Gila National Forest to Pie Town New Mexico
I was going to run right to Pie Town from Roswell, however I read about City of Rocks here yesterday and it looks like an interesting stop. So I'm thinking of going to the City of Rocks first then hea...
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Another interesting (to me) spot on that route is Fort Bayard Nat. Cemetery https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftbayard.asp and Historic District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bayard_Historic_District . Not to be confused with the town of Bayard which is on 180 before Santa Clara the town nearest Fort Bayard.
The Chino open pit mine is also close by if you have not seen one before they are impressive. "The Chino mine, an open-pit porphyry copper mine, is 15 miles east of Silver City near the village of Hanover in southwestern New Mexico. An overlook of the pit, complete with educational displays, is located on the south side of New Mexico Highway 152 east of Hanover."
The Chino open pit mine is also close by if you have not seen one before they are impressive. "The Chino mine, an open-pit porphyry copper mine, is 15 miles east of Silver City near the village of Hanover in southwestern New Mexico. An overlook of the pit, complete with educational displays, is located on the south side of New Mexico Highway 152 east of Hanover."
