April 23, 2010 in Museum of Western Colorado
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Grand Canyon and Havasupai
May 3-7
Ever heard of the Grand Canyon paradise? Havasu Canyon is the home of the Havasupai Indian reservation, and within the walls of the canyon are some of the most spectacular water falls and aquamarine rivers you will ever see. BEAUTIFUL. We’ll backpack 7 miles into the canyon, camp and then explore. [...]
March 12, 2010 in Archaeology, Museum of Western Colorado
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The Fremont culture thrived in Utah and western Colorado around a thousand years ago. Join us on the popular rock art hike down McDonald Creek, deep in the heart of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area for a discussion about local geology and [...]
February 5, 2010 in Archaeology, Museum of Western Colorado
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The Museum of Western Colorado received a very generous donation this week. Museum member Pat Martin donated what is believed to be a Basketmaker III (roughly AD 500) piece of pottery. Further research will be required but, right now, it is believed to be one of the oldest pieces of pottery from the [...]
May 14, 2009 in Museum of Western Colorado
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One of the big projects for the Museum of Western Colorado this year is to inventory and photograph its entire collection of artifacts. We are systematically going through our collections and checking on the condition of all of our artifacts, making sure all the proper paperwork is in place, researching the pieces, photographing them and entering them into [...]