Tentative
Field Trip and
Activity Schedule - 2019
SJBAS members have proposed the following field
trips for 2019. 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. Check the Moki Messenger or our website,
www.sjbas.org, for details.
Dates
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Tentative Field Trip and Activity
Schedule - 2019
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 2019 Trip Schedule.
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January 9 |
SJBAS meeting
- Lyle Hancock will present a review of 2018 SJBAS field
trips and a preview of the 2019 field trip schedule.
Chuck Riggs, Ph.D. will present:
“2018 field
work at the Bowthorpe Site accomplished by the FLC field
school." |
January 16-18 |
Exploring Cochise County AZ
– 3-day motel trip - We will focus on sites in the
Dragoon Mountains and along the San Pedro River. We will
visit the west and east sides of Cochise Stronghold. If
we have enough hikers interested in hiking the 4.75-mile
trail from the west to the east side of the Stronghold,
we can arrange car shuttles. We will visit the Presidio
Santa Cruz De Terrenate, an easy 2.5-mile round trip
hike, and do short hikes to the Murray Springs Clovis
Site and the Clanton Ranch. Follow this link for more
detailed information,
Cochise County 2019.
To sign up for this trip please email Gail Schulz at
mschulz@frontier.net or call 970-946-5234. |
February 13 |
SJBAS meeting
- Shelby Tisdale will present: “Marjorie
F. Lambert: Pioneering Southwest Archaeologist” |
Mid-February |
Galloping Goose #5
– day trip to Cascade Wye – date not posted yet - $$ –
For more
information or to sign up, contact trip leader Lyle
Hancock at
lylehancock@bresnan.net.
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March 13 |
SJBAS meeting
- Andrew Carroll will present: “Etruscan
Civilization - abundance of neonatal bones not found in burials” |
April 10 |
SJBAS meeting
- Garry and Ming Adams will present:
“Spirits of the Stone: Rock art of
the Colorado Plateau” |
April 14 - 20 |
Southwest Borderlands
- 7-day camping/motel trip. We drive south to view facets of the
Mogollon culture, stopping first at Three Rivers Petroglyph site
(prehistoric Jornada Mogollon) with over 21,000 petroglyphs within a
rugged half mile walk. We will visit the Three Rivers Trading Post on
our way to Hueco Tanks State Park (TX) with pictographs from Desert
Archaic (6,000 BC), Jornada Mogollon, to Mescalero Apache and possibly
other Plains Indian groups. Deity Masks are a hallmark at Hueco Tanks.
Staying in Silver City (NM) we can visit the Mimbres pottery display at
WNMU Museum, walk the Dragonfly Petroglyph Trail or explore historic
Silver City; we will spend a day at Gila National Forest touring the
Gila Cliff Dwellings and other trail hikes. Most hikes are rugged, and
the two guided tours at Hueco Tanks are 5-6 hours each. Hueco Tanks (3
nights) is camping; Silver City (2 nights) and Three Rivers (1 night)
are camping or hotels (your choice). Trip Participation Limit maximum is
12; minimum is 4. For more
information and to sign up, contact Paula Lutz:
paula@durango.net. |
May 1 - 3 |
Taos Exploration
– 3-day motel trip – Day 1 - Guided tour at
Wells Petroglyph Preserve and visit Mission San Francisco de Asis; Day 2
- tour historic Taos, Kit Carson Home, D.H. Lawrence Ranch, Millicent
Rogers Museum, and Mable Dodge Lujan House; Day 3 – Experience Santa
Cruz Feast Day at Taos Pueblo and visit the spectacular Rio Grande Gorge
Bridge.
Trip participation limit
maximum is 14; minimum is 8. For more information or to
sign up, contact trip leaders Barb and Lyle Hancock at
lylehancock@bresnan.net.
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May 8 |
SJBAS meeting
- Laurie Webster and Chuck LaRue will present:
“Ancient Woodworking, Animal Use, and Hunting Practices in
Southeastern Utah: New Research from the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project” |
May 16 - 19 |
Hopi Mesas –
4-day camping or hotel trip –
For more information or to sign up, contact trip leader Rusty Chamberlain at
chambrke@aol.com.
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June 6 - 8 |
Canyon de Chelly
– 3-day camping/motel trip –
Day 1 - Hike to Spider Rock with our Navajo guide; Day 2 – Jeep Tour of
the Canyon; Day 3 – drive home. Cost for guide and Jeep Tour will be
provided later. Deposit will be required when signing up in January.
Camping fees currently $14/day – no hook ups. Motels available a short
distance away. For more
information or to sign up, contact trip leader
Randy Graham at
rg44@bresnan.net.
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June 12 |
SJBAS annual picnic
- at Edgemont Ranch |
Summer |
Durango walking tour
– Andy Gulliford
andy@agulliford.com |
Late June |
Borderlands of Southern Colorado
– 3-day motel trip - The trip focus will be on exploring the
archaeological and historical features of the historic San Luis Valley,
including Fort Garland, and the lands southwest of Walsenburg and
Pueblo. Trip participation limit is 20. For more information or to sign
up, contact trip leader Foxie Mason at
fmason@frontier.net.
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July 10 |
SJBAS meeting
- Layne Miller will present:
“Fremont Rock Art” |
July 11 |
Local Rock Art
- maybe Mancos Canyon in Ute Mountain Ute Tribal
Park – day trip - Layne Miller, Rock Art expert from Price, UT, speaking
at July meeting -
Maximum trip participation limit is 16;
minimum is 8. - $$
–
For more information or to sign up, contact trip leader Lyle Hancock at
lylehancock@bresnan.net. |
July 16 |
Southern Ute Museum and Ignacio Cemetery – day trip –
For more information or to
sign up, contact trip leaders Rhonda Raffo and Jim Mueller at
rhondaandjim@msn.com.
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August 8 - 10 |
Pecos Conference
– Cloudcroft, New Mexico - Each August, archaeologists gather at various
locations in the southwestern United States. They set up a large tent
and spend three days discussing recent research, and the problems and
challenges of the profession. Native Americans, avocational
archaeologists, the public and media organizations come to speak with
the archaeologists. Dick and Foxie Mason will serve as hosts for SJBAS
members who wish to attend. Choices are either camping at the conference
site or staying in a local hotel. Registration for the Conference will
be open until the third week of July.
For more information, please contact Foxie at
fmason@frontier.net or
Dick at 970-247-0252. |
August 14 |
SJBAS meeting
- Richard Friedman will present:
"Using Computer Technology to aid in the Identification, Documentation,
and Visualization of the Chacoan Landscape (Built Environment)" |
August 16 - 18 |
Zuni Pueblo Exploration
– 3-day motel/camping trip - Inn at Halona/Camping option at El Morro
National Monument (40 min. drive). Options for visiting the following:
Old Zuni Mission Tour, Walking Tour of Middle Village, Awan Museum and
Heritage Center and potential visit to an un-excavated site with an
archeologist. Traditional meal at a Shalako House. Estimated tour fees
$25/tour/person (depends on number of attendees) Note, Inn will need to
be booked early as it has only 8 rooms. Participation Limit is 12; Minimum
is 6. For more information
or to sign up, contact trip leader Randy Graham at
rg44@bresnan.net. |
September 11 |
SJBAS meeting cancelled
-
Colorado Humanities will hold an Eleanor Roosevelt Chautauqua |
September 13 |
Haynie Site – Day trip – Site tour led by Susan
Ryan to visit Crow Canyon research dig
–
For more information or to
sign up, contact trip leader Jim Mueller at
rhondaandjim@msn.com.
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September 14 |
John W. Sanders Lecture -
Dr. David Moore will
present: “Blackbeard
and the recovery of his pirate ship, “The Queen Anne’s Revenge” |
September 15 |
Aztec/Salmon or Mesa
Verde
– local archaeology trip for lecturer Dr. David
Moore –
For more information or to sign up, contact trip leader Janice Sheftel
at
janicesheftel@gmail.com.
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October 1 |
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park Tour – day trip - $$ -
For more information or to
sign up, contact trip leaders Rhonda Raffo and Jim Mueller at
rhondaandjim@msn.com. |
October 9 |
SJBAS meeting
– Larry Ruiz and Ruth Van Dyke will present:
“Chacoan Landscapes”. |
November 13 |
SJBAS meeting
– Randy McGuire will present:
“Sonoran Archaeology”
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December |
SJBAS annual meeting and holiday party |
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Other Related Trips and Events
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Yearlong |
Canyon Country Discovery
Center
– a variety of trips in SE
Utah |
Mid-May |
La
Plata County Driving Tour
– La Plata County Historical Commission
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September 6 -8 |
Southern Ute Tribal Fair and Powwow
– no trip leader; DIY |
Yearlong |
History Colorado
– many day trips on Front Range, but some multi-day
trips. Follow link to review 2018 schedule:
https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2018/2018-tours-and-treks.pdf |
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