2025 -- CCGC CLASS and FIELD TRIP CALENDAR
You must be a CCGC member and have signed the release on the application to participate in classes or field trips.
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All field trips are free except as noted. All trips with fees must be paid at least 2 days in advance or your spot will be vacated and filled from wait list. No fees or memberships will be accepted at the door. Cancellations are refundable until 24 hours before trip.
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All field trips are free except as noted. All trips with fees must be paid at least 2 days in advance or your spot will be vacated and filled from wait list. No fees or memberships will be accepted at the door. Cancellations are refundable until 24 hours before trip.
East Pueblo/Chico Cemetery Thursday 5/14 8:30am
There is a $5 non-refundable fee for this trip. Or second, and most likely last trip to this private property, and space is limited.
You must be a current member of CCGC and have signed the liability waiver in order to participate. And you will need to sign in with the trip leader upon arrival at the site.
You can either sign up at the member meeting on Monday, or by emailing Kim. If you do not attend the meeting and want to join this trip, please email Kim directly at; [email protected] please include your first and last name and the trip name. Because of the limited parking we are limiting the number of participants. If you sign up by email you will need to pre-pay by calling the club line; 719-369-70229
Meeting place: 8:30 at North-East corner of the Pueblo Mall parking lot. Look for Kim’s Toyota Rav4 With the yellow CCGC flag. There is limited parking at the site, so carpooling may be necessary. When everyone arrives at the mall, we will make sure we have everyone in the group, and condense cars if needed. We will leave the mall area at 9:00! The site is approximately 20 minutes from the mall. I will provide specific directions to participants at that time, just in case we get separated in traffic. If someone wants to carpool from CC please let me know. I should have room for 2 people.
What we’re looking for: The owner will give us a brief history and lead us to a large sea vent. Then we will hunt for small inoceramid clam shells, baculite and maybe ammonite and maybe some small petrified wood. – While this is not Baculate Mesa it is similar, see attached for more info about the area.
Tools: Small garden trowel or hand rake, rock hammer, gloves, bag or bucket for your specimens. No large shovels or power tools!
Facilities: Tent privy will be set up.
Other reminders/notes; There are cactus and could be scorpions and/or snakes. Bring sun protection, water, a lunch snack, a folding chair if you think you will need it (there are no big boulders to sit on).
No pets! No wheelbarrows allowed. No deep digging. **** This is private property – Please do not return after the club visit! Or go to the property without the club) ***
There is a $5 non-refundable fee for this trip. Or second, and most likely last trip to this private property, and space is limited.
You must be a current member of CCGC and have signed the liability waiver in order to participate. And you will need to sign in with the trip leader upon arrival at the site.
You can either sign up at the member meeting on Monday, or by emailing Kim. If you do not attend the meeting and want to join this trip, please email Kim directly at; [email protected] please include your first and last name and the trip name. Because of the limited parking we are limiting the number of participants. If you sign up by email you will need to pre-pay by calling the club line; 719-369-70229
Meeting place: 8:30 at North-East corner of the Pueblo Mall parking lot. Look for Kim’s Toyota Rav4 With the yellow CCGC flag. There is limited parking at the site, so carpooling may be necessary. When everyone arrives at the mall, we will make sure we have everyone in the group, and condense cars if needed. We will leave the mall area at 9:00! The site is approximately 20 minutes from the mall. I will provide specific directions to participants at that time, just in case we get separated in traffic. If someone wants to carpool from CC please let me know. I should have room for 2 people.
What we’re looking for: The owner will give us a brief history and lead us to a large sea vent. Then we will hunt for small inoceramid clam shells, baculite and maybe ammonite and maybe some small petrified wood. – While this is not Baculate Mesa it is similar, see attached for more info about the area.
Tools: Small garden trowel or hand rake, rock hammer, gloves, bag or bucket for your specimens. No large shovels or power tools!
Facilities: Tent privy will be set up.
Other reminders/notes; There are cactus and could be scorpions and/or snakes. Bring sun protection, water, a lunch snack, a folding chair if you think you will need it (there are no big boulders to sit on).
No pets! No wheelbarrows allowed. No deep digging. **** This is private property – Please do not return after the club visit! Or go to the property without the club) ***
Saturday, May 23, 2026 - New Hope Amethyst Claim - Postponed from May 9
(Backup date, Saturday May 23, 2026)READ ALL GUIDELINES THOROUGHLY FOR THIS FIELD TRIP
Trip Leader/Contact information: Curtis Eulert, email: c[email protected]
To sign up for this trip, send an email to [email protected]. Other NHAC trips are scheduled for June, July and August. For this trip. preference will be given to those who have never been or did not go to the claim in 2025. Please state if you’ve never been to the claim, or the last time you were at the claim when you sign up. If you attended in 2025, your name will initially be placed on the wait list. Names on the wait list will be notified if there is room for them to go on this trip beginning on May 4, 2026.
Required Fee: $5.00 payable in advance only (no fees collected at site). If you have not paid by May 6, 2026, 6:00 PM, your spot will be declared vacant and the next person on the wait list will be offered your spot. Payment can be made via cash, check, or Credit Card at the member meeting on April 13, by credit card by calling the CCGC phone number (719-792-4332), or by check via USPS as long as it is received by May 5, 2026. Fees for cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.
Due to restrictions from one of the ranchers land we must cross, this field trip is limited to 3 high clearance, 4WD vehicles that can carry at least 4 passengers plus driver or approximately 13 attendees, not counting drivers. All attendees will need to ride in one of the 3 vehicles allowed. Please state if you have a vehicle that meets the requirements when you sign up.
Car parking/meeting lot for sign-in and carpooling: From US Hwy 50, turn on CO Hwy 9 North, go ½ mile, park in the wide spot on left of road. Parking area is accessible by any vehicle.
Time/Place to meet/Sign-in: Meet at 9:00 AM, We will Leave the Hwy 9 meeting/parking place (see below) at 9:15 AM promptly after trip/safety briefing. All vehicles must enter the claim together. Travel time to claim is approximately 15 minutes.
Time to Leave Claim/Sign-out: leave at 2:00 PM, all vehicles must leave together from claim. IF YOU CANNOT STAY UNTIL 2:00 PM DO NOT ATTEND THIS FIELD TRIP.
Collectables: amethyst crystals both single and cluster groups, other possible associated minerals include: smoky quartz, carbonatite, unakite, epidote, calcite. Amethyst consumption is limited to 5 pounds per person, a scale will be available.
Hazards: rattlesnakes, cacti, lightning, dehydration
Terrain: relatively flat with gently sloping mountainsides – Piñon/Juniper forest along with Cholla cactus.
Difficulty: Easy walking/hiking
Elevation: approx. 6500-7500’
Equipment Suggested: Regular rock picks/hammer (large and small), pry bar, shovels, hand spade and 3-prong hand rake as well as something to carry your finds/newspaper to wrap your treasures. Also suggested are: 1st aid kit, sunscreen, bug spray especially if cacti are blooming, hat, hiking boots, gloves and safety goggles. Safety glasses/goggles are required if you are using rock picks and chisels.
Water Availability: none, bring plenty of fluids and a snack/lunch.
Facilities: none
NHAC Description & Guidelines
The intent of the NHAC claim is to provide an area for all Club members, but especially those with minimal experience, to collect minerals with a reasonable expectation of finding worthwhile specimens. Please abide by the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies' Code of Ethics, Cañon City Geology Clubs Field Trip Rules and Field Trip Safety guidelines. See our website: canoncitygeologyclub.com
New Hope Amethyst Claim FIELD TRIP RULES and DECORUM
Guidelines
(Backup date, Saturday May 23, 2026)READ ALL GUIDELINES THOROUGHLY FOR THIS FIELD TRIP
Trip Leader/Contact information: Curtis Eulert, email: c[email protected]
To sign up for this trip, send an email to [email protected]. Other NHAC trips are scheduled for June, July and August. For this trip. preference will be given to those who have never been or did not go to the claim in 2025. Please state if you’ve never been to the claim, or the last time you were at the claim when you sign up. If you attended in 2025, your name will initially be placed on the wait list. Names on the wait list will be notified if there is room for them to go on this trip beginning on May 4, 2026.
Required Fee: $5.00 payable in advance only (no fees collected at site). If you have not paid by May 6, 2026, 6:00 PM, your spot will be declared vacant and the next person on the wait list will be offered your spot. Payment can be made via cash, check, or Credit Card at the member meeting on April 13, by credit card by calling the CCGC phone number (719-792-4332), or by check via USPS as long as it is received by May 5, 2026. Fees for cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.
Due to restrictions from one of the ranchers land we must cross, this field trip is limited to 3 high clearance, 4WD vehicles that can carry at least 4 passengers plus driver or approximately 13 attendees, not counting drivers. All attendees will need to ride in one of the 3 vehicles allowed. Please state if you have a vehicle that meets the requirements when you sign up.
Car parking/meeting lot for sign-in and carpooling: From US Hwy 50, turn on CO Hwy 9 North, go ½ mile, park in the wide spot on left of road. Parking area is accessible by any vehicle.
Time/Place to meet/Sign-in: Meet at 9:00 AM, We will Leave the Hwy 9 meeting/parking place (see below) at 9:15 AM promptly after trip/safety briefing. All vehicles must enter the claim together. Travel time to claim is approximately 15 minutes.
Time to Leave Claim/Sign-out: leave at 2:00 PM, all vehicles must leave together from claim. IF YOU CANNOT STAY UNTIL 2:00 PM DO NOT ATTEND THIS FIELD TRIP.
Collectables: amethyst crystals both single and cluster groups, other possible associated minerals include: smoky quartz, carbonatite, unakite, epidote, calcite. Amethyst consumption is limited to 5 pounds per person, a scale will be available.
Hazards: rattlesnakes, cacti, lightning, dehydration
Terrain: relatively flat with gently sloping mountainsides – Piñon/Juniper forest along with Cholla cactus.
Difficulty: Easy walking/hiking
Elevation: approx. 6500-7500’
Equipment Suggested: Regular rock picks/hammer (large and small), pry bar, shovels, hand spade and 3-prong hand rake as well as something to carry your finds/newspaper to wrap your treasures. Also suggested are: 1st aid kit, sunscreen, bug spray especially if cacti are blooming, hat, hiking boots, gloves and safety goggles. Safety glasses/goggles are required if you are using rock picks and chisels.
Water Availability: none, bring plenty of fluids and a snack/lunch.
Facilities: none
NHAC Description & Guidelines
The intent of the NHAC claim is to provide an area for all Club members, but especially those with minimal experience, to collect minerals with a reasonable expectation of finding worthwhile specimens. Please abide by the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies' Code of Ethics, Cañon City Geology Clubs Field Trip Rules and Field Trip Safety guidelines. See our website: canoncitygeologyclub.com
New Hope Amethyst Claim FIELD TRIP RULES and DECORUM
Guidelines
- You MUST be a current member of the CCGC to participate in this field trip and sign a Release of Liability form as well as agreement not to sell amethyst in any form (raw, finished in jewelry, etc)
- This visit is at YOUR OWN RISK. The CCGC will not be liable for injuries or loss of property.
- All CHILDREN must be under Parent/Guardian supervision at all times.
- We allow HAND DIGGING ONLY. No explosives or power tools of any kind can be used.
- All holes must be refilled or left protected before you leave. Anyone who digs must be available for reclamation.
- All parking will be in a designated area only.
- Please pick up all TRASH, even if it is not yours.
- Visits to the NHAC is by scheduled field trips only. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RETURN ON YOUR OWN.
- Respect ranchers’ property: to access the NHAC, we must cross two private ranches using their ranch roads. We (and they) require that all participants enter at the same time and leave at the same time.
- Kit Kederich must be in the lead car and will open and close all gates. Be careful to watch for livestock and domestic animals, do not drive faster than 15 mph on ranch roads.
For the following May field trips are listed below, please email Kim directly at [email protected] to sign up.
Sat 5/16 will be our second (and last for the year) trip to the Martin Marietta property. Our trip there last week was quite eventful with a couple of cool pieces found and a semi close encounter with a rattlesnake.
Sat 5/30 we are going to Magnetite Ridge. Yes this is an open area that people can go to at any time, but it’s often more fun as “a group“, and our fellow member Dan Inmon has pre-scouted it and will be leading.
Sat 5/16 will be our second (and last for the year) trip to the Martin Marietta property. Our trip there last week was quite eventful with a couple of cool pieces found and a semi close encounter with a rattlesnake.
Sat 5/30 we are going to Magnetite Ridge. Yes this is an open area that people can go to at any time, but it’s often more fun as “a group“, and our fellow member Dan Inmon has pre-scouted it and will be leading.
Upcoming Field Trip Schedule - Additional Trips will be added beyond June soon
Do not try to sign up at this time. Email will be sent to club members announcing each trip and sign ups. Once they are announced, the details will be posted above. All field trips are free except as noted. All trips with fees must be paid at least 2 days in advance or your spot will be vacated and filled from wait list. No fees or memberships will be accepted at the door.
May
5/1 (Fri) "Hwy 50 Wilds" A geology walk at Paul Denney‘s property
5/9/2026 (Sat) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 fee - limited participants - Postponed to May 23
5/14/2026 (Thu) - East of Pueblo 2, Collecting baculites and other fossilized shells
5/16/2026 (Sat), 12:30 – 3:30 – Martin Marietta Property
5/23/2026 (Sat.) - New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 fee - limited participants - Makeup from May 9
5/30/2026 (Sat) – Magnetite Ridge
June
6/6/2026 (Sat) - Sedalia Mine w/tour, $5 fee - limited participants
6/12/2026 (Fri) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
6/20/2026 (Sat) - 9:00 AM - Calumet mine
6/27/2026 (Sat) - Tentative - Sedalia Mine w/tour, $5 fee - limited participants
July
7/10/2026 (Sat.) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
7/16/2026 (Thur) - Crampton Mountain off County Rd 21A (Jasper/petrified wood.
August
8/8/2026 (Sat.) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
May
5/1 (Fri) "Hwy 50 Wilds" A geology walk at Paul Denney‘s property
5/9/2026 (Sat) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 fee - limited participants - Postponed to May 23
5/14/2026 (Thu) - East of Pueblo 2, Collecting baculites and other fossilized shells
5/16/2026 (Sat), 12:30 – 3:30 – Martin Marietta Property
5/23/2026 (Sat.) - New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 fee - limited participants - Makeup from May 9
5/30/2026 (Sat) – Magnetite Ridge
June
6/6/2026 (Sat) - Sedalia Mine w/tour, $5 fee - limited participants
6/12/2026 (Fri) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
6/20/2026 (Sat) - 9:00 AM - Calumet mine
6/27/2026 (Sat) - Tentative - Sedalia Mine w/tour, $5 fee - limited participants
July
7/10/2026 (Sat.) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
7/16/2026 (Thur) - Crampton Mountain off County Rd 21A (Jasper/petrified wood.
August
8/8/2026 (Sat.) – New Hope Amethyst Claim, $5 entry fee - limited participants
For your future planning. Places planned for rest of the year:
- Additional visits to Amrize, Clumet, and Royal Gorge Ranch