2024 -- CCGC CLASS and FIELD TRIP CALENDAR
You must be a CCGC member to participate in classes or field trips.
Memberships cannot be renewed or obtained the day of the class / field trip. Click here for membership information.
Memberships cannot be renewed or obtained the day of the class / field trip. Click here for membership information.
- Fees are required prior to the event and at the time of sign up. Cancellations are refundable until 24 hours before trip.
Upcoming Field Trips
New Hope Amethyst Claim April 26 and May 17
CCGC is planning several field trips for the 2025 season to our New Hope Amethyst Claim. Our goal is to visit the claim at least once a month. At present, we are planning on two trips: Sat, April 26th and Sat, May 17th, with more to follow. Announcements were made at the April General Membership meeting and will be followed up by e-mails to the membership. We will have the sign-up sheets at future membership meetings for all who are interested.
The April 26 trip still has a few slots remaining, so if you are interested, please contact Chip Cumm at: [email protected]
Members are reminded that only casual collecting for personal use is allowed. Our claim is not classified as a mine with extraction for profit, but only as an educational resource for casual collecting. We cannot use any specimens for commercial purposes in any way or we risk loss of our claim.
As always, the status of the access road and weather conditions could cause a cancellation or delay. We will let all attendees know prior to the date if it is cancelled and gate fees will be refunded or pushed to the following date. This trip requires us to traverse private land in order to access the claim, therefore, there will be some unique requirements:
- There will be a $5.00 Gate Fee per person, and only four vehicles will be allowed access
- There are only 15 slots available, members only, and sign-up is first come, first serve
- All attendees must enter and exit at the same time, so plan on a full day
Additional info: We will be meeting at 9:00 AM at the Junction of Hwy 50 & Hwy 9 just west of the entrance to Royal Gorge. Turn north on Hwy 9, about 2,000 feet on the left is a large gravel pull off. Parking will be on the left in the cleared area.
Suggested tools are: rock hammer, chisels, shovel, pick and buckets or bags to put specimens in. You will also need to bring water and food for lunch or snacks. There are no bathrooms at the claim as it is an austere wilderness location. Sunscreen, protective clothing and sturdy hiking boots are recommended. The terrain is rocky with cacti and scrub bushes. Cattle, horses, snakes and wild animals are possible as well.
We are only allowed to take four or five vehicles into the claim. Everyone must enter and exit the claim at the same time. We will need help with 4WD High Clearance Vehicles (pickup truck, Jeep, SUV) to help take people and their tools into the claim so we can stay within the vehicle limit, so if you have such a vehicle, please bring it and be prepared to assist the expedition.
Once again, this trip is still TENTATIVE pending the condition of the access road and volatile spring weather. More emails will follow as we get closer to the scheduled date.
The April 26 trip still has a few slots remaining, so if you are interested, please contact Chip Cumm at: [email protected]
Members are reminded that only casual collecting for personal use is allowed. Our claim is not classified as a mine with extraction for profit, but only as an educational resource for casual collecting. We cannot use any specimens for commercial purposes in any way or we risk loss of our claim.
As always, the status of the access road and weather conditions could cause a cancellation or delay. We will let all attendees know prior to the date if it is cancelled and gate fees will be refunded or pushed to the following date. This trip requires us to traverse private land in order to access the claim, therefore, there will be some unique requirements:
- There will be a $5.00 Gate Fee per person, and only four vehicles will be allowed access
- There are only 15 slots available, members only, and sign-up is first come, first serve
- All attendees must enter and exit at the same time, so plan on a full day
Additional info: We will be meeting at 9:00 AM at the Junction of Hwy 50 & Hwy 9 just west of the entrance to Royal Gorge. Turn north on Hwy 9, about 2,000 feet on the left is a large gravel pull off. Parking will be on the left in the cleared area.
Suggested tools are: rock hammer, chisels, shovel, pick and buckets or bags to put specimens in. You will also need to bring water and food for lunch or snacks. There are no bathrooms at the claim as it is an austere wilderness location. Sunscreen, protective clothing and sturdy hiking boots are recommended. The terrain is rocky with cacti and scrub bushes. Cattle, horses, snakes and wild animals are possible as well.
We are only allowed to take four or five vehicles into the claim. Everyone must enter and exit the claim at the same time. We will need help with 4WD High Clearance Vehicles (pickup truck, Jeep, SUV) to help take people and their tools into the claim so we can stay within the vehicle limit, so if you have such a vehicle, please bring it and be prepared to assist the expedition.
Once again, this trip is still TENTATIVE pending the condition of the access road and volatile spring weather. More emails will follow as we get closer to the scheduled date.
Other field trips are being considered and will be added to calendar as they are scheduled.