We went into Las Crusces to get a new part for the jeep light connection and toured about. We went to the old town of Mesilla with an old Spanish-style plaza , church, and shops. Most of the afternoon, we spent relaxing at the campsite, reading and enjoying the sun.
Head south to Rockhound State Park, where you can collect rocks and actually take them with you. We found lots of perilite. This is like obsidian, but it has more water content. Up Albu way, they heat it to 800’ and it explodes and they sell it to us in bags for our garden and plant boxes.
Desert Humour: Two snakes are slithering along. One asks, “ Are we poisonous snakes?”
Other snake answers, “ Darn tootin’. We’re RATTLESNAKES, and we can kill!! Why?”
“I just bit my tongue”
After a good hike, we set off for the Mexican border, went to 2 museums on the Mexican attack in 1916 and then headed home on a dirt road. Many border patrol looked carefully at us as we drove by.
Went to go golfing, but it was men’s morning, so we went up to Silver city, saw on old mining town, had good Mexican food, explored the Gila Cliff dwellings, and visited Rock City.
November Already. Golfed in the morning. Greens were really hard as they were like saucers. Very flat course ( like everything here ). Nice walk. Did laundry while George investigated stabilizers that are made here and are recommended for the MH. Had rootbeer floats at happy hour, and talked to several people about the stabilizers, We are going to get them tomorrow.
Headed to explore some ghost towns. We went first to Lordsburg – supposedly a usual town, only it was like a 1990 ghost town – most of the motels, restaurants, home were empty. Some of the town had people – but I have no idea what they did. Then we went to Stein – a three-building stagecoach town that was being disassembled and carted away. No sign of anything other than the three very old, decaying buildings. Returned to Deming and sat in the sun, and puttered the remaining day away.
Up and away to southeast New Mexico.
