Latir Peak Wilderness is a 20,506-acre wilderness area located within the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico, United States. Designated in 1980, the wilderness is composed of dense forest, meadows, and alpine tundra on Latir Mesa in the northern portion. It...
Ruins of a Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad water tank and cattle pens on the Rancho del los Pardo ranch near Chama, New Mexico. Built in 1880, the track between Antonito and Chama was part of the San Juan Extension of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad....
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Every summer morning Hummingbirds gather in our Juniper tree and take turns on the feeder on the patio. Hummingbirds may be popular summer visitors at nectar feeders, but they eat many other things. Just as a good backyard feeding station will provide different types...
Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 8,029 at the 2010 census. The city of Ruidoso Downs and the unincorporated area of Alto are suburbs of Ruidoso, and contribute to the Ruidoso...
The small village of Lamy is the transfer point for passengers heading to Santa Fe. The Mission Revival style depot was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1909. Lamy’s original name was Galisteo Junction. It was later changed in honor of...
The Pueblo Revival style or Santa Fe style is a regional architectural style of the Southwestern United States, which draws its inspiration from traditional Pueblo architecture and the Spanish missions in New Mexico. The style developed at the beginning of the 20th...
The train, which leaves daily from the old station in Antonito, traverses the Cumbres Pass and ends up 64 miles away in Chama, New Mexico, where riders can catch a bus back to the starting point. Due to the Covid Pandemic the train is only making roundtrips to Osier...
Around Tanglefoot Curve, a loop so tight that the train seems almost folded in half, the locomotive steams toward Cumbres Pass. At 10,015 feet elevation, it is the highest pass reached by rail in the United States. There are tall conifers and meadows that bloom with...
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