It's west of Roswell in the boonies. At least when we went lead in '85 & '86, there were no dorms and the only building I recall was the staff house. The property backed up alongside a wilderness area, if I remember correctly. I can't remember whether or not we spent our first night in our own tents near the staff house or if we had to start hiking into the wilderness right away. In '85 we hitched in January and it was so cold that when we had completed our session (6 (?) nights), we got to sleep on the floor of the staff house for one night. I was never so grateful to be inside.
The Tinnie place was really just a house for the staff and for supplies. They would stay there while waiting for the next group to arrive. Most of the area around was national park land.
I stopped by the post office there, on my way to somewhere else, a few years ago, and had a lovely conversation with the postal worker, who said that the ministry had sold off that property. I felt that if this was correct, then I felt sorry for the family who donated that land the TWI. It surely wasn't in service for very long.
I live in New Mexico and we have those kids of wacky places all over the state...
If they can make it up the crapped out road - it is nice there - but one doesn't have to drive that far out to the middle of nowwhere to "get it together" imnsho!
Seriously? Wow, it really was just a building in the middle of nowhere. Somehow I had pictured a little more being done with the surrounding property to make it more twi-like...
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It's west of Roswell in the boonies. At least when we went lead in '85 & '86, there were no dorms and the only building I recall was the staff house. The property backed up alongside a wilderness area, if I remember correctly. I can't remember whether or not we spent our first night in our own tents near the staff house or if we had to start hiking into the wilderness right away. In '85 we hitched in January and it was so cold that when we had completed our session (6 (?) nights), we got to sleep on the floor of the staff house for one night. I was never so grateful to be inside.
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Tom Strange
"...walk right in, it's around the back
just a half a mile from the railroad track..."
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Highway, it's one wrong turn this side of nowhere, right after you go past lost. I found information on THIS SITE, TRIP ADVISOR
They list all of the many restaurants, sites and activities that are available. It's a real destination point by the looks of it.
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rhino
Is this the place?
If it is, they have a shaman now ...
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The Tinnie place was really just a house for the staff and for supplies. They would stay there while waiting for the next group to arrive. Most of the area around was national park land.
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Where was LEAD and Tinnie, you ask? In my opinion, slightly southwest of hell.
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I stopped by the post office there, on my way to somewhere else, a few years ago, and had a lovely conversation with the postal worker, who said that the ministry had sold off that property. I felt that if this was correct, then I felt sorry for the family who donated that land the TWI. It surely wasn't in service for very long.
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oh my gosh that is the place Rhino!!
I live in New Mexico and we have those kids of wacky places all over the state...
If they can make it up the crapped out road - it is nice there - but one doesn't have to drive that far out to the middle of nowwhere to "get it together" imnsho!
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Seriously? Wow, it really was just a building in the middle of nowhere. Somehow I had pictured a little more being done with the surrounding property to make it more twi-like...
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