Friday, October 28, 2011
The Dollhouse Ruin Cedar Mesa, Utah (I love UT)
Here are a couple of photos from the Dollhouse Ruin in SE Utah. For those of you who missed the photo essay in class, these are a part of what we viewed.
Enjoy...
Thursday, October 27, 2011
One of the best authors of the Southwest...Craig Childs
If you are at all interested in the American Southwest, Anasazi, or even more modern Native American history, artifacts, or other sites you will love Craig Childs writings. This is a lecture Craig gave on his book, House of Rain. Check it out...
IT IS ALL COMING DUE!! YES! The cutoff for 1st quarter is TOMORROW!!
There will be no exceptions. Zero. Please don't ask.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Part 2: CFI Field Trip to Cedar Mesa
The group went off-pavement and ventured along the route of the Hole in the Rock Expedition led by Jens Neilsen. Stopping near a prehistoric cave that has been utilized for years for both shelter and proximity to a natural spring, we ate a quick lunch and began hiking into an area marked as wilderness area. Almost immediately, Gene identified a metate on the side of the trail. As we continued on, Gene found a rock scraper or knife that had been flintknapped to produce a sharp edge. All along the way Gene pointed out various plants, types of and layers of rock, lichens, and other points of interest. We ventured on our way to the edge of a canyon to see Ancestral Puebloan ruins.
After the hike, and a quick watering, we went to see a natural spring before working our way along the rough 4wd dirt road, bouncing along like a load of beach balls in the back of a truck. Once we arrived in Bluff, happy to be back on pavement and ready to eat, we all went to eat at the local San Juan Kitchen for some excellent mexican food.
Once we were all back to our rooms for the night, I thought I would read a bit before turning in for the night...I made it through perhaps 3 pages before I was asleep at 8:45pm.
The next morning we went to the upper edge of Comb Ridge to follow the Posey Trail. Posey is the name of the Native American who is attributed with the last of the 'Indian' wars in the United States. The war amounts to a series of skirmishes that ultimately led to the capture of Posey and some of his fellow natives.
The trucks shuttled us up the rough 4wd road, providing us with spectacular views of the Comb Ridge and Comb Wash and their tributaries. We were dropped off and we hiked to the edge of the ridge where we were able to see the Posey Trail. As the trail is extremely steep and rough, we opted to take the longer route down off of the ridge and head into Butler Wash, meeting the vehicles back on the tarmac.
We shuttled our group to the head of Arch Canyon where we reflected on the weekend and the history of the area, all the while sitting under a canopy of golden Cottonwood trees.
We were shuttled up the 4wd road to the rim of the
After the hike, and a quick watering, we went to see a natural spring before working our way along the rough 4wd dirt road, bouncing along like a load of beach balls in the back of a truck. Once we arrived in Bluff, happy to be back on pavement and ready to eat, we all went to eat at the local San Juan Kitchen for some excellent mexican food.
Once we were all back to our rooms for the night, I thought I would read a bit before turning in for the night...I made it through perhaps 3 pages before I was asleep at 8:45pm.
The next morning we went to the upper edge of Comb Ridge to follow the Posey Trail. Posey is the name of the Native American who is attributed with the last of the 'Indian' wars in the United States. The war amounts to a series of skirmishes that ultimately led to the capture of Posey and some of his fellow natives.
The trucks shuttled us up the rough 4wd road, providing us with spectacular views of the Comb Ridge and Comb Wash and their tributaries. We were dropped off and we hiked to the edge of the ridge where we were able to see the Posey Trail. As the trail is extremely steep and rough, we opted to take the longer route down off of the ridge and head into Butler Wash, meeting the vehicles back on the tarmac.
We shuttled our group to the head of Arch Canyon where we reflected on the weekend and the history of the area, all the while sitting under a canopy of golden Cottonwood trees.
We were shuttled up the 4wd road to the rim of the
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