Bluff is an interesting place. As I've shared before, it is the place where the pioneers of the San Juan Mission said, 'Enough!' and stopped. For many years the town consisted of this group of pioneers and their descendants. In the latter part of the 20th century, other people began to move to Bluff. It's an eclectic mix of river-runners, tour guides, artists, hippies and whatever else you can come up with. A couple of times in the last few years the people of town, I'm not sure who started or plans this, have had a large statue built of wood and wire and brush. The first time I saw it, they had built a mastodon. It was pretty amazing. Here's a link to an article about it.
This year we were in Bluff to have a family Pre-Christmas dinner and to celebrate Shiala's birthday on the 21st, which happens to be the winter solstice. This years sculpture was scheduled to be burned at dusk so Mom wondered if we'd like to go see it before it was burned. We walked over in the late afternoon to look at the bison. The sculptures are simply amazing and I'm sad they burn them at all! I was amazed at the size of the thing. We walked around it, looked at the construction of it, (it had coconut shells for eyes!) and snapped a few photos. Then we walked back home. Curtis and I both felt a bit uncomfortable with the idea of celebrating the winter solstice. Not a part of our religious beliefs. But a few of us went back at dusk in cars and parked across the street to see it go up in flames. We didn't hear what was said or anything, just watched the big bonfire!
L-R: Shiala (behind Hannah), Hannah (in the white beanie), Cambria, Kassie in the back, James and Charles. Soren is behind the bison.
James, Charles and Soren. They look tiny!
How did they make this thing!?!
It's huge!
I love walking through the quiet streets of Bluff. It's like going back in time.
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