
Explore the Colorado Plateau with expert guides
Follow the footprints of ancestors or dinosaurs. Learn to read the rock layers or explore ancient craters.
Immerse yourself in the nature, culture, and history of the Colorado Plateau’s people and places on a guided trip led by one of MNA’s experts, who are also scientists, writers, artists, and cultural consultants. Currently, Ventures are primarily day trips open to anyone who wants to better understand the region by exploring it with an expert. Our guides are knowledgeable in their field and enthusiastic to share their love of the region.
MNA Members receive advance registration and discounted fees for Ventures trips (become a member here) through our monthly email Member News or by contacting membership@musnaz.org or calling 928-774-5211, ext. 285.
Registration is required and early reservations are advised because trips fill up quickly. Read our policies here.
Upcoming trips
(For questions, please contact Tory Foster at development@musnaz.org)

Explore wonderfully preserved remnants of two different types of volcanic eruptions that shaped the Arizona landscape, one of which produced an explosive crater that excavated a deep cavity into an evolving volcanic field and the other of which constructed a near-perfect topographically-high cone that is so picturesque that it graces textbooks. While touring the sites and learning how to read the terrain for clues about volcanic eruptions, learn, too, how geologists use sites like Colton Crater and SP Mountain to probe the unseen interior of the Earth.
The area is also used to train NASA’s astronauts and simulate planetary surface missions like those currently being developed for the Moon. Get a first-person account of those activities and why space explorers are drawn to our volcanic field. This geological excursion will be led by Dr. David A. Kring, who has been leading field training activities in the area for over thirty years.
Learn more about this trip and sign up here, or contact Tory Foster at development@musnaz.org or 928-774-5211, ext. 285.


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