Timberon and Surrounding Communities (Alamogordo, Alamo: how much, cost, moving to)

[Radicat]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

One thing to consider; High Rolls requires air conditioning in the summertime. The higher elevations do well w/o it. And that drive on Hwy 244 between Cloudcroft and Ruidoso is breathtaking. Watch out for elk on the road after dark, though.

It good that you mentioned the elk. In Virginia years ago a large deer jumped from a low bluff beside the road right into the front-end of my VW bug. It was not a pretty sight to see that deer spinning through the air and sliding down the road. It died instantly and the car was torn up badly. The right front fender was jammed into the tire and was sliding as I stopped.

It could not have happened at a worse time. I was making a getaway from some guys who had just attempted to rob us at gun point. Those guys had elected to put their guns up and let us go when we produced our own. They were still within a few hundred yards of us standing in the road as I was pulling the fender off the tire to get going again. Long story short, they were facing an army of Forest Rangers within an hour and I was soon on my way to North Carolina. I go nowhere without a gun on me, nowadays.

Heading out of Timberon early one morning, I was especially cautious about the deer and elk that I'd been seeing. I was approaching a place in the road where the roadbed was cut through a low hill, leaving vertical banks about five feet from the pavement and about 20 feet high. I could see about a dozen deer on the right getting a drink from the springs coming down the wall. It was my intent to slow way down not to frighten them into jumping out in front of me. A jeep was coming from the other direction at a high rate of speed and I was thinking "Damned fools". And, what did they do? They honked their horn at the deer just as they got even with them. Those poor animals went crazy, running in every direction, some trying to climb straight up the wall and some falling down on the pavement in front of me. Thank goodness, I had time to stop.

I've noticed that the locals completely ignore the speed limits in the National Forest and seem to think the roads are their own Indianapolis 500. I spend as much time looking behind me as forward, to get out of their way at the first opportunity. Sooner or later their luck will run out though.

[Taylorcraftbc65]

Originally Posted by songinthewind7

On a golf course lot right? You're close to us within a mile.

I hope we can visit when we come up for the art fest. When We fly up, sometime in October, or early November, I'll give you the Eagle's view of the mountains if you would like. Brie

[catman]

High Rolls is only 500-700 feet lower in elevation than Timberon. I'm surprised that one needs air conditioning and the other doesn't.

[songinthewind7]

Originally Posted by Taylorcraftbc65

I hope we can visit when we come up for the art fest. When We fly up, sometime in October, or early November, I'll give you the Eagle's view of the mountains if you would like. Brie

Sounds like fun. Looking forward to meeting you all.
If you're talking about the artists here, that showing will be Labor Day weekend and we'll be in Missouri for a few days for a 2 family reunion/birthday party but if you'll be here in Oct. or Nov., we will be here.
I don't know of that many artists in Timberon but there are Chilegal and Egglady. Can't think of anyone else at the moment. I paint pictures on stones/rocks but don't really consider myself an artist. I just do it for fun and something to do.

[songinthewind7]

Originally Posted by catman

High Rolls is only 500-700 feet lower in elevation than Timberon. I'm surprised that one needs air conditioning and the other doesn't.

I know. How funny is that? High Rolls is hot like Alamogordo. Driving from Alamo to Timberon, the temp finally drops in Cloudcroft.

[mrizo1104]

hi my name is marlene my sister and i bought some land in tinberon and looking foward to moving next year, where coming from a big city and just want to enjoy nature, looking to meeting our future neighbors, we will be coming to look at the land in september

[jaxart]

Originally Posted by catman

High Rolls is only 500-700 feet lower in elevation than Timberon. I'm surprised that one needs air conditioning and the other doesn't.

I don't think AC is a necessity in High Rolls. And it depends on where one lives in that location. There are some canyon homes there that are in cool and shady locations that are more livable than homes that have a western exposure. In any event, nights are always going to be comfortable since the heat of the day occurs in the afternoons.

[chilegal]

Originally Posted by mrizo1104

hi my name is marlene my sister and i bought some land in tinberon and looking foward to moving next year, where coming from a big city and just want to enjoy nature, looking to meeting our future neighbors, we will be coming to look at the land in september

Hi Marlene,
When in Sept are you coming up? Where did you buy the land? Hope we will still be there to meet you, but there will be others to meet.
Jane

[egglady]

Welcome Marlene and Sister! Lots of nature up here for you to enjoy

[songinthewind7]

Hi Marlene.
Let us know when you'll be here in Sept.