Rockhound

Wiley’s Well - Nov 25th-28th

CFMS field trip, leader Adam Dean, Robert Sankovich.

There was a good turnout, over 60+ rockhounds attended. Deb and I were there Wed to Sun. 

Thursday we collected Bay Laurel petrified wood by the Colorado River.

We then had a potluck Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.

Friday:

Adam Dean led a group to find the Pailsy Agate,

Matt Boeck helped  out and led field trips to the Straw beds for nodules/geodes, agate and for psilomelane.

I led a group to the opal mine and dug for fire agate.

Saturday we all went out collecting nodules, geodes and chalcedony.

The first field trip I ever went on was Wiley’s Well, and now the first CFMS field trip leading was Wiley’s Well.

The weather was sometimes windy, but most of them time is wasn’t. It was in the 40’s at night so it was cold.  We had a campfire each night to keep warm and all the stories of rockhounding.

I’ll put some photos on the CFMS website and some photos on LA Rocks.

Matt Boeck, thanks for helping out and having your additional field trips.

Thanks to OBMS for having Wiley’s Well field trip and the potluck it is much appreciated.

Robert Sankovich
CFMS co field trips 2011
rmsorca@yahoo. com