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My dad's friend retired from the AirForce today in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Instead of just flying down here himself, my dad flew in to Denver and we made the drive together. Just in case you're wondering, there are still horses roaming free in the western US.
I don't think these were "wild"... but certainly free range horses... and yes, they crossed the street right in front of me.
New Mexico has some really strange Rest Areas along the side of the highway:
And they have towns named after old Radio Shows:
and sweet old cathedrals dedicated to the finest saints:
and since this is kleinbl00's old stomping grounds, I had to put in this picture of the watch my mom gave my dad on their wedding day. It started losing time back in the 90s, but he recently had it repaired for their 50th anniversary. Not too shabby for an old automatic:
WanderingEng · 286 days ago · link ·
Do you mind if I ask when this trip was, specifically when you took the picture of the horse sign with the mountains inthe background? And, if you remember, where that was taken? I'm doing my own New Mexico trip in a week and heading into mountains. I'm trying to gauge how much snow I'll find.
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ThurberMingus · 286 days ago · link ·
Where in the mountains are you going? I've been in a couple places in Carson National Forest and climbed Wheeler Peak. I probably don't have useful advice but I like those mountains.
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WanderingEng · 285 days ago · link ·
I'm headed into Carson National Forest! Any advice would be much appreciated. I'm going to start north of Cowles and follow the Jacks Creek Trail to Pecos Baldy Lake and set up camp there on day 1. Day 2 my plan is to head to Truchas Peak via the Trailriders Wall and back to camp that afternoon. Day 3 is just hike out. It's basically following the plan this guy did but extended to three days: http://www.surgent.net/highpoints/nm/truchas.html Alternately, if conditions warrant or if I'm struggling with the altitude (I've done mountain hiking but at lower elevations), I'll either do East Pecos Baldy on day 2 or just bum around the lake for the day.
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ThurberMingus · 285 days ago · link ·
Beautiful area. I worked at Philmont Scout Ranch two summers, which is just 30 miles or so NE of Truchas peak. I didn't climb Truchas thought, the peaks I did outside of Philmont were Wheeler and Little Costilla. The earliest in the year I've been there was the last week of May and the trails were all passable by then. It was possible for north-facing washes to still have some snow on the trails, but only for a few yards. I saw patches of snow as late as July, but that was a very sheltered snow drift under some trees at almost 12000 ft.
1) That's an awful fucking drive. 2) So many strange rest areas. They get spooky as shit in the middle of the night. 3) TorC is very near the ancestral homeland. I have relatives who have birth certificates that say Hot Springs, NM, which is what it was called until 1950. 4) There's an amazing illuminated bible dating back to 1500 in that church. You can touch it if you're there off hours. It's... amazing. My mother used to play concerts in there all the time. 5) That Hamilton is dope.
ButterflyEffect · 286 days ago · link ·
Those are some nice "independent" horses. What's going on in that second rest stop photo?