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June 2021 Pino Family Reunion

The most recent reunion of family and friends at the ranch took place the weekend of June 25-27, 2021.  

Date: tbd Mudding

The Jacal House was built using using mud, grass and sticks for walls.  This is overlain with a layer of mud/adobe (the “daub”) to seal secure the home.   Join us for the next Pino family preservation project, mudding the Jacal house. Together, we’ll roll up our sleeves to mix and apply the mud/adobe overlain to our beloved homestead.  

August 27-29, 2021 Music Jamboree

A multi-generational, multi-genre jam session where fellow musicians came together for a weekend of music making.  The weekend was described as magical as musicians played on the porch of the adobe house and inside and outside the jacal house.  We hope to make this a regular event.  

Watch the Music Making

November 6, 2021 Cousins Reunion

Cousins, join us for a day of celebrating our families and our heritage.  

stay tuned Pino Family Reunion 2022

We look forward to dusting off the boots and gathering again in 2022.  

Paul

Louise and Ray

David and Kevin

Carmen, Lea, Michael, Debbie, Valerie, Trent

Windmill

Cross on Bald Hil

Bald Hill

Pino Family and Friends

Directions

Lodging

Motels Near the Ranch

Carrizozo – about 3-4 miles from the Pino Ranch

Rainbow Inn Motel
101 Central Ave
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-4006

Carrizozo Inn
102 Central Avenue
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-1196

Four Winds Motel and RV Park
6539 US-380
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-3260

Sands Motel
1400 Central Avenue
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-2989

Capitan – about 17 miles from the Pino Ranch

Smokey Bear Motel
316 Smokey Bear Blvd.
Capitan, New Mexico
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.smokeybearmotel.com
Reservations:1-800-766-5392
Motel:(575) 354-2253

Shops, Sites and Dining

THINGS TO DO IN CARRIZOZO
Shops, Restaurants, Sites to Visit

CARRIZOZO

Carrizozo is the county seat of historic Lincoln County, located at the intersection of U.S. Highways 54 and 380. It is named after the Carrizo grasses that are abundant in the area. Carrizozo means “lots of Carrizo.” The population is 1,000, the elevation is 5,425, and the average rainfall is 12-14 inches. There is an average of 286 days a year of sunshine. Carrizozo’s cost of living is 24.50% lower than the U.S. average.

CARRIZOZO ARTS, ANTIQUES, AND OTHER BUSINESSES

The Twelfth Street Block in Carrizozo is a center for Art and Antique activity.

CARRIZOZO SITES

Carrizozo Heritage Museum, the focus of this fledgling museum is the community’s past as a railroad boom-town. One exhibit features a typical one-room school with a window overlooking a since-demolished county seat building. A new model railroad exhibit is a kid-pleaser. 103 12th St., Carrizozo (intersection U.S. 54 and 380)
Limited hours.

 Valley of Fires Recreation Area, located immediately adjacent to the Malpais    Lava Flow. Approximately 5,000 years ago, Little Black Peak erupted and flowed 44   miles into the Tularosa Basin, filling the basin with molten rock. The resulting lava flow is four to six miles wide, 160 feet thick and covers 125 square miles. The lava flow is considered to be one of the youngest lava flows in the continental United States.

From a distance, Valley of Fires appears as barren rock but when you walk through the nature trail there are many varieties of flowers, cactus, trees and bushes typical of the Chihuahuan desert. Animals include bats, roadrunners, quail, cottontails, mule deer, barberry sheep, and lizards. It’s also a virtual birdwatcher’s paradise with great horned owls, burrowing owls, buzzards, hawks, gnat catchers, cactus wrens, sparrows and golden eagles.

CARRIZOZO RESTAURANTS

The desert environment can be an unforgiving place.  The Pino Family Ranch Handbook has been written to help uninitiated visitors learn about the region and the natural elements unique to the Southwest.  Please take a look at it before your visit to ensure a successful desert adventure. Pino Family Ranch Handbook

Follow the Pino Family Today

Behind every small business, artistic venture or personal endeavor is a family.

Michael Pino
Video Projection Art
Quannum Throw Learn

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Michael Pino
Still Photographs
Quannum Throw Stills Learn More

Paul Pino
Singer,Songwriter
Paul Pino and the Tone Daddies Learn More

Carrizozo Works, Inc.
Community Development, Cultural Diversity, Strategic Planning to encourage economic growth Learn More