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Snapshots Sunday: New Mexico

Posted on January 22, 2023

This is somewhat of a companion piece to Walsenburg and Fort Sumner. These were shots taken after we left Fort Sumner and were on our way to Walsenburg. We passed by the Raton-Clayton volcanic field, which includes the Capulin Volcano National Monument. The Marine was in a hurry to head north and wasn’t interested in stopping for a volcano. ~Vic

NM Mountain Image One — Heading north on I-25
December 2008
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NM Mountain Image Two — Click for a larger view.

NM Mountain Image Three — Click for a larger view.

NM Mountain Image Four — Click for a larger view.

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POTD: New Year’s Eve 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 Updated on December 31, 2022

Arkansas River @ Liar's Lodge — **Liar’s Lodge** (Web Archive)
Buena Vista, CO
**Christmastime 2008**
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This was my view from the backdoor of our room. The lodge backed up to the Arkansas River. It was a wonderful place to vacation for Christmas and New Year’s. Sadly, the lodge had to close, permanently, due to the Plandemic/Scamdemic. It’s heartbreaking. And, as far as I am concerned, good riddance to 2022. I have hopes that 2023 will be better but…it’s not likely. I will be raising a glass of bubbly to the awakening of humanity. ~Vic

Quick edit…this is a companion piece to Walsenburg.

From October 2014

From May 2015

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Snapshots Sunday: Walsenburg

Posted on August 23, 2020 Updated on November 15, 2020

Walsenburg Sign Image One — Photo Credit: Acts & Tracks (Radio Ronin WordPress Site)

As a companion piece to the Fort Sumner post, my ex-Marine and I headed north, still on our way to Liar’s Lodge. We headed into snow and landed in Walsenburg, Colorado, in Huerfano County, a town smaller than the one I am living in and, as of 2019, continues to hemorrhage people from a peak of 5,855 in 1940. We arrived after dark and stopped to eat. There’s not much there, back then or now. ~Vic

New Mexico Mountains Image Two — Driving north on I-25 through New Mexico.
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Mileage Sign Image Three — Las Vegas, New Mexico, by the way…

Driving Into Snow Image Four — The snow showed up.
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Snowy Road Image Five — Continuing north.
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Empty Diner Image Six — This is from December 2008 but,
the diner looks like it’s from 1974.
Alpine Rose Cafe
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Deserted Diner Image Seven — It was open but, deserted.
We had a decent meal.
It’s still there as of 2018.
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Radio Station Image Eight — KSPK
It appears to still be there.
It is the only home of Colorado Rockies Baseball
in Southern Colorado.

Huerfano Courthouse Image Nine — County courthouse and jail all lit up.
The lights in the windows are odd.
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Snowing Image Ten — It started to snow, again,
while I was attempting another picture.

Additional Reading:
Returning to the Place I’d Never Been (Acts & Tracks/radioronin.wordpress.com)
City of Walsenburg (colorado.gov)
Walsenburg (colorado.com)
Walsenburg (Uncover Colorado)