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3/28-3/30/2025, Friday-Sunday - Visited Friends in Alamogordo and Hiked in Cloudcroft, NM

  • joraintree
  • Mar 30
  • 2 min read

Friends from Belize now live in Alamogordo, New Mexico (elevation 4,334') - it's been too long since we saw them last, so we knew we had to pay them a visit. Jon and Shelly, now have a sweet baby named Julian, and we spent a wonderful weekend with them catching up, playing with the baby, watching him start to walk, playing games, cooking dinner at home, and going out for lunch a couple of times.


Shelly brought their kitty cat, Bow, all the way from Belize, and I made friends with him again.
Shelly brought their kitty cat, Bow, all the way from Belize, and I made friends with him again.

He seems quite comfortable, and Jon and Shelly said he isn't like this with many people.
He seems quite comfortable, and Jon and Shelly said he isn't like this with many people.

Do you think he remembers me from Belize?
Do you think he remembers me from Belize?

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon we decided to drive up to Cloudcroft for a hike and to see the cute mountain town (elevation 8,676'). Jon had to prepare for work, so he stayed behind, but Julian came with us!
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon we decided to drive up to Cloudcroft for a hike and to see the cute mountain town (elevation 8,676'). Jon had to prepare for work, so he stayed behind, but Julian came with us!

We hiked the Osha Trail, a 2.5-mile loop in Lincoln National Forest.
We hiked the Osha Trail, a 2.5-mile loop in Lincoln National Forest.

The trail offered some incredible views.
The trail offered some incredible views.



It was a nice trail through a beautiful area - very enjoyable! Julian seemed to feel the same way. He never got fussy and was quite content to just look around at everything along the hike.
It was a nice trail through a beautiful area - very enjoyable! Julian seemed to feel the same way. He never got fussy and was quite content to just look around at everything along the hike.

Happy Hikers! :)
Happy Hikers! :)

After the hike we drove over to Cloudcroft Brewing Company, where we enjoyed craft beer and cider, tasty pizza, and nice live music.
After the hike we drove over to Cloudcroft Brewing Company, where we enjoyed craft beer and cider, tasty pizza, and nice live music.

After lunch Julian immediately fell asleep, so we just did a drive-by of the town of Cloudcroft, which was fine by us.
After lunch Julian immediately fell asleep, so we just did a drive-by of the town of Cloudcroft, which was fine by us.

The town seemed nice enough, but we had already had a fabulous experience in Cloudcroft, so we didn't need to see any more.
The town seemed nice enough, but we had already had a fabulous experience in Cloudcroft, so we didn't need to see any more.

Here is the Relive video of our 2.5-mile hike, then the drive into Cloudcroft:



 
 
 

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