History & Geology Day Field Trips
Join the Crested Butte Museum with historian Duane Vandenbusche as we explore four different areas of Crested Butte and The Gunnison Valley. Below are details for each trip. For the last tour of the summer we will be joined by geologists Bruce Bartleson and Steve Jenkins.
July 10th: Tin Cup/ Taylor Canyon
This tour will be centered around the history of Taylor Park – The Valley of the Gods. Topics will include Bomber Crash in Taylor Canyon, Taylor Dam & the Taylor Reservoir, Tin Cup, Tin Cup Town Hall & Cemetary, Dorchester, Star & Enterprise Mines, Rocky Brook Trail, Deadman’s Gulch and Spring Creek.
Meet in Almont in on Wednesday morning at 8am. After breakfast, we will head out in the van to make stops along the way. Breakfast, light lunch, live polka music and transport is included in the ticket price. The tour will return to Almont around 4pm.
July 24th: The North Country
This tour will be centered around the history of The North Country focusing on O Be Joyful/Pittsburgh, Irwin, Paradise Divide, Yule Pass, Schofield Park, Gothic, and Washington Gulch.
We meet at the Crested Butte Museum at 8am for a light breakfast (rolls, fruit, coffee). Duane will go over his topics for the day and we will head out in the van to make stops along the way. Breakfast, a sack lunch, and transportation are included in the ticket price. This tour will return to the Museum around 3pm.
August 7th: Monarch & Marshall Pass
This tour will focus on the Monarch and Marshall Pass areas. Topics include Gunnison, Sargent’s School, Monarch Pass/ Crest and Gondola, Limestone quarries-town of Monarch, Maysville School, Mt Spirits Winery, and Marshall Pass.
We meet in Gunnison at 8am for a light breakfast (rolls, fruit, coffee). Duane will go over his topics for the day and we will head out in the van to make stops along the way. Breakfast, a sack lunch, wine tasting, live polka music and transportation are included in the ticket price. This tour will return to Gunnison around 4pm.
August 21st: Fire and Ice around Crested Butte
This tour will be centered around the geology Crested Butte and the surrounding areas with geologists Bruce Bartleson and Steve Jenkins.
We meet at the Crested Butte Museum at 8am for a light breakfast (rolls, fruit, coffee). The geologists will go over their topics for the day and we will head out in the van to make stops along the way. Breakfast, a garden lunch at the Museum, and transportation are included in the ticket price. This tour will return to the Museum around 3pm.