With recent rains inundating New Mexico, Ruidoso recieved a good soaking for the 2nd week in September. Annual rainfall now totals about 16 inches, and at least 6 inches fell this past week, depending on location in Lincoln County. The Ruidoso River in the Upper Canyon has flowed very heavy as a result of rains on the mountains west of town. We are fortunate that so far the bridges have held, and the river has not left it's banks. Many locals remember the big floods of 2008, where several bridges in Ruidoso were destroyed, and some homes in the Upper Canyon were damaged. Here is a recent photo of the Upper Canyon - Ruidoso River flow, from bridge 2, located along Main Rd.     The Youtube video footage of the Rio Ruidoso is shown here.   For property listings in the Upper Canyon, visit R... 09/17/2013

UPDATED Link - July 27, 2011:   Click here,  View upper Canyon Homes for Sale The Upper Canyon is a popular area located on the far west end of Ruidoso, and is comprised of several separate subdivisions. Main Rd. follows the path of the Ruidoso River from Mechem Dr, west to the Mescalero Apache Reservation border. Many of the homes in the Upper Canyon area were built in the 1930s thru the 1960s. Some have been remodeled and some have not. There are many nice, large homes located on the Ruidoso River as well as many small cabins scattered along the valley and hill sides. The subdivisions I have included for this article, and analysis of recent sales data, are: Central, Chateaux Village, Cree, Dufo, Flume Canyon, McCarty, McDaniel Heights, Pinescape, Sherwood Forest, Sleepy Hollow, Singin... 08/12/2009