CMS Nov 1st 2020 Field Trip: – First Creek

Past Field Trips

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.  We’ll leave the Safeway at 9:15, head east on Hwy 970, and park at the First Creek parking area (about 10 miles away – just 1/2 mile north of 97/970 junction).  We’ll hit the trail about 9:40.

This is a 2 mile hike from the parking lot to get to the dig areas, but it’s a gentle hike on a good road bed and a wagon or jogging cart is handy for carrying tools and material.  Let me know if you’re planning on coming.

Agates, Jasper, Geodes, and Crystal – Bring digging and hard rock tools, buckets, and sturdy shoes. Appropriate clothing for weather (dress in layers), lunch, drinking water and snacks.

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

 

Updated: November 3, 2020 — 6:02 pm

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