Field trips are open to all members. Space permitting, guests may also join. We attempt to describe the difficulty of the trip. Some trips are "drive-ups", "walkups", and some are "serious camping". When using your vehicle, be sure it is in good working order. It could be dangerous if your are stuck in the desert without adequate water, food, or tools for repair.
Participants must be familiar with Field Trip Policies and sign a Release of Liability before participating in any trip. The Field Trip Leader has the right to exclude you for failure to follow policy or fail to sign the Release of Liability.
March 10
Corral Bluffs, Colorado, 9:00 AM
Leader: Steve Snyder, 8:30 AM
Meet at 8:30 at the Loaf and Jug at Space Village. Then carpool to the parking area. We will hike along a drainage and then up a narrow ridge to look at several sites. The hike will be over some uneven terrain. Bring water and sturdy boots. Expect the tour to last 2-3 hours. If it is raining/snowing, we will reschedule.
April 20-24 (5 to 6 days)
Grand Gulch, Utah Backpack Trip
Leaders: Terry and Laurie Lee
Time and details to be announced
April 27-30th
Day Hikes to Rock Art and Ruins on Comb Ridge
Leader: Bonnie Moser
Day hikes on/in Comb Ridge near Bluff, Utah. Hiking days are the 28th & 29th with travel days on the 27th & 30th. Hikes will start from the Butler Wash road directly east of Comb Ridge and north of highway 163. The hikes will be into lesser traveled Comb Ridge canyons which are north of the Monarch ruins and south of the Fishmouth ruins. Camping is available at Sand Island BLM campground which is 3 miles west of Bluff, Utah. RV hook-up camping and motels are available in Bluff. Everyone will be responsible for their own accommodations and carpooling. We may be able to get together for dinner in one of the Bluff restaurants. Due to the small parking areas near some of the trailheads, the trip will have a limit of 10 participants. For more detailed trip information contact Bonnie Moser during our meetings.
May 25-28
Dinosaur National Monument
Leaders: Bob and Judy Kilgore
Times and details to be announced
June 23
Skelton Ranch
Leader: Eric Swab
Eric Swab, a volunteer with the Pike San Isabel National Forest, will walk us around what remains of one of the first Dude Ranches in the Pikes Peak Region, ca 1904 to 1916. He will help you reconstruct in your mind's eye what place must have been with photos and stories that have survived. You will explore the evidence that still exists, even after the site has been harvested for old bottles and ravaged by uncontrolled fuel mitigation. He will ask for your theories about a couple of the unsolved mysteries of the artifacts on the site. The ranch is located in the National Forest about 3 miles west of Woodland Park, at an elevation of about 9,000 feet.
Time to be announced
August
Days TBA
Rollins Pass Game Drive, Colorado
Leader: Steve Snyder
Time and details to be announced
September 8-9
Picketwire Canyon, Colorado
Leaders: Mike & Patrice Baum, and Doug Reagan
Times and details to be announced