Everything Mescalero is known for
Billy the Kid killed two guards here on April 28 1881 and escaped. The bullet holes remain.
Ghost of a redheaded chambermaid named Rebecca has haunted this 1899 lodge for over a century.
The 1898 railroad climbed 4700 feet in 35 miles with 58 trestles to escape desert heat.
In 1983 Atari buried ~700k unsold E.T. cartridges here. Excavated in 2014 — one ended up in the Smithsonian.
Feb 18 1878: gunmen murdered John Tunstall on this road. His death ignited the Lincoln County War.
The 1898 railroad climbed 4700 feet in 35 miles with 58 trestles. Mexican Canyon Trestle still stands.
One of the highest golf courses in the US at 9000 feet — elk sometimes stroll the fairways.
The railroad built a resort pavilion here in 1899 that burned in 1909. The Lodge replaced it.
12 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
The 1898 railroad climbed 4700 feet in 35 miles with 58 trestles. Mexican Canyon Trestle still stands.
Ghost of a redheaded chambermaid named Rebecca has haunted this 1899 lodge for over a century.
One of the highest golf courses in the US at 9000 feet — elk sometimes stroll the fairways.
Town gathering place since 1899 — festivals and concerts at 9000 feet elevation.
The railroad built a resort pavilion here in 1899 that burned in 1909. The Lodge replaced it.
Pioneer history museum in the Sacramento Mountains with artifacts from logging and railroad eras.
Trail named for a sacred healing root used by curanderos. Views across White Sands from 9000 feet.
The 1898 railroad climbed 4700 feet in 35 miles with 58 trestles to escape desert heat.
A rail-trail through old-growth pine following the vanished railroad. Trestle ruins in the forest.
A 323-foot timber railroad trestle from 1899 still stands in the pines — on the National Register.
Billy the Kid killed two guards here on April 28 1881 and escaped. The bullet holes remain.
International Space Hall of Fame perched above Alamogordo with a rocket garden and space artifacts.