We had a fantastic evening watching the minor league baseball team of El Paso. It has been years since I went to a baseball game, and I couldn’t have picked a better team to watch.

Yes, the home team won, which made it nicer than if they had lost. But there was so much else going on. During the entire game, every kid (and some adults) could be involved with all of the dancing, egg-throwing, running, and many other crazy "games" in between every inning. In addition, at the end of the game, I think every child in the stadium emptied onto the field to see their players. And of course, plenty of autographs were signed. The one picture shows two of the many mascots. The other picture shows one group of dancers, the scoreboard lit up in the background,and also how good seats are in the stadium – not a bad house to be found.

There also was plenty of upbeat music and the normal ballpark food of peanuts, ice cream, hamburgers, and hot dogs. It really was a "happening" followed by fireworks! This team seemed like a local crowd favorite.

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Indian Cliff’s Ranch at Cattleman’s Steakhouse
We spent just as much time going through the ranch/zoo as we spent eating our dinner. This ranch is free for all diners of the steakhouse, though I believe there is a fee if you want to wander around the property without eating there.

There are several sections of the ranch. One section is called the lake walk, which is a wooden walk suspended over the edges of a small lake. It is a peaceful walk around, looking at the geese and other animals in the water, as well as the landscaping. It is also a way of walking off some of the calories consumed at dinner! In the picture, you can see the beautiful skies. Other sections housed different animal species. Some may love the snake pit (not me though). Others may spend more time in the pens with various deer and elk. There were also pens of newborn animals. I especially liked seeing the ostriches.

There are opportunities to go to a few movie sets, take a hay ride, have a picnic, and a refreshment area. I am sure this is not as nice as the El Paso zoo, but since we were not going to the zoo, this was fun.

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