There is no formal program. Visitors occasionally use Wallace's sweat lodge for purification. Some help her mother, Mae, feed and water the small herd of sheep she keeps to stave off boredom. In the fall, visitors can gather pinon nuts, which are roasted and eaten like a snack, from native trees. The people we attract are not the kind of guests you would find on one of those bus tours.
Most guests stay at least two nights and are offered private tours for an extra fee.
Tsosie tries to cater visitors' stays to their interests. For example, one male visitor brought his son and nephew and wanted to learn about rites of passage. The group learned about the rites and made traditional Navajo arrows, Tsosie said. We are enriching the knowledge they already have. E-mail this story to a friend.