Guide: David Bailey Join David Bailey, the Museum of the West’s Curator of History and award-winning author, on a tour of the infamous Alferd Packer murder scene. Packer, known as the Colorado Cannibal, who was accused of killing and eating his traveling companions in 1874. Bailey will take the group to Lake City, Colorado and visit the Packer murder site ...
Guides: Erin Schmitz and Marie Tipping Join Curator of Collections and Archives Erin Schmitz and Loyd Files Research Library Volunteer and local historian Marie Tipping on a stroll through Grand Junction’s Orchard Mesa Cemetary. We will travel to Orchard Mesa cemetary where we will walk through the many sections and learn the history of how the cemetery came to be, ...
Guide: Bob Silbernagel Bob Silbernagel, author of Troubled Trails: The Meeker Affair and the Expulsion of the Utes, will be our guide as we visit the Milk Creek Battle Site and the original Indian Agency Site. We will also tour the Meeker Museum and visit other historic sites. The group will stay overnight at the historic Meeker Hotel. The hotel ...
Guides: Erin Schmitz and Marie Tipping Join Curator of Collections and Archives Erin Schmitz and Loyd Files Research Library Volunteer and local historian Marie Tipping on a stroll through Grand Junction’s Orchard Mesa Cemetary. We will travel to Orchard Mesa cemetary where we will walk through the many sections and learn the history of how the cemetery came to be, ...
Guides: Erin Schmitz and Marie Tipping Join Curator of Collections and Archives Erin Schmitz and Loyd Files Research Library Volunteer and local historian Marie Tipping on a stroll through Grand Junction’s Orchard Mesa Cemetary. We will travel to Orchard Mesa cemetary where we will walk through the many sections and learn the history of how the cemetery came to be, ...
Guide: Julia McHugh Relax and let us do the driving. Arches National Park is famous for its geological wonders and beauty. Experience the park’s rugged and beautiful back country on an exciting Jeep caravan through Klondike Bluffs and Salt Valley into rarely seen areas of the park. We will explore hidden gems like Tower and Eye of the Whale arches. ...
