The Modoc War
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Itinerary is being finalized, and will be posted here by the end of August, 2022. From our HQ hotel in Klamath Falls, we'll range out to see key sites in the Modoc War, including Fort Klamath, where Kientpoos (Captain Jack) was executed and is buried, extant Lost River sites, and the many Modoc War locales found inside the Lava Beds National Monument (Captain Jack's Stronghold, the Canby Site, and the Thomas-Wright Battlefield, among others). Evenings at the hotel will include special guest presentations. [Registration info will be posted here by September 1st]
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Above: modern view from Captain Jack's Stronghold; right, drawing of "Medicine Flag" from "Modoc War, by Erwin N. Thompson. "At three different high points in the Stronghold the Modocs had erected these emblems, the guarantors of victory. One in particular, standing on one of the highest rocks, had long been visible to the soldiers, and to them it had become a symbol of Modoc defiance, the enemy's regimental colors as it were;" below, Lava Beds National Monument in Northern California.
