HOLD YOUR HORSES
Recently, KIRK GULLEDGE of Fort Myers, Florida, was looking for information about the Pony Express—the 19th-century quadrupedal method for delivering mail in the West. The web search brought him to stateparks.com, which lists the entrance to Pony Express National Historic Trail as “Salt Lake City, New Mexico.” While the trail stretches across eight states, New Mexico is not one of them. “I guess this means somebody thinks everything important happened in New Mexico—even if it didn’t,” Gulledge says.
GONE WITH THE WIND
While checking the April 28 weather report, Santa Fe New Mexican subscriber BOB JOHNS noted a report of severe wind and fire danger “across New Mexico, including Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and El Paso.” We know our spring gusts can be strong—but enough to blow El Paso across the border?
SHIP WRECKED
On a recent river cruise in the Netherlands, a staff member asked BILL NANCE and his wife, Patrice, where they were from. “Albuquerque, New Mexico,” the Americans replied. “Oh, I had a great time on my trip to Cancún!” he responded enthusiastically. While we love Tingley Beach, we’re not sure it resembles the Yucatán.
LOST IN THE SAUCE
Craving barbecue, Duke City resident KURT CHRISTOPHER placed an online order to County Line Grill & Smokehouse. But when his receipt arrived, it listed the pickup address as Tramway Boulevard in Albuquerque, Texas. Apparently the restaurant’s Texas-style brisket is so authentic, our state line went up in smoke!
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