Field Trips
How To Enroll. Field trip fees are usually $10 per person unless there are added expenses at the destination to be paid by the Club. Your online payment below will enroll you on the trip.
Refunds & Cancellations. If you can't go, you may give away or sell your spot to someone else, but refunds are not issued unless the Club cancels the trip.
How to Get There. All participants are responsible for their own travel to the destination. Before the trip you will receive a trip planner by email with details about the destination, travel directions, road conditions, what to bring, and nearby camping areas.
Membership Requirement. You may attend one Club function (one field trip, open shop, or demo etc.) to find out if you like what the Club has to offer. After that, membership is required to participate. If you see more than one trip on this list you want to attend then please Join the Club. Annual membership prices are very reasonable.
Refunds & Cancellations. If you can't go, you may give away or sell your spot to someone else, but refunds are not issued unless the Club cancels the trip.
How to Get There. All participants are responsible for their own travel to the destination. Before the trip you will receive a trip planner by email with details about the destination, travel directions, road conditions, what to bring, and nearby camping areas.
Membership Requirement. You may attend one Club function (one field trip, open shop, or demo etc.) to find out if you like what the Club has to offer. After that, membership is required to participate. If you see more than one trip on this list you want to attend then please Join the Club. Annual membership prices are very reasonable.
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.FIELD TRIP – NORTHEAST ARIZONA
Sept 29-Oct 1 Seeking: Petrified Wood, Agates This is a joint trip with the Payson Rimstones Rock Club. Field Trip Lead and Club President: Rollo Pool, (928) 595-2059 (phone/text) rollo_pool@outlook.com Northeast Arizona is one of our best rockhounding playgrounds for various types of Petrified wood, including the prized “Rainbow” wood. We also find tons of small to medium-size rounded agates. Over the last 15 months, I have explored this area more than a dozen times – finding new locations that are not in field guides. In May, I debuted two new sites to our club. Those will be on your itinerary. Most picking sites are on BLM lands. Dobell Ranch is on private property and shares a border with the Petrified Forest National Park. It is a pay-site - $40 for a 5-gallon bucket of rough “rainbow” pieces – all sizes. Ronda Dobell also has large pieces (hundreds of pounds) and special pieces that she calls “cutters.” Our club visits Dobell 2-3x a year. We love it. This trip includes a free grilled lunch. From Durango, CO, the drive to Day 1 Meeting location is 4hrs 20min. There is a 1-hr time shift to Pacific Time when you reach the AZ Border. So, noon becomes 11a. Our field trip lead and club do not require payment for leading joint trips. Money collected will go directly to our club for scholarships. You can always donate a nice specimen or two for our monthly club-meeting raffle. With all visiting clubs, we love to trade rocks. What I need are your members vehicle types (cars, SUVs, 4wds), numbers of folks per vehicle and a head count for lunch on Sunday. Also, names and contact info would be helpful. Vehicles – High Clearance for Fri and Sat is best. Cars are not advised to a few areas. Should not need 4wd if roads are dry. Lots of reasonable hotel accommodations in Holbrook. The terrain is hilly and treeless. Temperatures by the end of September usually are moderate. There is likely to be sun and windy afternoons. Word to the Wise: Visiting Petrified Forest National Park – You want to visit the park before you collect petrified wood or buy some at Dobell Ranch. Hope to see you on this trip, Rollo.
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