April 20th, 2019 – Saddle Mountain for Petrified Wood Meet at the Shell Station 9:45, 723 Government Road, Mattawa, WA 99349 Group will leave promptly from the meeting point at 10:00 AM so don’t be late! From Renton, it’s approx. a 3 hr drive (155 miles). Petrified Wood – Bring digging and hard rock tools, […]
Category: Past Field Trips
CMS March 16th 2019 Field Trip to Baker Lake
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, […]
CMS May 18th 2019 Field Trip: You can choose First Creek or Greenwater
CMS May 18th 2019 – If you choose First Creek Meet 9:30 AM at McDonalds in Cle Elum (exit 84 – 702 W 1st St, Cle Elum), about 1.5 hour drive from Renton. We’ll leave there at 9:45, head east on Hwy 970, and park at the First Creek parking area (about 10 miles away […]
CMS June 15th, 2019 Fieldtrip to Redtop
This trip is 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 plentiful just under the surface […]
CMS July 20th 2019 Fieldtrip To Gov Meadows (Greenwater)
On July 20th 2019 – We are planning to go up to Government Meadows in the upper Greenwater area for opal and petrified wood. Meet at 8:45 at the Enumclaw Ranger Station. Group leaves promptly at 9:00. Dig and hard rock tools. Roger Danneman (roger.danneman@gmail.com 425-228-8781 or 425-757-3506).
NAMA Aug 3rd 2019 Gold Panning Fieldtrip to Leavenworth area
Aug 3rd 2019 – Gold Panning Trip in Peshastin Creek. Rock hounding also available. Here are the details. Important: download the Fish and Gold Pamphlet to your cell phone, or print it and bring it with you. Must have it on you or available while panning. It’s a 44 page PDF document available at […]
CMS Aug 11th 2019 Picnic at Lake Wilderness
Aug 11th 2019 – Sunday – is our summer picnic. This is a great time to pick up some good deals at our auction, as well as a fun time to socialize with members. I like to show this in the fieldtrip schedule so that you get it on your calendar. Note: I had to […]
Sept 14th, 2019 field trip – Little Naches for Thunder Eggs, Lilypad Jasper, & Fossils
Sat. Sept. 14 we’re going over Chinook Pass to Little Naches for Thunder Eggs, Lilypad Jasper, and Leaf Fossils. The Thunder Egg dig site involves about a 1/2 mile hike, but the other two sites are next to the road. Meet at Enumclaw Ranger Station 8:45 AM. Group leaves promptly at 9:00. We’ll have a […]
Sept 21-22, 2019 – Come to Green River College for the CMS Rock & Gem Show
Third weekend in Sept. will be the CMS Rock/Mineral/Gem show. Let me know if you want a display case for 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 last 2-3 years and […]
Nov 9th 2019 – New – rescheduled (from 10/19) Greenwater Field Trip
This trip is on. I was up there today (Monday 11/4) and conditions look good. The only change will be to our meet time. Meet 8:45 AM at the Enumclaw Ranger Station (450 Roosevelt Ave E, Enumclaw, WA 98022; also known as Hwy 410). We’ll leave from there at 9:00 AM. Roger Danneman (roger.danneman@gmail.com 425-228-8781 […]