Weekend Report: Hot Springs and Cliffs

Before I get to the weekend report I want to give you a heads up on whats coming up on the Blog this week. We will be doing a series of Blogs starting tomorrow covering all aspects and advantages of living and owning in Angel Fire full time. We will cover the new tax credits, financing options, schools, business and employment opportunities,some great deals, and why Angel Fire is a great place to either raise a family or slow down. So this week stay tuned and learn about what so many of us locals already know.

Weekend Report: I do these weekend reports primarily to share our activities with our readers. We know about so many off the track activities and want our readers to know about them too. This weekend was no exception. We started Saturday by meeting up with our friends Bruce and Dawn and heading down to Las Vegas, New Mexico, to the Montezuma Hot Springs. These are a collection of hot springs bubbling out of the side of the mountain, supplying a variety of rock and cement tubs with healthful, hot mineral waters.

Though the springs were originally used by the historic Montezuma Castle Hot Springs Resort in the 1880's to just after the turn of the century, they are now open to the public free of charge. The castle, which is now the Armand Hammer World College, still looms over the springs. Three groupings of hot springs have been diverted into rather rustic cement and rock pools and tubs between the road and the beautiful river.

The hot springs are out in the open, with great views of the river, and they are kept rather clean, and bathers tend to be orderly because the owners, the World College, maintains stringent regulations for using the tubs. Pools and tubs range in size and temperature, and with a little experimenting, you can find the perfect soak. This is one of our favorites for relief from winter time blues. We always pack a picnic too! Swin attire is strictly required, no nude bathing here. Directions: From Las Vegas, NM go approx. 6 miles northwest on NM 65. Watch for signs on the right side of the road near the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West.

Sunday we followed up our soaking by hiking straight up the cliffs that tower above Coyote Creek in Guadalupita. We are fortunate that our friends Bruce and Dawn own a piece of this paradise that runs all the way to the top. Boy, at the top the views are marvelous. We also had a great time while getting leg burning exercise. We are so blessed to have literally hundreds if not thousands of areas around Angel Fire that are perfect for this type of Sunday activity. We are also getting in shape for our planned summit of Wheeler Peak in July. Remember, tomorrow we start our series of blogs on Living and Owning in Angel Fire. Till then...

Kyle.