Opening of the Southern Ute Museum & Cultural Center

Saturday May 21 opened with a two-hour meeting in the Aspen Room of the Sky Ute Casino called by the leadership of the Old Spanish Trails Association.  More on them later.  After it was over I drove back into town, picked up BD, and headed back for the opening of the museum.  Former (Ute Mountain) and current (Navajo) students were volunteering as guides, while another (Santo Domingo Pueblo) was there showing people around in the various exhibits where she has been working for months.  I talked to a lot of people.  The drive to Ignacio from this house is a big swoop that loops one into direct view of the shining mountains full of mystery and abandoned mines.  It was really a beautiful day, as was this one.

Heading to Durango from Ignacio

Museum entrance

A stream runs though it

In the center of the museum

Gardens and native plants circle the museum

Vendors of roasted corn and Indian tacos