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| Downtown Las Vegas! |
Las Vegas, New Mexico, that is! It's a pretty big old town near Fort Union.
We got an early start today. Our first objective was "the abandoned Mexican settlement of Puerto de Luna." Unfortunately, although it indeed looks like it was once a Mexican settlement, it is far from abandoned!
From there, we headed to Fort Union, the largest of the old western forts. The adobe fort lies in ruins - it was deconstructed by the army when it was abandoned. Their plan was to recycle the reusable parts, like the windows... Due to civil outcry, the government stopped the deconstruction, but not before most of it was gone. However, enough of the buildings remain to show its enormous size. We spent 2-3 hours wandering the ruins and taking photos before heading for Las Vegas' historic downtown and our camping spot.
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| Puerto de Luna - the "abandoned" settlement |
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| On the way to Ft Union |
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Approaching Ft Union
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| Ft Union Hospital - One of the best... |
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| The carriage works at Ft Union |
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| This lovely creature posed for me as we flew past |
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