Today was a great day. The weather cooperated and gave us a warm day, albiet cloudy, but no wind. We decided to head east, so we traveled about 20 miles to Sanders, stopped at the Ortega Trading Post. Checked the merchandise and spent some time in their "rug room" where the Navaho rugs are stored. Some really nice ones.
Then we drove back six miles west to Sanders to Burnham's Trading Post. The first spot was a tourist stop but this one is a real trading post with some groceries, etc. and lots of beautiful rugs and baskets. We had a great time going through the various rugs in the rug room relearning the different styles available. Generally, the style of rug weaved depends on the area. So the Ganado rugs come from the area of the same name. Same is true of the other styles, Khagatoh, Two Grey Hills, etc. All of them would look great on any of my floors.
After leaving Sanders, we headed north on Hwy 171 to Ganado which is about 40 miles up the road. Ganado is home for the famous Hubbell Trading Post which a National Historic Site. It still looks much like it did in the early 1900's complete with creaking floors and baskets and rugs everywhere. I did score a big deal and was able to purchase some wool rovings from the Churro sheep that are part of the site. It was one of my goals on this trip to buy some Navajo wool.
One down - two hundred to go.
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