Kirk Jackson didn’t like banks. Unbeknownst to his family, he stuffed cash into tackle boxes, jars, and toolboxes and hid them in the trunk of a junked-out 1971 Mercury Montego in Lockhart, Texas.

His family had a vacation home in the mountains of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, about ninety ... He opened the doors to Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue in 2015. Growing up in Lockhart gave Jackson ...

and two New Mexico spots made the list. Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue in Cloudcroft ranked as No. 22, and Watson’s BBQ in Tucumcari ranked as No. 24. Mad Jack’s is located on James Canyon ...

Last spring, I had the chance to visit Mad Jacks Mountaintop BBQ in Cloudcroft for a story I was writing for New Mexico Magazine‘s July issue. James Jackson, owner and pitmaster of Mad Jacks ...