Cloud Croft New Mexico
Cloud Croft New Mexico, I don’t know about you but when I look at photos of snow like these, I can almost feel the cold air, even when it is hot outside now in July. This is the only moisture we saw during our month visiting Texas and New Mexico area back in March.
Established as a vacation getaway and logging town in the late 1890s by the developers of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, tiny Cloudcroft (pop. 688) sits in the heart of the Sacramento Mountains at nearly 8,700 feet above sea level. The railroad chugged away in the late 1940s, but this easygoing village, with its unpretentious Western vibe, continues to draw tourists from all around the country.
Cloudcroft Trestle Bridge
The trestle was regularly used and maintained by the railroad until about 1947, when the line was abandoned. By the 1980s, a dip had formed in the center of the trestle, and Lincoln National Forest personnel had become concerned about its condition.
The trestle was built in 1899 as a part of the A&SM’s efforts to access timber in the forest, and after that, the line was used for nearly half a century to transport tourists to Cloudcroft, the picturesque little village located nearby. At 8,675-feet in elevation, Cloudcroft is among the highest-elevation communities in the United States—hence, the numerous references to the clouds.
Cloud Croft New Mexico
21 Replies to “Cloud Croft New Mexico”
Lovely pics!
Thank you Saania 🙂 I see you are in the states and having a wonderful time it looks like 🙂
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Beautiful landscape – I especially like that trestle bridge.
Those bridges are so nice, a lot of work to build those back in the day I bet.
Yes, dangerous too. Look how long it took to build the Big Mac Bridge – four years to get it done and when they paint it, an entire season.
I see a closed gate on that trestle. I guess that means no driving on it.
Yes, I don’t think anyone been on that one in awhile. Not me for sure. 😊
Beautiful images that are good for the heart in this heat.
Yes, it was fun for me to look at them again now that it is warm here as well.
So beautiful, Sandra
Love that area, and you captured it beautifully with your photos!
Thank you very much 😊
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Thank you very much Francine 🙂
Your post are Always Amazing.
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Realy refreshing pictures during this hot summerdays 🙂 They did a great job building that wooden bridge… so sorry to see it’s closed now. I can imagine that Cloud Croft attracts a lot of tourist. It must be a place full of history and the landscape is awesome.
Thank you, it was fun to look at these photos now during the hot weather for me as well. It sure is a pretty area.