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At least when it gets hot in Alamo, the nights are decently cool.
More often than not, yes. I think the hottest it has been at night here has been around 75, and that's not common.
Here are the temperatures from the last 14 days, June 29-July 12. This would probably also apply to La Luz and Tularosa, although La Luz is a little higher than Alamo, and Tularosa between the two in elevation:
Looking at the numbers can be deceiving. The weather is something best experienced first hand. While it's true that we may, for example, hit a daytime high of say, 82 degrees up here at +/- 7700 ft elevation. That only lasts for a brief time.
Likewise, for me anyway, Tularosa or LaLuz air just feels different than Alamo air, even at the same temperature. How's that for unscientific but true?
Looking at the numbers can be deceiving. The weather is something best experienced first hand. While it's true that we may, for example, hit a daytime high of say, 82 degrees up here at +/- 7700 ft elevation. That only lasts for a brief time.
Likewise, for me anyway, Tularosa or LaLuz air just feels different than Alamo air, even at the same temperature. How's that for unscientific but true?
Makes sense to me. Tularosa and La Luz are a little higher, and much less developed than Alamo...concrete, more buildings/density, et al...
I don't think there would be any comparison among the temps at Alamo (+/- 4500 ft), Cloudcroft (almost 9K ft), Timberon (7000+) and your own elevation of over 7700 ft!
HOWEVER.....I STILL don't see how Timberon's winters can be so mild at that elevation....I guess it's the southern latitude!
Laborcita Canyon Road is paved, right up to Cottonwood Canyon Road, and beyond. I lived on Cottonwood Canyon Rd for 6 months. I rented there. If there was any way I could afford to live there and commute to work where I am now (I can't do either) I'd move there in a heartbeat. There and Fresnal Canyon are two of the most picturesque areas in Southern NM.
As for the village itself, there are many trees there, which is unlike many of the other areas, however, the residential areas in many places are just too impoverished for me to want to live there. I'd recommend going up into the canyons.
*Drool*
You are SO right about that. I loved Fresnal Canyon as well as Laborcita Canyon...and I am looking over my list right now. Fresnal is a little isolated, but parts of the drive remind me of the part of West Texas where I grew up, down around the Pecos River.
You are SO right about that. I loved Fresnal Canyon as well as Laborcita Canyon...and I am looking over my list right now. Fresnal is a little isolated, but parts of the drive remind me of the part of West Texas where I grew up, down around the Pecos River.
Just stay out of my way in La Luz canyon as i'd hate to run you over when i'm 4 wheeling there....lol.....
Cathy4017: How much did it rain during that 14-day period? Most of those high temps aren't that bad. Even 97 wouldn't raise any eyebrows around here.
I'm going to have to xeriscape my yard here in Ft Worth if we don't get some rain! I've been watering it, but it isn't helping much.
The last ten days here:
75-100
77-99
79-100
77-98
77-98
77-99
81-99
81-102
82-99
80-98
Check out those low temperatures! With the requisite high humidity, of course.
Yep, that's all HOT, especially the lows that are so high. Midland has been like that some summers (though not as humid) for quite awhile now. I just HATED it, and it didn't used to be like that.
Our MTD is 1.60 (which is about the last 2 weeks)...and YTD is 2.19. Normal YTD is 4.56, so we're still low.
Cloudcroft yesterday was 68 degrees with a cool breeze blowing.
Gotta love it.
High Rolls was nice, too, but I like Laborcita better. Neither one is cheap, though.
You can get a junker in Cloudcroft for 68K...I looked at one yesterday.....yech. They're crammed in there like sardines on top of each other, no space, very smothering and closed-in.
So, that part of the village is NOT for me. It's going to have to be one of the outlying places, if I can find anything at all that doesn't choke.
There have been a number of posts from people eager to escape the heat of West Texas in particular. I came home to New Mexico from Virginia to live in Laborcita Canyon. Everyday and every way I am happier and happier. Here's the problem. All of the homes in Laborcita are on well and septic, which is okay if there is enough ground water. Some of the wells run dry seasonally if there isn't enough rain and snow. Before buying, check the history of the well that provides water to your prospective dream home.
Oh yes, and another thing. It is pretty common to share a well with a nieghbor. Be sure that if you are sharing that your rights are explicitely spelled out and the neighbor is not a horses "neck."
I hope your house hunt will extend outside Cloudcroft village proper. I looked at houses for a little over a year. There are plenty of good housing values on the mountain.
I love the village, I just needed more room. I live about nine miles outside CC. The drive times are just a little longer, but WOW! the scenic views make those extra few minutes most enjoyable.
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