MSA FIELD TRIP
CAMP VERDE
MSA MEMBERS ONLY
PICNIC/POTLUCK AFTER
AT MSA MEMBERS RANCH
- NOTE: TRIP ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2023...Save to your Calendars.
- If already registered, please scroll down email to bottom to review Meet-up INFO after registration.
A "classic" field trip to the Camp Verde area to collect calcite/aragonite/gypsum pseudomorphs after glauberite.
Also great opportunity to enjoy each others company for a picnic/potluck after field trip at MSA Members nearby ranch!
- MSA Members Only trip with PICNIC/POTLUCK after field trip at MSA member's nearby ranch.
- Please include what food item you will bring.
- Bring your own servicing utensils if bringing a food dish.
- Bring your own beverages (BYOB).
- Please wear name badges & MSA T-Shirts if have them.
- Bring Camp Chairs.
- MSA Hosts providing grilled hot dogs, hamburgers & chicken.
- MSA will provide: paper plates, paper towels, utensils.
MEET-UP DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2023
MEET-UP TIME: 8:45 AM in Camp Verde (meeting location will be sent after registration). Please scroll down email to review Meet-up INFO after registration.
Allow extra 30 minutes to make meet-up location due to traffic.
END TIME: Estimate trip end by 5 PM if attend picnic potluck after Camp Verde.
LIMITED TRIP: No Limit
TRAVEL NOTE: Check with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) website to see if there are any delays on you route. https://az511.gov/
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF TRIP: Easy to Moderate
VEHICLE: Mid-Clearance. High clearance vehicles is best.
SAFETY: Please bring a whistle in case we need to find you or gather up the participants. Youth Must stay with parents.
TRIP PREPAREDNESS / RECOMMENDATION: Arrive with full tank of gas and good tires. Sturdy shoes or boots, Long sleeve shirt, Safety Glasses, Gloves, Sunscreen, Hat, Water, Lunch, Bug Spray, Bucket, First Aid Kit, and other Normal day hiking items.
TOOLS NEEDED: Garden Fork/Rake, Screwdrivers. Bring bucket, bags and egg cartons for fragile mostly float material.
MATERIAL: Glauberite Pseudomorphs: Calcite, Aragonite & Gypsum along with Thenardite, Glauberite, and Halite.
TRIP LEADER: Chris Whitney-Smith & Hannah Brodhagen.
EMAIL: Ask.ChrisWS@yahoo.com
CELL: (602) 405-1502
RSVP REQUIRED by Friday @ 5 PM - MSA Members Only
TRIP CANCELLATION: Trip Leader can cancel the field trip due to low participation (under 5 members RSVP) or weather or road conditions.
EXAMPLES: Here are a few examples of the pseudomorphs you can find on the trip:
Calcite Pseudomorph after Glauberite
Aragonite Pseudomorph after Glauberite
Aragonite Close Up View
Gypsum Pseudomorph after Glauberite