Okay, lets see if I can speak about New Mexico without using "desert" as my sole descriptor and without Blogger blowing up in my face as it's been wont to do lately. And....go!
At the farm I discovered that mesquite--the wood often used to grill or smoke delicious meats--looks like this:
It was growing all over the farm and when they made us dinner all they had to do was go over and kick off a few dead branches to add to the grill. It smelled great and also made a lovely fire to see each other by as we ate. (You can't make a fire on the ground out there because the wildfire risk is so high. There are plenty still burning through the woodlands as we speak.)
At the farm I discovered that mesquite--the wood often used to grill or smoke delicious meats--looks like this: It was growing all over the farm and when they made us dinner all they had to do was go over and kick off a few dead branches to add to the grill. It smelled great and also made a lovely fire to see each other by as we ate. (You can't make a fire on the ground out there because the wildfire risk is so high. There are plenty still burning through the woodlands as we speak.)
Here, also, are pictures of the indoor kitchen (in a camper). The milk-house, and an outdoor bath area with a solar shower.
And let us not forget, the donkeys that guard the goats! They were extremely sweet and approachable, but Pat (our adorable farm-hand tour guide) said that was partly because he'd spoiled them with carrots that morning. :D
I learned so much from my visit to the farm and can't wait to see what they have in store for next time.
Before we left the homestead we stopped to take a closer look at the Rio Grande:
Then we went for a quick bath at the Riverbend hot-springs (a gorgeous place also owned by the farm-owner) where you can walk from the natural hot mineral-springs down a stairway into the ice-cold Rio Grande.
After re-warming myself in the hottest pool (boy did it tingle!), Heather and I got dressed and hit the road to our next adventure!
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