Mountain Monthly

Mountain Monthly We aim to guide visitors and provide villagers with a platform to be seen and heard. This newspaper belongs to you.

Located in beautiful Cloudcroft, New Mexico, the 38-year-old Mountain Monthly newspaper brings readers the best in news, local business, events, and serves as your local guide to the southern Sacramento Mountains area. The new ownership team—Justin Munoz, Hannah Dean, and Chris Hearne (and our families)—are village entrepreneurs, neighbors, and stakeholders dedicated to making sure these pages ref

lect the beauty, charm, and spirit of our mountain home. One feature we’re excited to debut: The Monthly’s Local Guide, which will point readers to local shopping, lodging, restaurants, outdoor recreation, events, and more. We promise to keep it rooted in our shared lives and to celebrate the community we all cherish. While maintaining tradition and community contributions within the Monthly, we plan to upgrade services, add new features and sections, expand in-person distribution and mail subscriptions, and make ongoing improvements. We plan to make the paper free, making it more easily accessible to visitors and villagers alike. We’re excited to reintroduce old favorites like “Around Town,” now called “Mountain Life."

Local teams place first and second at the annual Bigfoot Scavenger Hunt Hike, organized by the New Mexico Rails-to-Trail...
06/17/2026

Local teams place first and second at the annual Bigfoot Scavenger Hunt Hike, organized by the New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association (NMRTA).

NMRTA is looking for 8 to 10 volunteers to help with trail maintenance on the Switchback Trail this Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Work will include brushing and general maintenance, removing fallen trees from the trail, and installing flags on the Harkey Pedestrian Bridge.

Bring water, gloves and sunscreen, and meet at the Bailey Canyon Switchback trailhead.

To sign up: [email protected], or 575-554-2745.

06/12/2026

Bigfoot Spotted in Lincoln National Forest During Family Scavenger Hunt!!!

Visitors to the Lincoln National Forest may have caught a glimpse of Bigfoot this past Saturday as New Mexico Rails-to-Trails Association hosted a family-friendly scavenger hunt along the Trestle Trail. The event encouraged families to get outdoors, explore the forest, and enjoy a day of hiking and adventure.

The scavenger hunt was supported by local sponsors The Highland helping Rails to Trails provide an engaging experience for participants of all ages.

The 2nd annual Pickleball in the Clouds Tournament wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with stands full of spectators, studen...
06/08/2026

The 2nd annual Pickleball in the Clouds Tournament wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with stands full of spectators, students, and community volunteers.

The event drew players from El Paso, Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Midland, Artesia, and Ruidoso to the village to play indoors at the Cloudcroft High School and Middle School gyms, which volunteers from Pickleball Addicts of Cloudcroft had prepared for the tournament.

The village is laying a new acrylic surface on the outdoor Zenith Park courts this month. Their completion was delayed by rain, leaving them unready in time for this year’s tournament—they should be ready for summer play soon.

Sunday’s final championship game was filled with fierce play by Mixed Doubles teams, with Whitney and Jesse Emberley taking the championship in a battle against Tami Alexander and David Coor. Samantha and Bruce Odom won bronze.

On Saturday, the Advanced Men's Doubles team of Tom Krall and Steve Marlow won gold. Jason Alexander and Bruce Odom took silver. Jaxon Spencer and Cameron Duchene won bronze.

Tami Alexander and Hannah Dean won first in Intermediate Women's Doubles against Paula Allen and Joy Johns, who gained silver. Ronda Suggs and Gloria Vaccaro secured the bronze.

Men's Intermediate Doubles team Kent Kaneer and Samuel Legarreta took gold, with Jerry Weaver and John Krall taking silver. Eric Rodriguez and Lucas McGuire won bronze.

Beginner Mixed Doubles team Josiah Quinlan and Hannah Prudencio took gold against Stacey and Caleb Dodd, who won silver. Micah and Adlai Gutierrez won bronze.

Sportsmanship awards went to Debbie Hood, Kathryn Langdale, and Brian and Theresa Donisthorpe.

Sponsored by a range of local businesses and paid for in part by Lodger’s Tax funding, proceeds from the tournament benefit We Love Cloudcroft, a local fundraising group that supports student programs.

Organizer Samantha Odom told the Monthly that the tournament was a successful fundraiser, and will send out a survey to players soon asking about their time in “beautiful Cloudcroft.”

06/04/2026

Organizer Sam Odom gives the Pickleball in the Clouds update. Elevate your game and your Cloudcroft weekend at www.discovercloudcroft.com

06/04/2026

The June Mountain Monthly issue is available all over Cloudcroft! And there’s a new outdoor kiosk at the Chamber of Commerce painted by young artist Forest Odom with a dark skies theme.

Meet Ray Haller, Cloudcroft’s disc golf architect.
06/02/2026

Meet Ray Haller, Cloudcroft’s disc golf architect.

Get to know Haller, the local legend behind Cloudcroft's disc golf courses

Did you get them all? Here’s the May CloudPuzzle answer key, courtesy of our new Constructor, Wells Viana. Look for his ...
06/02/2026

Did you get them all?

Here’s the May CloudPuzzle answer key, courtesy of our new Constructor, Wells Viana. Look for his bio in the Monthly.

PS, 35 across was a whoopsy. If you were stumped, don’t sweat it!

06/02/2026

6/1/2026 Rain in Cloudcroft, NM, and more in the forecast.

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