Amerind seeks to foster and promote knowledge and understanding of the Native Peoples of the Americas through research, education, conservation, and community engagement. The museum has been updated and is filled with exhibits of Native American jewelry, pottery, and other artifacts. The video on the second floor concerning the life of Geronimo should not be overlooked.
Newly opened to the public, the Texas Canyon Nature Preserve is a photographer's dream. Featuring balanced rocks and rocky spires designed by Mother Nature, it is truly one of the greatest outdoor sculpture gardens in the world. The trails are self-guided and provide clearly marked paths.
Additional information about the Amerind Museum is available here.
Participants are invited bring a lunch and enjoy the beautiful picnic area or to lunch in Benson on our return.
The museum offers free parking for its guests. Individual cars may decide their departure time for returning to Green Valley. Anyone needing a ride or would have room for an additional person or two should contact Jane Forster no later than March 3 to coordinate carpooling. For those carpooling, $15.00 is an appropriate contribution to the driver.
Meet at the Photography Club upper-level parking lot at 8:00 AM for departure at 8:15 AM. Please wear your GVR Photography or Camera Club badge, if you have one.
GVR requires that every person participating in Photography Club Field Trips must sign a one-time waiver prior to departure absolving GVR or any liability. You may sign the waiver at the Photography Club or the morning of the trip if you have not completed one already.
Jane Forster will be our trip leader. Contact Jane at 303-881-3933 or email bjforster@msn.com with any questions. She will be disseminating more information to registered participants via e-mail as we get closer to the event.
If you need to canceI, please contact Field Trip Coordinator Lynn Rozema at (719) 351-5193 or Irozema51@gmail.com. On the day of departure call Jane.
Last refund date is March 5, 2025.
NOTICE:
All participants need to be responsible for an assessment of their mobility and health issues relating to field trips. Some trips may not be appropriate, but you must make that determination. However, the trip leader may deny participation in a specific field trip to anyone deemed not suitably prepared or able to walk with the group.
The club strives to provide several field trips specifically designed for members with physical limitations.
In order to participate in this event, you must be a member of the GVR Photography Club and GVR.
The GVR Photography Club is located in the Recreation Village of Santa Rita Springs.