COMPILED BY GALLUP JOURNEY SUBMITTED BY GALLUPIANS
Top 200 Reasons
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1) Gallup Cultural Center 2) Beautiful Sunsets 3) Fluffy White Clouds 4) Big Thunderstorms 5) Smell of Roasting Chile 6) Pinon Pines And Junipers 7) Sunshine 8) Navajo Jewelry 9) Ceremonial 10) Balloon Rally 11) Ceremonial Parade 12) Gallup High Lady Bengals Basketball Program 13) Nightly Indian Dances 14) Southwest Culture 15) Beautiful Signs 16) Proximity To Everything 17) Mutton Stew 18) Kneel Down Bread 19) The People, Gallupians! 20) Family-Oriented Town 21) Hogbacks 22) History Of Our Area 23) Zuni Pueblo 24) Road Biking 25) WildThing Championship Bull Riding 26) Gallup Lions Club Rodeo 27) Run For The Wall 28) Steamed Corn Stew 29) Scent of Sagebrush After It Rains 30) Surrounded By The 4 Sacred MTNS 31) Open Space 32) Cornstock UNO, DOS, TRES, QUATRO 33) Four Corners 34) Bat Cave 35) Canyon De Chelly 36) Open Roads 37) The Art Scene 38) Blue Sky And Clean Air 39) Being Able To Make A Difference 40) Summer Monsoons 41) The Gallup Journey 42) UNM-G 43) Caring And Generous Community 44) Balloons Flying Over Red Rocks 45) Twin Springs 46) Local Music 47) Basketball 48) Lots Of Volunteer Work 49) Caring Teachers 50) It’s Home
March 2021
51) Lots Of Free Parking 52) Watching Tumbleweeds Roll By 53) Very Welcoming To NewComers 54) The Most Stars In The Night Sky 55) Fall, Winter, Spring And Summer 56) Lizards For The Kids To Catch 57) Dry Air 58) Long Vistas 59) Children’s Library 60) Relay For Life 61) Playground Of Dreams 62) Ford Canyon Park 63) Code Talker Museum 64) Small Town Vibes 65) Local Shopping 66) New Stadium for Sports 67) Courthouse Square 68) Peaceful 69) Downtown Farmers’ Market 70) Historic Markers 71) Biscochitos 72) Veteran’s 73) Living Nativity First Baptist Church 74) Traditional Hair Buns 75) Velveteen Dresses 76) Saddles 77) Rattlesnakes 78) The Smell of Wood Burning 79) Fresh Donuts 80) Youth Sport Leagues 81) Chile Roasting 82) Navajo Rugs 83) Pueblo Pottery 84) Gateway To The Navajo Nation 85) Wooly Riding 86) Women Buffalo Riding 87) Manuelito Children’s Home 5K Run/Walk 88) 24 Hours In The Enchanted Forest 89) Gallup Skate Park 90) Rock Hounding 91) Gallup Shooting Range 92) Hometown of Hiroshi Miyamura 93) New Deal Art Collection 94) “We The People” Sculpture 95) Veteran’s Exhibit At Comfort Suites Hotel 96) Dog Park 97) Gallup Sports Complex 98) Fox Run Golf Course 99) Cookouts 100) Sledding at McGaffey 101) Fresh Air
