Ruidoso

People

Mescalero Apache

Mescalero Apache The Mescalero's call themselves Shis-Inday, “People of the Mountain Forests," or Mashgalénde / Mashgalé-neí / Mashgalé-õde, “People close to the mountains." Spanish settlers...

New Mexico History

Apache Warrior Women | Gouyen, Lozen, Dahteste

Though gender roles and responsibilities were well defined in Apache culture, Apache women held prominent roles in Apache society. Women often accompanied warriors on...

Roadtrips

Billy the Kid Scenic Byway

Recently I took a poll on social media to figure out which scenic byway I should write up next. I limited the poll to...

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Nature

Fort Stanton Snowy River National Conservation Area

In 2009 Congress designated the Fort Stanton Cave and 25,080 acres surrounding it as a National Cave Conservation Area to protect the Fort Stanton...

New Mexico History

Fort Stanton Historic Site

After the Mexican American war, the United States established numerous forts across the newly acquired territory. They constructed Fort Stanton in 1855 to control...

New Mexico History

Lincoln Historic Site

The Lincoln County War was a battle between competing business interests in the New Mexico territory during the 1870s, with two factions competing to...

New Mexico History

Three Rivers Petroglyphs

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site Three Rivers Petroglyph Site is a hidden gem, often overlooked by visitors traveling to White Sands and Ruidoso. It is located...

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People

The Short Life & Legend of Billy the Kid

Hollywood westerns distill the old west into an assortment of good guys wearing white hats and bad guys wearing black hats. The reality was...

Recent

Fort Wingate

Fort Wingate was one of the best-preserved frontier military posts in the Southwest until the late 1950s. The 22-acre installation is located between Zuni...