Posts filed under: Rock Art Excursions

Rock Art Excursions

Thanksgiving 2016: A Quick Trip To a Couple of New Mexico Classics

During the Fall of 2016 I was a full-time student at Texas State University, so my rock art travel was pretty limited.  But I was able to squeeze in a...

The 2016 Pecos Conference, With Some Rock Art Thrown In For Good Measure

My visit to the 2015 Pecos Conference was pretty much a bust due to me cutting off part of my left index finger, so I decided to give it a...

An Amazing Learning Experience: 2016 Cross Bar Ranch Field School

When I enrolled at Texas State University in the Fall of 2014, I didn't really know what a "field school" was.  During my backpack with Vaughn Hadenfeldt into Slickhorn Canyon...

A Trip That I Would Like To Forget

I had enrolled at Texas State University in the Fall of 2014 and thoroughly enjoyed my first year of studies.  The Summer of 2015 found me looking ahead to my...

2014 Rock Art Rendezvous- Crown Jewels of the Trans Pecos

The weekend of October 17-19, 2014, I attended the Rock Art Rendezvous hosted by the Rock Art Foundation of San Antonio.  This was my first Rendezvous, and it was well...

A Quick Trip To The Amazing Lewis Canyon Site

On September 7, 2014 I was fortunate enough be be part of a small group from the Rock Art Foundation that visited the iconic Lewis Canyon Petroglyph Site.  The site...

March 2014 Rock Art and Ruins Trip (with Billy Ward)

Over the years, my friendship with Billy Ward has resulted in many trips together.  Prior to 2014, most of our trips involved boxing matches and/or golf courses.  But as my...

My Maiden Voyage Into Archaeology…(Part 1, Chaco, Moon House, et al)

In reality, it all began in April, 2012, as my grandson Holt and I sat on top of Old Baldy in Garner State Park.  It was at that moment that...

My Maiden Voyage Into Archaeology…(Part 2, Backpacking In Slickhorn Canyon)

Part 1 of this blog covers how it came to be that I found myself in Bluff Utah fixing to spend five days in the remote confines of Slickhorn Canyon...