sept. 19th 2020 Fieldtrip to Redtop (agate, jasper, crystals) – (rescheduled from June 13th)
On Sept. 19th 2020, we will be going to the west side of Red Top mountain north of Cle Elum. There is no hike involved, but you do need to cross a rock slide which is fairly steep. Dig site is just above the rock slide and under tree canopy. The agate is fairly […]
CMS Nov 1st 2020 Field Trip: – First Creek
On Sunday Nov. 1st, we will be going into First Creek. Meet 9:00 AM at the Cle Elum Safeway near the gas pumps and rest rooms there (exit 84 – 702 W 1st St, Cle Elum). Note the clocks change with “fall back” that early morning. This is about a 1.5 hour drive from Renton. […]
CMS Nov 7th 2020 field trip – CANCELLED – Little Naches (cancelled due to winter weather conditions)
Nov. 3rd update – This fieldtrip has been CANCELLED due to winter weather conditions Nov. 7th 2020, over Chinook Pass to Little Naches for Thunder Eggs, Lilypad Jasper, and Leaf Fossils. The Thunder Egg dig site involves a ~1/2 mile hike, but the other two sites are next to the road. Meet 8:00AM at the […]
Sept 19-20th 2020 – Come to Green River College for the CMS Rock & Gem Show – CANCELLED
On Sept. 19-20th 2020, we have our CMS Rock/Mineral/Gem show. Let me know if you want a display case at the show to display your collection. Or alternatively I will be having a Display Case exhibiting specimens from CMS Field Trips. If you have a particularly nice specimen from one of our field trips the […]