I’m 11 miles south of the freeway on 337. More Escabosa than Tijeras. Chillili is an interesting place, but I just pass through. Some of the Afghanistan mountain scenes of “Lone Suvivor”were filmed near the land grant. The film crew trespassed. Who would you rather face, Land Grant or Taliban?
On the rare occasions I go to Santa Fe it’s up the back way on N14.
Now days going into Abq, I take old 66 through the canyon. Haven’t been on 40 for a long time.
Taliban. The two places in NM that I really feel unwelcome even just passing through, are Chillili and Tierra Amarilla. Both are really neat places but I can feel the hatred of the residents from behind their doors. Maybe I'm crazy, but I really feel that way every time I pass through.