| Rock & Arrowhead Club of Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Rock & Arrowhead Club of Klamath Falls If you have any clip art or pics to contribute, please send to us. e-mail to rockhound@klamathrockclub.org Members -- e-mail me to add content, any content, please. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are a member of the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies ~~ check there website http://amfed.org/nfms/index.html |

| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This club was established many years ago as a non-profit organization to promote interest, knowledge and understanding in the various earth sciences...in particular, the subjects of mineralogy, geology, archeology, paleontology and lapidary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Monthly Meetings We hold meetings on the second Monday of every month, (except Aug. & Dec.), at 7pm. The Klamath County Museum, Main and Spring Streets, Downtown Klamath Falls is the place. We discuss all our recent happenings, field trips, classes our members are offering, and other club and community related events. Visitors are most welcome. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |



| Charlie Wyckoff Webmaster updated 6-8-09 Copyright 2007-2009 © Rock and Arrowhead Club All Rights Reserved |

| New! National Geographic Maps TOPO Explorer This is a new program and application for scouting, touring topo maps, viewing trips others have posted to the NatGeo site, and once you get familiar with it, creating your own trips to share with the community....very neat, very fun, very powerful application. Go here, click on the register link, create an account, and get started. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Rockhounding Pages |
| The Sunset Spectrum Sunstone, click on it to see it being faceted. |
| Photo Albums |
| updated 6-8-09 |
| We are affiliated with: Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Oregon Council of Rock & Mineral Clubs |
| The idea here would be to have many photo albums, so please help if you can, by sending .jpg pictures, new and old images of any club activities you might have. charlie@klamathrockclub.org |
| Field Trips During the summer months, we do 3 annual, Club sponsored field trips, scheduled around the same weekends each year. I'll be posting details as they come available, but also, there are dedicated pages(menu below)for each area for your general info. (under construction) |
| I'm moving content around here, so please be patient, and check back....check back often...I'll have more field trip info, and Sunstone info....really. Check back. |

| 2009 Dates... Hampton Butte May 22, 23, 24 Plush Sunstone Claim Trip June 26, 27, 28 Davis Creek Swap July 17, 18, 19 Stay tuned, I'll get this fleshed out...below, are links to specific area pages, with maps and more... |
| Plush Sunstone Field Trip June 26, 27 and 28 If you need a map with the directions, PLEASE e-mail me, and I'll get it off to you immediately. You can also download a copy here, in an image file, or PDF file. This field trip is to the club’s claims northeast of Lakeview, Oregon. It's a bit of a drive from Klamath Falls, being roughly 170 miles, 30 on semi-improved dirt roads. Sunstone Area map page here. I'm also playing with a Google Map applet on that page....please let me know if it works or not. Sunstones can be picked up on the ground or can be hard-rock mined in the pit. There are no trees, sagebrush being the only vegetation, so bring shade, chairs, and lots of water. Bring cloths that you can layer, as the temp will range from 30'f. in the mornings to 80'f. in the afternoon. The wind may also blow, so be prepared. The rock club has about 60 acres. The public Sunstone area is about 15 minutes away and consists of about 2500 acres. Items to bring for collecting Sunstones on the surface would be a small rake, shovel, a screen (quarter-inch and/or half inch), and a bag or bucket to put the Sunstone's in. Sunstone's lying on the surface can be collected without the need for any tools. All that is needed is a bag or bucket to put the Sunstones in. Hardrock mining can be done in the pit, so bring hammers, pry-bars, and lots of muscle and fortitude. You may also wish to bring extra water for washing your specimens. A stiff brush can be handy wet or dry. Traditionally, with these RAC facilitated Field Trips, the Sunstone trips, we'll do an impromptue Pot-Luck Sat. evening, so think about a dish to bring, but be prepared if participation is minimal. There is no toilet in the area. Arrangements to have a porta-potti facility hauled out to the site are being made, but be prepared if this doesn't come to pass. If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to call, Charlie, 541-273-1102. Posted 6-8-09 |
| ~ Next Field Trip ~ Lassen Creek obsidian July 18 and 19, the third weekend in July: Details still to be worked out. There is an unimproved forested campground that holds lots and lots of people at Lassen Creek. A Forest Service free-use permit is required to collect obsidian. The permit can be obtained at the Davis Creek Store that is located on Highway 395, eight or nine miles south of Lassen Creek The obsidian area is located northeast of Alturas, just south of the California-Oregon border in the South Warner Mountains. The road into the campground will be signed from Highway 395. Marv |