Ruidoso with My Guy

June 10-13, 2023

I am so grateful we were able to escape to Ruidoso.  I needed a break from the chaos of my home life.  The chaos of the state of the house, to be specific.  Plus, a break from living with random workers in my house for WAY TOO LONG.  Honestly, Ruidoso was just what I needed.  I felt like I could breathe.  It was amazing.

How it came about....It was a random, last minute trip.  Ang called on Friday and said they forgot to cancel their time share rental and offered to let us or anyone else we might now use it.  They had just gotten home from a trip to Israel and Greece, so they were going to stay put.  Brian and I had a wedding reception that night, and I was helping with my mom from 4:45-8:00 am on Saturday morning so my dad could work in the temple.  By 10 am on Saturday morning we were packed and heading out on our mountain getaway.

It was so beautiful and relaxing.  We did walks and small hikes together.  We watched the Chosen.  We ate out a few times and cooked in the condo a couple of times.  We went to church.  We took aafternoon naps.  I blogged.  Brian fished.  I did long walks up and down mountain trails.  We looked at the shops downtown.  It was very relaxing and filling.

One day I walked up the road to find a resort that we had stayed at before that was up higher than ours.  It made for an intense walk/hike up a paved road, but this beautiful view was my reward.  When I showed Bri the picture, he said that lake was where he had been fishing early in the morning.  I'm glad we were both able to enjoy the beauty if different ways.

Sunday afternoon hike in the Lincoln National forest.

Over the years when we have gone to Ruidoso, we have gone in the winter and have done tubing, skiing, horseback riding activities.  This late spring trip was a fun, new way to experience and enjoy Ruidoso.