The 20th Annual Jemez Mountain Trail Sale is set for Oct. 21-22. Courtesy/Carey Beam
By CAREY BEAM
Jemez Mountain Trail Sale
Wow, can you believe it? This year marks the 20th Annual Jemez Mountain Trail Sale set for Oct. 21-22, 2023.
As you well know, October is unarguably the most beautiful month of the year in New Mexico and Trail Sale weekend, when the fall colors are at their peak, is hands down the most beautiful weekend of the year in the Jemez Mountains. It’s a great time to be outdoors with friends, family and neighbors enjoying the beauty that is our home. The Jemez Mountain Trail Sale is the perfect time to unload unwanted belongings for holiday cash or to just make room for something new. Trail Sale weekend is fast approaching but you still have time to sort through the shed, closets and drawers to root out your defunct treasures and join in the Trail Sale fun.
To the many new residents in the area, welcome to the Jemez Valley and to the Trail Sale. For newbies and veteran Trail Sellers alike, here is a recap of how it works. The Trail Sale starts in San Ysidro and winds along NM State Highway 4 through the Jemez Valley to LaCueva and beyond. Eventually, the hope is that locations all along the 163 mile-long Jemez Mountain National Scenic Byway will join the sale. With that in mind, we are happy to announce that Cuba NM will be joining the Trail Sale this year! All Jemez Mountain residents are welcome to participate by having a yard sale on your own property. You can sell all weekend or just a few hours. It is totally up to you.
Sellers are responsible for setting up their own sales and cleaning up afterwards. If it is legal, you can sell it. If you need a license or permit to sell it, it is your responsibility to get those prior to selling.
You are welcome to post signs directing shoppers to your sale. Just remember to remove the signs afterwards. You can also post pics of your sale items and directions to your sale on the Jemez Mountain Trail Sale Facebook page.
This year both shoppers and sellers are encouraged to use the Yard Sale Treasure Map app available FREE to both iPhone/iPad or Android users. Hopefully this app will encourage shoppers to visit some of the more remote yard sales locations. The app allows sellers to list detailed info about their sale as well as allowing shoppers and sellers to better connect with keyword searches. You can list your sale up to a month prior to Trail Sale weekend.
As in years past, there will be cluster locations throughout the Valley where businesses and individuals open their property to sellers from outside the Jemez Valley and to residents who do not live on the main roads. Cluster locations along with the contact info will be listed in upcoming issues of the After The Thunder, on Jemez social media groups and on the Jemez Mountain Trail Sale Facebook page. Selling spots at these locations will be first come-first served. Please follow their rules and respect their property.
I have personally joined and posted Trail Sale info on over 50 yard sale Facebook groups throughout New Mexico. Together, these groups have over 400,000 members. Many of those are likely repeat members but regardless, the word is reaching a large target audience so let’s go through our closets, sheds and garages and show them what we can do.
If you or your business would like to be a cluster location either here in the Jemez Valley or in Cuba, please let us know so we can add you to the list. In the Jemez Valley, contact Talty at 575.829.9126 or in Cuba, contact Carey at 321.693.6810.
Stay tuned for details in the After The Thunder and on the Jemez Mountain Facebook page. Let’s make the 20th Annual, the best Trail Sale yet!
