Spruce quartz & pyrite collecting

Imagine a place where the ground sparkles with crystals of quartz and pyrite. And the land owners are friendly, so you can pick up all you want. Spruce Ridge is a crystal collector's paradise.

You can climb into a crystal cavern or learn the techniques to collect those fabulous minerals seen in museums. We provide tools and instructions to help you extract beautiful pyrite and quartz crystals, including doubly terminated, scepters, and phantoms.

Access to Spruce requires a strenuous hike: 1,000 feet elevation gain in one-half mile. That's about the energy equivalent of taking the stairs to the 30th floor of an office building. Our "office" is at 3,000 feet in a beautiful mountain valley. You'll hike through an old growth forest, with many stops to admire the view (and catch your breath!).

If you are overweight, short of breath, acrophobic, or have knee or back problems, choose another trip. If you have any doubt of your ability to hike to Spruce, go to a high rise building and stairclimb to the 30th floor in 50 minutes. This is how you will feel when you reach the collecting area at Spruce. You´ll need to have enough energy left to swing a hammer! We hike in and out as a group, so the slowest person determines group speed.

Road access to our trailhead is via a rocky logging road. High clearance vehicles (7 inch minimum) are required. 4WD is not necessary.

PRICE:

$400/person.

2012 DATES:

• August 11
• August 18     2012 trips are full.  Email us to get on our waitlist.

These are day trips.  Overnight trips are available, see Group Trips.  We accept Spruce bookings ONLY from customers who have been on other trips with us, unless you are accompanied by a friend who has been to Spruce before. If you are new to Geology Adventures, please email us before trying to book.

Ownership of Spruce is being transferred to Spruce Collectors, LLC, a membership organization that exists to provide excellent collecting opportunities for its members. A limited number of memberships are available. Email us for more info. Public trips will end once a majority of memberships are sold.