By Mike Bibb
The new Fort Bayard flagpole — in recognition of the Spanish-American War in 1898 (The Beat, April 13, 2025) — reminded me of a picture I took recently.
Only, regarding a slightly different topic.
When traveling the backroads between Arizona and New Mexico, I occasionally pass through the ranching area of Mule Creek, a micro-dot sized community on New Mexico State Route 78, about 50 miles northwest of Silver City.
The downtown area consists of a post office and not much else. It is also the junction of a graded road to the Silver City FAA Radar Site, an active installation located on Brushy Mountain, about ten miles east of the post office.
As I approached Mule Creek from the Arizona side, I happened to glance to my right at a rancher's windmill adorned with a distinctive red, blue and white Trump campaign sign — plainly noticeable from the roadway.
I'm not sure if the rancher's cattle are sympathetic to President Trump, but it's for certain their owner is.
Actually, Trump banners, bumper stickers and signs are not that uncommon in the outback. Which may be an indication Blue New Mexico is beginning to see Red.