DOWNTOWN CLOUDCROFT NEW MEXICO

BURRO AVE...where all the shops, food places are... AMAZON LINK: amzn.to/43QcoHX thank you!!!

[@donaldinnewmexico]

Cloudcroft has grown tremendously since I lived there in the 1970s. There are at least four times the number of buildings on Burro Ave. I love that little town, and I have so many good memories of it.

[@pauls9082]

I know Cloudcroft is kinda touristy, but I like that little town! Thanks for taking us there!

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

In Dec 1959 to Feb 1960 we went to Cloudcroft. Probably on Swallow Pl. Snow was 4ft deep. 10 or so uf us 8-10 yr olds took a sled to the top of the road and a couple of kids stood on the highway and watched and stopped traffic so we had a clear shot straight across the highway! Mid January is still the record cold for Alamogordo, -14F in Jan 1960 and maybe 2 ft of snow. Threre was an apple oracher near the train trestle a few miles outside of Cloudcroft. U pick 'em apples were 5 cents lb. I saw once a train on the trestle which I think was a rare event for C. 1960

[@doneown503]

minus 14 ???😮

[@frankpeletz1818]

It sure would be a rare event to see a train on the Mexican trestle since the line was abandon in 1948. The record low for Alamogordo is -13 set on Febuary 3,2011

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

@@frankpeletz1818 record low is -14F Jan 1960. And if I did see a train on the trestle it would have been 1957-60

[@frankpeletz1818]

@@TheHypnotstCollector Double check the official record for temperature. And once again-the rail line was abandoned in 1948 along with the track pulled up and the trestle had to be rebuilt in 2009 as you see it today because it rotted away

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

@@frankpeletz1818 I checked the "official record" many decades ago. Don't know where you got your official record. And I don't care if the line was abandoned, I know that. I merely said I saw an engine on the trestle. c. 1957. Don't know if a train was up there 9yrs later but it's what I recall. Trestle was sound then..

[@rvlivingwiththegeezer7791]

Rusty Cloudcroft has a population of 777 permanent residents.

[@user-pj1eu6pl3b]

Lived here, the road 244 at night has herds of Elk and wild horses from four to eight running across the road. What a sight.

[@AnnMitt]

Free charging!! Nice!

[@sashismith1022]

Hi Rusty Beautiful drive and share. ✌️

[@TheDogManChronicles]

Nice little town. Thanks for talking us there again, Rusty! 👍👍 🌵🐶🐶🤠🐶🐶🚐🇺🇸🏜️

[@jfreeham]

Following Rusty is taking a journey into the electrifying future.

[@dennis78382]

Nice drive and talk Rusty🎉. Thank you for the tour!

[@unclesamlovesplanes]

I was born in Alamogrodo and lived in Cloudcroft for 12 years, I miss my little cloudcroft and I hate how there are weed despenseries there now. The population is about 800

[@kingforaday8725]

Mid March to mid May is the time of year when many of these lil mountain towns have the winter ski season behind them and are resting up for the summer deluge. The time of year when these business folk take their vacation while they can!!!! Nice time to visit if you are there for the scenery and quite isolation because not much is going on.

[@wthurman5910]

BLT and free energy. You can't beat that good food and free trip.🙏❤️🥾🥾✌️☕

[@Republic1usa]

As a life long ICE driver, I found it interesting how to plug in your car.

[@scottythompson940]

Cool video talk Rusty lol 😂😂😆

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

Thanks, Rusty. A place like no other.

[@edwarddickson7731]

3 hours charging time for 80 miles of range? How does that work for road trips? Dedicate every other day to charging without any driving?

[@louispaparella5766]

The grub at the Western Bar and Grill is very good also. The chicken fry is as big as a hubcap...2 or 3 meals! That beer truck parked in the middle of the street was making its weekly delivery up from Alamogordo.

[@sheridangay]

It sounds like you're from this nice area by this comment.

[@louispaparella5766]

@@sheridangay live 100 miles away, but been there many times

[@donaldinnewmexico]

The Western Bar was there in the 1970s. I loved that old shuffleboard they had there. Freeda wouldn't serve me because she knew I was underage. I had to go to the Lodge Hotel to get a beer.

[@wonderingkentuckian6194]

My wife loves BLT’s better than ant other sandwich. Love that town. Thanks for taking us.

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

I have to put Cloudcroft from one of my places to visit

[@JohnsonWhat28]

30 miles an hour, wow! It would take all day to charge up if you were really low! Nice ride, thanks!

[@ronbarnett5596]

How do you pay for the electricity you use at that station. I didn't see you use a card or cash.

[@rusty78609]

it's free

[@sheridangay]

Does Cloudcroft get cool at night or just during the day in the summer? It's a beautiful town and scenery is fantastic.

[@rusty78609]

cool all day long...sometimes cold

[@susanalexander8947]

the pine trees in Cloudcroft smell incredible.

[@moncorp1]

It'll get into the 40s at night in the summer.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

As soon as the sun casts shadows on the area it cools down quickly

[@jamesortiz5388]

The coop building looks like they fixed up the storefront. The buildings downtown also look like they've been given a fresh coat of paint. It looked rundown for years.

[@lapsteels8]

all right

[@alfer9784]

😊👍👍

[@ytr8989]

👍

[@bigbossman3806]

Yes GM is ending the Chevy Bolt but replacing it with an Equinox EV so all is not lost. GM is working on improvements to EV vehicles as well as introducing new models in the near future . Change doesn't come easy but it's coming on fast....leave it to Rusty to find free EV charging.

[@rusty78609]

great news for all current Bolt owners

[@VickiBowers]

Good to know…but for those of us who have just stumbled onto your videos for the first time with this video, what are you driving? We. Watch a lot of EV videos at my house, but are not familiar with what kind of charge goes with what car, so we haven’t figured it out yet. What kind of EV are you driving, good sir?

[@rusty78609]

Chevy Bolt 2022 2LT

[@markriffey8899]

All we wanted was a burger and a beer. This town must be LDS because the latter was impossible to find. Even the restaurant advertising "cold beer" said they no longer had a liquor license. Wtf?

[@frankpeletz1818]

You must have went to Daves,he forgot to renew his license. The Western bar or brewery at the edge of town for a beer.

[@moncorp1]

hypophora And 3 hours charging to go 80 miles. No electric car for me. Nonsense.

[@ytr8989]

I just heard GM has decided to drop its affordable Chevy Bolt EVs. Both the EV and EUV will be phased out this year. Instead they’re making the $100,000, 2024 Silverado EV 😅

[@rusty78609]

all about $$$ as usual

[@AnnMitt]

​@rusty78609 That's very disappointing of GM. They designed a cute vehicle that people liked, and it was affordable.

[@dertrixxxa8317]

🇺🇸👍🏻🇩🇪

[@jonthebru]

I have kind of figured out a way to extend an EVs range. Simply pull a small trailer with a generator on it so when the batteries are depleted you could start the gennie and fill the battery. Obviously it would be for emergencies only and the generator would need to be chosen properly so it could handle the current draw. Sounds like a joke, but if need be, the range could be greatly extended. My son drove someone's Tesla across the country and said the trip was basically aiming for the next charging station. Rusty, could the generator in your class C power the charger?

[@bconover55]

Rusty isn't White Sands Missile Range in Cloudcroft ?

[@rusty78609]

no, near Alamogordo NM

[@bconover55]

@@rusty78609 Thanks

[@yousogrouchy7793]

If you Google White Sands Missile Range, you can see how big it is. It covers a huge chunk of this area. You can only drive through the part where Alamogordo goes to Las Cruces. The rest is restricted. If you wanted to drive from Capitan to Truth or Consequences, you have to go around White Sands Missile Range, and it's 150 miles. If you went "as the crow flies," it's 100 miles.

[@donaldvesey8295]

How does charger know what account to charge?

[@rusty78609]

it's free

[@donaldvesey8295]

Wow

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

​@@donaldvesey8295it's a very slow charger.

[@davidswahlen8717]

are you advertising your EV or Cloudcroft 😢😢😢

[@sunnymiami4980]

It was the worst decision ever to get a Chevy bolt. Chevy will stop making them so therefore you’re gonna have massive depreciation on your car in the next 2 to 3 years should’ve stuck with a Tesla. It is not going anywhere and it’s the most innovative brand for EV.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Definitely over hyped though.