Posts Tagged ‘New Mexico’
White Sands Motel, Alamogordo, NM
The White Sands Motel in Alamogordo, NM is conveniently located just 12 miles from White Sands National Park. The well-maintained sign is most likely from the 1960s and the motel recently renovated with positive reviews. It’s definitely a good option when visiting White Sands National Park, which is one of the coolest places we’ve visited…
Read MoreLos Ojos Bar, Jemez Springs, NM
Along the beautiful Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway, the small town of Jemez Springs, NM has some treasures, including the Los Ojos Bar. What was originally built as a mercantile in the late 19th Century, become the Los Ojos Bar in 1947. Throughout the years, the building has served as many different businesses, but…
Read MoreSign Seeker: The Win Place Show Bar, Ruidoso, NM
The Win Place and Show Bar in Ruidoso, NM has been in business since 1956. Not just a bar, the Win Place and Show also has live music, axe throwing, and package liquor sales. We’re unsure of the age of the sign, but did learn it once had neon which was removed, and the sign…
Read MoreTwo-Lane Tidbit: Mexican Canyon Railroad Trestle, Cloudcroft, NM
Near Cloudcroft, NM is the Mexican Canyon Trestle, a portion of the former Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway. Constructed in 1899 and in use until 1947, it stands 52 over the valley floor, runs 323 feet in length, and was one of 58 trestles built on a 32-mile track from Alamogordo to numerous timber areas…
Read MoreTwo-Lane Tidbit: Smokey Bear Historical Park, Capitan, NM
Everyone is familiar with Smokey Bear and his important message about preventing wildfires, but did you know that Smokey Bear was a real bear? The longest-running public service announcement advertising campaign in American history, Smokey first appeared in 1944. The famous “Remember…only YOU can prevent forest fires” slogan was created in 1947 and used until…
Read MoreTwo-Lane Tidbit: Bathtub Row, Los Alamos, NM
Once home to the Los Alamos Ranch School faculty, the buildings along the road that once ran through the school property in Los Alamos, NM became the residences of the most prestigious scientists involved in the Manhattan Project. At a time when homes with bathtubs were considered a luxury and were only being built with…
Read MoreTwo-Lane Tidbit: Santa Rosa de Lima, Abiquiu, NM
These ruins are all that remain of the village of Santa Rosa de Lima which was located near present-day Abiquiu, NM. Around 1730, settlers started moving to the Chama River Valley and by 1744, the village constructed a church on the town plaza and there were at least 20 families settled nearby. Raids by local…
Read MoreOur Favorite Pet-Friendly Roadside Motels
Once upon a time, city streets were lined with the bright and flashy neon of motel signs. The bigger and more elaborate the sign, the more likely the chance of catching the attention of the passing traveler. Sadly, many of these roadside motels and their neon signs have been left to deteriorate, met with the…
Read MoreOur Top 5 Neon Signs
#5: Village Inn Motel- Raton, NM Starting the list at #5 is the Village Inn Motel in Raton, NM. The motel and its vintage mid-century sign are one of many that can be found along South 2nd Street in Raton. Right off I-25, a trip into town provides a wealth of vintage signs and motels.…
Read MoreOur Top 5 Scenic Roads
Join us as we take a photographic journey down our favorite roads in the country for our Top 5 Scenic Roads list. We hope you’ll enjoy a few peaceful moments traveling the open road with us and perhaps use these as suggestions for future trips of your own. Happy Virtual Travels! #5: Enchanted Highway, North…
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