Field Trips are the best reason to join our club!

~ See below for Scheduled Field Trips ~ 

Flowers & ground cover after the Hayman Burn (2004).  Click photo to enlarge.    ~John Rakowski photo

 

Feel free to contact us with your questions and/or suggestions at fieldtrips@LGGMclub.org  If you have a recommendation for a field trip -or- desire to lead a trip, please contact Dan Alfrey or any of our Officers today!  Remember!   From April through October, we (typically) meet at/before 9:00 am for only about 15-20 minutes to allow more time for our field trips!

 

 2011  

* (Sat.) January 8, 2011 ~ 10am ~ No field trip / Cleaning Demonstration for Pegmatite Materials

* (Sat.) February 12, 2011 ~ 10am ~ No field trip / New Crystal Hunters - DVD

 * (Sat.) March 12, 2011 ~ 10am ~ Pete Modreski pegmatite Presentation & 1st club FIELD TRIP - White Peg' (North of Deckers)

 * (Sat.) April 9, 2011 ~ 9am ~ No field trip / Special Pebble Pups CELEBRATION -and- Alma Geostudy Presentation!!!

(Sat.) April 16, 2011 ~ 9am ~  Topaz Mtn Gem Mine (private claim) Fee Required/Limited Space ~ Trip Leader is Dan Alfrey

April 22-24, 2011 ~ Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show (Spring) - Denver ~ April 22-24, 2011 

(Sunday) May 1, 2011 ~ (New!) Club Lapidary WorkShop GRAND OPENING! 1-3PM (Members-Only)

(Sat.) May 7, 2011 - 9AM Amethyst Dig at Canon' City Geology Club -private- claim (click HERE for data sheet) 

* (Sat.) May 14, 2011 ~ 9am ~ Colorado Rocks! Join us for an InterActive Discussion about Examples of Colorado Prospecting, Gems, and Locales with Owner/Miner Amanda Adkins ---and--- * (Sat.) May 14, 2011 ~ 9AM ~ Forever Mine private claim Field trip!  Leaders are Townsend & Frankie Wolfe  MEET at the Lake George Community Center 9AM

(Sat.) May 28, 2011 ~ 8am ~  "Patience" Club Claim field trip! Meet at Langstaff-Brown in Woodland park (Hwy.67 at Hwy.24) 8AM

* (Sat.) June 11, 2011 ~ 9am ~ Spruce Grove interclub trip with DGMG (for Colorado Topaz!) Trip Leader is John Rakowski (Fee Camping avail.)

(Sat) June 18, 2011 ~ 10am-1pm ~ Pebble Pups & Junior Geologist inter-club field trip w/ CSMS & FMC ~ Leadville pyrite!

2-Day Trip (Sat-Sun)  June 18-19, 2011 ~ Last Chance Mine (Creede) and Marshall Pass exploration! ~ Meet at the Mining Museum north of Creede at 11am. 

Sowbelly Agate ($2/pound).  Sunday we will visit two other specimen sites. Leave when you like or join us Sunday!

(Fri-Sat-Sun) June 24-25-26, 2011 - RMFMS Show & CSMS Rock Fair at WMMI in Colorado Springs

* (Sat.) July 9, 2011 ~ 9am ~ Petra Placer field trip (private claim) for prize Colorado TOPAZ.  This is a VERY dificult Trip! (Start at 9000', hike straight up for 45 minutes to the Site!)

*(Sat.) July 9, 2011 ~ 9am ~ Courtney Marie field trip (private claim) for Smoky & Amazonite.  Easy Trip.  InterClub trip with Columbine Gem Society.

(Sat.) July 16, 2011 ~ 9am ~ 'SmokyDog' ( prize Smoky/Amazonite site) private claim - EASY Trip!

For The Smoky Dog trip, let's MEET at the 'Wide-Spot', North of the Forest Service 'work station' in Lake george at 9AM.

July 15-17, 2011 ~ Victor Gold Rush Days (Victor Colorado) July 15-17, 2011

(Sat) July 23, 2011 ~ Pebble Pups inter-club field trip w/ CSMS & FMC (New Hope Amethyst) Meet approx. 200 yds. North of Hwy.50 on Hwy.9

 (Sat.) August 6, 2011 ~ GOLD Panning Trip !!! 9 AM.  Meet at the Happy Meadows Campground, North of Lake George 

( See our Calendar TAB for more August 6th trip Details ! ) - Contact trip leader Loren Lowe for more info !

* (Sat.) August 13, 2011 ~ 9am Mtg.; then 'Gem & Mineral Show' SETUP / pizza too! until Noon

<Thursday> August 18th ~ 9AM ~ LGGMC Show-Dealers-Only "JumpStart" Field Trip

August 19-20-21, 2011 ~ 9am-5pm ~ Lake George Gem & Mineral Show - - - FREE Parking & FREE Admission!!!

(Sat.) August 27, 2011 ~ Meet 9am at Bayou Salado store in Hartsel ~ Petrified Wood (on Private Property!) find Agates Too!  Pebble Pups Welcome !!!

(Sat.) September 3, 2011 - Devil's Hole (Trip leader Bob Carnein)

(Sat.-Sun.) September 10-11, 2011 ~ "LGGMC Geostudy" Presentations (in Alma, Colorado) Please Contact Steven Veatch for details!

* (Sat.) September 10, 2011 ~ 10:00AM ( follows LGGMC 9am Mtg ) ~ OPEN HOUSE at The Lapidary Workshop !!!

*(Sat) September 10, 2011 ~ Sedalia Mine field trip (w/ Columbine Geological Society) Trip Leader is Bob Carnein!

September 16-18, 2011 ~ Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show (Fall) - Denver ~ September 16-18, 2011

(Sat.) October 1, 2011 ~ "Patience" Club Claim field trip! "Current MEMBERS" can eMail: Dan for Directions

* (Sat.) October 8, 2011 ~ 9am ~ Biz Mtg 1st @ the Lake George Community Center ~ then, Presentation by Bob Carnein

(Sat.) October 22, 2011 Holcim Quarry - !!! CANCELED !!! (per Host) Please look for us Next Year!

* (Sat) November 12, 2011 ~ 10am ~ ( Please contact our New Vice President to do a Presentation  ! ) 

* (Sat) December 10, 2011 ~ 10am ~ Holiday Celebration & 'Towel Show' (Bring your Specimens you've Collected this season & a dish to pass)

 

" * " : indicates regular Club Business Meeting dates (the 2nd Saturday of each month)   

 

Serious Digging ! (click to enlarge)   ~by John Rakowski