Silver City, NM, a grrrroooovy place!

March 1-2, 2016

Silver City, NM was named after silver was discovered in the area in the 1860s.  The bottom dropped out of the silver market only about 30 years later and, fortunately for the area, a branch of the university of New Mexico opened the same year!  Presently, there is an enormous open pit copper mine only a few miles from the city which provides employment for hundreds of people. 

However, the city of about 10,000 people seems to be quite renown as a "hippy haven" since the 1970s.  The vibe downtown certainly agrees with the following description from the website "Hippyland": "Silver City is a small hippy mecca. They have loads of herbal stores in the city with "classes" on locating and identifying local herbs. Their co-op bulletin board is loaded with new age info. The annual Blues Festival brings out the most hippies. They have drum circles and a number of communes within 25 miles of the city, some better than others. Don't forget to ask about the hot springs."  See for yourselves.

Mascot at the Javelina coffee shop

Love, love , love this storefront sign!!!  To bark or not to bark, that is, undoubtedly, the question...

Dave and I enjoyed walking downtown. 

There is a youth mural project, and several storefronts are painted in groovy colours!  Some trees were already in bloom, I stocked up on seldom found items at the local food coop, all in all, a fun day in the not so big city!