11-14-07 Silver City area
Drove into Silver City late, so didn’t see much on the way in. Today, drove 15 north to the Gila Wilderness. Past Pinos Altos, the road gets very narrow and no center stripe, though it’s well-maintained. Luckily almost no traffic. Once you get to the turnoff to Lake Robert, it gets good again and has a stripe. Turns out the easy route in is through the Mimbres Valley.
The Gila Cliff Dwellings area is very nice –fun to go back and do some hiking. Might be good to stay at the
roberts lake hotel (kitchenette cabins) or spirit lake lodge, something like that. Not any other lodging in the Mimbres Valley. Hike near Lake Roberts called Purgatory Chasm sounds interesting.
Silver City didn’t seem great - reminds me of gallup - high plateau, but arid. There is a nice historic area, not terribly gentrified.