Truth or Consequences

Hot Springs was a perfectly appropriate, but somewhat generic name, in 1950 when this little town jumped at the chance to host a broadcast of the radio show (the TV version came later) in exchange for renaming itself Truth or Consequences!  The town sits on several hot springs and a number of local hotels and spas tap into these.

In my effort to keep M surprised and amused, I found this neat little place to stay (only one night, unfortunately) in TorC.  Our room had a huge tub that filled quickly from a high-volume waterfall in the corner and was staged in a Jetson's theme. I guess this, combined with the Caverns earlier in the day, helps make up for driving through hundreds of miles of desert.

Geology note: The Rio Grande River valley in New Mexico runs north-south within the Rio Grande Rift, an early attempt by the powers that be (were?) to split the North American continent in two.  Their attempt failed, but the result was a lot of heat near the surface and plenty of hot springs.