DAS Sept. 20 Field Trip to Parowan Gap

DAS Sept. 20 Field Trip to Parowan Gap

Field Trip/Hike | Available

Field trip for DAS members only!
Saturday, September 20, 2025 (one day)
10:30 AM-3:00 PM MDT on Sat
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DAS Sept. 20 Field Trip to Parowan Gap

Field Trip/Hike | Available

Location:  Parowan Gap Petroglyphs
Date: Saturday, Sept. 20th

Time: Arrive at 10:30 am

Travel Time: approx. 67 minutes
(Sorry, NO DOGS ALLOWED on field trips.)

This will be a club picnic and field trip.  Bring your water and cookies to share.  The club will furnish sandwiches.

 

We will not meet at a pickup location.  We will meet at the parking lot on the site.  No need for 4-wheel drive vehicles. The drive is primarily on the highway with some driving on a good, paved road.  Please carpool with friends as much as possible.

 

Two ways to get there: 1.) North on I-15 to exit 62, then onto 130, turn east 2.5 miles on paved road to site.  2.) North on I-15 to exit 78 to Parowan north main to 400 north, turn west, drive under the Interstate and go west for 10.5 miles on paved road.

 

Since the site is at a higher elevation, it will be cold and windy so bring a jacket.  No climbing at the site.

 

Parowan Gap is the largest archeoastronomy site in North America. There are 90 panels with 1,500 petroglyphs.  The zipper glyph is a calendar for the moon and sun. The age of the site goes back to almost 5,000 years.  It is the site of the ancestors of the Paiute, Fremont, Utes, and Hopis.

 

Feather will be discussing the site from the studies of Garth Norman, Nal Morris, and the Native American point of view.

By registering for this activity, you agree to the release of liability as specified - CLICK HERE for liability agreement.

  • ARCHAEOLOGY SITE ETIQUETTE FOR DAS MEMBERS

    1. Always show respect for the rock writing, artifacts and remains of habitation sites. These are the oral traditions of the ancestors of the Native American People.

    2. Follow trip leader's instructions about where to go and how to act. Stay with the group.

    3. Do not plunder. Looking at artifacts is fine. Photos of artifacts are fine. Leave artifacts where they are found. Do not add to collector piles.

    4. Do not leave any trash. If you find trash, be a good neighbor and pick it up.

    5. If leaving the group early, be sure to inform the field trip leader. 

    6. For safety reasons, no dogs allowed. This includes on or off a leash. This includes in a doggie carrier. This includes the dog being carried by a person.

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Kaye (Feather) Robinson

Kaye (Whitefeather aka Feather) Robinson had the opportunity to walk in two worlds. Her father came from the Blackfeet heritage. Her mother came from the heritage of Liverpool, England. That means she can do Native American ceremonies to the Beatle tunes. She has studied with seven different tribes: the Blackfeet, Lakota, Paiute, Navaho, Hopi, Seminole, and Chumash. She appreciates the wisdom she learned from the Native American Culture and the Anglo culture. Both have much to offer. She has studied archaeology for the past 30 years and is now a researcher and teacher of archaeoastronomy, archaeology, Native Plants usages, Native American traditions and all the stories attached to those worlds. She is a teaching assistant at Utah Tech University for the archaeology classes. However, archaeoastronomy is her passion. She likes to introduce Native Science to others and to show that ancient cultures had wisdom and knowledge we have yet to discover. She now has a published article in the book "Star Circles" by Dr. Ivy Merriot. Dr. Merriot is an astronomer who teaches at the University of Montana. Along with "Star Circles", Dr. Merriot authored "Exploratory Research of the Big Horn Medicine Wheel."