Had a small expedition today. Left about 10am, headed for Mescalero out Hwy 70. Passed through the "historic" village of Tularosa. Took about five minutes to case the joint. Stayed on Hwy 70 heading east. This marker is all about a gun battle that was part of the Lincoln County War back in the late 1800s, where Billy the Kid, just a ranch hand at the time, took sides.
The next pic shows the back of the historical markers -- a nice map of the specific area.
There's a huge mountain off to the northeast, snow capped. Took a picture of it showing its western side. Eventually, there was a marker with info on Sierra Blanca, 12000 ft high, extinct volcano. Took a picture of that, too, looking at the mtn head on, framed by pine trees on both sides of the road.
This next picture of one I took of the mountain on the way up, not knowing it was Sierra Blanca. This is its west side.
After a quick stop at the Mescalero Tribal Store, went on to the Inn of the Mountain Gods, which has a hotel, conference center, and a casino (no alcohol allowed on gaming floor). I walked around looking at the individuals sitting in front of slot machines, punching the same button over and over again. This doesn't strike me as "fun" so I left and started the drive back.
Stopped at McGinn's Country Store with the world's largest pistachio statue outside (my picture came out fuzzy for some reason). Bought a few goodies, including an award-winning dessert wine made here in NM. We'll see whether I like it.
Then on to Walmart for a few supplies. Then off to the Rustic Cafe for a burger and tater tots and wifi. And then back to my site about 3.30pm. Also stopped at the visitor's center to look for a topo map that would give more info on the terrain around here -- no luck. I did find out that the long mtn range to the west is the San Andres Mtns (not the Organ Mtns, as someone told me). They did give me a newsletter about the senior center here. Wonder if I'm ready for that. They do have a pool so I could swim. And they have a pool (billiards) league. Hmmm.
Finale of So You Think You Can Dance. Six dancers left, three male, three female (Legacy, the b-boy dancer who'd done spectacular work, came in 8th). Special guests included Jennifer Lopez singing her new single, Louboutin. Boring. Anyhow, I got the sequence right on all six dancers, and Russell won. A krumper, yet (he was the first krumper to make it into the top 20). Jacob was the other finalist, a technically amazing dancer who'd been in dance all his life, but he's lacking in emotional expression, though he progressed during the competition. Russell, on the other hand, had no training except his self-taught krumping. During the competition, he took on paso doble, samba, jazz, contemporary, waltz, foxtrot, hip hop, bollywood, and more. Besides doing all that well, he expressed emotion and connected with the audience. He deserved the win.
I'm also enjoying The Sing-Off, the a capella competition.
Think I'll just veg tomorrow and then Friday I'll come down to the cafe again to do email etc. Also need to get the rear airbags aired up.
TTFN
Dont' forget -- if you click on a picture, it'll come up very large (I upload at 900).
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