SEARCHERS FIELD TRIPSSee the Searchers Bulletin Archive for detailed information on club trips. The Searchers have field trips every single month of the year except December. Steve Duncan and Robert Burson have been leading field trips all over California the past few years but the club has also gone to California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon on long trips. Dont fret because we also have day and weekend trips as well. Longer trips are usually limited to the summer months starting late May. The longest trip the club has taken together was about 2 weeks where we covered Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and South Dakota. Of course with high gas prices now these long trips would be less likely. |
For field trip information contact: Tracy Jackson, V.P. Field Trips, Searchers Gem and Mineral Society, (714) 705-3445 (cell) or oaamimi@aol.com
FIELD TRIPS 2012
January Field Trip - Burro Creek (ARIZONA) - January 20th thru 22nd, 2012
|
We will be camping at the Burro Creek Campground, off of I93 south of Wikieup AZ. This camp has a minimal fee, and has rest rooms. This campground is a very nice one, with scenic views of the river gorge. The trip will target agate, jasper, pastelite, and anything else we can find. This trip is requires 4 wheel drive, so if you donąt have a 4x4 please arrange your rides before the trip. The trips will start at 10:00 on Friday, and 9:00 on Saturday and Sunday. We will be having our normal Saturday
night potluck dinner. Limited supplies and gas are available at Wikieup. There is also a small motel there, depending on whether or not it is hunting season they can fill up. Because it is winter dress in layers, you will still want sunscreen and lots of liquid. Wear boots, bring picks, gads, rock picks, 5 gallon bucket and 3lb crack hammer if you wish. Some sites may require some hard rock mining,
but not all. This weekend is the same weekend of the Quartzsite Powwow, you may want to include that in your plans, it starts on Wed Jan 18th. Google maps says it takes 2.5 hours from Quartzsite to Wikieup. If you have any questions call me at 714-904-2181, or email me at nbern@cox.net
Directions:
From Orange County: 15N to 40E to 93S, past Wikieup to the campground. Google maps says it is 6 hrs to Wikieup.
From Quartzsite: 10E to 60E (exit 31) to 71N to 93N to campground (a few miles before Wikieup. Google maps says it is 2.5 hrs to Wikieup.
To Quartzsite from Orange County: Take 10E. Google maps says it is about 3.5 hrs to Quartzsite.
We hope to see you there! |
February Field Trip - Four Corners (Kramers Junction, CA) and Castle Butte (California City, CA)- February 18th and 19th, 2012
|
The Searchers will be having a field trip to The Four Corners area with a side trip to Castle Butte on Sunday. We scoped the areas out last weekend and found a large agate field at both locations, as well as jasper and jasp-agate. Also there is a seam of Green White agate material with a rootbeer colored agate in the center. This requires some digging. We will be camping near the four corners area. 4X4 should not be needed but high clearance is preferred. Directions: Take the 15 Fwy north and exit the 395 just before Victorville. Take Hwy 395 approximately 43 miles to the intersection at the Hwy 58. Just befor the intersection on the 395 there is a trailer with ANTIQUES written on the side. Enter the large lot right after the trailer on the right and there is a dirt road in the corner. There will be signs posted to the camp from there. The road is a little sandy and bumpy but should be easy enough for any vehicle. It was pretty chilly when we were there so wear layers. Most of the rock will be surface collecting but you might want to bring some digging tools and bars as well especially if you go for the root beer agate. We will have some samples at the next meeting. Since we are combining the next two trips into one I could use some suggestions for Marches trip and other trips for the year. Please let me know if you are available to lead a trip in March or any other month this year. These are both easy to access collecting sites so if you dont have a high clearance vehicle or are afraid of dirt roads this is any one to get to without problems. We hope to see you there! I need your help planning new field trips as well. Please click here to download a request form. |
PREVIOUS SEARCHERS FIELD TRIP REPORTS
Goldfield, Nevada - October 2011
Buffington Pockets - May 2011
Burro Creek - January 2011
Sheep Springs and Rainbow Ledge - November 2010
Lucerne Valley - October 2010
Mule Canyon - September 2010
Summer Extended Trip - July 2010
Lavic Siding - May 2010
Reyes Creek - April 2010
Baxter Wash - March 2010
Cadiz - February 2010
Sandy Wash - January 2010
Lavic Siding - December 2009
Burro Creek - November 2009
FIELD TRIP PHOTOS
BURRO CREEK, JANUARY 2011
LUCERNE VALLEY TRIP, OCTOBER 2010
MULE CANYON TRIP, SEPTEMBER 2010
SUMMER TRIP, JULY 2010
LAVIC SIDING, MAY 2010
REYES CREEK, APRIL 2010
BAXTER WASH, MARCH 2010
CADIZ, FEBRUARY 2010
SANDY WASH, JANUARY 2010
LAVIC SIDING, DECEMBER 2009
WILEY'S WELL, NOVEMBER 2009
AFTON CANYON, OCTOBER 2009
CADIZ TRILOBITE MOUNTAIN, MAY 2009
PALEN MOUNTAINS, APRIL 2008
BISHOP GARNET, AUGUST 2007
MILFORD COPPER PIT, UTAH, 2007
GOLD PANNING IN ARIZONA, 2007
CRYSTAL RIDGE, 2006
QUARTZSITE, 2005
LUDLOW/LAVIC SIDING, 2005
PETRIFIED WOOD, ARIZONA, 2004
Members: please email the webmaster with photos of trips so we can start to populate this page with activity photos from more past and present trips. Thanks.
All text and images on this website are copyrighted © by the Searchers Gem and Mineral Society. All rights are reserved.
No part of this website can be used or reproduced in any way, anywhere, without the written permission of the Searchers of Anaheim Gem and Mineral Society.