Back to the Old Spanish Trail Field Trip

The public is invited to attend one of two scheduled field trips, Saturday, April 30^th and or Saturday October 1st.  Join Chris Miller, Executive Director, Fort Uncompahgre and the Interpretive Association of Western Colorado along with Jon Horn, Alpine Archaeological Consultants, Montrose. CO. on a field trip to explore the Old Spanish Trail location in Delta County. Jon Horn will share with you the points of interest along the North Branch of the Old Spanish Trail (OST) and future plans to interpret the history of the trail and why Antoine Robidoux picked the strategic location for Fort Uncompahgre ion an area known as Robidoux Bottoms.  Jon Horn will share the location of segments of the Old Spanish Trail and the history.

Transportation will be provided by the Interpretive Association of Western Colorado.  Please plan to meet at the Fort no later than 9:00 am and return no later than 12:00 noon. We will be using School Buses; seating is limited to the first 46 folks that sign up for each day.  RSVP is required please call 970 874-8349.