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Note that this page is for a previous year's field trip schedule. This page is displayed to show you our activities from the past collecting season and is not the current schedule!

Please note that while our meetings are open to the general public, field trips are limited
to Columbine members, plus members of our sister club in Oklahoma and the Pueblo
and Canon City clubs with which we maintain reciprocal agreements. Often, field trip destinations
are small, remote areas which limit the number of participants. Interested members must
sign up one month before the trip. Sign-up lists are available at the regular meetings, or
to sign up by phone, please contact the field trip coordinator:
Lori Denoyer 719.539.4668

If you wish to join, please use our Membership Application Form


WHAT TO WEAR Recommendations for all outings:  

1. DO NOT WEAR SHORTS OR SANDALS!
2. Wear Long Sleeve Shirt and Long Pants!
3. Bring lots of Water and a Lunch!
4. Wear a Hat, gloves and Sun Glasses!
5. Bring any medications you  may need!
6. Wear Hiking Boots or as a last resort Gym Shoes!
7. Bring any and all equipment you may need (shovel etc.)!
April 29- Field Trip -

What: fossils
@ ~5,000ft, Moderate (muddy when wet)
Where: Baculite Mesa area
Where to Meet Trip Leader: K-Mart North Parking Lot (north side), Pueblo, Co.
Hwy 50 and Elizabeth
Time: 9:00 AM Sharp
Leader: Pueblo Club – Einar Wolfsberg
May 7- Field Trip -

What: topaz
Easy/Moderate
Where: Tarryall area
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and Johnson Village (behind Gunsmoke Cafe) at 8:40 AM. Final meeting place is
at the Mountain Shadows Restaurant on the west side of Lake George at 10:00 AM.
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Dick Lackmond
May 13- Field Trip -

What: amazonite and smoky quartz
@ ~9,000ft, Moderate
Where: Lake George area
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
 and Johnson Village (behind Gunsmoke Cafe) at 8:30 AM.
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Pueblo Club – Einar Wolfsberg
May 20- Field Trip -

What: garnets and copper minerals
@ ~9,000ft, Easy/Moderate
Where: Sedalia Mine
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Fred Jackson
June 3- Field Trip -

What: calcite
Easy
Where: town of Calcite
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and the Broken Arrow Cafe in Howard at 8:30 AM. (Note: the field trip leader will
only be  meeting people at the Broken Arrow. Those interested in carpooling from Salida
are responsible for making the meeting time at the Broken Arrow without the trip leader.)
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Canon City Club – Steve Jones
June 10- Field Trip -

What: garnet (small ones - bring vials and tweezers)
Moderate
Where: Canon City
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and the Broken Arrow Cafe in Howard at 8:45 AM. (Note: the field trip leader will
only be  meeting people at the Broken Arrow. Those interested in carpooling from Salida
are responsible for making the meeting time at the Broken Arrow without the trip leader.)
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Canon City Club – Steve Jones
June 10- Field Trip -

What: copper minerals
@ ~8,000ft, Easy
Where: Cleora area
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Stockyards southeast of Salida on US 50 at 9:30 AM.
Time: 9:30 AM
Leader: Pueblo Club – Einar Wolfsberg
July 16- Field Trip -

What: agates and jaspers
Easy
Where: Saguache area
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Stan Love
July 23- Field Trip -

What: Banded  fluorite
Easy/Moderate
Where: Canon City
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and the Broken Arrow Cafe in Howard at 8:30 AM. (Note: the field trip leader will
only be  meeting people at the Broken Arrow. Those interested in carpooling from Salida
are responsible for making the meeting time at the Broken Arrow without the trip leader.)
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Canon City Club - Steve Jones
July 30- Field Trip -

What: quartz and aquamarine
@ ~12,500 ft, VERY, VERY Difficult (this is an expert rated 4WD road)
Where: Mount Antero
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and at US 285 and CR162 at 8:30 AM..
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Ralph Eyler
July 27-31- Chaffee County Fair -

Where: Poncha Springs 
Leader: Fred Jackson 539.3930 - volunteers needed for booth set up and take down,
and for the "decorate a rock" contest
August 10-13- Contin-Tail -

What: open air rock swap and show
Easy
Where: Buena Vista Rodeo Grounds
Leader: Fred Jackson 539.3930 - volunteers needed for booth set up and take down
August 10-13- Buena Vista Gold Rush Days -

What: Wild West festival
Easy
Where: Buena Vista downtown business district
August 27- Field Trip -

What: quartz and aquamarine
@ ~12,500+ ft, VERY, VERY Difficult (this is an expert rated 4WD road)
Where: Mount Antero
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and at US 285 and CR162 at 8:30 AM.
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Ralph Eyler
September 2-3- Field Trip -

This is a two day, weekend field trip, sponsored by the Purblo Club.
If you are interested in only making the trip on Saturday,
just show up at the time/place below.
September 2 (only)
What: fossils and amethyst
Moderate/Difficult
Where: Creede area, Last Chance Mine
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Comfort Inn in South Fork (on main highway) at 9:00 AM..
Time: September 2, 9:00 AM
Leader: Pueblo Club – Einar Wolfsberg

Field Trip -

If you are interested only in attending the Sunday trip,
please contact Einar Wolfsburg @ 547.2990 or 395.9044 to arrange a
time/place to meet in Del Norte.
September 3 (only)
What: thunder eggs
Moderate
Where: Del Norte
Where to Meet Trip Leader: See above; this is the second day of a weekend field trip..
Time: September 3, 8:00 AM
Leader: Pueblo Club – Einar Wolfsberg
September 10- Field Trip -

What: blue barite
@ ~8,000 ft Easy/Moderate
Where: Hartsel area
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and Johnson Village (behind Gunsmoke Cafe) at 8:45 AM.
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Harvey/Wolfsberg/Love
September 15-17- The 39th Annual Denver Gem and Mineral Show -

What: one of the world's best gem and mineral shows
Easy
Where: Denver, Colorado
For more information on this event, please visit the above link. This is far to large an event for a sentence or two to do it justice.
September 23- Field Trip -

What: amazonite and smoky quartz
@ ~9,000ft, Easy/Moderate
Where: Lake George area
Where to Meet Trip Leader: Safeway Parking Lot West, Salida at 8:00 AM.,
and Johnson Village (behind Gunsmoke Cafe) at 8:45 AM. Final meeting place is
at the Forset Service Work Station, 1/4 mile east of Lake George at 9:30 AM.
Time: 8:00 AM
Leader: Pueblo Club – Einar Wolfsberg
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