(Las Cruces NM) The Farmers and Crafts Market on Wednesday was smaller than I expected. However, venders there said that the Saturday market was much larger. A nice variety of foods, crafts, art, and music was found anyway. It was a beautiful sunny day for a stroll. The crafts and art were quite good with […]
(Baylor Canyon NM) The Dripping Springs Natural Area is now part of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument; along with several other sites in southern New Mexico. It features the ruins of the Van Patten Mountain Camp, the Boyd Sanatorium, and the springs. A retaining wall was built below the Dripping Springs to capture the water. […]
(Boles Acres NM) Oliver Lee was one of those colorful characters of the wild west. During his life he was a Deputy US Marshall, rancher, state Senator, and some say a cattle rustler and gunslinger. He was charged with murder, but acquitted. And, he also played a role in the creation of Otero County and […]