The club’s Rockhound Rendezvous sale will be on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 9-5 at the Pioneer Pavilion, 2007 Cherry St, Ferndale, WA. This sale is when club members offer their rock-related items (crystals, jewelry, tools, petrified wood, etc.) for sale to the public. Please bring cash as many members cannot take cards or checks. Some members can take cards.
Rockhound “pre-estate” sale in Marysville
See the flyer for details.
Upcoming Field Trip June 22, 2024
Here is a members-only field trip opportunity this weekend: Daniel Doering is leading another field trip this Saturday, June 22nd on Bailey Trail to source Rainbow Chert. To participate, meet at the Verlot ranger station at 9 am to convoy to the dig (~90 minute commute.) [33515 Mountain Loop Hwy, Granite Falls, WA 98252]
Bring a chisel, small crowbar, crack hammer, rock hammer. Gloves, buckets, eye protection, etc. (If anyone has a large sledge hammer, that would be useful as well.)
This is hard rock mining, but there is a lot of material to collect just off the road as well, so all skill levels are welcome to attend!
For more information, contact Daniel directly at: 360-319-4722
The 2024 Rockhound Rendezvous has been scheduled
Details about the Rockhound Rendezvous are found on the page for the annual Rock and Gem Show/ Rockhound Rendezvous. Here is the advertising flyer:
Field trip for fossils at Slide Mountain
The Washington Mineral Council is conducting a field trip to Slide Mountain, east of Deming, for plant fossils. The trip will be on April 20, 2024 Saturday. The instructions from Ed Lehman of the Mineral Council are the same as his previous instructions that we posted on our page about the Racehorse Fossils Site 2. See that page for maps and photos. Note that any reference to the IGA store at Nugent Corner should be replaced by Nugent Corner Market. There is a coffee shop across the street from the market.
Presentation on fossils available
The slide presentation given at the February, 2024, meeting is available at the Field Trips page. The presentation titled “Fossil Trail of Washington and Oregon” describes sites where you can view or collect fossils. The PDF version provides one slide per page along with any speaker notes for the page.
Beach Field Trips
Beach Field trip and Picnic.
We will have a canopy set up on site with charts showing beach rocks that can be found on the beaches of the Georgian Straight. We will help identify what you find when you go to our local beaches. Bring your family and beach going chairs, blankets, buckets and lunches and share a fun time of rock hounding.
Two dates; Two locations
Saturday June 17 10-2 at Semiahmoo Park, Blaine, WA
Sunday. July 1 10-2 at Cherry Point Beach
Put the dates in your calendar
New Page About Volunteering at the Show
I have added a new page that describes the volunteer activities at our annual Rock and Gem Show. There are some photos to help you see what’s involved. Please take a look and sign up to help with the show next March. The page is in the menu “About The Club” and linked to from the page about the show.
New Page for the Retail Store
I have added a page that describes the club’s retail store at the Bellis Fair Mall along with the hours of operation. There is a top-level item for this page in the menu bar.
Steamboat Rock presentation available as a PDF
I uploaded a PDF version of my recent presentation on the geology of Steamboat Rock State Park to the website. You can find it on the Links and Resources page as the first item under the heading for Education/Suppliers. The PDF has one slide per page with speaker’s notes underneath.