FIELD TRIPS
OFFERED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT THE SHOW
Saturday
& Sunday, June 11 & 12, 2005, 9:00 AM
The Original
Sixteen-to-One Mine
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This field trip is to a currently
operating underground gold mine located in Alleghany, in
Northern California. Field trips will leave on Saturday
and Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. Meet in the Roseville
(Placer County) Fairgrounds parking lot. Special
price will be $49 per adult, with dependent children 1/2
price.
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Hats
will be provided; however, participants must have the ability to
walk on steep terrain. Also, wear rubber boots, bring a
flashlight and lunch, and wear long sleeves and pants. Plan to spend
about 3 hours on the tour itself.
Saturday,
June 11, 2005 10:00 AM
Field Trip to
Sierra College
Natural History Museum
Location:
Rocklin, CA --
just a few miles from the Fairgrounds
Admission: Free
Parking: $1.00
Meet in the Roseville (Placer County)
Fairgrounds Parking Lot at 9:15 AM
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Featuring:
Cenozoic Mammals: A variety of fossil mammals unearthed
from western states Dinosaurs: Fossils and replicas of bones
and complete life-sized models
Pachycephalosaur and Triceratops skulls found on field trips
Possible theropod dinosaur bone found nearby - a first in northern
California
Fossils galore! Trilobites, tortoises, wave ripples,
footprints, birds and reptiles
Life Through Time: Fossils and replicas from the Precambrian
through the Cenozoic
Minerals: A spectacular exhibit of common and rare minerals
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