...and the cooler stuff

[rginn]

Knowing a little about the archaeology of the area around Arboles, CO, I had to get out and look the ground over. I had heard of this before in the 4 Corners area, but I actually found a site where you could not take a step without stepping on a potsherd. Most were about the size of a quarter, and mostly thin walled every day use, with only a white glaze. I did spot a few with paint and a couple with a red glaze on the inside, and a couple with designs. The strange thing was no tools or much evidence of tool making. A few things, like a part of a badly eroded metate, maybe half a hand axe, some quartz pieces with flaking. But I did find one perfect arrowhead. It's in the center of the pic with a bunch of potsherds laid out. I'd classify that as a target point, from the late Walmart period.

 

[WannaDig3687]

That is cool!

 

[tamrock]

I so enjoy that kind of thing. I'm sad the uranium prices are down because I've no reason to look for business that isn't there anymore. It sure takes you into some awesome country down that way. The fall and even early winter is a great time to head to the four corners around sw Colorado, north Arizona and southern Utah. Best part of that time of the year is everyone is gone.

 

[rginn]

It was pretty much just locals around the lake. And it was mostly local traffic on the road from Alamosa all the way to Pagosa Springs. Chimney Rock was another story, with people from all over the country there. A lot of folks go there later on in the season, because it's 'cooler', but we thought that 80 degrees was plenty warm.