Fieldtrip: Buse Lake Blue Agate

Date Posted: June 13, 2007

The BCLS (British Columbia Lapidary Society) will be hosting a fieldtrip to Buse Lake for blue agate.

This is a claimed area, so this is an excellent opportunity to dig for that fabulous deep blue agate that is similar to the south African “blue-lace” agate that is actually grey-blue. The Buse Lake blue agate is indeed blue.

The location is a few miles outside of Kamloops on easily accessible back roads with a crossing through some private ranch lands.

When: Saturday June 16th and Sunday June 17th

Meeting Place: The PetroCanada gas station, a few miles east of Kamloops on highway #1, at the Barnhartvale road exit, 9:00 AM.

Leader: Win Robertson, 250-376-4878

If you plan on going it is recommended you call the group leader to ensure the event is still a go.

Tools for this location are digging tools, such as shovel, small pick, spray bottle, and rock hammer. You can pick up the odd surface piece, but digging in the loose clay is essential! Bring your lunch, drinking water & mosquito repellant. For those with small campers or tenting, there will be a dry camp not too far from the location.

There is a good RV park with all facilities & a good tenting area on Hwy 1 8km east of the Barnhartvale turnoff:

Kamloops RV Park
9225 Dallas Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 6V1
Beside the BC Wildlife Park,
For reservations tel. 250-573-3789, or EMail
For more information visitKamloops RV Park

For motel dwellers, there are a number of motels along Hwy 1 east of Kamloops, only 15 or so minutes drive from the meeting place.

Lamplighter Motel
1901 East Trans Canada Highway, Kamloops, BC V2C 3Z9
Tel: 250.372.3386 Fax: 250.372.8740
Web Site: http://www.lamplighter.kamloops.com/

Thrift Lodge
2459 East Trans Canada Highway, Kamloops, BC V2C 4A9
Call us toll free for reservations at 1.800.661.7769
Tel: 250.374.2488 Fax: 250.374.2480
Web Site: http://www.thriftlodge.kamloops.com/

Rider's Motor Inn
1759 East Trans Canada Highway, Kamloops, BC V2C 3Z6
Call 1.800.811.1353 for reservations
Tel: 250.374.2144 Fax: 250.372.0888
Web Site: http://www.riders.kamloops.com/

For more information and a list of other upcoming fieldtrips, please see http://www.lapidary.bc.ca/trips.html.

IMPORTANT: BC Wagon Masters will be asking all participants to "sign-in" acknowledging that the participant is indeed responsible for their own conduct and safety. Participants must be members in good standing of a club belonging to the B.C. Lapidary Society, be a member in good standing of a GMFC affiliate club or be a sponsored guest with a club member. Club members would include our neighbors from the US who belong to the US clubs, and who are always welcome on BC Wagonmaster trips.