One of our favorite places to camp is at Rose Valley RV Park in Silver City. Views from our site are gorgeous in the mornings and evenings, it is extremely quiet and yet we are close to all the amenities we could want. Perfect combination! Below is the view from our site in the outer row looking towards the east.
Silver City, the one time Apache campsite and then a mining town has re-invented itself once again. Besides a Mexican food haven, it now has numerous art galleries and an hippie-ish feeling to it. Downtown is a cluster of colorful old buildings and many new murals. You actually can stand in the middle of the street while taking a picture and not get run over! We saw a lady pushing a stroller up the middle of one street while we ambled around. Below is one of my favorite corners because the building is so colorful.
Behind the wall is the local coffeehouse which is decorated with cholla cacti and metal.
The six of us ambled around the streets and at this point in time, were still required to have masks on even if we were outside! The governor of New Mexico still had her clamps down even though the CDC had declared it was safe to go without masks and Silver City was enforcing the law. As senior citizens we can still be a bit obstinate, so we took them off when we were by ourselves and no shop keepers were around to chastise us!
A new mural called The Pollinators is in the downtown area not far from the coffeehouse. Of course, nothing is very far from each other in downtown Silver! Old streets meet up with new murals.
Another new mural being worked on is on the wall by the Silver City Museum. It was built in 1881 and known as the H.B. Ailman house. It was converted and used as a city hall from 1926-1931 and a firehouse from 1931 to 1967. It has been the museum since 1967 when the city re-purposed it once again.
I don't know how long the guitarist has been here, but obviously it's been a while! Don't you love his smile?
This is what the front of museum looks like. During the 1880's, that house must have seemed like a mansion! It was a symbol of wealth and opportunity to the community.
Hopefully, we will return in another 2-3 years to once again enjoy the sunrise view from site #60 and partake of burritos, tacos, enchiladas and sopapillas from various restaurants.
Adios, amigos! Vaya con Dios.
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