Lobo Ranch - Laguna, New Mexico

long after the Rocky Mountains rose up and the great Inland Sea receded powerful forces of nature conspired to sculpt this land of enchantment like no other volcanoes and tectonic upheaval created mountains cones and lava fields relentless wind and water shaped flattop mesas and limestone buttes and carve sandstone into fantastical forms we call this remarkable place west central New Mexico and here you will find the Lobo ranch the Lobo ranch is both a working cattle ranch and a recreational retreat with abundant game it is also exceptionally large with 40 6485 deeded acres all of them contiguous the ranch extends 12 miles north to south and nine miles east to west more than 70 square miles in all stand at one end of the ranch and look toward the other and you cannot see it all just 55 miles west of Albuquerque Lobo ranch is both private and close to New Mexico's largest city the main entrance to the ranch is on sibila County Road one north of Interstate 40 the Marquez wildlife area borders the ranch on the North the settlement of Laguna and the Laguna Pueblo are to the south grants New Mexico and the grants Municipal Airport are about 55 miles west of the ranch Albuquerque International Sunport with non-stop commercial flights to more than 20 cities is about an hour's drive from the ranch double eagle general aviation airport with a 7400 foot runway is 11 miles west of Albuquerque for thousands of years people have been drawn to this land Stone Age hunters the Anasazi and the yakima spanish conquistadors herders and homesteaders the ancient ones left traces of themselves in the ruins and pottery shards projectile points and rock art found throughout the Lobo ranch on canyon walls and in secret places round belly people strange creatures and precise geometric lines hint at the wonders of a civilization that flourished throughout west central New Mexico and then vanished about 700 years ago the lands of Lobo ranch are amazingly diverse and encompass distinct ecosystems where a variety of grasses and vegetation support cattle and big game alike Rocky Mountain Elk range throughout the ranch deer and antelope graze in the grasslands bear and cougar lived mostly at the higher elevations New Mexico has an abundance of Sun and wind and the economic opportunities to harness their power the current owners of Lobo ranch are at the forefront of New Mexico's renewable energy movement and in recent years have sold and leased ranch land for development of solar and wind farms Public Service Company of New Mexico owns and operates an eight megawatt solar farm on 116 acres purchased from Lobo ranch next era energy leases Lobo ranch land for its wind turbines which generate enough renewable energy to offset the carbon emissions of 38,000 automobiles as a working cattle ranch Lobo ranch is well equipped with Barnes pens workshops and staff housing the current owner runs about 360 animal units in an operation that is biased toward range management and wildlife support from its expansive decks the lodge commands one of the best views on the ranch of Lobo Mesa the quintessential western ranch house the lodge features pine paneling and oak floors throughout the home has five bedrooms three baths and ample space to accommodate a large family or a hunting party with a game room and a large outdoor stone fireplace the lodge is ideal for entertaining indoors and out New Mexico has magic that defies definition it's in the light and the air and the land it's in the night sky and the stars and the moon it's the history of ancient people and a promise of tomorrow it's in Lobo ranch where everything that New Mexico is was and can be all come together in one extraordinary place

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Published: Thu Aug 20 2015