
The snow had begun to melt and the roads were mostly dry. A 15mph wind blew from the NW but fortunately that was the direction I was headed! My fingers and toes grew numb but it was a sunny day, no room for complaint! Approaching the small whistle stop of Valentine, TX, a strange sight appeared to my right. I had heard about the Prada store in Marfa but wasn't quite expecting this. It is a permanent art installation in the middle of the desert housing designer shoes and handbags in a display window. Time has taken it's toll on the modern storefront. The glass is dirty, the sign slightly ripped, the purses inside slowly folding under their own weight. 9.8 m/s^2 is a real doozie.
