Tuesday, Feb 7…
This morning
we walked a mile or so through the desert. The park has developed several
trails and visitors are encouraged to dig (within reason) and take home
whatever they find. We were happy just to walk and take a few pictures.
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| Soaptree Yucca |
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| Prickly pear and desert gravel. |
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| Atrium at Double Eagle |
Fellow RVers
somewhere urged us to visit Mesilla, so we did. It was about 11:30, and we were
practically the only people wandering around. (To be fair, we were in the “touristy”
section of town and it’s a Tuesday in February.) Lots of silver/jewelry shops
that looked too pricey for us, but then I found a great little gallery
featuring local artists. I now have a smallish (12 x 20?), beautifully framed
watercolor of the White Sands (which we would visit 2 days later and you can
read about on the blog for Feb 7).
I like to
support the local economy, so we also had lunch in Mesilla, choosing the Double
Eagle b/c it was recommended for both its food and the lovely atrium. Wonderful
venue. We both ordered from the appetizer menu: calamari fries w/ sweet chili for
Greg, pulled BBQ beef soup (excellent!) for me, and some of the best onion
rings ever to share. Since we’d eaten light, we split a chimichurri cheesecake
for dessert. It was an innovative concoction (cheesecake sandwiched between 2
layers of very crunchy cinnamon toast) and well presented, but the cinnamon and
sugar totally overpowered the cheesecake. I love cheesecake b/c it’s rich;
this dish was all about sweet. No regrets, though, it was fun to try something
new.
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