We only had 91 miles to travel today, from Truth or Consequences, to Silver City NM. Once we turned off I-25 and took Hwy 152 west, past Hillsboro, things changed drastically for the next 36 miles as we climbed to 8200’ on this well paved, no shoulder extremely curvy section of the road. A few geocaches were found, but mainly I concentrated on not loosing my lunch (which I hadn’t even eaten yet)!!! A major forest fire had burned thousands of acres here in recent years, and green grass was starting to cover the forest floor. We stopped by the Santa Rita Copper Mine (the 2nd largest in North America) and then had a leisurely drive the rest of the way thru the foothills, and arrived at the Silver City Comfort Inn just in time to watch the 49er’s play New Orleans right in our room, instead of the local bar as we do in AZ.
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| Glad it was in the low 50's today. |
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| An old mining town |
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| with cottonwood's lining the almost dry riverbed. |
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| Thru the foothills |
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| then the climb starts. |
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| 5th wheel wouldn't fit under this... |
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| Overbuilding the neighborhood. |
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| Still climbing |
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This tells the story…
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| And so does this. |
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| Ever seen a red Sotol before? |
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| A Vietnam War Vets Memorial wraps up the day of photos. |
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