Exploring the Towns
We spent the weekend visiting with friends and checking out the
small towns of Ruidoso and Cloudcroft, both in New Mexico. The towns seemed so picturesque, I found I
wanted to process the photos I took into sketches. It just seemed to match the quaint feel of
these towns.
Ruidoso is a charming little tourist type of town. They do have a racetrack where they run horse races in the summer, and have a great Octoberfest come fall. We were not there on the Octoberfest weekend, however. That suited us fine, though, as the streets were full enough without the extra festival folks!
The road from Ruidoso to Cloudcroft led us along a country road, just two lanes for cars. On this day, we got a show as we drove – lovely fall colors!
The small town of Cloudcroft has a downtown area that seems to be lifted straight from an old Western, complete with rustic hotel, and wood plank sidewalks!! It was a charming visit to a town, fairly high in the mountains. It felt as if we were pretty close to the clouds, thus living up to its name!
Enjoy!
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