The Smith Memorial Library (located in the Timberon Community Lodge) produced these charming little maps some time ago. I found a few while cleaning out some old files. The map illustrates the different ways to travel to and from Timberon. The Back Gate. Up Scott Able. Out the Back Way, from Piñon, and of course,…
Around noon on Friday May 3rd, our fire chief Tony McWilliams was just sitting down in the High Country Lounge & Grill to enjoy his smothered green chili burrito when he happened to look out the back porch of the Lounge and noticed a thin trail of white smoke rising from the trees. “Uh-oh, that’s…
Our long-time postmistress retired and consequently, the Timberon Post Office closed after 40 years of service to the Timberon community. It was a contracted site, and the contract agreement did not cover the actual costs of maintaining the post office inside a building for the community, so nobody picked up the contract to continue it….
On my bi-weekly shopping trip, I was turned around in Cloudcroft. Big fire engine blocking U.S. Route 82 (the main road to Alamogordo from Cloudcroft). The fire department personnel working the traffic let me know that there was a rockslide on the Alamogordo side of the tunnel, and it would be closed all day and…
On my bi-weekly shopping trip today, I passed the Army’s all-terrain snow tractor parked in its designated spot on the Sunspot Highway. I look forward to seeing this guy every year. The front plate reads US ARMY. I’ve never seen it deployed, but apparently, it can go anywhere. It’s armored, like a little tank, and…
This time of year, Timberon weather is confused. Should I be cold yet? Naw, I’m not done with summer. But it’s time for the leaves to change. Well then compromise. Go cold at night, and have warm days. Well, let’s kick in the wind then, so we can blow those leaves off the trees and…
Well, it WAS a quiet day at work until two guys came rushing in about 2 hours before closing, panicked because there is no cell phone service in Timberon and they needed us to call 911. They had seen a rollover out on Merlin Dr just where it Y’s off to Hoover. I called 911…
Well, they don’t last long, but at their peak, they are amazing! Once the aspens start to turn, you don’t have much time for photos, and bummer if the skies are gray and cloudy. Like they were this year. So the picture above is from a few years ago when I caught them at their…
The wind kicked up last night, blowing the large chimes outside the bedroom window. I like the large ones, they make a mellow soft ‘bong’ sound. It rained some, I have not checked the rain gauge yet but probably not much. The fog hung around the top of the Sacramentos on the north-east side all…
