I lived in NM from 1972-1986. Most of time in Silver City, another mining town.
For many years I traveled every other week on business to Sierra Vista, AZ and back with lots of stops in between. I was in the Wholesale Hardware Distribution Business. Was a drummer. smile. I had a customer in Tombstone that ran a lumber yard.
I really liked the people in Southern Arizona and New Mexico.
Silver City, NM has the best year round climate of any place I’ve ever been. High, Dry, Cool and clear skies.
Silver City , New Mexico.
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Silver City is nice. I don’t live too far from there, used to go there pretty often to shop but these days I go in a different direction so I can visit kids and grand kids when I go to town. I grew up near Flagstaff, AZ and Silver City reminds me of Flagstaff or at least the Flagstaff I remember.