Field Trips: Field trips give members opportunities to experience specific aspects of archaeology such as visiting important field sites or museums. You must be a member in good standing to participate in field trips and sign a release waiver

Field Projects: Field projects are often conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The projects allow members to work with professionals on historic preservation projects such as archaeological excavations and surveys, rock art recording, and historic structure reconstruction.

Upcoming Field Trips

    • 5 Sep 2025
    • 8:15 AM - 3:00 PM
    • 18

    Travel on part of ODOT’s "Journey Through Time Scenic Byway". We will travel to Sherman County Historical Museum in Moro (120 miles/about 2 ½ hours) with a brief stop in Shaniko, a semi-ghost town that was once the “Wool Capital of the World”. The town has historic buildings and classic/antique cars and farm equipment spread throughout the town. The hotel has been refurbished and is open for viewing.

    Bring a lunch or we can stop at the grocery store in Grass Valley to buy lunch on the way. If you decide to buy your lunch in Grass Valley, it would be best to order ahead to avoid a wait since everything is made to order. We will drive to Moro and have lunch in the park next to the museum.

    Sherman County Historical Museum is an award-winning museum telling the stories of rural living from the times of wagon trains to the present. ASCO will pay the entry fee for participants. At 1:00, Kristen Stuart, the director, will give us a brief overview to start your tour of the museum. Explore the museum on your own and leave when you want. Be sure to talk with the volunteers who are a wealth of knowledge. Driving back, you can have a longer stop in Shaniko or other historical sites. Another option is to spend a few days (on your own) in the Columbia Gorge area exploring Maryhill Museum, wineries, or fruit stands along the Hood River Fruit Loop.

    Meet at the Bend Lowe's parking lot near the coffee drive-through at 8:15. Leave at 8:30.

    Limited to 18 participants.

    Coordinator: Nancy Green


Past Field Trips

26 Jul 2025 Warm Springs Museum with Salmon Lunch
10 Jul 2025 Field Research /Canyon City /Kam Wah Chung
13 Jun 2025 Fort Rock Cave Tour - Fort Rock State Natural Area
22 May 2025 Dry River Canyon Pictographs, Geology & Cultural Pathway
28 Sep 2024 Fish Lake Remount Depot - Santiam Wagon Road Exhibition Field Trip
14 Sep 2024 Eastern Santiam Wagon Road Tour – Redmond to Fish Lake
9 Jul 2024 Connley Cave Rock Shelter Field Trip
31 May 2024 Field Trip: Central Oregon WWII Aircraft Training History
7 Oct 2023 McKenzie Pass Toll Road
18 Jul 2023 Rimrock Draw Rockshelter Field Trip
24 Jun 2023 Rock Art - Hart Mountain & Long Lake
10 Jun 2023 Early Central Oregon Railroad Roads
5 May 2023 Rock Art Field Trip “She Who Watches” & “Temani Pesh-Wah”
17 Oct 2022 Glass Buttes Day Trip
28 Sep 2022 Arnold Ice Cave Complex Walking Tour
21 Jul 2022 Connley Cave Rock Shelter Field Trip
21 May 2022 Pioneer Roads Field Trip with John Zancanella
13 May 2022 Tumalo Dam & 1914 Wimer Ranch Field Trip
1 May 2022 Example ASCO Field Trip
10 Sep 2021 Glass Buttes Obsidian Field Trip (cancelled)
17 Aug 2021 Pioneer Roads Field Trip (Cancelled)
22 Jul 2021 Connley Cave Rock Shelter Field Trip
13 Jul 2021 Rimrock Draw Rockshelter Field Trip
18 Jun 2021 Elk Lake Guard Station & Devil’s Pass Rock Art Field Trip
6 Oct 2017 Cascadia Cave with Tony Farque Field Trip
20 May 2017 Paisley Caves with Dennis Jenkins Field Trip
1 Jun 2016 Alvord Desert with Scott Thomas Field Trip
18 Jun 2014 Skull Creek Dunes with Scott Thomas Field Trip
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