BCLS Rendezvous 2016 Hope B.C.

Sixteen Penticton Club Members enjoyed a busy weekend in Hope at Rendezvous. A little cool and damp, but lots of interesting things to see, and material to collect.

Thanks to the Abbostford Club for a well run event, "juicy roast beef" and a great pancake breakfast.

The Keynote speaker Friday night Geology Professor Dr. John Clague gave a most interesting talk, great slides, and he lead a field trip on Saturday.

Hope Slide:

Piece of the original Hope Princeton Highway - pre-slide.

Lunch Time

 

 

 

Club Display in Hope:

 

 

 

Visit to Yale:

 

One group panned for gold and garnets in Yale, some of us went for Nickel Silicate. The Yale Historic Site was well worth the price of admission. I was impressed by the number of artifacts - apparently they have lots more, with not enough room to display them,

 

 

 

 

Bucket Raffle:

 

Penticton Club members did well in the bucket raffle.

 



 





Penticton Library Club Display

Photos courtesy of Sharon Ewin.

Club Campout and Exploration Trip

Thank-you Jerome and Sandra for hosting a club campout and exploration adventure this weekend. Thanks also to Jason for always knowing exactly where we were, although his maps and images didn't tell him where the brush was over grown!

Tick count when I left was three on clothing, and one attached.

I rode in the lead vehicle, and a highlight of the trip was one huge black bear running away from us, and a mother brown bear and her cub in the middle of the road, mother eating, cub attached, unaware that we were there, but the sound of the truck going in to park so that the driver could take my camera was enough to scare them off.

Eleven club members were out on Saturday, with 9 camping and out the second day.

Sasquatch Rock

Not what we were looking for but stumbled upon a quarry.

 

 



 



When waiting to figure out which way to go, there are always wildflowers to photograph.

 



BCLS Scholarship

Do you have a child or grandchild heading for Post-Secondary education? Check out the eligibility criteria and application for scholarship on the BCLS website.

http://www.bclapidary.com/Scholarship.html

Tick Alert

Posted on BC Rockhunter today - group camping up Saccum Creek FSR this weekend had great finds, but more ticks than they have seen before. One rockhound had 10 on himself in 2 days.

Road Trip September 2015

Just finished going through the photos from Duane and Katherine's road trip last fall - probably enough for a program slideshow Duane? Here are just a few.

Christmas Party

Twenty-three members attended a fun pot-luck Christmas party, with partial proceeds from the silent auction providing a $100 donation to the Soupateria. Photos to follow.

 



Rendezvous 2016

The info is now up on the BCLS website. No dry camping. A number of club members have already booked at the Othello Campground.

http://www.bclapidary.com/Rendez.html

http://www.othellotunnels.com/