Vacation!

T and I are taking our annual road trip, this time to New Mexico. on the Geronimo Trail.

One of the many things I love about New Mexico is this statement on the Geronimo Trail website that says "Note that parts of this Zone run through open range cattle country, and that cattle have the legal right-of-way." I'm not sure who represents the cattle should they feel their legal rights are being infringed upon. Any ideas?

This is a map of the trail with some of the highlights.

Kingston, Winston and Chloride are ghost towns and Hillsboro is an artist colony amidst the old ruined buildings of a former settlement, known as a semi-ghost town. We found a website online that lists all the known ghost towns in states around the nation (ghosttowns.com), and they list over 560 ghost towns in New Mexico.

560!

Unfortunately, New Mexico also seems to have the worst preservation record of any state, so what we see this trip may not last long enough for us to see it again. There are a multitude of ghost towns on this Trail route, so we'll see as many as we can.

The red line on the map is the "trail" and where it ends up north in Beaverhead, the brown line that completes the circuit back down through the Gila Forest is known as Forest Development Road 150. It's apparently maintained only twice a year and described as "a rough, unpaved, and narrow mountain road with many steep sections and several hairpin turns; high-clearance vehicles are strongly recommended, and four-wheel-drive may be a neccessary feature depending on the condition of the road at any given time."

To sane people that sounds like a warning, much like the signs posted along the road

But to the 4 wheelers amongst us, doesn't that sound like fun? I promise a full report with pictures.

We'll be gone 5 days and I'll post from the road so stay tuned and have a good weekend!