Mexican Canyon Railroad Trestle — Local services in Alamogordo

Beautiful place and trails. My day was marred by an incident with a person who had no control of their animal. All national parks have a law that says all pets must be on a leash or in physical control by the owner, this one was neither and started to engage me in a very aggressive manner. After a nice thud with my makeshift walking stick, the animal retreated and the owner got a severe, very profane, tongue lashing. Warning to pet owners who think the world is their personal domain: do NOT make that mistake in my airspace, you will have an injured animal, with varying degrees of physical damage. I have , and will , protect myself and others from your disrespect of the law, with...

Great day trip from EPTX! Trails are really well maintained, not difficult at all. There is a really nice and gracious property owner who allows pass through her property to a viewing site at the end of the Mexican Canyon Trestle. I really appreciated her...

Interesting curved old train trestle bridge just outside Cloudcroft, NM. It was originally used by the train from Alamogordo, NM to Cloudcroft, N.M. It is not used anymore, but it is being restored. You may one day be able to walk across the...