IDAHO GEM CLUB FIELD TRIPS 2022
Date Destination Material Field Trip Guide:
Sat. March 26 Bruneau Wood Pile Petrified Wood Robert Murphey
Meet in Mountain Home, at Chevron/Burger King off East bound Exit 90 8:00 am, depart 8:30 am
Sat. April 9 Graveyard Point Plume Agate Sandy Blodgett
This trip begins at the Hwy 95/55 Extra Mile Fuel Stop at 8:00 am, depart 8:30 am. “The Loop” is a 15 mile loop where you can collect from several sites which we will make short stops at. If you wish to collect rocks, we suggest you return on April 10 and do so. Today, the destinations will be pointed out by Sandy.
Sat. May 14 A.M. Bennett Mountain Red/Blue Agate Tony Funk,
P.M. Idaho Rock Shop All sorts in Tony’s amazing rock yard
We will meet at Exit 90, Mtn. Home Chevron/Burger King at 7:00am and leave 7:30 am. You must leave Boise an hour before at 6:00-6:30 am to be on time at Mtn. Home Exit 90 Chevron Magic Valley Gem Club will join us for this trip. We will travel about an hour from Gooding which is where we will meet Tony. Our goal is to collect until around noon, then head back to Gooding where we can spend the afternoon in Tony’s Rock Yard. We will be able to pick and pay per pound.
Sat. June 4 Beacon Hill Club Claims Agate/Crystal Lined Nodules The Renkens
Sun. June 5
We will meet off I-84 West at the Rest Area just across Snake River into Oregon at 7:00 am, leave at 7:30 am and wind through Weiser to the turn off. This claim is ONLY accessible during a scheduled Field trip with the Renkens because of crossing private properties and special permission they work out with ranchers.
June 11 Whangdoodle Opal Club Claim Opal, Fire Opal Don Dixon
Queenstone Jasper Cullen Anderson
This trip begins at the Hwy 95/55 Extra Mile Fuel Stop at 8:00 am, depart 8:30 am
July 9 Nyssa ThunderEgg Days Event Thundereggs and Geodes
During this event there are usually field trips to Owyhees for Thundereggs. Trips are by Nyssa Chamber
August 12,13,14 Glass Buttes/Hampton Butte Obsidian and Petrified wood Cheryl Link
This 3 day trip allows us to spend one day in Burns at Palisades Green Obsidian Claim with Jim Witt, one day at Glass Buttes with Emory Coons for Obsidian, and one day at Hampton Butte for green wood. We meet in Burns at McDonalds at 8:00 am Pacific time, leave 8:30 am on Friday. The rest of the days we will decide where to collect that day and where to meet.
Sept. 10,11 Texas Springs outside Jackpot Nevada Pink Petrified Agatized Limb Casts Plans for this trip will be discussed closer to the date. Overnight camping is recommended.
October 8 Undecided destination...this is up to the club members to pick a location.
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