Fremont Indian State Park

During the construction of I-70 through the central part of Utah in the 1980's, workers uncovered the ruins of a large fremont indian village with numerous pit houses, granaries, rock tools and other artifacts dating from around A.D. 400 through 1300.  Archaeologists were allowed to go in and document the structures and artifacts before the highway construction proceeded.  The highway was eventually constructed, and the remains of the village and other collected artifacts are now preserved in the Fremont Indian State Park Museum.  There is still a lot of rock art near the museum and along Clear Creak Canyon.  The petroglyphs are pretty accessible off of a loop trail that starts right from the museum. 

This was our second time visiting Fremont Indian State Park.  We met up with the professional campers again and stayed in the Sam Stowe Group Site (which is a great little secluded canyon with excellent facilities).  We had a nice time even though the weather was a little too cold.  Our summary for the weekend was:  Freezing-Cold-Sun-Wind-Freezing-Cold.  It got down to about 15 degrees at night, which is pretty darn cold for camping.  Everyone's waterline was frozen in the morning, with luckily, only minor damage reported.

Since it was so cold, we stayed huddled up at camp most of the time...went to bed early...and waited for the next meal.  Still a better weekend than staying home and doing chores.