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Get Ruined in Utah - Remote Canyons, Ruins and Rock Art (#2540)

Date and Time

Friday, October 17, 2025 - Sunday, October 26, 2025

Location

Cedar Mesa,
Other U.S.,
UT

Registration

Registration is required for this activity. Please contact leader(s).

Overview

The less visited remote canyons in Southeast Utah are magical, with stunning landscapes. They contain ancient rock art, Ancestral Puebloan ruins, and so much more. Come with us as we explore beautiful red rock country. We will be in the heart of Cedar Mesa, and the Bears Ears National Monument. From our base in Bluff, Utah (established by Ancestral Puebloans about 650 A.D), we will take daily excursions to hike deep into remote canyons to see rarely visited ruins, and marvel at thousand-year-old pictographs. We will visit and tour Monument Valley with a Navajo guide and visit the Acoma Pueblo. We will learn about the Ancestral Puebloans who occupied these lands for thousands of years. We will learn the history, archeology and geology of these special places. Join us on a journey to explore sacred places and deepen our understanding of those who came before us. Both leaders have spent considerable time in these parts and are eager to share their enthusiasm with the participants on this trip.

AMC Trip Policy

Cost

Adult: $2,550 member / $2,650 non-member

Related Link(s):

2540 Prospectus

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Utah

Activities

Hiking
Cultural

Status

Open

Difficulty

Vigorous

Audience

Adults (18+)


Leader



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Ron loves to travel to unique and beautiful places, experience new cultures, get a little out of his comfort zone, and share his love of the outdoors with others. He has led more than 20 Adventure Travel trips including India, Patagonia, Scotland, Slovakia, Peru, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland, Albania and Panama. He has led multiple trips to National Parks in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, California and Washington.

Leader



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Heather lives in the Boston area and regularly leads hiking and nordic skiing trips in New England. She has been an AMC leader since 2019. Recent trips include August camp 2023 in Mt Hood area, Oregon, fall trips at AMC Cold River Camp, and annual nordic trips to Craftsbury, VT. She loves the American Southwest and is eager to share the otherworldly landscape in Utah and learn more about current native life and honor the ancient pueblo ruins.