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so. much. knotty. pine.
The day it was 109° at home was – by a very odd coincidence – the day I decided that a weekend in the mountains was the thing that needed to happen.
The cabin had just the right amount of knotty pine paneling to make it feel like we were inside a tree. And the elevation – almost 8,700 feet – meant that it was nice and cool.
Cloudcroft, New Mexico
photographed 7.3.2023
cowboy country
We went out of our way (but not by much) because we’d heard about the deliciousness that is the Steak House. The food was worth the additional 26 miles of driving, but really, those cowboys with their spurs and all were the best part of the stop.
Tatum, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2023
watershed
A pine tree in the cemetery shedding raindrops, or how I used the continuous shooting feature to get what I knew would be there.
Mayhill, New Mexico
photographed 7.3.2023
community
This town up in the Sacramento Mountains doesn’t even get a Google street view map: it’s that small.
However, the population DOES seem to be all the way into triple digits, at 112 people. (Up from 98 in 2020, and up from 63 in 2010.)
The World Population Review provides this helpful information about the place: “The average household income in Weed is $0 with a poverty rate of 0%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to – per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Weed is 0 years, 0 years for males, and 0 years for females.”
All that aside, I can tell you with certainty that there is a community center in town. And at least one bird.
Weed, New Mexico
photographed 7.3.2023
new york, new mexico
I had been to Alamogordo before, but never with a camera in my hand. And that meant I had also never strayed even one inch off the highway through town.
This time, though…
Alamogordo, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2023
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