Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Preservation Stories with Archaeology Southwest
Episode: “Trail Memories,” written and read by Skylar Begay
In this short, author-read audio story, Skylar Begay reflects on years spent building and maintaining trails across the Southwest — from the Sonoran Desert to the Grand Canyon, the Mogollon Rim, and Colorado’s Western Slope. His memories reveal how trails come into being through hard work, collaboration, and care for place.
This piece is part of Preservation Stories with Archaeology Southwest, a new audio series featuring personal reflections and first-hand perspectives on land, memory, stewardship, and the deep histories held in landscapes across the Southwest.
Listen to the full story and read the original blog:
“Trail Memories” by Skylar Begay
archaeologysouthwest.org/2025/11/19/trail-memories
About this series
Preservation Stories with Archaeology Southwest shares short, author-read pieces that explore how people connect with place — through archaeology, lived experience, Indigenous knowledge, science, stewardship, and memory. Each episode offers a glimpse into the many ways we understand and care for the lands of the Southwest.
Support Preservation Work
This audio story accompanies our Year-End Campaign, which focuses on the many ways trails connect people, histories, and landscapes.
If this story resonates with you, consider supporting our work:
archaeologysouthwest.org/year-end-2025
Your contribution helps protect important places and uplift the stories they hold.
Preservation Stories with Archaeology Southwest
Episode: “Trail Memories,” written and read by Skylar Begay
In this short, author-read audio story, Skylar Begay reflects on years spent building and maintaining trails across the Southwest — from the Sonoran Desert to the Grand Canyon, the Mogollon Rim, and Colorado’s Western Slope. His memories reveal how trails come into being through hard work, collaboration, and care for place.
This piece is part of Preservation Stories with Archaeology Southwest, a new audio series featuring personal reflections and first-hand perspectives on land, memory, stewardship, and the deep histories held in landscapes across the Southwest.
Listen to the full story and read the original blog:
“Trail Memories” by Skylar Begay
archaeologysouthwest.org/2025/11/19/trail-memories
About this series
Preservation Stories with Archaeology Southwest shares short, author-read pieces that explore how people connect with place — through archaeology, lived experience, Indigenous knowledge, science, stewardship, and memory. Each episode offers a glimpse into the many ways we understand and care for the lands of the Southwest.
Support Preservation Work
This audio story accompanies our Year-End Campaign, which focuses on the many ways trails connect people, histories, and landscapes.
If this story resonates with you, consider supporting our work:
archaeologysouthwest.org/year-end-2025
Your contribution helps protect important places and uplift the stories they hold.
