Blogs from Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States, North America

In the wayback machine, for me that would be the mid-70’s, a stop in Lordsburg was pretty fun. There was a swinging Mexican food joint on the road through town. Stopping there was an event – a great break from the dusty summer travels. Then I-10 became what it is today and now this town is just sad. People just don’t leave the interstate. Even the Kentucky Fried Chicken joint and the Valero Gas Station have dried up and nearly blown away. It doesn’t seem that the young and those able to make a change can avoid the lure of getting on that same killing interstate to find somewhere else. We stubbornly continue to stop in Lordsburg for a meal. If we could find any, we’d get gas there too. For an army that travels on ... read more

TWO DOLLARS Tom Ketchum and his merry band were broke as usual. They figured on robbing a train as a simple solution to their poverty, and as usual they figured to rely upon their malicious animal magnetism rather than upon any sort of native cunning to pull it off. Just past 6pm on Dec 9, 1897 two of the outlaws, Dave Atkins and Ed “Shoot ‘Em Up Dick” Cullen, entered the train station at Steins Pass. Momentarily they make small talk with the depot agent, Charlie St John and his wife Daisey. When they figure it is safe to do so the outlaws pull their guns and rob the petty cash box of $9. Sam Ketchum arrives at the station about 8pm and they decide to rob the express office too. The cash box ... read more

Distance Traveled: 410 miles Arizona: Gila Bend, Buckeye, Phoenix, Mesa, Florence, Tucson, Benson, Tombstone, Bisbee, Douglas New Mexico: Rodeo, Lordsburg We elected not to eat breakfast at the Space Age Restaurant (imagine that) and decided instead to take a couple of pictures in front of the plate metal dinosaur sculpture at the local gas station. Then, we headed off to Phoenix. In keeping with our vow of not eating at a chain restaurant, we ended up at Linda's which was good old fashioned breakfast food in a tiny building. There were about 7 tables and the bathroom had one of those old fashioned towel dispensers where the used towel rolls back up into the dispenser. All in all, though, the food was great, and they had FREE mimosas - can't beat that!! As we rode along, ... read more

Geo: 32.3498, -108.709... read more