Oct. 25 field trip to Santa Clara River Reserve – Tukupetsi Trailhead

Oct. 25 field trip to Santa Clara River Reserve – Tukupetsi Trailhead

Field Trip/Hike | FULL (Membership Required)

Field trip for students in Native American Oral Traditions class
Saturday, October 25, 2025 (one day)
10:00 AM-2:00 PM MDT on Sat
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Oct. 25 field trip to Santa Clara River Reserve – Tukupetsi Trailhead

Field Trip/Hike | FULL (Membership Required)

FIELD TRIP FOR 'NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL TRADITIONS' CLASS MEMBERS

DATE: 10-25-25 Saturday

TIME: 10:00 AM Meet at parking lot for trailhead  

PLACE: Santa Clara River Reserve – Tukupetsi Trailhead

Lower trail that follows the river, below Anasazi Ridge Trail

WEATHER: Trip will be cancelled if there is rain on Saturday or the day before

LIMITED to 15 participants

MILEAGE ROUND TRIP: 2.6 miles, two hours

BRING: Water, good shoes, hiking poles for balance, easy walk (sorry, no dogs allowed on field trips)

DIRECTIONS TO PARKING LOT: From St. George, go north on Bluff Street, turn left to get on Sunset Blvd., continue 0.5 miles past the Jacob Hamblin Home and turn left onto gravel road to the parking lot that leads to Tukupetsi Trailhead.

Feather will be the tour guide. She will take you to an Archais Village that most folks do not see. She will tell stories about the petroglyphs along the way. Bruce Rose will be there as a helper.

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

  • ARCHAEOLOGY SITE ETIQUETTE

    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."