Del Air Rockhounds Announce Beach Fieldtrip!

Join the Del Air Rockhounds for their annual trip to Gaviota and Refugio Beaches for fossil whalebone!  The fieldtrip will be lead by experienced Trip Guide, Jon Meredith and is scheduled for Saturday, January 29th, 2011.

We will be meeting at Refugio Beach at 10:30, then at Gaviota Beach at 1PM for the 1:30 low tide.

With the weather we've been having, the pickin's should be excellent again this year. After last year's storms, we found close to 500# of bone at Gaviota Beach. So come one, come all, and join us for a family friendly excursion to the beach.

There is a $10 per car fee for the beach (paying at one covers both). Dress in layers, might be cold....and wet....

→  Bring food and beverages, as the markets at the beaches are closed

      this time of year.

→  Bring a bucket or bag for your findings, and small gardening hand tools

      can come in handy.

 

...as usual - look for the car covered in smiley faces!

Register in advance (appreciated but not required, though signing a waiver will be) by email to Jon at meredith (at) flashercrew.net

Photo credits:  Don Ogden, Director, North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society 

Field Trip - Ant Hill near Bakersfield, CA

Held in conjunction with the Conejo Valley Gem & Mineral Society with Rob Sankovich. With last year's turnout of nearly 100 people for this trip we're doing it again.

WHERE: Ant Hill, Bakersfield, Ca

WHEN: Saturday Feb 27 at 9am

MATERIAL: 15 million year old Miocene marine fossils, shark teeth, whale teeth, porpoise teeth, seal teeth, bones galore, etc

MEET SPOT: 9am NE of Bakersfield at the Chevron Station on the corner of Lake Ming Rd and Alfred Harrell Hwy off route 178.. Here we will see samples, sign Waivers of Liability and go over quick instructions. Please park in rear.

TOOLS: hammer, chisel or screwdriver, 1/4 inch mesh sifting screen or similar (like colanders), shovel, bucket zip lock bags and spray bottles. Be aware this is a known Valley Fever Area. The road is paved to within a couple hundred yards of the final parking area. Requires a 3/4 mile hike uphill the last few hundred yards of which is steep.

******Please see the CFMS website under "field trips" for more details and photos from last year. These photos will show the trenches, steep hills, diggers and finds. www.cfmsinc. org******

Contact:

Shep Koss - CFMS-South Field Trip Co-chair land line phone 661-248-0411

Adam Dean - CFMS-South Field Trip Co-chair theagatehunter@ verizon.net cell: 909-489-4899