I love Ruidoso. Ah - the ristras one can procure there are so wonderful. Hatch green chile from Hatch, ristras from Ruidoso. Smell the sauce for me!
Ya know what's nice about Ruidoso and Sandia Peak in ABQ? You can be away from the snow in minutes if you just drive down the mountain! God, do I miss that. The snow here lasts forrreeevvvverrrrrr.