We have spent the last few days in Ruidoso, NM. These horses were at the Western Museum. This is really horse country. Everyone seems to have a few in their pasture.
We spent one day on the Billy the Kid National Byway, exploring Lincoln where the Lincoln County War occurred. Billy escaped here from the jail where he was on death row. In the process, he killed some lawmen. For lunch, we stopped at a place that is famous for their green chile cheeseburgers. Green and red chiles are grown all over NM and used in their cooking.
It took us over an hour to get that burger and fries since it was homecoming and parents had come to town to see the parade. Many were eating in this small cafe---it probably didn't have more than 15 tables. As we were leaving, the parade started. I watched some of it before we left. Reminded me of small town parades at home. Not much to it.
Here Fred is studying the lawmen exhibit at the Lincoln County Museum. This building is the one where Billy was being held upstairs when he escaped and shot 3 people.
Lincoln is the most preserved old west town in America. If the street running through it had been dirt, it would look just like it did back then. The saloon was closed, but we did tour the general store.
Today was an exciting day for us all. We crossed the border back into Texas and got some good food at El Chico's. (The best we have had in two months!!!) Only one more day and we will be home!!!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment