... a coffee in the cafe next to it ...
... and back on the road again
(To get rid of the prejudice that it never rains in Southern Ca ... ehem, in New Mexico. :wink: )
Walter Hinteler wrote:... and back on the road again
But this time with the support of marvelous sunshine along the scenic byway ...
Quote:The rustic adobe church and graveyard are popular with photographers.
Indeed.
Quote:Be aware that locals ...
Quote:...are very protective of this area and aren't known to warm up with strangers.
(Quotes from: Fodor's New Mexico (page 242, ed. 2005)
Then again, desert ...
... and stunning views towards the mountains
Yes, I've been there with the PDiddles. And two years ago as well. Nut I really like this place ....
Quote:Madrid's rich history, dating from the early 1800's, has taken it from the discovery of coal, to a mining town, to today's distinctive artist's community. Because of the unique geology of the area, a phenomenon found in only two other mines in the world, hard and soft coal were mined here with shafts as deep as 2500'. The area was booming in it's heyday supplying coal for the Santa Fe Railroad, local consumers and the US Government. The company town became famous for its Fourth of July parade, lighted Christmas displays and minor league baseball games in the first lighted stadium in the west. When coal use declined the town fell silent. It became a ghost town.
In the early 1970's , artists and craftspeople arrived. They converted old company stores and houses into quality shops and galleries and services.
Source
The coal mines aren't working anymore, btw. :wink:
I really do like some motifs there ...
walter :
thanks for sharing those pictures - quite wonderful !
reminds me just a bit of the GREAT BEND national park in texas - you may want to visit there some time - march is a great time to be there - not too hot and many springflowers are to be seen already .
That's NEW MEXICO, hamburger.
I really can't think of someone thinking of Texas when looking at pics from the land of enchantment! Ts, ts, those Germans. :wink:
Great, as usual, Walter. That little blue house with the tin roof is my all-time favorite place, out of the first one hundred of my all-time favorite places. :wink:
Hamburger, I think you are talking about Big Bend. It really is much like some parts of New Mexico, exept it is wilder than the Turquoise Trail--more like the mountainous areas around the Gila National Forest, south of Albuquerque.
Dys and I went there a couple of years ago and loved it. Not much nearby, just wild mountains. People have to be careful not to leave small pets unattended because of mountain lions and coyotes.
Did you see the warning in the brochure? It tells of a tragedy involving a poodle tied up to a picnic table because the owner wanted to go on a hike. When she returned, all that was left was the dog's collar.
Too bad people don't take those warnings seriously.
diane wrote :
Quote:Hamburger, I think you are talking about Big Bend. It really is much like some parts of New Mexico, exept it is wilder than the Turquoise Trail--more like the mountainous areas around the Gila National Forest, south of Albuquerque.
of course : big bend !
should have checked the pictures first !
we drove in from fort stockton and stayed at the park lodge for several days - what a fantastic place !
from the lodge we drove down to the rio grande and took some pretty lonely roads through terlingua , presidio and marfa to alpine - we were still young and foolish
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not going to mess up walter's wonderful thread any further .
hbg
