Date

Destination

Meet

Notes

Coordinator

April 3, 2010 - Saturday

9:00 AM

Shop tour

Orchard Mesa City Market P/L

9:00 AM

Mary Anne Denney,

245-5517

April 25, 2010 -Sunday

7:00 AM

State Bridge area

Gold’s Gym (Clifton) P/L

Not later than 7:30 AM

Pyrite and pyritized fossils

Bring lightweight tools – approx. 1 mile hike to digging site.

Wayne McCracken

255-8374

May 29, 2010 - Saturday

8:00 AM

Grape Agate Beds – San Rafael Swell, UT

Fruita City Market P/L

8:00 AM

Grape agate, geodes

Tim Dingman,

242-0104

June 19, 2010 - Sunday

9:00 A.M.

Calamity Camp

Community Center in Gateway,

9:00 AM

Historical site

Dave McCullough,

523-5443

September 11 or 12, 2010

Dragon, Watson & Rainbow (CO) area

TBA

TBA

September 25, 2010 – Saturday

8:00 A.M.

Yellow Cat

Fruita City Market P/L

8:00 AM

Agate, wood, collectibles

Jana and Michael Burritt,

257-1033

Recommendation for a successful trip include:  full tank of gas, 4WD, food, WATER, rockhounding tools and storage containers for rocks, first aid kit, clothing appropriate to conditions, maps, sunscreen & bug spray.

Nice to have:  GPS, camera, notebook and writing instrument, ATV’s, metal detector, gold pan (hey, you never know!) & folding chairs.