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Published: March 30th 2019
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blog 03-28-19 and 03-29-19 Truth or Consequences
On Thursday Lynne and I went into town (Truth or Consequences) and had a soak. There is a hot spring that Lynne found last year and I thought it would be fun to try it with her. You pay $12.00 for an hour and you have a choice of about 10 pools, or you could choose a private pool for an little more.
I went into the coolest pond first but before too long it got really warm and I had to go get a cool shower, then back in the tub. The mineral water is taunted to heal your body and enjoy it while it's happening. The scenery is gorgeous, with a series of small ponds outside separated by flower beds overlooking the Rio Grande River and the hills behind. It was delightful but an hour was too long for me.
After getting dressed we toured the town which didn't take long, then headed home for a late lunch. We decided to go to the movies tonight so at 5 we headed back to town, ate at a food truck, then walked around town a little til the movie started.
The theater is an old fashioned building that has 4 shows a week. We saw The Green Book and enjoyed it very much, finally a feel good, happy ending movie about real life.
It was a fun night.
Friday we took it a little easy in the morning and at 11 we headed out on our quest to find a ghost town. It was on 1 map but not 2 others so we didn't know if it existed anymore. The ride was pleasant, back roads with almost no cars, up rolling hills and down the other side with a different view every time. There is not much vegetation here in the desert but in some of the valleys there are cottonwood trees starting to really turn green. An occasional sign reminding drivers that cows roam free so watching for those big guys is always on your mind.
In a little town called Hillsboro we turned left on Hwy 27 and followed it for about 20 min when we saw signs saying we were approaching an historic area. Promising. There were a cluster of buildings over the hill and yes, sure enough, it was Lake Valley. The town
is now part of BLM land so the government is in charge and has assigned a volunteer to be the watch, the custodian and educator for the people who do stop here. Last Saturday they had 57.
The town got it's start with the discovery of silver in 1878 and the mine struck it rich in 1882 when a rich vain of almost pure silver was discovered very close to the surface. In 1893 silver was devalued and the mine shut down. In the 1920 s there was a revival of the town when manganese was mined and again in the 50 s and during WW 2 the town rejuvinated. At the end there were only 3 residents left and in 1994 the last one died.
There are walls of original adobe bricks still standing and many remnants of the more recent past such as electric poles and an old washing machine. It was really fun poking around the place and talking to Dan the resident volunteer. He said he'd stay there forever.
On the way home we drove through Hillsboro and stopped in the few shops they have. We were too late for pie at the
cafe, they closed at 2:30.
It was a really fun day and Watson got to go along with us. He has really taken to Lynne and she to him.
Tomorrow is moving day, I'm going about 30 miles up the road to Elephant Butte State Park. Pack up a little tonight.
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Elizabeth Dollin
Wow! What amazing blog I really want to visit there. Thanks for sharing.