...left me wondering 'What is this "Pie Town" of which you speak'?
It does exist, on the continental divide in western -central New Mexico...
HISTORY
In Americas great southwest, on the Continental Divide, Pie Town New Mexico is in west central New Mexico.
There lots of stories of how Pie Town got its name. This one is my favorite.
In the early 1920's Mr.Clyde Norman a tall Texan and a WW1 veteran who "liked to bake" began making dried apple pies and began making them at his at his upstart business on a piece of ground that lay along a little rocky ridge and the "Coast to Coast Highway" later to become U.S. 60. The word got around that the best pies anywhere were to be found at "Pie Town".
Pie Town has been featured in various television programs and national publications, such as the February 2005 Smithsonian Magazine
A scenic 160 miles Southwest of Albuquerque, but far enough away to find peace and quiet in an increasingly, noisy and fast paced world, Pie Town on U.S. Hwy 60 is visited by a myriad of travelers seeking a more relaxed route as well as hikers and bicyclist's from around the world traveling the Continental Divide Trail from Mexico to Canada.
At nearly 8000' above sea level this western town has a Post Office, a ELVA (Very Large Array radio telescope),and "Lester Jackson Park" which hosts the Annual Pie Town Festival on the second Saturday in September.
More Pie, please~!
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