My family and I just returned from a trip to New Mexico to visit my wife's family. We lived in NM for over 10 years ourselves, and my wife was born and raised there, so it's home to us as well. Stayed with my wife's youngest sister and family, they operate a nice place in Alto, NM (near Ruidoso, if you know where that is) where they rent cabins and have an RV park. They're at about 7000 ft. elevation, so the weather was a welcome relief from the hot and humid Alabama summer. Here's a few pics of our trip I wanted to share with you.
View off the back porch of the main cabin where my sis n law and family live.
The deer came up morning and evening hoping for a handout. They looked pretty poor. This is the area that was hard hit by forest fires this time last year. The fires came right to the highway across from the cabins my family manages. Had they jumped the highway (which they did in places), the place would have burned down.
My wife feeding a old doe. She was pregnant (the doe, not my wife).
Daughter-in-law Ashley and grandson Colt feeding one.
The old Lincoln County courthouse is just a few miles down the road (my sis n law and family used to live right in Lincoln). This was the location of the famous Lincoln County War and the last place Billy the Kid was held before he killed two deputies, escaped from the second floor, then was killed by Pat Garrett in Ft. Sumner a few weeks later.
Torreon (tower) where early settlers would fort up to escape and defend against Apache raiding parties. This predates Lincoln to when the settlement was called Las Placitas.
Yours truly standing by graves of Tunstall and McSween, victims of the Lincoln County War.
A couple of interesting letters on display in the old courthouse. Would you pay $15 for a new Single Action Army Colt?
Democrats were causing problems back then, too.
This old thing followed me home. My wife's uncle pawned it off on me. I told him I'd do him a favor and take it off his hands, along with the brass, dies, bullets and other stuff that was just cluttering up his place.
It's a Pedersoli/Dixie Gun Works import "Saddle Rifle" caliber .40-65 with vernier long-range sights. We took it out and shot it; I was able to hit the steel gong at 400 yards after I got the range/sight settings figured out. Way cool. I've wanted a Sharps replica for a long time.
A beautiful New Mexico sunset:
and finally, a little sage New Mexico advice
(We brought home about 25 lbs. of the green treasure, btw).
Thanks for letting me share, amigos.
View off the back porch of the main cabin where my sis n law and family live.
The deer came up morning and evening hoping for a handout. They looked pretty poor. This is the area that was hard hit by forest fires this time last year. The fires came right to the highway across from the cabins my family manages. Had they jumped the highway (which they did in places), the place would have burned down.
My wife feeding a old doe. She was pregnant (the doe, not my wife).
Daughter-in-law Ashley and grandson Colt feeding one.
The old Lincoln County courthouse is just a few miles down the road (my sis n law and family used to live right in Lincoln). This was the location of the famous Lincoln County War and the last place Billy the Kid was held before he killed two deputies, escaped from the second floor, then was killed by Pat Garrett in Ft. Sumner a few weeks later.
Torreon (tower) where early settlers would fort up to escape and defend against Apache raiding parties. This predates Lincoln to when the settlement was called Las Placitas.
Yours truly standing by graves of Tunstall and McSween, victims of the Lincoln County War.
A couple of interesting letters on display in the old courthouse. Would you pay $15 for a new Single Action Army Colt?
Democrats were causing problems back then, too.
This old thing followed me home. My wife's uncle pawned it off on me. I told him I'd do him a favor and take it off his hands, along with the brass, dies, bullets and other stuff that was just cluttering up his place.
It's a Pedersoli/Dixie Gun Works import "Saddle Rifle" caliber .40-65 with vernier long-range sights. We took it out and shot it; I was able to hit the steel gong at 400 yards after I got the range/sight settings figured out. Way cool. I've wanted a Sharps replica for a long time.
A beautiful New Mexico sunset:
and finally, a little sage New Mexico advice
(We brought home about 25 lbs. of the green treasure, btw).
Thanks for letting me share, amigos.
