Schedule
FRIDAY
April 10th, 2026
Field Trip Sign-ups
at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum
4:00 PM
Opening Lecture: R.E. Burrillo
at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum
6:00 PM
SATURDAY
April 11th, 2026
Saturday Market, Festival Headquarters Open
at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum
9:00 AM
to
4:00 PM
Saturday field trips depart every 30 minutes from the museum.
Geologic Glory of the San Rafael Swell
with Tom Chidsey and Paul Anderson
9:00 AM
departure
Dino Tracks in Microbial Mats
with Paul Murphey and Maya Giannecchini
9:30 AM
departure
Rock Art Road Trip: Buckhorn Wash
with Steve & Diana Acerson
10:00 AM
departure
Museum Dinosaur Tour
with Jim Kirkland
10:00 AM
meet inside
Temple Mountain
with Benjamin Burger
10:30 AM
departure
The Notch: Rivers Beaches, and Dunes
with William Little
11:00 AM
departure
Mygatt-Moore Dinosaur Quarry
with Julia McHugh
11:30 AM
departure
12:00 Noon
Diving Into the Cretaceous: Old SR-24
with Jim Kirkland
12:30 PM
departure
Rock Art: Black Dragon Canyon
with Geoff Smith
1:00 PM
departure
Fossil Point Dinosaur Bones
with Logan King
1:30 PM
departure
Ocean-Front Property in Green River: Giant Clams of the Mancos Shale
with Joshua Lively
2:00 PM
departure
Evening Event
Ray’s Tavern
25 S Broadway, Green River
6:30 PM
doors
Science Moab Presents:
Science on Tap
with Guest Speaker Sam Bagge
7:30 PM
speaker
Sunday
April 12th, 2026
Festival Headquarters Open (Museum Closed, No Market)
at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum
8:45 AM
to 11:00 AM
Rock Art Road Trip: Nine Mile Canyon
*Meet at Miller Travel Center in Wellington, UT at 9am.
with Layne Miller
9:00 AM
All other Sunday field trips depart every 15 minutes from the museum.
Rock Art Road Trip: Buckhorn Wash
with Geoff Smith
9:00 AM
departure
Temple Mountain
with Benjamin Burger
9:15 AM
departure
Geology & Paleontology of the San Rafael Swell
with Joshua Lively
9:30 AM
departure
The Notch: Rivers, Beaches, and Dunes
with William Little
9:45 AM
departure
Yellowcat: Agates to Uranium
with David Berry
10:00 AM
departure
Crystal Geyser: A Geological Oddity
with Tom Chidsey and Paul Anderson
10:15 AM
departure
Diving into the Cretaceous: Old SR-24
with Jim Kirkland
10:30 AM
departure
Rock Art: Sego Canyon
with Steve & Diana Acerson
10:45 AM
departure
Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracks
with Emily Lessner
11:00 AM
departure
Fossil Point Dinosaur Bones
with Georgia Knauss
11:15 AM
departure