Another Look At Stonework At The Lake Valley Ghost Town

Last fall I ventured by the virtually abandoned ghost town

 of Lake Valley, New Mexico, where I got some photos

of the building above which was the saloon, general store,

 and gas station.

(I first did this post on April 23, 2010 

and I want to highlight some of my older posts that I did in the first year or so of this blog 

that may have been overlooked by current readers.)

The Cemetery At Kingston, New Mexico

One of our favorite places is the area around the towns of Kingston and Hillsboro

along the western slope of the Black Range Mountains

 in southernwestern New Mexico, 

and this fall as we were motoring through the area

 we stopped at the Kingston Cemetery.

I have always enjoyed old and unusual cemeteries

 and this one takes the cake.

Shipping Container Buildings In Hillsboro, N.M.

I saw these the other day in Hillsboro, New Mexico.

Cactus At The Black Range Museum In Hillsboro, N.M.

It is hard for me to pass up an opportunity to show cactus,

and when we were in Hillsboro recently the first place 

we stopped was the Black Range Museum, 

which was unfortunately closed,

 but had lots of pots of cactus and succulents outside.

This is the fifth post on Hillsboro and the others are here:

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail,

Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico,

Doors, Gates, And Windows In Hillsboro, N.M.,

and Murals, Mosaics, Etc. In Hillsboro, N.M.

Murals, Mosaics, Etc. In Hillsboro, N.M.

For such a small town Hillsboro has a lot of the decorative arts.

This is the 4th post in a series on this beautiful little town:

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail,

Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico,

and Doors, Gates, And Windows In Hillsboro, N.M.

Doors, Gates, And Windows In Hillsboro, N.M.

Now that we have been around town in the last three posts,

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

 Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail,

and Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico,

let's go into some detail.

This doorway leads to Percha Creek Traders,

 an artists coop in "downtown" Hillsboro.

Adobes In Hillsboro, New Mexico

In the previous posts we have seen:

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.,

and Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail.

Now let's look at adobe.

Ruins Of The Hillsboro, N.M. Courthouse And Jail

This is the 2nd post on Hillsboro, New Mexico,

the first being: House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.

This time we will look at the ruins of the old courthouse and jail.

House Styles In Hillsboro, N.M.

Hillsboro, New Mexico is a tiny town with a lot of history,

but what is interesting to me is the architectural history.

In the next few posts we will look at that, 

starting off with a variety of house styles.

A Mural For The Percha Bank And Cranberry Press

You may remember the posts I did on the

 Percha Bank In Kingston, New Mexico

 and Straw/Clay Studio For Cranberry Press In Kingston, New Mexico

 back in April.

Fixer Upper In Kingston, New Mexico

For the last in this seven part series on Kingston, New Mexico

I want to show this beautiful  home that has been lovely renovated

 and cared for by Paul and Terry as a retirement project.

Above is the first glass block greenhouse I have run across.

A Walk Through Kingston, New Mexico

Since the last five posts have been on Kingston, New Mexico

I thought it would be nice to take a tour of the rest of the town.

The Percha Bank In Kingston, New Mexico

Right next to the Cranberry Press studio,

which is right next to the Black Range Lodge,

in beautiful tiny town Kingston, New Mexico,

is the Percha Bank Museum and Gallery.

Straw/Clay Studio For Cranberry Press In Kingston, New Mexico

Behind this fence of doors lies the studio for Cranberry Press, 

operated by Mark and Marilyn Nero,

in the tiny town of Kingston in the southwest corner of New Mexico,

and right next door to the Black Range Lodge,

which I have profiled in the three previous posts.

A Straw Bale Home

The last two posts have been on The Black Range Lodge,

 and Straw Bale Shop,

now let's look at this straw bale home

 constructed by Catherine Wanek in Kingston, New Mexico.

Straw Bale Shop

In the last post I introduced you to the Black Range Lodge 

in Kingston, New Mexico,

now let's take a look at the newest straw bale structure

 that Catherine Wanek has built there.

The Black Range Lodge

We were in the tiny town of Kingston, New Mexico not long ago 

and decided to stop by the Black Range Lodge,

which is owned and operated by Catherine Wanek.

Stonework At The Lake Valley Ghost Town

Last fall I ventured by the virtually abandoned ghost town

 of Lake Valley, New Mexico, where I got some photos
of the building above which was the saloon, general store,
 and gas station.