Buckhorn, San Antonio, NM

Thursday morning I took my time checking out of the Ruidoso room.  On the way home, it was almost lunch time.  Pulled into the Buckhorn for lunch.  I have eaten at the other famous location in San Antonio (The Owl).  Wanted to check out the World Famous Buckhorn's Chile-cheese burger. 

The Buckhorn was closed early Spring until the previous owner sold the establishment.  New owner promised to serve to same best burgers.

The establishment is still working on getting the beer and wine license - so with my burger, I had a side of onion rings washed down with glasses of water.

Home to Rio Rancho early Afternoon.

Lincoln, NM

Headed out of my hotel. On the way to Lincoln, I drove the road to Apache Ski Area.

This is a 12 mile, winding, narrow road up to the ski area.  Off the ski season, Apache also has a zip line and mountain bike trails.  Took a few photos and headed down into Lincoln.

The almost ghost town of Lincoln is the center of "Billy the Kid" country.  He was killed in a shoot-out in the courthouse (show in the photo here).  This was truly the "Wild West".  The other infamous character in Lincoln was Pat Garrett, who claims to have shot "The Kid"..

Fort Stanton Visit

Another visit to Ft Stanton,  Was there a couple years ago. Wanted to revisit the fort to deliver so (almost outdated) calendars and shoot photos a part of  the fort I missed last visit.

Docents were appreciate of the calendars especially with the photo of the Catholic chapel.

From there, went to Lincoln to check out the brewery there and make plans for tomorrow;s tour of the museums in Lincoln.  Unfortunately, the brewery was closed.

Cloudcroft Brewing

Not that easy to find in Cloudcroft.  From the "downtown" business area of Bluff St, head East.  Bluff St is a narrow street, eventually come to the brewery.

Finding the brewery was worth the effort.  Ordered a pint of their amber ale and a pepperoni  pizza.  Friendly staff.  All just what I needed after a long drive

A Busy Day

The day started with a car that would not start.  Charged the battery and headed to the hospital for my CT scan.  Started after the CT scan, went to the Honda Dealer.  They said they could not take care of my car until Tuesday. 

Went to the showroom area and tried to get the satellite radio set-up.  Resetting the radio meant the car needed to be shut down and restarted.  The battery was dead again.  This time, the dealership dealt with the probm, changed out the battery.

On down the road, heading to Cloudcroft, NM.  I had a date with a pizza and pint of Amber ale waiting.  On the way, I made a short detour tothe ghost town of Ancho, NM.  Did not expect to find a big railroad depot out here in the nowhere!  There are a couple other abandoned buildings the South side if the tracks.

Finally arrived in Cloudcroft for the well deserved pint and food.