| Peridot, the green gem variety of forsterite, occurs on a fairly remote basalt-capped mesa near the southwest edge of South Park. |
| We had an exciting drive down to the Rio Grande, then a steep climb up to the mesa on the west side of Taos. |
| It is not possible to disassociate the call of the burrowing owl from the late slant light of the mesa. |
| We cannot accredit his survival to clinical treatment of neurasthenia, but perhaps his vicarious experience on the mesa with Tom Outland can account for his fortitude. |
| Terrace is a small, geographical mini-site complete with furrowed fields and an adjacent mesa. |
| Climbing Mount Dundas, a flat-topped mesa that juts out into the bay, is a frequent summer ritual. |
