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HORSEBACK RIDING STABLES at ALTO HOMBRE GORDITO HIDEOUT
Guided horseback rides into the Lincoln National Forest. 505-336-7877

LINCOLN COUNTY OVERLAND STAGE CO.
Hwy 380 in Lincoln, Milemarker 91-92. Go on an authentic stagecoach (long or short rides available) & learn about our rich history as you go! Reservations: 505-653-4954. Open most of the year, weather-permitting. www.stagecoach.bz

THE OLD MILL
641 Sudderth, near Cattle Barons Restaurant. Built in 1868, this is the oldest building in Ruidoso & the mill still grinds flour & corn meal on it?s premises! Hours: Mon & Thurs 10-3, Fri - Sun 10-5, closed Tues & Wed.

SKI APACHE
12 miles up Ski Run Road, off Hwy 48. Their Kiddie Korral is an all day ski instruction program for 4-6 year olds (advanced reservations recommended) & their Ski School is for ages 7 & up. Lifts open daily from 8:45am to 4pm & Ski season is Thanksgiving through Easter.

For Ski Packages visit Alto Hombre Gordito Hideout and Total Blast.

BOWLING
Ruidoso Bowling Center: 1202 Mechem, behind Farley?s. (Hours: Mon-Thurs, 1-10pm, Fri & Sat, 1pm-midnight, Sundays 1-9pm). Info: 258-3557

KIDS KONNECTION PLAYGROUND
The Playground is open from sunrise to dusk at the White Mountain Recreation Complex behind Sierra Vista Primary School on Hull & White Mountain.

RUIDOSO POOL SCHEDULE
Open 11:45 an - 4:45 pm, seven days a week. $ 2.25 or $ 50 for a season pass. Including water slide is $ 6 per day or $ 80 for a season pass. Night-time poolparties 7 - 10 pm are available. You can even sign-up for swim lessons.

FUN TRACKERS, PONY RIDES, MIDGET GOLF
All in Ruidoso. Fun Trackers offers water fun, little race car fun, midget golf and lots of pleasant family time. Pony rides for little kids. Midget golf net mid-town.

FLYING J WRANGLERS
Cowboy music, yodeling, banjo, mandolin, comedy acts. There is a little Western village with pony rides for kids, horse shoes, gunfight in the street, shops to browse through with kids' stuff. The Flying J Ranch is 10 minutes drive from Alto Hombre Gordito Hideout. Open six nights a week (closed Sunday) and then Saturdays after labor Day through mid-October. Open 6 pm and activities abound for children and adults. There's an old-fashioned gunfight and chuck-wagon chow is served. Kids can try pistol shooting and pony rides. $ 9 for kids, $ 17 for adults.

SIERRA CINEMA MOVIE THEATER
505-257-9444
721 Mechem (Mechem & Cree Meadows intersection). Ruidoso its only movie theater has 3 screens, an arcade & a full concession stand. Call for current movie schedule!

Museum of the American West
Hwy 70 West Ruidoso Downs. Museum on horses, horseback riding, horse racing and South Western Art.