Duane Pandorf
Top Veteran
- Location
- Western NC
Cimarron, NM is the "big" city near the Philmont Scout Ranch. In fact, you go through Cimarron to get there. The ranch is about 8 miles away. When we finished our trek my son was not too interested in eating in the dining hall for dinner that evening. (You see he is gluten, egg and nut intolerant and that's a whole nother story on our hiking adventure)
Cimarron has a shuttle, (a big bus), that runs on the hour from the ranch into town for $5 round trip. So my son and I hopped on the bus for dinner in Cimarron. We initially went to the local burger shop which should have the name dump on the sign. So we hoofed it a couple blocks to the St. James hotel.
Here's a little background on the St. James Hotel:
St. James Hotel founded 1872
We weren't sure if they would take us for dinner as we were still smelling a bit and sure didn't have a jacket with us.
When we walked in I began to apologize for our attire but the Maitre D stopped me in my tracks and said, "Partner, we'll take care of you here. We know where you've been!"
Well, the service was outstanding and my son wolfed down his NY strip in a NY minute.
Here's a shot with the Maitre D:
And this is my rendition of the feel of the hotel hallway leading to who knows what, maybe a time in the past where you have a six shooter on each side:
View attachment 38639
Cimarron has a shuttle, (a big bus), that runs on the hour from the ranch into town for $5 round trip. So my son and I hopped on the bus for dinner in Cimarron. We initially went to the local burger shop which should have the name dump on the sign. So we hoofed it a couple blocks to the St. James hotel.
Here's a little background on the St. James Hotel:
St. James Hotel founded 1872
We weren't sure if they would take us for dinner as we were still smelling a bit and sure didn't have a jacket with us.
When we walked in I began to apologize for our attire but the Maitre D stopped me in my tracks and said, "Partner, we'll take care of you here. We know where you've been!"
Well, the service was outstanding and my son wolfed down his NY strip in a NY minute.
Here's a shot with the Maitre D:
And this is my rendition of the feel of the hotel hallway leading to who knows what, maybe a time in the past where you have a six shooter on each side:
View attachment 38639