Post by tntmom on Aug 8, 2011 23:52:13 GMT -5
Sorry, accidentally posted this under General instead of Trips. Excuse the repost....
Got this email from both of the rock clubs that I am a member of. Thought I would pass it along.....
Hello all, I have some exciting news and I am asking that you pass this along to anyone you think may be interested in a field trip. I have managed to secure the permission of the rancher who owns the famous Buchanan thunderegg beds 20 miles east of Burns, OR to lead a rock club field trip there next month. The trip will be the weekend of Friday Sept. 16th to Sunday Sept. 18th (depending on the rancher’s availability). Digging will be from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. We will be digging with hand tools and he will be charging 50 cents/pound which is a very reasonable price for these much sought after thundereggs.
Access to the beds is by short dirt roads which are suitable for high clearance vehicles or SUVs. Digging should be fairly easy, the best tools to bring are picks, rock hammers, and shovels. Bring heavy digging tools if you want to dig to China J The rancher will try to get his pits cleaned out with a backhoe to prepare for our digging beforehand, but about 5 pits are currently open and should be easy to dig with some cleanout and hand tools right now. Each of the Buchanan pits contains different eggs, so there is a good variety available.
We can dry camp across the highway from the pits at a large, flat gravel pit area with a spring that is suitable for trailers and tenters, and limited camping will also be available across the highway. Other spots to camp are the Crane Hot Springs resort (electric, water, hot springs!) or the Burns RV park (all services), both less than 30 minutes from the beds. There are also a few BLM camping areas that you can use for a small fee (some may be free) nearby. Other nearby rockhounding areas within an easy drive include Stinkingwater petrified wood, agate, plume agate, Burns obsidian, fossil leaves, and more.
Everyone will be required to sign a liability waiver for the Mt. Hood Rock Club’s insurance policy which will cover us (free of charge). You don’t have to be a club member to attend. It is imperative that I give the rancher an estimate of how many people will be attending, so I need to get a count of how many people plan to attend in the next couple weeks – please contact me via email or phone as soon as possible!
Print this out and bring this to your next club meeting, email and call all your rockhound friends - we need a good turnout so the ranchers will be happy with the trip and invite us back again!
Tim Fisher
OreRockOn.com
rockhound1@orerockon.com
503 631-8961
Got this email from both of the rock clubs that I am a member of. Thought I would pass it along.....
Hello all, I have some exciting news and I am asking that you pass this along to anyone you think may be interested in a field trip. I have managed to secure the permission of the rancher who owns the famous Buchanan thunderegg beds 20 miles east of Burns, OR to lead a rock club field trip there next month. The trip will be the weekend of Friday Sept. 16th to Sunday Sept. 18th (depending on the rancher’s availability). Digging will be from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. We will be digging with hand tools and he will be charging 50 cents/pound which is a very reasonable price for these much sought after thundereggs.
Access to the beds is by short dirt roads which are suitable for high clearance vehicles or SUVs. Digging should be fairly easy, the best tools to bring are picks, rock hammers, and shovels. Bring heavy digging tools if you want to dig to China J The rancher will try to get his pits cleaned out with a backhoe to prepare for our digging beforehand, but about 5 pits are currently open and should be easy to dig with some cleanout and hand tools right now. Each of the Buchanan pits contains different eggs, so there is a good variety available.
We can dry camp across the highway from the pits at a large, flat gravel pit area with a spring that is suitable for trailers and tenters, and limited camping will also be available across the highway. Other spots to camp are the Crane Hot Springs resort (electric, water, hot springs!) or the Burns RV park (all services), both less than 30 minutes from the beds. There are also a few BLM camping areas that you can use for a small fee (some may be free) nearby. Other nearby rockhounding areas within an easy drive include Stinkingwater petrified wood, agate, plume agate, Burns obsidian, fossil leaves, and more.
Everyone will be required to sign a liability waiver for the Mt. Hood Rock Club’s insurance policy which will cover us (free of charge). You don’t have to be a club member to attend. It is imperative that I give the rancher an estimate of how many people will be attending, so I need to get a count of how many people plan to attend in the next couple weeks – please contact me via email or phone as soon as possible!
Print this out and bring this to your next club meeting, email and call all your rockhound friends - we need a good turnout so the ranchers will be happy with the trip and invite us back again!
Tim Fisher
OreRockOn.com
rockhound1@orerockon.com
503 631-8961