Field Trip Report – December 14, 2013 Red Hill at Salton Sea, and the Bertram Mine A beautiful clear day with a bit of a breeze! We gathered and cleaned lots of Pumice at the Red Hill, and even found some pretty good Obsidian. All 15 of us gathered Pumice, but Darlene and Marge did all the work washing and seeing if it would float for the youngsters at the Date Festival.There were no mishaps traveling to Bertram Siding on the Union Pacific Railroad, and taking Range Road toward the Bertram Mine for the wonderful, elusive Glauberites. It’s not a complete trip without a stop for refreshments, which most of us did, at the T/A restaurant in Coachella, called “The Fork in the Road.” A very satisfying end for another satisfying field trip. Submitted by Barbara Catlin |
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