San Angelo, TX, Library
On the east side of San Augustin Pass (5,719'), over what some call the Organ Mtns and others call the San Augustin Mtns near Las Cruces.
[Photos taken 25 Oct]
Panning slightly to the left....
If you look closely, you can see some buildings on the east side of the mountains, protected from the hot, late afternoon sun.
Turning to the left here's a view toward Alamagordo, which is too far away to see; nor is White Sands Natl Monument visible, but you can see the photos I took there earlier this year in the first link below.
From the Mexican Canyon Trestle Overview looking back toward Alamagordo and the Organ or San Augustin Mtns.
Cloud-Climbing Railroad. A spur of the El Paso & Northeastern to Cloudcroft operated until 1947.
Restoring the Mexican Canyon Trestle. The U.S. Forest Service with help from New Mexico's Rails-To-Trails and local volunteers restored the trestle in 2009-2010; it was originally built in 1898.
Riding the "Balley-Claire." The Balley-Clair was an excursion car about the size of a box-car but with open sides. It cost $3 to ride from Alamagordo to Cloudcroft.
While the ponderosa pines on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada in California receive more rain and tend to be larger, the second-growth pines here compare favorably with those in the state with the alleged largest forest of ponderosas: Arizona.
Early during the 20th century there was a TB Sanatorium for babies at Cloudcroft nickamed "Baby San."
The restored Mexican Canyon Trestle. Note the barricade at the left end; it's clearly not open to the public -- especially to acrophobes!
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Links:
- My 6 May 2014 post on White Sands National Monument
- Additional photos of the Mexican Canyon Trestle, one of which is pre-restoration
Routes:
W 5 Nov Actual Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - Visitor Ctr - San Angelo Lib - VA Clinic
Th 6 Nov Actual Route: VA Clinic - San Angelo Lib - Sherwood Wy W/M
F 7 Nov Actual Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - San Angelo Lib - P.O. - Sherwood Wy W/M
Sa 8 Nov Actual Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - Visitor Ctr - San Angelo Lib - Sherwood Wy W/M
Su 9 Nov Actual Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - Visitor Ctr - Sherwood Wy W/M
M 10 Nov Actual Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - Library - San Angelo State Park
T 11 Nov Actual Route: San Angelo State Park - Sherwood Wy W/M - Hm Depot - Sam's Club -Walmart
W 12 Nov Actual Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - San Angelo VA Clinic - Lib - Sherwood Wy W/M
Th 13 Nov Actual Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - Lib - Visitor Ctr - Sherwood Wy W/M
F 14 Nov Route: Sherwood Wy W/M - Lib - Sherwood Wy W/M
Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
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