Southeastern NM

Carlsbad: Caverns and Elsewhere

May 15, 2013

Man, if it’s not one thing, it’s another. The current edition mentions delays due to roadwork at the caverns. That’s done, but now they’re renovating the elevators, so there’s a huge backup there. See details at the caverns site here. In the meantime, to alleviate the crowding, you can walk out the Natural Entrance Trail, [...]

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Portales

May 7, 2013

Thanks to a nice woman I met on the plane, I can tell you that the Do Drop Inn, in Portales, has moved onto the plaza (211 S. Ave A), which is handy, because the old location was on a one-way street that I personally accidentally drove by a couple of times! Also, she said [...]

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Alamogordo and Carrizozo

February 27, 2013

Helpful reader Allen wrote in with the following changes: ALAMOGORDO – FOOD – Coffee and Lunch Olive Branch Coffee and Deli has closed. ALAMOGORDO – GETTING THERE AND AROUND New Mexico Airlines no longer flies to Alamogordo. There is no commercial air service to Alamogordo. CARRIZOZO Outpost Bar & Grill is closed. Looks like the [...]

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Blue Swallow Motel

February 6, 2012

This vintage motel in Tucumcari has new owners who have really spruced things up, and best of all, it’s open year-round now!

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Alamogordo changes

October 25, 2011

More reports from helpful reader Allen: ALAMOGORDO – SIGHTS The address for New Mexico Museum of Space History should be 5004 US Highway 2001. The given address of 1100 Oregon Avenue is the Family Recreation Center, which has nothing to do with the museum. Also, the new web site is http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/ The site given, http://www.spacefame.org [...]

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