Date
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San Juan Basin Archaeological Society
Tentative
Field Trip Schedule - 2011
Changes are in red. |
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March 3 - 7 |
COCHISE
COUNTY
ARIZONA
Meet Gail and
Marlo for this 5-day motel trip in Tombstone,
AZ. Learn about the history of
southern
Arizona
while escaping the snow.
Trip Leaders: Gail
and Marlo Schulz
970-946-5234
mschulz@frontier.net |
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March 25 - 28 |
COMB RIDGE
AND
CEDAR MESA
UTAH
This is a 4-day
car camping trip to the Cedar Mesa area to visit rock inscriptions
and dwelling sites from the past. A high-clearance, 4WD
vehicle is required for portions of the trip. Trip participation
limit is 16.
Trip Leader:
Bill Cagle 970-385-4566
cagle81301@yahoo.com
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April 2 |
WATERFLOW,
NEW
MEXICO
This day trip
will be guided by Gail LaDage, who has done much work in this area
recording these rock inscriptions. There is a fast food place nearby
or bring a sack lunch.
Trip
participation limit is 15.
Trip Leader:
Gail LaDage
gladage@yahoo.com |
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April 9 |
DINETAH
AREA
This will be a
day trip to visit the Dinetah area east of
Bloomfield,
NM with one of our favorites, New Mexico
Trust Land Archaeologist David Eck. We will visit the Navajo
Pueblitos Citadel, Wall and the Landon site(?).A high-clearance, 4WD
vehicle is required. Trip participation limit is 20.
Trip Leaders:
Marion and Andy Simon 970-749-2927
msimon183@aol.com |
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April 16 |
SITES ON THE CHACOAN
NORTH
ROAD
This will be a
long day trip to visit two Chaco
outliers along the Chacoan North Road,
south
of Bloomfield, NM.
A high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is required. Trip participation limit
is 15.
Trip Leader: Bob
Estes (contact Mary Ann Hiller
for reservations
970-259-5170 or
johnhilldurco@durango.net) |
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April 21 |
YUCCA HOUSE
Day trip just
south of Cortez. Trip participation limit is 20.
Trip Leader:
Mary Ann Hiller 970-259-5170
johnhilldurco@durango.net |
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April 28 - 30 |
GATHERING OF
NATIONS
This will be a
3-day hotel trip to attend one of the most inspirational events of
the year at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. We will view the grand entry of many hundreds of
dancers to the sound of many drum groups that will lift your spirits
off the floor. We will also attend several other cultural
sites (a Mayan display, the Chaco Collection and a Chacoan Outlier).
Up to eight participants will be able to stay at Arnolds B&B based on first
come first served, but there is no trip participation limit.
Trip Leader:
Mary Ann Hiller 970-259-5170
johnhilldurco@durango.net |
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May 7 - 8 |
UTE
MOUNTAIN
UTE TRIBAL
PARK SERVICE
DAY
This important
2-day car camping trip will be our annual service outing at the
Ute Mountain
Ute Tribal
Park. Be prepared for a day of manual
labor followed by a day touring sites not often seen by the general
public.
Trip Leaders:
Kathleen and Jim Shadell 970-247-5597
shadkj@durango.net
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May 13 |
CROW CANYON
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER
On this day trip
to the Crow
Canyon Archaeological
Center we will tour the lab,
curation room, outdoor classrooms and a dig in progress. We will
gain insight to how the Center gathers data to support their many
important papers. A prepaid lunch is available for $10. Trip
participation limit is 25.
Trip Leader:
Mary Ann Hiller 970-259-5170
johnhilldurco@durango.net |
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May 21 |
HIGH SAGE PLAINS
This day trip
will involve several short hikes with Jerry Fetterman, a well-known
archaeologist, to visit rock inscriptions and prehistoric villages
near the Utah/Colorado border. There will be several short (<1 mi)
easy hikes to sites. Both the Hisatsinom and SJBAS chapters of
CAS are limited to 7 persons each. A
high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is required. Trip participation limit is
7.
Participants
will rendezvous at the Anasazi Heritage Center at 9:00 a.m. SJBAS
members from Durango who want to carpool should meet at Santa Rita
Park at 7:30 a.m. Bring lunch, water, rain gear, and bug spray.
Trip Leader:
Diane Skinner 970-247-0849
skinnerkatz@durango.net |
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May 26 |
TALLUS
VILLAGE
Day trip just
north of Durango
to visit an Eastern Basketmaker II site. Trip participation limit is
15
Trip Leader:
Gail LaDage
gladage@yahoo.com |
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June 9 |
OLD
FORT LEWIS
The trip date has changed from June 17th
to June 9th. During this day
trip we will visit Old Fort Lewis and learn about the recent
findings of Mona Charles’ field school students. We will learn about
and see how they work. Reservations are needed.
Trip Leaders:
Bev and Bob Danielson 970-385-1058
bnbdan@bresnan.net |
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June 23 |
SILVER
LAKE
MINING DISTRICT
This strenuous
day trip to Silver
Lake will be lead by Jim Shadell
who has previous tour guide experience in the area. This
beautiful area had extensive mining activity, so be prepared for a
trip that you will never forget. A high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is
required.
Trip Leader: Jim
Shadell 970-247-5597
shadkj@durango.net |
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July 13 |
TRAM TOWERS
OF THE ANIMAS MINING DISTRICT
We will be
accompanied on this day trip by Rudy Davison while visiting many of
the tram towers in the Animas Mining District with emphasis above
Eureka and in Arastra Gulch. A
high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is required. Trip participation limit is
20.
Trip Leader:
Mary Ann Hiller 970-259-5170
johnhilldurco@durango.net |
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July/Aug TBD |
SOUTHERN UTE
CULTURAL CENTER
Our guide,
museum curator Lynn Bitner, will provide behind the scenes insight
on this day trip to the recently completed Southern Ute Cultural
Center. There is a restaurant at the Center. Trip participation
limit is 20.
Trip Leaders:
Jan and Ralph Blanchard 970-382-9058
blanchard@mydurango.net
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August 21 - 23 |
HISTORIC MINING
DISTRICTS
This can be
a three-day car-camping trip or three day trips. This will be our annual
high country mining camp tour to visit several historic mills and
mines in Cunningham Gulch near Silverton. Dave McCrillis will
rely on his many years of mining experience to interpret the
mechanics and processes of these sites. A high-clearance, 4WD
vehicle is required. Trip participation limit is 20.
Trip Leader:
Dave McCrillis (contact Mary Ann Hiller
for reservations
970-259-5170
johnhilldurco@durango.net) |
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Sept. 6 – 8 |
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS
This 3-day
car-camping trip will allow us to visit both large and small sites
east of the Jemez
River
in New Mexico. Several
hikes are of unknown lengths, which are dependant on road
conditions. A high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is required. Trip
participation limit is 20.
Trip Leader:
Richard Robinson
Robinson@frontier.net |
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Sept. 16 –
18 |
ZUNI
PUEBLO
This exciting
3-day hotel trip will include a presentation by a traditional
ceramicist, a traditional meal at a Shalako House, and tours of the
mission, the ancient pueblo, Hawikuu, and the Great Kiva.
Don’t forget your cameras! We will also have the treat of
staying at the
Inn at Halona which has 8 rooms. Trip participation
limit is 16.
Trip Leader:
Bruce Howard 970-385-4539
brucehoward@frontier.net |
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Sept. 22 –
25 |
DISAPPOINTMENT VALLEY
This is a
rescheduling of our planned 2010 4-day cabin camping trip to
Disappointment Valley
with our BLM friends from
Montrose. It should provide us with an excellent overview of the
area. A high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is required.
Trip Leaders:
Peggy Morris and Dennis Lopez
970-382-8688 sipapu_72@q.com
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Sept 29 – Oct 2 |
CAPITOL REEF
NATONAL MONUMENT
AND HORSESHOE
CANYON
This 4-day
car-camping trip will visit some of the best Barrier Canyon Style
petroglyphs available in a world class setting. The most difficult
hike is into Horseshoe
Canyon; it is a steep 7-mile RT hike. Don’t forget your camera. Trip participation limit is 20.
Trip Leaders:
Janice and Brooks Taylor 970-382-0165 durangofolk@frontier.net
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October 10 - 12 |
CEDAR MESA
CANYONS
AND
CANYON RIMS
During this
exciting 3-day car-camping trip, we will explore upper Fish Creek
and other Cedar Mesa canyons and mesa tops for archaeological sites.
Trip Leader: Jim
Shadell 970-247-5597
shadkj@durango.net
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October 15 |
OUTLIER ON THE
NORTH ROAD
This long day
trip will be to Pierre’s
Complex, an important outlier along the
Chacoan North Road located south of
Bloomfield. Our guide will be
BLM ranger/archaeologist Jim Copeland. A
high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is required. Trip participation limit is
20.
Trip Leaders:
Jim Mueller and Rhonda Raffo 970-259-8870
rhondaandjim@msn.com |
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October 20 - 23 |
WINSLOW
AREA
AND HOPI
MESA
During this
4-day motel trip we will visit a number of archaeological sites and
petroglyphs of
significance to the Hopi people. Many sites will be visited with a Hopi
cultural guide. A high-clearance, 4WD vehicle is required. Trip
participation limit is 20.
Trip Leaders: TBD |
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November 13 - 16 |
TONTO BASIN
IN ARIZONA
This 4-day trip
may be either a car-camping or hotel trip. We hope to visit hill top
archaeological sites that our group has not been to previously.
There will be a range of moderate to hard hikes from a couple
hundred yards to a mile RT with elevation gains from 300 to 500
feet, often with no trail and lots of cactus.
A high-clearance,
4WD vehicle is required. Trip participation limit is 20.
Trip Leader:
Richard Robinson
Robinson@frontier.net |
