Mining For FUN In Silver City!

Howdy folks! We're here in the historic town of Silver City, New Mexico! West of the Black Mountains of New Mexico...childhood home of Billy the Kid...and the ending place for the wild goose chase in the hit Hollywood film 'Rat Race'. ("Eeet's a rrrrrace!") Fans of the movie will be sad to know that the Train Station which is so attractively highlighted in the movie is NOT an actual property in the actual town. And there is nothing more satisfying than the look on the face of a local when you ask them something completely ridiculous (perhaps ABOUT said train station) and they don't quite know how to answer you without making you feel like an idiot. Not that it happened to me....it's just something I, uh, IMAGINE would be satisfying.
But even without a train station, we took to the streets of Historic Silver City like the good tourists we are becoming, and shopped, ate and explored this City of Silver. We had excellent Mexican food, found some good buys, and I even went out on a limb and tried some jalapeno fudge from a local candy shop. QUITE a kick, folks. Quite a kick, indeed.
So without further ado, take a look at our day-off as we enjoyed the weather, sites and sounds of the historic Silver City.

Some of the views out the van window from our drive through the Black Mountains in the Gila National Forest, New Mexico.

While driving through the mountains, we had to make a rest stop at a camp ground area. While we were there, we explored a little bit. Here are Eric and Elisa playing in the stream.

And here is Elisa after i acted like I was going to push her in the stream, and she fell on her butt in the mud beside the stream.

L: While walking back to the van I saw this tree with writing on it.... R: ...and THIS is what it said....

Here's where the magic begins!

Eric, Tara, Roe and I enjoyed an amazing lunch at Jalisco Cafe. Their guacamole is NOT a joke!

A look at some of the architecture and 'flavor' along the main shopping area of downtown Silver City.

Hoops and Yoyo, being huge fans of the old Wild West history AND movies, were most excited to see the homesite for Mr. Kid.

And then you turn around and BAM! There is an old cabin! So we got a picture with them in the entryway.

But just after taking the picture, we find ANOTHER sign...indicating that it isn't Billy the Kid's cabin at all. (Please notice the 'editing' techniques of someone on the sign....) And from the looks of Eric's face, Hoops and Yoyo weren't the ONLY visitors angry about the whole situation that day....Ron Howard movie set piece or NOT!

Here is the Silver City Museum. I didn't go in...mainly because I was pretty sure it was going to have something that said, "The train station, used in the movie Rat Race, was fictional and never stood on the grounds of our town." And who wants to see me cry at a museum?

They sure had a nice flag out front. I saw a T-shirt that was the same colors as the state flag, and it said, "NEW MEXICO. It's not NEW and it's not MEXICO." I loved that shirt.

While walking around, I saw this cool church. So I walked up to it and we had a PHOTO SHOOT!

I did a SEPIA SHOT.

Then I did some shots from different angles.

And to wrap things up, I did a couple of shots from a distance.