Pinos Altos was first settled in 1803 as a mining town, but it knew its share of 'famous' characters. Judge Roy Bean and his brother, Arnold, ran a store in Pinos Altos. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid also made frequent stops in Pinos Altos when they passed through. Billy the Kid was raised in the Silver City area as a kid before he became infamous.
Our cabin, #8, was very rustic, but comfortable. It was in a beautiful setting of Lodgepole Pine trees and we were only a mile from the edge of the Gila National Forest. We even had some visitors the first morning we were there (see pictures below).
During the first day we just visited Silver City and checked out all the local galleries and shops. That evening, we had reservations at a local small hotel, the Gila House, for dinner and a concert by a local Cowboy singer and poet named Mike Moutoux. There were only 14 people there for the dinner and concert so it was a great time. We had Buffalo Meat Loaf, twice-baked potatoes and Cowboy Beans. It was delicious. We sat next to a neat couple who both worked for the Forest Service. He spent 27 years as a smoke jumper and told us a lot of interesting stories about his experiences. The concert was a lot of fun.
Here are some pictures from our first full day in Silver City...
Our cabin sitting in the Lodgepole Pine woods...
Betty enjoying an early morning cup of coffee on our cabin porch...
The living area of our cabin...
Our surpise visitor that first morning was a Javelina - a species of wild pig...
Acutally it was a whole family of Javelinas...
A close up of one of the little porkers...
Downtown Silver City - a mixture of old and new...
A picture of us at dinner at the Gila House...
Our entertainer of the night - Mike Moutoux (actually a picture from his web site)...
It was a great first full day in Silver City. More the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow is a special day. It's our granddaughter Juliet's first birthday and Betty has her colonoscopy and endoscopy.Today is October 29 and if today is your Birthday then you share your day with: Wynona Ryder (actress, "Girl, Interrupted"), Kate Jackson (actress, "Charlie's Angels"), Richard Dreyfuss (actor, "Jaws"), Bill Mauldin (WWII cartoonist), and Fanny Brice (Ziegfield Follies entertainer).
On this day in 1682 the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, landed in what is now Chester, PA. In 1923 the Republic of Turkey was proclaimed. In 1929 the stock market crashed which led to the Great Depression. In 1940 the war time draft started. In 1956 the Huntley-Brinkley news show made its debut on NBC. In 1966 the National Organization for Women was founded. And in 1967 the musical "Hair" opened off-Broadway.
3 comments:
Wow. You are so lucky to have those javelinas come up so close to you. They are usally quite shy and avoid humans.
Our cat is named Javelina (she has no tail and we rescued her while in Benson, AZ, after we saw our first up close javelinas!)
What a treat!
That cabin is full of character and it had such a charming feel about set in the woods like that, too.
The restaurant and show sounds like a great time. I'm glad you all enjoyed yourselves.
Best wishes to Betty for tomorrow and happy birthday to your sweet grand daughter!
~Lisa
Wow, really neat stuff. Thanks. We will be thinking and praying for Betty tomorrow. Happy Birthday Juliet!
Who knew those little porkers roamed free?! Those were quite the cool pictures. ARe you like me--you see something like that and think, "That will make a great post!"?
I'm so impressed w/ your trip. I had no idea it would be so cool. Does that sound bad? I mean, I had no idea Silver City had anything fun. Again, we need to travel NM.
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