Date: Second Wednesday of each month Time: 7 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Enoch City Office Building, 900 East Midvalley Road Description: Chapter meetings and discussions of upcoming field trips
Old Spanish Trail 2008 Annual Conference
Dates: June 6th-8th, 2008 Place: Ohkay Owinge resort, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico (35 miles north of Santa Fe) Description: The theme is "At the Beginning: Horses Sheep and Wool.”
The symposium will be held on Friday and Saturday, with a banquet on Saturday night, and a Sunday field trip to the Abiquiu area.
Spanish Trail Suite - World Premier Video and Music Event
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008 Time: 97:30 PM – Utah Time Place: Heritage Center - Cedar City, Utah Description: The rich history of the Old Spanish Trail will come alive thanks to a remarkable film by Video Ideas Production of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Orchestra of Southern Utah. Stunning time-lapse video of storms, moon rises, sunsets and re-creations of trail scenes will serve as a backdrop to a live orchestra performance the Spanish Trail Suite. Tickets are $10. Contact: Laurel Kay Dodgion, (435) 865-1492
OSTA Governing Board Meeting
Date: Friday, March 14, 2008 Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Place: Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NPS), at the Special Events Beach, also known as Boulder Beach, in the Water Safety Center. Description: All OSTA chapter presidents and members are welcome.
Trail Preservation Workshop (Free)
Date: Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 2008 Time: TBD (Arizona Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Phoenix, Arizona, Friday - BLM Training Center, Saturday - Maricopa Pass, Sonoran Desert National Monument Description: The Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA), Arizona State Parks, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service are partnering to provide this Trails Preservation Workshop. This two-day training focuses on three main components of trails preservation: monitoring, mapping, and marking trails.
The first day is a classroom session and limited to 48, the second day is a field trip to Maricopa Pass (part of the Sonoran Desert National Monument) to better understand the concepts – this area has several identifiable historic routes (Anza, Mormon Battalion, Butterfield) and has the current realities of urban encroachment and OHV use. While this workshop is designed for historic trails, many of the methods can pertain to other trails striving for preservation.
Friday, March 14th – Classroom session at the Bureau of Land Management National Training Center
Saturday, March 15th – Field session – Maricopa Pass, Sonoran Desert National Monument.
See the website for more specific information on the workshop – www.azstateparks.com/something www.azstateparks.com/something
Center of Southwest Studies - Old Spanish Trail Exhibit and Reception
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2008 Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm Place: Ft. Lewis College in Durango, Colorado Description: The Museum at the Center of Southwest Studies is acknowledging the Old Spanish Trail and its historic significance with a major new exhibit that will be on display January 27, 2008 through May 2008.
An opening exhibit reception is planned for January 27th with two guest speakers.
The exhibit will travel to Santa Fe's Palace of the Governors museum in June 2008.
In The Footsteps of Don Juan de Oñate
Motorcoach Tour from El Paso to Zacatecas, Mexico along
Historic Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
Date: February 14 through Feb 25, 2008 Place: Travel through Mexico on Historic Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Description: The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (“The Royal Road from the Interior”) is North America’s longest (1550 miles) and oldest (1598) route. It stretches from Mexico City to San Juan Pueblo north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The tour led by author Dr. Hal Jackson and noted Chihuahua historian Maestro Luis Urías, will begin in El Paso on February 14, 2008 and pass through the colonial cities of Chihuahua, Parral, Durango, and Zacatecas. Travel is by a modern forty-passenger motor coach and lodging is at four-star hotels. Cost: The 12 day tour is $1400 for double occupancy, $300 additional for single. Most meals are included in this price. For More Information and Reservations: This tour is sponsored by El Camino Real Education. Visit tourelcaminoreal.com to make your reservation.
Glen Canyon Lecture Series
Old Spanish Trail: Romance, Recreation, and Research
Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Time: Doors open at 6:45 pm, Lecture at 7:00 pm MST Place: Page, Arizona. Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, Highway 89. Description: Join Paul Ostapuk of the Old Spanish Trail Association for a discussion of this new National Historic Trail and its important role in preserving western heritage.
Spanish Trails of the Old West Symposium -Southern Utah University
Date: Thurs. Fri. and Sat. - October 11-13, 2007 Place: Southern Utah University, Adams Auditorium, 30 South Center Street in Cedar City, Utah. Description: Symposium and trail activities Registration— Special Price of $40
($20 for OSTA members and free to students)
Thursday, October 11 - Chuck Wagon trail dinner and Dutch-oven cooking - 6:00 PM
Friday, October 12 - Spanish Trails of the Old West Symposium - 8 AM - Adams Auditorium. Friday evening - Banquet, key note speaker and orchestral presentation by Marshall McDonald and Steve Nelson, composers and arrangers of the “Old Spanish Trail Suite.” The concert and banquet will be held in the Great Hall of Southern Utah University at 7:00 PM. Saturday, October 13 - Meet at the Great Hall of the Hunter Conference Center at 9:00 AM. Attendees can choose between a no-host equestrian trail ride to historic trail sites, or one of two hosted vehicle treks along Spanish trails.
Date: Thursday - Saturday, October 4-6, 2007 Place: Prescott, Arizona Description: This conference has multiple concurrent education sessions as well as fun social activities at a large camp facility where networking and building partnerships is encouraged. Join us in defining trail opportunities, issues and strategies for the future in beautiful Prescott, Arizona.
Visit http://www.azstateparks.com/trailsconference.html for more details.
Free Lecture - Unbridled: The Last of the Spanish Barbs
Date: Thursday, August 9, 2007 Time: 6:30 am - 7:30 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Kanab, Utah Grand Staircase-Escalante Visitor Center, Highway 89 Description: Romantic myth or reality? Rumors exist of a lost herd of Spanish mustangs that escaped from the Old Spanish Trail and survive to this day. Paul Ostapuk, OSTA Arizona Director will discuss Old Spanish Trail horse trades and thievery and rumors of a lost herd of Spanish Barb mustangs.
14th Annual Old Spanish Trail Conference and Symposium
Date: June 7-10, 2007 Place: Barstow, California
Description: Join us and meet new friends at our annual conference and symposium. Activities include reception, lectures, field trips, and banquet dinner.
Presentations include:
“Indian Slave Trade along the OST”—Clifford J. Walker, Author, Historian
“Banking and Financing in the 1820-40s”—Ramon Vasconcellos, Instructor, Barstow Community College
Updates on the
BLM/NPS Public Scoping Meetings and Comprehensive Management Plan process.
“Relationships Between Native Americans Residing in the Western Half of the Old Spanish Trail and Anglo-American Users of that Trail , 1825-1856: A Study in Contrasts, by Leo Lyman, Western Historian, Author.
Canadian Trapper Patrick Murphy “Why it was the Hudson Bay Company that should have credit for opening the OST”
“We’re not Extinct,” John Valensuela, Chair, and Donna Yocum, descendants of the Vanyume of the Mojave Desert
“Native American Settlement and Travel in the Mojave Desert and The Old Spanish Trail,” David Earle, Author, Anthropologist, Antelope Valley College
Main Street Mural: The Old Spanish Trail, David and Jane Loreman Brockhurst, Directors of Children Capturing the Past with Murals. Meet the Kids, then caravan to Old Spanish Trail Mural on Main Street.
Nevada Chapter - Virgin River, Muddy River, St. Thomas Field Trip and Annual Meeting
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2007 Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (Nevada Daylight Time) Place: Muddy River/Virgin River confluence near Lake Mead. Email your reservation and you will be notified concerning the exact meeting location Description: We will be following part of the path-breaking Antonio Armijo path of 1829-1830.
This portion of the trail has been covered by Lake Mead for the last 40 years - but the drought that plagues Las Vegas Valley brings with it a bonus for us - a chance to see this historic junction. Another drought bonus is that the historic Mormon town of St. Thomas also has emerged from the lake, and we will be visiting that site as well.
Our leader will be Eva Jensen, Archaeologist with the Lost City Museum in Overton. She will take us on a 3-mile walking tour of St. Thomas. Please bring water, snacks, sunscreen and dress appropriately (boots, hats, long sleeves, etc.) for hiking through the tamarisk to St. Thomas. Due to the river and the tamarisk, it will be humid, as well as hot.
From St. Thomas we’ll drive to Overton Beach Marina, which has closed due to drought conditions affecting Lake Mead. But, there are still picnic tables and restrooms and a beautiful view of the junction of the Virgin and Muddy Rivers. Here we’ll have lunch and take a few minutes to conduct a short business meeting, including elections to the positions required to operate a non-profit organization in Nevada AND to remain a viable chapter of the national Old Spanish Trail Association.
Utah Enoch Chapter Field Trip to Petroglyphs near Buckhorn City
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2007 Time: 9:00 am (Utah Daylight Time) Place: CEDAR SECOND
WARD PARKING LOT, (200 South 200 West, cedar City) Description: HEADING TO BUCKHORN
CITY, PETROGLYPHS, BEAR VALLEY AND LITTLE CREEK. PARAGONAH, RETURN (in the
early afternoon).
Lunches are available if reserved in advance, $10 per person or $7.50 per
couple or more. Contact the Enoch Chapter for details.
Along the Old Spanish Trail - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Walk and Talk Interpretive Program - FREE EVENT
Date: Friday, July 21, 2006 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Paria Movie Set, Off Highway 89 between Page, AZ and Kanab, UT Description: Follow in the footsteps of the Old Spanish Trail along the Paria River as it cuts a narrow pass through the Cockscomb formation. Join Paul Ostapuk of the Old Spanish Trail Association for a discussion of this new National Historic Trail and its important role in preserving western heritage. Bring: Water to drink, wear sunscreen, hat, and footwear suitable for water and mud
Powell Symposium: River Crossings by Boots, Boats and Bridges. Three days of Learning and Adventure
Date: Friday, July 21, 2006 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Utah Mountain Daylight Time) Place: Paria Movie Set, Off Highway 89 between Page, AZ and Kanab, UT Description: Follow in the footsteps of the Old Spanish Trail along the Paria River as it cuts a narrow pass through the Cockscomb formation. Join Paul Ostapuk of the Old Spanish Trail Association for a discussion of this new National Historic Trail and its important role in preserving western heritage.
