NAVAJO NATION / 2023

THIS TRIP IS FILLED TO CAPACITY.

NUEVO MEXICO PROFUNDO is delighted to announce a new self-drive tour to sites in the Navajo Nation. The tour date follows the July 7 Crownpoint Rug Auction, in the event that some participants would like to attend the evening auction prior to our tour the next day. There are several lodging options in Gallup. The tour is led by Frank Graziano and limited to twenty-five participants. 

We meet at 10:00 at the Speedway (gas, convenience store, restrooms) on Route 491 near Newcomb, NM and drive in caravan to the home of Navajo sheep herder and weaver Irene Bennalley. Access to the house and adjacent corrals is sometimes difficult once we leave the paved road, so we may ask those with four-wheel-drive vehicles to help transport others for the last .75 mile. Irene talks with us and answers questions regarding her life as a herder…