Progress: Albuquerque to Silver City via Truth or Consequences and Gila National Forest
Mileage: 319
Headed south on I-25. Stopped for lunch in San Antonio, NM at Owl Bar for their legendary green chile cheeseburger, and it was excellent.
Past Truth or Consequences (best name ever), turned west and took a winding state route over mountains and the Gila National Forest, into Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Solo loop hike and exploration of the 800 year old cliff houses.
Back south over more mountains to Silver City, an old mining town (and hangout of Butch Cassidy). Dinner was more green chile (on flatbread this time) at a downtown brewery, and a stroll down Main Street
galleries and color