Tentative Field Trip and Activity Schedule - 2018 

SJBAS members have proposed the following field trips for 2018. Please read General Information About Field Trips and check forthcoming issues of the Moki Messenger and monitor this web page for updates. Field trip participants must be current CAS or SJBAS chapter members; SJBAS members will receive priority for trips with participation limits. For information about these trips or to sign up, please contact the trip leaders directly.

This trip schedule is a "work in progress." Although we hope to go on the outings as planned, these dates and destinations are subject to change due to adverse weather or road conditions, unanticipated scheduling conflicts, or changes made by the leaders. Click on the hyperlinks for more information about trip destinations or meeting presentations.

In addition to the following trips, there are several important conferences scheduled for this year, including the Pecos Conference and the Colorado Archaeological Society annual meeting. Check the Moki Messenger or our website, www.sjbas.org, for details.

Dates	Field Trip and Activity Schedule - 2018 Updates are in red. To update this schedule, email lylehancock@bresnan.net.  Please contact trip leaders by phone or email for more information or to sign up. Follow this link for a printer friendly 2018 Trip Schedule.
January 10	SJBAS meeting – Richard Robinson will present: “Revisiting SJBAS Field Trips with a  review of their rock art and associated cultural theories: A Vision Quest.”
February 7	Special Lecture:  Jessica Crawford will present “Mounds of the Lower Mississippi Valley.” For more information, contact Janice Sheftel at janicesheftel@gmail.com.
February 24	Galloping Goose #5 – ride the “Snow” Goose from Durango to Cascade Canyon Wye – day trip –  The historic Goose #5 will make several stops along the way to Cascade. $119 per person (bring your own lunch) – For more information or to signup, contact Lyle Hancock at lylehancock@bresnan.net. Tickets are very limited, so if you want to go, contact Lyle ASAP.
February 14	SJBAS meeting – Dr. Charles Riggs from FLC will present: “Fort Lewis College Archaeological Field School Excavations at the Bowthorpe Site (5MT 9399) in Southwest Colorado.”
March 1 - 5	Exploring Cochise County, Arizona - This is Gail and Marlo's popular multi-day hotel trip to Southeast Arizona. Destinations may include: Cochise College artifact collections, Camp Rucker and Fort Bowie, and the ghost town of Fairbank. For more information or to signup, contact trip leaders Gail and Marlo Schulz at mschulz@frontier.net.
March 14	SJBAS meeting – Mona Charles from the Animas Museum will present: "West to East and Kidder to Morris: a Historical Perspective on the Basketmakers of the American Southwest."
April 11	SJBAS meeting - Charles DeFerdinando will speak about the 1917-18 flu epidemic and how the D&SNGR train helped it spread.
April or May?	Yellow Jacket Pueblo Archaeological Conservancy – day trip - Jerry Fetterman will lead a trip to Yellow Jacket Pueblo near Cortez – For more information or to signup, contact Janice Sheftel at janicesheftel@gmail.com.
May 9	SJBAS meeting - Ken Wright, of Wright Paleohydrological Institute, will present: “The Inca Road System, a World Heritage Site."
June 13	SJBAS semi-annual meeting and summer picnic - at Durango Elk's picnic ground on Florida Road
June 21	FLC Field School in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument – day trip – Dr. Chuck Riggs will lead the excavation tour and explain FLC research efforts. After the field school visit we may stop at Sand Canyon Pueblo or visit the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. Participants must be prepared to carpool, and the Trip Participation Limit is 12. For more information or to sign up, contact Rusty Chamberlain at chambrke@aol.com.
June or July?	Ouray Perimeter Trail Historical Hike – 2-day camping or hotel trip - Bob Risch of the Ouray Hiking Club may lead the Perimeter Trail hike; trip may include Ute Indian Museum in Montrose and docent-led tour to Shavano Valley Rock Art Site. For more information or to sign up, contact Joan Kellogg at joankellogg@charter.net.
June 22 - 24	San Miguel Mission, Pecos National Historic Park, and Feast Day at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo – 3-day motel or camping trip – We are tentatively planning to visit the San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe on Friday afternoon, overnight in Santa Fe, visit the Pecos Pueblo and Civil War battlefields in Pecos National Historical Park on Saturday, and visit Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo on Sunday, June 24, to experience the Buffalo and Comanche dances on St. John the Baptist’s Feast Day. For more information or to sign up, contact Rhonda Raffo and Jim Mueller at rhondaandjim@msn.com.
July 11	SJBAS meeting - Susan Ryan from Crow Canyon will present: the "Northern Chaco Outliers Project" and discuss current excavations at the Haynie Site near Cortez.
July 12	Chimney Rock National Monument – day trip – Special tour led by Michael Stillman of Chimney Rock Interpretive Association. Tour cost is $25 per person, and the Trip Participation Limit is 18. For more information or to signup, contact Lyle Hancock at lylehancock@bresnan.net.
August 8	SJBAS meeting - Dr. Heather Smith – “The contribution of Southwest archaeology to our understanding of how North America was occupied by humans."
September 12	SJBAS meeting – Larry Ruiz, together with Laurie Webster, will present his new film: "The Language of Landscapes: Places in Time,” with a focus on the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project.
September 14	Haynie Site – Day trip with site tour led by Susan Ryan to visit Crow Canyon research dig. Sign ups accepted only after July 11th SJBAS meeting. For more information, contact Jim Mueller at rhondaandjim@msn.com.
September 14 - 16	Natural Bridges National Monument - 3-day camping trip - Visit Edge of the Cedars Museum; visit Cave Towers site; hike to backcountry sites at Natural Bridges. Trip Participation Limit is 12. For more information or to signup, contact Andy Gulliford at andy@agulliford.com.
September 22 - 25	Northern Arizona Exploration - 4-day camping trip - Navajo National Monument - guided hike to Betatakin; Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments; Walnut Canyon National Monument; Flagstaff - tour Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, and explore Museum of Northern Arizona; Grand Canyon – experience Desert View Watchtower, and tour Tusayan Ruin and Museum. Trip Participation Limit is 12. For more information or to signup, contact Lyle at lylehancock@bresnan.net.
September 29	Local Hispano Cemeteries Tour – day trip - Tour by Ruth Lambert – For more information or to sign up, contact Joan Kellogg at joankellogg@charter.net.
October 26 - 29	Rock Art near Vernal, Utah – 4-day motel or camping trip – Tim Sweeney of Vernal will guide us to various rock art sites. Trip Participation Limit is 12. For more information or to signup, contact Tish Varney at tishvarney@att.net.
October 10	SJBAS meeting - Geri Hockfield Malandra will present: “South Asia's Archaeological "Ruins" - From Harappa to the Babri Mosque.”
November 14	SJBAS meeting – Kristen Bowen, Lead archaeologist with Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Office, will present: "A Federal Archaeologist’s work experiences in the Western USA.”
December 15	SJBAS annual meeting and holiday brunch