When we venture south and begin driving east on Route 53, there is
something more than the towering ponderosas, unique rock formations, and
lush green countryside that welcomes us to the El Morro Valley. This
intangible quality is seen in the warm greetings between the wait staff
and diners at the Ancient Way Café, and felt in the sincere interest
locals take in a visitor’s journey to the area. There’s an overwhelming
sense of community and concern that is such a big part of an area only a
few square miles in size.
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Mary and Keith's Excellent Adventure!
"We will leave a piece of our hearts
here in El Morro, and we depart with gratitude for our new friends who
provided an experience of coming home to a place that we didn't even know
was home, but in fact, turned out to be just that."
Mary and Keith are a husband and wife team
of Certified Laughter Yoga Leaders,
bringing the gift of laughter and joy to people of all ages & abilities.
"As I wrap up my visits in El Morro,
I can’t help to think how welcoming everyone has been.
This is a community
that truly understands relationships & the importance of cooperation and
collaboration, and they all have a vision to build the community in a
sustainable & entrepreneurial way."
- Jessica explores it all. Her
professional life has taken her down the path of working with nonprofits
primarily in fundraising, but also with small businesses and entrepreneurs
Join us at the Old School Gallery in
October (2011 date to be announced) for a day of
fun as we celebrate the world of fibers. There will be various crafters
demonstrating their skill, & displays of finished work. Come watch the
spinning, knitting, crocheting, basketry, quilting and felting. Try your
hand at some or just visit with the crafters. There will be food &
drinks available with proceeds going to El Morro Area Arts Council.
Questions contact Kate Wilson 783-4704 or the Old School Gallery
783-4710
Almost never will you
see a dinky little parade marching down lonely Highway 53 out in the
middle of the desert, with the marchers waving 5 huge red & white Polish
flags in the wind, the women dressed as happy Polish peasant maidens,
and everyone smiling and waving profusely at the occasional bewildered
motorist driving by (thinking what the hell was that?)
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The gay community is in the
forefront of innovation here. Out-taking, off the grid, they’ve gone a
long way in mastering solar energy, sustainable agriculture,
architecture, local farmers’ markets, organics, etc. Much of the
off-grid community looks to them for advice. They also contribute
voluminously to the local theatre, visual arts, poetry group, and
gastronomic arts. Here they are cherished. Native Americans held the
cross gender in reverence. We can see why.
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The enchantment grew as everyone climbed onboard the hay wagons
and we rolled slowly down the ridge through the landscape bathed in the
light of the full moon with song and laughter floating in the air.
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"I’ve learned there’s much more going
on in Ramah on Saturday mornings under those cottonwoods than mere
commercial transactions. There’s a true community."
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The
Hermatige at San Lorenzo Catholic Mission
on Hwy 53,
1/2 Mile East of El
Morro Village
1 1/2 Miles East of El Morro National Monument
Available for anyone who
is interested in a week-end or week's stay. Our Hermitage is an apartment
with shower and bathroom facilities, kitchen, washer/dryer, single bed and
couch that opens to a full size bed and a sun porch. A nights stay is
$20.00. You can call Mary Ann McBeathy at
505-775-3587 for availability.
Please
Email your suggestions for links to
websites of local artists, attractions, points of interest, web journals,
local history, happenings, services, etc.
Stay Tuned for More Good
Things
about El Morro Valley
The Zuni Mountain Poets Meet
Every Sunday - Call Jack for info 783-4007
Potential KGLP 91.7 FM Radio Service
in El Morro Valley Area
KGLP 91.7 FM , the Gallup area's PUBLIC NPR
station is considering providing a low-power translator/repeater for our
area. This would be contingent upon factors such as local interest and
support of the station. If there is sufficient interest they might be
able to raise enough funds from a combination of local pledges,
corporate donations, and a little foundation money to establish a rural
network.
Programing information for KGLP is available at
www.kglp.org. KGLP
continues to provide public service announcements supporting arts and
activities in our community.
If you are interested in KGLP providing local service and would pledge
to support KGLP when there is local service, you can either sign the
petition to KGLP located at the Inscription Rock Trading & Coffee at El
Morro or send an email directly to
manager@kglp.org indicating your support.
The hardy, rugged,
individualist, "live & let live" residents of this remote,
high desert community are scattered across 1000+ square miles of enchanted
landscapes, most of us living on our own beautiful, independent homesteads
and acreages. So it is truly unique and amazing how everyone comes
together to create such a closely bonded community, with such a vibrant,
lively, fun-loving, creative social & cultural scene.
What does Ramah and El
Morro Valley have in common with Kerala India, Mount Kilimanjaro, St.
Petersburg Russia, Paris, Machu Picchu Peru, Dublin, Fiji Islands, Venice,
Antartica? . WOW!! It's one of New York Travel's
fifty euphoria-inducing destinations that will make you forget about
crummy weather, bad traffic, and just about anything else.
#50 - Ramah, New Mexico
Frommers.com is an
essential online destination for those planning the
perfect travel excursion.
#9 Ramah, New Mexico
- The diverse culture and history
surrounded by open prairies and pink buttes is why we have selected Ramah,
New Mexico as an up and coming destination.
For those of you who haven't been to
Ramah, N.M. lately for fear of being "swarmed"with tourists, Paul Merrill
and Marvin Lewis have good news. Ramah is still pretty swarm free.
The Old School Gallery is the
Community Cultural Center & Social Hub in El Morro Valley. Local
folks & Visitors gather here for art shows, potlucks, plays, musicals,
concerts, dances, "open mic" talent night, movie night, workshops,
activity groups, drum circles, celebrations and much more. The Old
School Gallery offers a unique, warm, friendly, fun, creative, inspiring
atmosphere and sense of community that is hard to find in modern day rural
America.
See What's Happening at the
Old School Gallery
The Wild Sprit Wolf
Sanctuary in Candy Kitchen has a small, close-knit community of
permanent staff, residential volunteers, and local volunteers... who
are also active, contributing members of the El Morro Valley Community
From
www.cbsnews.com -
It's the last stop of the day for Rural Bookmobile West, snugged up
against a curb in a corner of the Ramah Post Office parking lot, where a
few customers-to-be wait in their cars protected from looming dark clouds
that smell of rain.
Ramah, population 407, is the busiest of this three-stop day, which saw
the bus-size bookmobile trundling along two-lane blacktops winding through
pinon and juniper hills, an hour's drive or longer from the nearest
library building.
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by
Deer Roberts
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