July 18, 2009 in Archaeology, History, Museum of Western Colorado
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Our latest trip of the Discover our Local Museums series went to Telluride Historical Museum. It rained pretty much the whole time but that didn’t dampen the spirits of our group of eighteen.
The highlight of the trip was, of course, the Telluride Blanket. The blanket is approximately 800 years old and the most beautiful example [...]
April 29, 2009 in Archaeology, Museum of Western Colorado
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Today our group explored Machu Picchu - the crown jewel of Peru.
“Machu Picchu was constructed around 1462, at the height of the Inca Empire. It was abandoned less than 100 years later…” Read more here.
April 20, 2009 in Archaeology, Museum of Western Colorado
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On Saturday the Museum took a tour to McDonald Creek to enjoy a nice spring hike and rock art. The canyon was bursting with new life and greenery and it looks like the cactus will be in bloom any day now. Along the way we saw great examples of Fremont rock art. The Museum will [...]