T or C

Friends pointed me to Truth or Consequences, on my recent road trip through the Southwest. There are mineral hot springs, they said. It's not fancy but the brewery is wonderful and there's lots to see.
They weren't wrong about the "not fancy," but I found an Airbnb with a private mineral tub in the backyard (along with a random assortment of rusty patio furniture and at least one tarp). A 2.5 day stay was about 1.5 days too long. The brewery's lager had an odd sour note (from the mineral water? I still wonder) and the clientele was 90% extremely hairy biker types and one lone preppy dude on an Airpod phone call.
And yet. The Rio Grande flows in a beautiful bend at the edge of town and there is tons of colorful public art.
We skipped the Geronimo museum and its determinedly white gaze but enjoyed the totems posted outside.
It was a complicated and yet relaxing visit.