Adventure Outdoors Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 38

ZUNI, NM Keshshi/Welcome! Adventures of all sorts beckon the discerning traveler “off the beaten path” to Zuni Pueblo! Whether you are an outdoor explorer, a cultural or heritage enthusiast, a history buff or a Native art collector, Zuni has much to offer. Great natural beauty – as well as historic significance – surrounds our traditional Pueblo community. Dominating mesas, pine and juniper forests, and an abundance of wildlife offer opportunities to explore, hike, hunt, fish and photograph. Visit the Tribe’s website www.ashiwi.org for information about seasonal hunting and fishing permits. Stop first at our Zuni Visitor & Arts Center – located along Highway 53 – to plan your adventure. Obtain local information, maps, photo permits, learn from edu- cational displays, arrange tours and lodging and even purchase gifts and arts. Do learn and respect our protocols before venturing out – some of our more culturally sensitive areas can at times be off limits to photography. Take a “Cultural Adventure Tour” to experience our historic Middle Place, learn our ori- gins and how we have thrived into today’s modern world. We have always been lo- cated on our original homelands and so have a wealth of heritage and ancestral sites to share. Visit our ancestral village of Hawikku where documented history in the South- west literally began with the Spanish arrivals in 1540 – about 90 years before Plymouth Rock landings! Other tours visit archaeologically significant areas as well as premier rock art sites. Visit our www.zunitourism.com website for general as well as tour infor- mation to plan your visit. Adventures of all sorts beckon the discerning traveler