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37-535: The greenway is a 16 mile that runs north to south. Pine Creek Reach, north of Woodman Road, is the north-most point on the trail. Sand Creek Reach at the El Pomar Youth Sports Complex, south of Circle Drive, is the south-most point on the trail. It is classified as an easy trail that parallels Monument Creek, Fountain Creek and I-25 . The estimated cycling time is 1.25 hours, without stops. Criterium Bike shop

74-550: A beauty contest, a parade, and a stage show. The city still celebrates Fiesta each year during the first weekend of May. The parade generally features local dignitaries, last year's Miss Fiesta pageant queen, and the winner of Hatch Chile Queen pageant. Fiesta also features a dance in Ralph Edwards Park. Several hot springs are located in Truth or Consequences. The combined flow of the hot springs complex in Truth or Consequences

111-711: A concurrency with US 60 . Further north, State Road 6 (NM 6), former US 66 , meets up with I-25 in Los Lunas . Through Albuquerque, I-25 is named the Pan American Freeway, and there are frequent exits to city streets. A major interchange with I-40 (which is styled as the Coronado Freeway in the city) is named the Big I . It was given an honorable mention by the US Department of Transportation and

148-465: A north and northeast orientation as it leaves New Mexico traversing Raton Pass (7,798 ft or 2,377 m ) and enters Colorado. Due to its elevation and frequent winter snowstorms, I-25 is sometimes impassible and closed in both directions at Raton Pass during winter months. From Santa Fe to Trinidad, Colorado , I-25 approximates part of the route of the Santa Fe Trail . For its entire length in

185-566: Is 111 °F (43.9 °C) on June 26–27, 1994, though minimums virtually never stay above 75 °F (23.9 °C) due to the low humidity and hot sun. Precipitation is generally scarce apart from monsoonal storms . The wettest month on record has been July 2008 with 6.38 inches (162.1 mm), but totals above 4.00 inches (101.6 mm) are confined to the monsoon season apart from an anomaly in December 1991 when three major subtropical cyclones brought 4.70 inches (119.4 mm). Also, 1991

222-512: Is a city in the U.S. state of New Mexico , and the county seat of Sierra County . In 2020, the population was 6,052. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names for having chosen to rename itself in March 1950 after the Truth or Consequences radio show. The name is often hyphenated (Truth-or-Consequences, T-or-C) for clarity, though the formal name contains no punctuation. The area

259-724: Is estimated at 99 liters (26 U.S. gal) per second. Before World War II , there were about 40 hot springs spas in Truth or Consequences. By 2008, the Hot Springs Association in Truth or Consequences had 10 spa facilities as members. Five of those obtained their water from wells, and La Paloma Hot Springs & Spa (formerly Marshall Hot Springs), Riverbend Hot Springs, Indian Springs Bath House, Artesian Bath House, and Hay-Yo-Kay Hot Springs are from free-flowing hot springs. The New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources created two demonstration projects using geothermal energy in Truth or Consequences in

296-541: Is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (0.86%) is water. The city is located on the Rio Grande , near Elephant Butte Reservoir . The city is served by the Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport , Interstate 25 , I-25 Business , New Mexico State Road 51 (NM 51), NM 181 and NM 187 . Truth or Consequences has a cool desert climate (Köppen BWk ) with three main seasons. The summer season from April to June

333-475: Is located along the trail at 6150 Corporate Drive for any needed bike repairs. In the 1980s the concept of a greenway was developed, but it wasn't until 1997 that a Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO) Legacy Grant was able to provide sufficient funds to get the project started. Trails, Open Space and Parks taxes matched the grant funds. The Palmer Foundation and the City of Colorado Springs also provided funding for

370-762: Is named the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. In the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 , a transcontinental highway was named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower , in commemoration of the route of the US Army's 1919 convoy . This route, rather than following a single highway, spans several, including I-25 in Denver. This combination of routes was intended to approximate the original 1919 convoy route. The designation of this highway, while clear in intent, has not seen widespread adoption in terms of signage or recognition, likely due to

407-587: Is noted for its hot springs , and the first public bath in the area was built at John Cross Ranch over Geronimo Springs in the late 19th century. The hot springs are part of the Hot Springs Artesian Basin . However, major settlement did not begin until the construction of Elephant Butte Dam and its reservoir in 1912; the dam was completed in 1916. It was a part of the Rio Grande Project , an early large-scale irrigation effort authorized under

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444-492: Is very dry and generally hot with large diurnal temperature variation , giving way in July to the monsoon season which remains very hot – and is more uncomfortable due to the hotter nights – but is much more humid as rainfall from thunderstorms is frequent. The winter season from October to March has pleasantly mild and sunny days and cold to very cold nights, with very occasional rainfall from extratropical cyclones . On average over

481-597: The Arkansas River Valley . I-25 enters Wyoming eight miles (13 km) south of the state capital, Cheyenne . After traveling through Cheyenne, I-25 continues north to Douglas , passing many plateaus and also railroad tracks. Commonly, very long trains can be seen slowly moving alongside this highway. Around Douglas, this Interstate Highway curves somewhat to the west toward Casper . Once through Casper, I-25 turns due north, and it goes as far as Buffalo , where it ends at an interchange with I-90 . I-90 then provides

518-615: The Federal Highway Administration for excellence in urban highway design in 2002. Leaving Albuquerque to the north, I-25 curves to the northeast as it approaches Santa Fe . Continuing 'northbound' at Santa Fe, I-25 heads southeast for approximately 45 miles (72 km) traveling through the Santa Fe National Forest and crossing Glorieta Pass (elevation 7,452 ft or 2,271 m). It turns north again at Blanchard toward Las Vegas . The highway maintains

555-905: The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . That stretch was involved in a large-scale renovation named the Transportation Expansion (T-REX) Project in Denver and the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Interstate Expansion (COSMIX). These projects, and others in New Mexico, were necessary because these stretches of I-25 were originally inadequately designed and constructed (the pavement was deteriorating rapidly) and also because urban areas, like Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, and Denver, had tripled and quadrupled in population much earlier than anyone had anticipated back in

592-625: The Montana –Wyoming border). It passes through or near Albuquerque, New Mexico ; Pueblo, Colorado ; Colorado Springs, Colorado ; Denver, Colorado ; Fort Collins, Colorado ; and Cheyenne, Wyoming . The I-25 corridor is mainly rural, especially in Wyoming, excluding the Albuquerque metropolitan area and the Front Range urban corridor from Pueblo to Cheyenne. The part of I-25 in Colorado passes just east of

629-565: The Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902. In 1916, the town was incorporated as Hot Springs. It became the Sierra County seat in 1937. By the late 1930s, Hot Springs was filled with 40 different natural-hot-spring spas – one per every 75 residents at the time – though primarily catering to visitors. The city changed its name from Hot Springs to Truth or Consequences as the result of a radio show contest. In March 1950, Ralph Edwards ,

666-631: The 1950s and 1960s. Major highway work for the T-REX project ended on August 22, 2006. The COSMIX project was completed in December 2007. Several other smaller improvement projects for I-25 are still ongoing within New Mexico and Colorado. I-25 begins at I-10 's exit 144 in Las Cruces, just south of the New Mexico State University campus. I-25 runs concurrently with US Route 85 (US 85) at this point and carries this concurrency for

703-508: The 1980s. The Carrie Tingley Hospital, for children with physical disabilities, used state funding to create a physical-therapy program in Truth or Consequences, but has since moved to Albuquerque . The local Senior Citizen's Center benefits from a geothermal space heating system. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.8 square miles (33 km ), of which 12.6 square miles (33 km )

740-695: The Pikes Peak Greenway. Then, private land that was needed to complete the trail was purchased. In 2000 the Greenway trail was connected to the New Santa Fe Regional Trail, which allows joggers, bikers, cyclists and skaters to travel past the United States Air Force Academy and up to Palmer Lake . A golden spike was ceremoniously driven into the ground to signify "the opening of a long-sought stretch of trail." The points along

777-403: The average family size was 2.75. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the city

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814-421: The city of Trinidad . It is the main north–south route through Colorado with a length of 300 miles (480 km). The Interstate exits Colorado in the north about eight miles (13 km) south of Cheyenne, Wyoming . I-25 serves all the major cities in Colorado that are east of the Rocky Mountains , such as Denver, Colorado Springs , Pueblo, Fort Collins , and Greeley . For the entire distance in Colorado, from

851-425: The city. The population density was 576.0 inhabitants per square mile (222.4/km ). There were 4,445 housing units at an average density of 351.3 per square mile (135.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 85.35% White , 0.63% African American , 1.77% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 9.36% from other races , and 2.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.4% of

888-445: The connection to Montana . The section in New Mexico between Romeroville and Los Lunas closely follows the original alignment of US 66 , which was later shortened and realigned to run due west from Santa Rosa . Now, that has been replaced with I-40 . Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Truth or Consequences (often abbreviated as T or C / ˌ t iː ɔːr ˈ s iː / ; founded as Hot Springs )

925-547: The county. Sierra Elementary Complex and Truth or Consequences Elementary School are elementary schools in the community. Truth or Consequences Middle School and Hot Springs High School , both in Truth or Consequences, are the district's secondary schools. The Sierra County Arts Council oversees Truth or Consequences and supports cultural and artistic diversity to county residents. It presents public lectures, sponsors events and murals as well as misc performances. Notable artists who live and work in Truth or Consequences include

962-464: The entire length of its run in New Mexico. Immediately, three exits provide access to the city, including one for US 70 . When I-25 reaches Truth or Consequences , it is parallel to Elephant Butte Lake State Park . From Las Cruces to Santa Fe, I-25 follows the route of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro . As I-25 nears Albuquerque , it has interchanges with highways, such as US 380 , and

999-558: The highway's most scenic views of the Rocky Mountains and its foothills. Blizzards and high winds on this stretch (particularly over Monument Hill) are notorious for causing traffic problems during the winter months. The section of I-25 that is between the northern border of Pueblo County and the New Mexico state line is named the "John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway" in honor of President Kennedy's support of water resources development in

1036-497: The host of the NBC Radio quiz show Truth or Consequences , announced that he would air the program on its 10th anniversary from the first town that renamed itself after the show; Hot Springs officially changed its name on March 31, 1950, and the program was broadcast from there the following evening. Edwards visited the town during the first weekend of May for the next 50 years. This event became known as Fiesta and eventually included

1073-554: The irregular nature of the route. Despite this, a commemorative sign was installed in 1986 in the tourist information center off I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas . Congress attempted to honor Eisenhower's contributions to the Interstate System once more in 1990, leading to the renaming of the Interstate System as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways". I-25 enters Colorado 14 miles (23 km) south of

1110-549: The north to the south, the Rocky Mountains are clearly visible. There are also several important military and air bases and institutions along this route, such as Buckley Space Force Base , the Cheyenne Mountain Complex headquarters of NORAD , Fort Carson , Peterson Space Force Base , and the United States Air Force Academy . I-25 crosses the Palmer Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs, providing some of

1147-482: The painter Delmas Howe who was called, in 1990, by the art writer Edward Lucie-Smith "probably America's best known ‘gay artist’—in the sense that he is the best-known artist who puts homosexual feeling at the very center of his work.” Truth or Consequences has several art galleries, including The Center Gallery, Desert Archaic, Truth or Consequences Contemporary, Artist Abbey, Xochi's Bookstore and Gallery, among others. Although located over 200 miles from Santa Fe,

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1184-409: The population. There were 3,450 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.1% were non-families. 41.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and

1221-658: The state, I-25 shares its alignment with US 85, although the latter is unsigned. I-25 has many nicknames through the state's larger cities. In Denver , it is called the Valley Highway, as the highway parallels the course of the South Platte River throughout the downtown area and is often sunken below ground level. The section in El Paso County is named the Ronald Reagan Highway , and, through Pueblo , it

1258-755: The trail, from north to south, are: 38°51′34.56″N 104°49′56.14″W  /  38.8596000°N 104.8322611°W  / 38.8596000; -104.8322611 Interstate 25 Interstate 25 ( I-25 ), also known as the Pan-American Freeway , is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States . It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico , Colorado , and Wyoming . I-25 stretches from I-10 at Las Cruces, New Mexico (approximately 25 miles [40 km] north of El Paso, Texas ) to I-90 in Buffalo, Wyoming (approximately 60 miles [97 km] south of

1295-512: The year, 88.6 days top 90 °F (32.2 °C), 20.3 days top 100 °F or 37.8 °C, and 68.8 nights fall below 32 °F or 0 °C. The record low is −7 °F (−21.7 °C) on January 11, 1962. The lowest maximum temperature on record has been 15 °F (−9.4 °C) in January 1948, but during most years every single day will top freezing and on average only 20.2 days fail to top 50 °F (10 °C). The hottest temperature on record

1332-399: Was $ 20,986, and the median income for a family was $ 28,750. Males had a median income of $ 23,214 versus $ 18,207 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,415. About 15.6% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over. Truth or Consequences Schools is the school district for all of

1369-404: Was the wettest full calendar year with 16.70 inches (424.2 mm). Snowfall is rare, with a median of zero and mean of 0.9 inches (2.3 cm); the heaviest daily snowfall recorded in Truth or Consequences is the 14.0 inches (36 cm) that fell during a harsh cold spell on December 9, 1960. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,289 people, 3,450 households, and 1,859 families residing in

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