Work in southern #NewMexico this week involved a lot of driving and talking, but I was able to get a few short hikes in. This is a #panorama from the Rim Trail in the Sacramento Mountains just outside #Cloudcroft, looking down to the Tularosa Basin. I do love NM. #hiking #nature
View from the Tunnel Vista Observation site near Cloudcroft, NM. White Sands National Park is visible in the distance to the left.

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#Cloudcroft, #NewMexico offers a mix of rustic adventure and small-town appeal. At 9,000 feet above sea level, the charming village is known as a cool summer escape from desert heat, with quaint shops and historic sites like the Mexican Canyon Trestle. #roadtrip #daytrip #travel #hiking #skiing
The Lodge at Cloudcroft is a historic resort resting at 9,000 ft. Constructed in 1899 by the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway, the resort became a successful mountain retreat. Of course, it has a resident ghost, Rebecca Porter. #NewMexico #weekendgetaway #Cloudcroft
Moment of Zen. Bluff Springs, outside of #Cloudcroft, #NewMexico in the Sacramento Mountains. #nature #peace #waterisprecious #OptOutside #daytrip
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At over 9000 ft elevation, #Cloudcroft is 16 miles from #Alamogordo, but 4500 ft higher. Totally different weather on a daily basis. I use this when visiting White Sands. Too hot in the summer? Stay in Cloudcroft. Drop to the basin after 5 PM. Too cold? Stay in Alamogordo. Much warmer. #NewMexico
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In this New Mexico town, it's Christmas year-round

Cloudcroft, founded in the late 1800s, is the self-proclaimed, year-round "Christmas Capital of New Mexico."

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In this New Mexico town, it's Christmas year-round

Cloudcroft, founded in the late 1800s, is the self-proclaimed, year-round "Christmas Capital of New Mexico."

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https://share.newsbreak.com/a99vcg0m?s=i0 More Details Emerge of Cloudcroft Mayor Resignation Days Before Major Christmas Parade #MAGA #Trump #Truth #Cloudcroft #CleanSlateGoverment #governmentpurge
More Details Emerge of Cloudcroft Mayor Resignation Days Before Major Christmas Parade - NewsBreak

AlamogordoTownNews.org reports more details on the resignation of Cloudcroft New Mexico Mayor Turner with an audio file release by the Cloudcroft Reader. The holiday season of Christmas is supposed to remind us of our humanity and to bring us together for peace and harmony. The village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico government is anything but peace and tranquillity, as the most recent village trustee meeting ended abruptly, with the resignation of Mayor Craig Turner. He is embroiled in a disagreement with fellow trustees over governance standards and policies and on how to hire and maintain an effective village management team.

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The Apache Point Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Sunspot, New Mexico, approximately 18 miles south of Cloudcroft. There are several telescopes gathering data for a variety of stakeholders, including the Sloane Digital Sky Survey.

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