Chugach Gem & Mineral Society

Matanuska River Rockhounding (King Mt.)
2025-05-10 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Anchorage)
Rockhounding for Matanuska river rocks. Campfire & Lunch.

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Spring cleanup At Hatcher Pass
2025-05-17 11:00 - 17:00 | Indipendence mine, Hatcher Pass, 23264 Gold Cord Rd, Palmer, Alaska, 99645, United States
Meet at the Gold Mint parking lot. Free Parking passes for 10 volunteer vehicles. Hot dog tale-gate potluck when done. Still need to clear date with state park.

Wyoming to Utah Rockhounding
2025-05-27 08:00 - 2025-06-01 17:00
Fly to Salt Lake City (SLC), then drive rental to Kemmerer, Wy. then to Delta Utah, then back to SLC. collecting along the way, Green River Formation fossils & Petrified wood at the Blue forest; Delta Utah area for Trilobites, Topaz Mt. topaz and agates. Some fee dig sites. Dave still working out details.

Point Wornzof Rockhounding
2025-06-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Point Woronzof, AK
Beachcombing and campfire, hot dogs.

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Hatcher Pass claim rockhounding
2025-07-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Hacher Pass Area, Palmer, Alaska
Rockhounding on the claim near the Hatcher Pass road with miner’s (Tom Lamb) permission. Meet at Gold Mint parking lot. More details to come.

Flume Creek
2025-07-18 11:00 - 2025-07-20 17:00 | Bellinger Pass Trail, Glenn Hwy MP 123,
Hunt for Agates, Ammonites, et al in the Talkeetna Mts. ATV or Jeep w/ 4WD required! Trip weather dependent

Wishbone Hill
2025-07-26 08:00 - 17:00
Wishbone Hill (MP 61 Glenn Hwy), Vegetative fossils, petrified wood, amber, Leaf fossils. Meet at the Jonesville Cafe. (Event dates may change.)

Club Display case Referbishing
2025-08-17 09:30 - 17:00 | Club Conex, 3400 Rabbit Cr Rd, Anchorage, ak, 99516
Help Repair the club display cases used for the fir Rondy Show. Head to the club conex located off Rabbit Cr Rd, on Snowshoe Lane. (South On Snowshoe Ln.) Lunch Provided by Club.

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Museum of the North, UA Fairbanks
2025-09-04 09:00 - 2025-09-07 17:00 | UAA Fairbanks, , ,, 1962 Yukon Dr, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775
“Behind the Scenes Tour” on Saturday at museum on UAF campus in Fairbanks (limit 15). Additional attractions along the road or in Fbx. area.

You’re on your own for camping or lodging.

Thurs, Meet at “3 Bears” in Chugiak, stop at Denali Visitors Center on the way to Fairbanks. Friday, meet at “Fountainhead Antique auto museum at 11:00 am. Go to Friends of Creamers Field at Creamers field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. Then on to Fairbanks ice Museum

Main event, Saturday, Meet at UA Museum of the North at 12:30 for Guided “Behind the Scenes Tour” at UA Museum of the North (limit 15). After tour head to Chena Hot Springs, soak in Chena Hot Springs.

Sunday, Leave Fairbanks Drive back home Sun or Mon. Additional attractions along the road or in FBX area TBD.

You’re on your own for camping or lodging.

Road to Eagle, rock collecting
2025-09-05 15:00 - 2025-09-08 08:00
This is a last minute excursion to Eagle Alaska rock collecting. Andras is looking for adventurous soles to travel along with there own vehicles. This is not a CGMS sponsored trip. The planned itinerary goes like this: Leave Anchorage at 3PM on Friday September 5th, drive as far as possible that afternoon and evening stopping in or just passed Tok. Camp for the evening. Saturday morning break camp and get on road by 5AM. Drive to Eagle, turning around at the asbestos vein and collect rocks back to milepost 11 of the Taylor Highway, where the basalt columns are. After that you can choose to camp with us or head your separate way. Sunday morning break camp at 5AM again and head for Delta Junction and take the Richardson Highway back to Glennallen, stopping by Rainbow Ridge for a few hours to collect. Planning on returning to Anchorage Sunday evening or Monday morning. This is a long haul in a short time. Pack light. Contact Andras if interested in joining the trip.

Point Woronzof (Anchorage)
2025-09-20 00:00 - 17:00 | Point Woronzof, AK
Beachcombing and hot dogs

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Matanuska River Rockhounding and Matchless fire-starting demo
2025-09-21 10:00 - 17:00 | Matanuska River, Palmer Area, Palmer, AK
Meet at the Jonesville Cafe in Sutton

Demo on starting a fire without matches, then hunt for river rocks along the Matanuska river. Campfire lunch.

Actual search location to be decided. Water level dependent.

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Exploring and Rockhounding north central New Mexico.
2025-10-03 08:00 - 2025-10-09 17:00 | Abiquiu, New Mexico, 31 Rancho Acequias, Abiquiu, New Mexico, 87510, United States
Outline :North central New Mexico Rockhounding

Hosted/ lead by Kent Devine:

This trip will encompass Rockhounding opportunities around Abiquiu New Mexico. The plan is to do day trips, based from Kent’s Home in Abiquiu. Day trips will include, but are not limited to, Agate hunting, trip to Ghost Ranch’s Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology, petrified wood, pigmatite mineral, mica mines. Hot Springs in the area are inviting to visit bring swimwear if interested in going for a soak.

Travel from Anchorage to Abiquiu entails flights into (Abq) Albuquerque, Rental of high clearance vehicle, then on to Abiquiu via Santa Fe.orTravel from Anchorage on flights into Denver then into Santa Fe , Rental of high clearance vehicle, then on to Abiquiu .

The drive from Albuquerque to Abiquiu is about 2 hrs.The drive from Santa Fe is about 1 hour.

Some places to stay:You can find a number of short term rentals in the area close to my home, provided below are some of the best and closest.

Casita Cottonwood

Blue Sky Dome

Abiquiu Inn

There is a wonderful campground on Abiquiu Lake approximately 10 to 15 min. from Kent’s house.

CampGround

I have space for campers but limited utilities.

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Vender rock show (Fall)
2025-10-25 08:00 - 2025-10-26 17:00 | Mid-Town Mall, 600 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK, 99503
Vendors Show at the Midtown Mall

Wire Wrapping Sessions
2025-11-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-16 10:00 - 16:00
With “Crystal Healstals” in Anchorage

Wire wrapping sessions, class size 4 to 6 people, for 2 to 4 hr session includes all materials and instruction.

Alaska miners convention volunteers
2025-11-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Dena’ina Center, 600 West 7th Ave, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501
Volunteer to help at club table during the convention. There are two sessions each day, choose any or all . 9:00 AM to 1:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 5:00 PM.
