Insiders' Tour: Armendaris Ranch October 22, 2010

You are invited to take part in a special Insiders' Tour of the Camino Real trail on Ted Turner’s Armendaris Ranch. Forty-five miles of the four-hundred-year-old El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro tracks remain visible inside the ranch boundary. Privately owned since 1819, long before Ted Turner purchased the property in 1994, the Armendaris Ranch is rarely accessible to the public.

This is a rare opportunity to glimpse one of the most undisturbed lengths of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, which has changed little since Oñate forged this section of El Camino Real in 1598. LaRena Miller of the Geronimo Springs Historical Society in Truth or Consequences has generously offered to work with CARTA member Jim Andress and Armendaris Ranch manager tour guide Tom Waddell in planning this daylong excursion.

This is also an invitation to enjoy the rugged beauty of the landscape, some of the most pristine Chihuahuan desert grassland in the Southwest. The ranch’s comprehensive conservation methods nurture bison herds, endangered Aplomado falcons, desert bighorn sheep; and a variety of plants and wildlife species not seen anywhere else in abundance.

As a fundraiser, the $150 ticket price serves as a charitable donation to CARTA. The excursion includes a catered box lunch on top of Black Mesa. The trip is scheduled for 23 October. Group size is limited. Please reserve your space early!

We hope you will participate in this singular experience, available exclusively to CARTA members. For further information or to book a reservation, please contact Jean Fulton by phone (575.528.8267) or e-mail ([email protected]). Additional tour details will be made available as plans progress.