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Top: The view south along State Route 180 shows rugged volcanic terrain and the stark and lonely Mogollon Mountains north of Glenwood. Bottom: The ominous namesake at the Buffalo Bar in Silver City. and the Silver Creek Inn B & B( 1885), and it makes a great place to visit. The Little Fannie Mine is one of the larger mines visible.
Glenwood is nestled in trees on the flank of the San Francisco River. This is a great place to stay and experience some outdoor adventures. Exploring the Catwalk Trail, hot springs, hiking to the river or mountains, viewing bighorn sheep and camping are all possibilities. I took the beautiful five-mile ride to the Catwalk. Although it was closed until the weekend for restoration, this hike up Whitewater Creek and canyon on a bridge-like pathway over a flume used in the 1890s for mining operations is spectacular and easy.
The Triumph pressed on for another 60 miles of easy, peaceful, solitary riding and landed me in Silver City. Large silver deposits discovered in the late 1800s gave the town of now 13,000 residents its name. The rich silver played out and now copper is king, with a world-class open-pit mine.
Silver City is a bustling town with a complex mixture of mining folk and college types from Western New