Truth or Consequences and on to Fort Davis, Texas

Truth or Consequences and on to Fort Davis, Texas

We’d never visited Truth or Consequences (T or C to locals), New Mexico in the past, but it was on the way as we headed south from Albuquerque plus the town is adjacent to Elephant Butte Lake State Park where we camped… and, it had a Walmart SuperCenter. So it was only natural we’d stop and check it out. Plus just the town’s name makes you curious, doesn’t it?

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Geronimo Trails & Ghost Towns -2

Geronimo Trails & Ghost Towns -2

We headed out on Day 2 of our Sierra County New Mexico ghost town visits. Yesterday’s tour was pleasant enough, but other than Chloride, not very exciting. We were hoping for a bit more today and we found it.

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Pie Town and the Slow Road to Albuquerque

Pie Town and the Slow Road to Albuquerque

We crossed the state line into New Mexico and I remembered reading somewhere about Pie Town. Named for a 1920’s bakery that specialized in dried-apple pies, this tiny town of 186 lies on the Continental Divide and evidently pie shops were a notable reason for visiting. Today, the Pie-O-Neer offers the only pie in Pie Town. We were all geared up for a sweet treat of pie a la mode so, of course, we stopped.

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