Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Sacramento Mountains
On Friday the 13th we were brave enough to tour the Sacramento Mountains west of Roswell. This included a stop at Lincoln, NM and a ride up to the top of Sierra Blanca Peak. The area also includes the towns of Capitan and Ruidoso.
The visit to Lincoln was very interesting, it cost $5.00 per person which we thought was a little steep because only one of the three buildings was open due to a lack of available volunteers on that partichlar day. Briefly, a war erupted in Lincoln between the original mercantile operator and an englishman who came to open a competitive 
operation on the opposite end of town. Many people were killed in the squabble and "Billy the Kid" was convicted of murder as a result. While he was being held in the old courthouse, he escaped and killed two of his guards in the process. He was subsequently tracked down and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
The visit to Lincoln was very interesting, it cost $5.00 per person which we thought was a little steep because only one of the three buildings was open due to a lack of available volunteers on that partichlar day. Briefly, a war erupted in Lincoln between the original mercantile operator and an englishman who came to open a competitive 
operation on the opposite end of town. Many people were killed in the squabble and "Billy the Kid" was convicted of murder as a result. While he was being held in the old courthouse, he escaped and killed two of his guards in the process. He was subsequently tracked down and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett.We had a good barbecue lunch at Tom's Barbecue in Capitan. The place was small, the food was good and the owners were very friendly.
After lunch we drove up to the top of Sierra Blanca Peak and experienced considerable snowfall.
# posted by Bob @ 4/17/2007 05:20:00 PM 
