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Geology For the Collector Class
Learn how to 'read the rocks' to find great things in the field. Class is jargon free, and paced to students ability, so no science background is necessary.
You'll learn to identify rock types, and the land forms they produce. This will help you distinguish good places to search. Evaluate which roadcuts and construction areas are worth stopping at, as you whiz by at 70 m.p.h. Bob once filled his pickup with amethyst clusters which had been unearthed and discarded by a road crew, because they missed the clues to crystals in rock. How to read a geologic map. Mom Nature gives us lots of hints; successful collectors know how to descipher them. Bob teaches his prospecting secrets gleaned during 25+ years as a professional collector. Class is 8 hours of fun with a bunch of pretty rocks, and a few ugly ones.
Price:$75/person, includes many handouts and prospecting maps.
Dates: March 8 & 15, 2008. Approximately 4 hours per day. Taught this year in Redmond, WA. Bob teaches this class wherever there is a group of interested people. Can be offered in your location, if you have a group of 15 or more people. Reserve space by email, bob@geologyadventures.com , then send a check within a week: PO Bx 809, Ravensdale, WA 98051. You'll receive a confirmation with directions.
Rockin' the Wenatchee Triangle
Two days of geologic fun, as you dig for buried treasure on the east slope of the Cascades. On day 1, we'll dig and hammer for fossils and crystals, while learning about the lava flows and continental collisions which shaped the Cascades. On day 2 we'll collect petrified wood and colorful common opal. We'll overnight near Wenatchee at a comfy, mid-priced motel. Everyone can dig into a mountain of geologic goodies at Bob's edible geology program on Saturday evening.
Trip itinerary will include short hikes (under 1 mile) on moderate slopes over un-even ground. Participants should be reasonably fit. Vehicles will need 7 inches undercarriage clearance for driving short distances on dirt or gravel roads. 95% of trip driving is on paved roads.
Pack a couple buckets, as you'll have lots of great rocks to take home!
Dates: Next offered in 2009
Trip is offered in odd-numbered years.
Geology of Snoqualmie Pass
Explore the geology of your 'backyard' ... the most easily accessible part of the Cascades. Did you know that when driving I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass, you pass within a mile of a world famous mineral locality? On this day trip we collect igneous and metamorphic rocks, and their associated crystalline minerals: quartz, pyrite, epidote, garnet, scheelite, calcite.
Trip is usually run in conjunction with one of the Parks & Recreation departments with which we contract. Next possibility: 2009 |
