Art from Nature

Utah Trip November 11th-15th 2009

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Wednesday Day 1:

Travel from Boulder to Horseshoe Canyon campsite.

Thursday Day 2:

Hike down to Great Gallery. Approximately 6 miles round trip, strenuous hiking.

Matthew, George, and Andy evening cook team.

Friday Day 3:

Travel to The Wedge Overlook, stop at Buckhorn Wash pictograph panel. Possible stops at Mars Research Station and Goblin Valley.

Saturday Day 4:

The Wedge Overlook. Andy evening cooking.

Sunday Day 5:

Travel back to Boulder

Mesa Verde

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September 18-20th, 2009.

A Question of Balance

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Loving the West to Death.

Upcycling

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Recycled pallets can be used for a zillion construction projects, including building a studio.

Art from Nature Exhibition

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September 1-5th, Closing Friday September 5th 7-9 p.m.

Karst

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Karst.

Definitions

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-BLM

The Miss Rockaway Armada

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The Miss Rockaway Armada is both a collection of individuals and an idea. At its most basic, the idea is this: we’re going to float down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans on rafts that we built ourselves. The crew can be called many things: artists, musicians, builders, travelers, organizers, dreamers. Ask one of the people who help build and move these crafts for the purpose, though, and you’ll get many answers. But there are some things that we all agree on. We want tocreate: to invent a new sustainable way to travel, to demonstrate different ways of living and moving that are friendlier to the environment and to each other, to indulge in that essential urge to make something out of nothing. We want to meet people: to learn from new folks along the way, to teach what we know, to share our art, our music and our performance, and to make new friends. Finally, for adventure: to reclaim and reinvent the old American urge to strike out and discover the vast, mysterious land we inhabit and see it for ourselves.

Inside Canyonlands Videos

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U.S. National Park Service website video series with info on canyonlands flora and fauna.

Tread Lightly

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When hiking in Utah, or anywhere else that has cryptobiotic soil crust, be careful not to crush this living organism that takes years to heal itself.

-Video Feed

Geology of Canyonlands

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The Maze

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Protect Yourself

• Drink at least one gallon of water each day.

• Always carry a topo map, adequate clothing,

and a flashlight.

• Remain in one place if you become lost or

separated from a group.

• Flash floods can occur without warning.

Never cross a canyon that is flooding.

• During a lightning storm avoid lone trees,

cliff edges, and high ridges. Return to your

vehicle if possible.

• Be careful near cliff edges, especially when

rock surfaces are wet or icy.

Protect Your Park

• Pets are not allowed on hiking trails or on

four-wheel-drive roads, even in a vehicle.

• Do not enter, alter, damage or deface archeo-

logical sites. Do not collect artifacts.

• All vehicles and bicycles must stay on

designated roads.

• ATVs are not permitted.

• Protect cryptobiotic soil crusts by staying on

trails and roads.

• Permits are required for all overnight

backcountry trips.

• Wood fires are prohibited.

Hiking Trails

Four-Wheel-Drive Roads

Trails in the Maze are primitive and lead into

canyons and to various viewpoints. Due to the

nature and depth of Maze canyons, access to

them is difficult. The Maze Overlook Trail and

other routes in the district require basic climb-

ing maneuvers in order to negotiate sections of

steep slickrock and pour-offs. A 25-foot length

of rope is often essential for raising or lowering

packs in difficult spots. Many routes may make

hikers with a fear of heights uncomfortable.

Routes into the canyons are cairned from mesa

top to canyon bottom, but routes through

washes are often unmarked. Many of the

canyons look alike and are difficult to identify

without a topographic map.

Most routes begin at trailheads along

four-wheel-drive roads. Visitors with two-

wheel-drive vehicles may park at the North

Point Road junction, approximately 2.5 miles

southeast of the Hans Flat Ranger Station,

and hike to the Maze Overlook via North Trail

Canyon. Depending on the vehicle, visitors

may also be able to negotiate the 14 mile road

to park at the top of the Flint Trail switchbacks,

then hike to the Land of Standing Rocks.

The Maze is the least accessible and least

visited district of Canyonlands. Due to the

district’s remoteness and the difficulty of roads

and trails, travel to the Maze requires more

time, as well as a greater degree of self-suffi-

ciency. Rarely do visitors spend less than three

days in the Maze, and the area can easily absorb

a week-long trip.

The Orange Cliffs Unit of Glen Canyon

National Recreation Area shares Canyonlands'

western boundary and is administered under

the same backcountry management plan and

Four-wheel-drive roads in the Maze are ex-

tremely difficult, present considerable risk of

vehicle damage, and should not be attempted

by inexperienced drivers. A high-clearance,

four-wheel-drive vehicle is required for all

Maze backcountry roads. ATVs are not per-

mitted. The most commonly used road in the

Maze is the Flint Trail, which traverses slopes of

clay that are extremely slippery when wet. The

Flint Trail is often closed during winter.

The road between Teapot Rock camp and the

Land of Standing Rocks is the worst in the

Maze. Four-wheel drivers should be prepared

to make basic road or vehicle repairs and

should carry the following items: at least one

full-size spare tire, extra gas, extra water, a

shovel, a high-lift jack and, from October to

April, chains for all four tires.

All overnight trips require a permit, which may

be reserved in advance. Backcountry vehicle

campers and mountain bike groups stay in

designated sites and must provide their own

toilet systems. The vehicle sites do not have

picnic tables.

reservation system. Regulations are the same

for the Maze and Orange Cliffs, though they

differ in the rest of Glen Canyon.

The Hans Flat Ranger Station is two hours

from Green River, Utah. From I-70, take Utah

Highway 24 south for 24 miles. A left hand turn

just beyond the Goblin Valley turnoff will take

you along a two-wheel-drive dirt road 46 miles

(76 km) southeast to the ranger station. In

addition, a four-wheel-drive route leads north

from Utah Highway 95 near Hite. The station is

open from 8 to 4:30 p.m. daily.

Introduction

All overnight trips require a permit, which may

be reserved in advance. Backpackers stay in at-

large zones. There are several reliable springs in

the canyons of the Maze. Inquire at the Hans

Flat Ranger Station for more information.

For More Information

Canyonlands National Park

Maze District

2282 S. West Resource Blvd.

Moab, UT 84532

(435)259-2652

www.nps.gov/cany/maze

Backcountry Reservations

Canyonlands National Park

Reservation Office

2282 S. West Resource Blvd.

Moab, UT 84532

Phone: (435)259-4351

Fax: (435)259-4285

Island in the Sky

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Directions.

Kennecott Directions

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Kennecott mine directions.

Utah

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3D Arches.

Boulder to Salt Lake City

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Map. Print. Know. Get lost.

Definitions

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-Muskeg

-Larch

-Gossamer

-Peripatetic

BMOCA

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The Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art staged Weather Report an exhibition centered around art and climate change in 2007. The link includes names of participating artists for further research.

Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation

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Kennecott Copper Mine, also known as Bingham Canyon Mine, the largest mine in North America, one destination for June 9-14, 2008 trip. Click picture to expand.

Spiral Jetty

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www.spiraljetty.org , one destination for trip June 9-14, 2008.

The Green Museum

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greenmuseum.org, a new online museum of environmental art, advances creative efforts to improve our relationship with the natural world. Our goal is to inform, inspire and connect people through environmental art and encourage the creation of new work that serves our communities and ecosystems.

National Outdoor Leadership School

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NOLS founder Paul Petzoldt's idea was simple: take people into the wilderness for an extended period of time, teach them the right things, feed them well and when they walk out of the mountains, they will be skilled leaders. The core of his idea was the extended expedition, one of sufficient length that a person could learn and practice the skills over and over again. That is the backbone of every NOLS course and today the school is widely recognized as the world's leader in the extended expedition, from two weeks to twelve.

10th Mountain Division Hut Association

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The purpose of the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association is to plan, finance, build and manage, for public use, a mountain hut system that promotes understanding and appreciation of the natural environment while developing individual self-reliance.

Common Ground

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Outdoor/community based art making in North Dakota taught through North Dakota State University.

UNM Art Department

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The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has a fine arts and ecology based curicullum for it's students. Check out the website for program and work examples.

The Tracking Project

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The Tracking Project is dedicated to working with community educators and Native elders from around the world to design a series of teachings which connect individuals directly to the natural world. These programs of natural and cultural awareness include a wide range of skills from traditional tracking and survival skills to music, storytelling, dance, peacemaking and martial arts training. The name Arts of Life was chosen to describe these programs which emphasize indigenous knowledge, the lessons of Nature and the power of art.

Art from Nature

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June 2nd: Art from Nature has begun.