Trace the Teanaway lava flow, the source of the famous Ellensburg blue agate. Find out how the Grand Coulee was carved by floods that scoured eastern Washington. Examine book shale for flora fossils left behind, sift through mine dumps for metallic minerals and visit private-access ghost towns where you can chisel out crystal treasures miners left behind. The fee includes use of Bob's tools, the collecting area permits and campground fees. Your family provides its own camping gear and food.
Families drive their own vehicles at their own pace.
We meet at two collecting areas each day, with ample time to collect buckets of rocks or fossils. We drive three hours a day. Fossil Finding Fest ends on Monday so your family can then begin its own camping trip, return home, or drive back to Seattle to attend Rockin' Across the Cascades. Across the Cascades ends in British Columbia on Friday, where your family can start a weekend of camping or return home. All family members traveling with the group must be paying participants and 8 or older.