Dates

San Juan Basin Archeology Society

Tentative Field Trip Schedule - 2013

Changes are in red.

Registration for trips opens three months prior to trip date.
 

January 31 - February 4

ARIZONA MISSIONS AND FORTS 

This is a five-day motel trip. Plan on meeting Gail and Marlo near Tucson AZ on January 31st  for their annual snowbird special. Participants will visit missions and forts from Tumacacori to Tubac and San Xavier del Bac, and the Arizona Archaeological Museum. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the history of southern Arizona. 

Trip Leaders: Gail and Marlo Schulz - 970-946-5234 – mschulz@frontier.net

MUSEUMS AND SITES IN OR NEAR ALBUQUERQUE 

This is a three-day motel trip. We will get a docent-guided visit to the Tijeras Pueblo, Maxwell Museum, and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. We will also visit the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe to see the special exhibit on Carl May, a famous German author on the west.

Trip Leaders: Marion and Andy Simon – 970-749-2927 – msimon183@aol.com

BLUFF UTAH AREA

This will be a three-day, car-camping trip to visit a potpourri of historic Mormon sites and Ancestral Puebloan sites. There will be several hikes, but none longer than four miles roundtrip. HC/4WD vehicles are required, but we should be able to carpool. The trip participation limit is 14.

Trip Leaders: Barb and Lyle Hancock - 970-764-4531 – lylehancock@bresnan.net

UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBAL PARK SERVICE WEEKEND

The Hisatsinom Chapter will join us for our annual work and play outing at the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park. Participants may car camp, stay in a motel in Cortez, or make the service weekend into two day trips. Be prepared for a day of manual labor followed by a day touring sites not often seen by the general public. Bring work gloves, hat, work boots, tools, and lots of water. A one-day, work-only option will be available.

Trip Leaders: Kathleen and Jim Shadell - 970-247-5597 – shadkj@durango.net and Richard Robinson -
970-259-1943 - robinson7150@gmail.com

McLean Basin - COLORADO

During this day trip we will join members of the Hisatsinom Chapter for a moderate hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Jerry Fetterman, a well-known archaeologist, will guide us through this interesting archaeological area. There is a trip participation limit of 7 for each chapter.

Trip Leader: Diane Skinner  - 970-247-0849 – skinnerkatz@durango.net

DURANGO WALKING TOUR

Join us on this Mothers Day Special as we are escorted by Dr. Andrew Gulliford for a one-mile walk through the Historic District of Durango and listen to the stories the buildings have to tell.

JEMEZ MOUNTAINS 

During this three-day car-camping trip we will visit archaeological sites on the east side of the Jemez River in New Mexico. We may also visit other areas depending on our schedule and local conditions, and we may need HC/4WD vehicles. Trip participation limit is 20.

Trip Leaders: Janice and Brooks Taylor – 970-382-0165 – durangofolk@frontier.net

DALLA MOUNTAIN PARK  

This day trip will involve a short hike to view charcoal pictographs unknown to many in our area. 

RANGE CREEK AND NINE MILE CANYON 

This will be a four-day car-camping and motel trip to the famous archaeological sites in Range Creek Canyon and petroglyph panels in Nine Mile Canyon near Price, Utah. The group will also visit Utah State University, College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, Halls of Archaeology and Paleontology. There is a trip participation limit of 22. Follow this link for detailed trip and reservation information: Range Creek and Nine Mile Canyon.

Trip Leaders: Gail and Marlo Schulz – 970-946-5234 – mschulz@frontier.net

AMES POWER PLANT NEAR TELLURIDE

This day trip will be to an important site above Telluride where technological advancement made a tremendous improvement to both the health of miners and the profitability of the mines. Those with a fear of heights or high mountains need not apply. We will also visit the new Mesa Verde Visitor Center and the Telluride Historical Museum.

HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN ALBUQUERQUE

During this four-day motel trip we plan to visit the Telephone Pioneer Museum, Turquoise Museum, Harvey House Museum, Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture, Isleta Pueblo and church and hopefully hear a lecture on Albuquerque archaeology. There is a trip participation limit of 20.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY FOUR CORNERS SITES

During this busy day trip we will visit the Albert Porter, Gillota-Johnson and newly acquired Carhart pueblos. The trip participation limit is 20.

CAPITOL REEF N.M. AND HORSESHOE CANYON

During this four-day, car-camping trip we will visit some of the best Barrier Canyon style rock art available in settings that are undeniably world class. The most difficult hike is into Horseshoe Canyon; it is steep and 7 miles roundtrip. There is a trip limit of 20.

CEDAR MESA

During this three-day, car-camping trip we will hike into a variety of Ancestral Puebloan sites. The hiking will be moderately difficult with some off-trail hiking required. Hikes may be up to five miles long. HC/4WD vehicles will be necessary, but carpooling can usually be arranged. The trip participation limit is 12.

THE HISTORY OF TRAIL CANYON

This day trip will cover 10,000 years of history in six miles. There is a trip participation limit of 12, and preference will be given to members who have not been there before.

CROW CANYON 

During this day trip, escorted by BLM archaeologist Jim Copeland, we will visit spectacular Crow Canyon petroglyphs and other sites as time allows. HC/4WD vehicles are required, and there is a trip participation limit of 20.

TAOS PUEBLO  

During this two-day, culturally interesting motel trip we will visit the Taos Pueblo to see the Procession of the Virgin Mary and other Rio Grande Pueblos to see their dances.