Today is our last official day in Montezuma County, CO. When we went to bed, the local meteorologist predicted a chance of few scattered showers. Apparently Colorado weather is just as spastic as the Midwest, because we woke up to windy snow and some accumulation. Not to mention a freezing cabin!
We set out to meet Kathe and Mr. Kill at the Anasazi Heritage Center where we got the VIP tour. The group got to tour the curation level of the museum where artifacts not yet on display are being restored, studied for origin, and cataloged. There were rows and rows of whole pieces of pottery as well as shards—some dating back 2,000 years.
We learned that most knowledge of the ancient puebloan people comes from one family, the Wetherills, ranchers who discovered the Mesa Verde ruins. They took photographs and kept personal written records of sites.
After visiting the Heritage Center, we decided to make the one-hour trek to the Four Corners. Unfortunately for us, there is a 600 ft error in the placement of the monument and it's currently CLOSED. Twenty-two hours of driving and they closed the park on us! We still got plenty of pictures straddling the line between New Mexico and Colorado and a few trying to climb the fence into the park.
Tonight is the community dinner out at Winterhawk, where we're staying. The majority of folks we've worked with this week are expected to come out (weather permitting) as well as our hosts and individuals who have worked with Mizzou trips in the past. We've been told there are many musicians coming, so we're in for some good blue grass music. Good food and nice people, there couldn't be a better way to wrap up our trip…except maybe a little sunshine!
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