Billy the Kid territory….
We climbed up from 3,500 feet at Roswell to 6,900 feet at Ruidoso on Highway 70, AKA Billy the Kid Scenic Byway. Remnants of snow still lay in hard sheets on the shaded side of the highway – winter wasn’t over yet in this ski resort area. Some sort of evergreen grew in profusion over the mountains. They are a round and not-too-tall tree and they give the mountains a polka-dotted appearance. At the top, more familiar tall pine trees grew. Billy the Kid’s country is horse territory; the highway is lined with upmarket horse ranches sporting sleek stallions, paddocks, boarding stables and exercise rings. The route culminated in the racetrack at Ruidoso Downs. 
Right in the midst of the ski and horse tourist mecca is Casino Apache, a fairly small facility nestled in a green valley. But there was no poker (awwwwww……) and they didn’t allow overnight RV parking. It was only 10:30am so we were ‘outa there’ and forged our way to Santa Fe.
posted by O'Leary @ 9:37 PM
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