places to go

Southwest Workshops
Giannangelo Farms Southwest Spring/Summer Workshop Schedule All workshops will be given at Giannangelo Farms Southwest. Please call 505-783-4412 to get an appointment to visit their organic gardens and directions and reservations. Visit their website: http://www.avant-gardening.com for the current workshop schedules given on organic gardening, rockwork, labyrinth, and dbuilding strawbale walls. --Frank and Vicky Giannangelo: Avant-Gardening: Creative Organic Gardening.

Ancient Way Preservation Coalition (Posted 12-11-06) Bob Schaeffer is inviting anyone newly or formerly interested in the Ancient Way Preservation Coalition to join a group on the Internet
titled "AWPC", under Yahoo Groups. Read details here.

Racquetball anyone? (Revised 2-28-05) Put even more fun in your life with the Timberlake Ranch Community. Learn and play racquetball once a week in Gallup for fun and exercise. Get details. Dick Knowles @ 505-783-4900

Allen Theaters Gallup Movie Schedules
Two locations in Gallup showing as many as thirteen different films at a time.

Lodging, food, gifts & crafts:

Cimarron Rose B & B

Cibola Outpost Bed and Breakfast
A great B & B just off Route 66 near Grants New Mexico

photo of Ancient Way Cafe El Morro RV Park, Cabins & Ancient Way Cafe
Full-hookup RV park open 24/7 with WiFi, furnished log cabins and historic café on scenic NM 53 -- The Ancient Way.Nestled among the pines at the base of San Lorenzo Mesa, the
El Morro RV Park and Cabins is the perfect spot from which to explore the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola.

The Inn at Halona Bed & Breakfast
The Inn is in Zuni Pueblo approximately twenty miles west of Ramah on highway 53.

Inscription Rock Trading & Coffee Co.
                                                                                    State Hwy 53
911 Ice Caves Rd.
                                    Ramah, New Mexico 87321

Proprietors: Jon, Pam, and Walker Pickens       (505) 783-4706
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 - 6:00 Thursday - Sunday 10:00 - 5:00

Featuring Native American Arts and Crafts, Unique Gifts, Fresh Fruit Smoothies, & Fine Organic Fair Trade Coffees.

La Tinaja Restauranté and Trading Post
Restaurant-Gallery-Full RV Hookups-Gas-Diesel
Hours: Wed.-Sat. 9:00am to 7:00pm
Sundays 9:00am to 6:00pm
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

Situated on Hwy 53 between the Ice Caves and El Morro National Monument. A complete menu featuring New Mexican, Native and American favorites is available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Local artisans trade at La Tinaja and a wide assortment of Native and locally crafted goods may be viewed and purchased. Gas-diesel is also available, and a banquet room may be reserved for personal or business functions.

STAGECOACH CAFE Dont' miss the stage. Come and eat lots of good food and pie.

7:00am -9:00pm Monday through Saturday. Closed Sundays
Bond Street, Ramah, NM 505-783-4288

Interesting attractions:

Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Great place to visit More and more people are discovering one of our local nature resources: the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary just a few miles SE of Ramah. Take the kids. You won't regret it. A New Mexico sanctuary dedicated to the rescue and care of abused and abandoned captive-bred wolves and wolfdogs. Many rescue facilities do not take abandoned wolves or wolfdogs because of their special needs. Often the only hope for animals like these is to come to a sanctuary like this located near Ramah in the peaceful mountain community of Candy Kitchen, New Mexico. Come visit this labor-of-love and experience these magnificent animals. Unlike most zoos, you'll be able to easily view and photograph most of the animals. Your personal guided tour will be educational and fun! Expect an hour and a half guided walk past wooded enclosures.We now have on line the Fall 2007 issue of their newsletter "The Howling Reporter."

Crown Point Rug Auction For those who might be interested in attending the main rug auction and craft sale on the Navajo Reservation the Crown Point auction is the place to go.. Leave behind the usual tourist fare and see hundreds of exquisite handmade Navajo rugs.

Ancient Way Scenic Route 53
A great site for learning about attractions near Timberlake Ranch.

Old School Gallery
The Old School gallery (located on NM 53, east of Ramah) is a showcase for artisans of all types: watercolor, pastel, oil and acrylic painters, woodworkers, ceramic sculpturers, fusion glass artists, poets, drummers, dancers, photographers, just to name a few. There are many special events each month and these can be noted on the web site. We know people who drive up from Tucson for the weekend just to be at the gallery for 'Open Mic Night' which you should take in as often as you can. It is a hoot!

Ice Caves For a real experience in contrast, visit the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano, 'The Land of Fire and Ice.' Situated on the Continental Divide you walk through the twisted, old-growth Juniper, Fir and Ponderosa Pine trees, over the ancient lava trail to the Ice Cave. Here the natural layers of ice glisten blue-green in the reflected rays of sunlight. Another trail winds around the side of the Bandera Volcano to view one of the best examples of a volcanic eruption in the country. Located in the heart of El Malpais, the historic Ice Cave Trading Post displays ancient artifacts as well as contemporary Indian artwork.

El Morro National Monument
Here in 1605 Spaniard Juan de Oñate scratched his name at the base of a sandstone cliff overlooking a rocky pool. Other desert travelers also added inscriptions to the carvings of pre-Columbian Indians. Two ancestral puebloan (formally called Anasazi) ruins sit on the cliff-top mesa.

A:shiwi A:wan Museum & Heritage Center
A community directed eco-museum in harmony with the cultural and environmental values of the A:shiwi/Zuni people.

El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais - "badlands" in Spanish - is located in lava beds of western New Mexico and feature spatter cones, a 17 mile-long lava-tube system and ice caves. The site also contains ancestral puebloan (formally called Anasazi) ruins and the state's largest freestanding natural arch.