BY JONATHAN THOMPSON
The $10 million facility on a 48-acre plot of land will be a sort of visitor center and museum for the entire Colorado Plateau, a big chunk of which is visible from the huge windows of the structure. It will also serve as the new campus for the 30-year-old Four Corners School of Outdoor Education. It’s a big step up for the school, which until this winter was based out of a dingy, low-ceilinged old building on the other side of town. It’s also a potentially big leap for Monticello, the San Juan County seat, a place better known for its ongoing Sagebrush Rebellion than for education or science...