Blogs from Roswell, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 4

As we drove from Dallas to Amarillo along Route 66, everything was exactly as I imagined it would be. The road was long, straight and quiet, passing by cattle ranches, oil derricks and dusty green crop fields. The 'middle-of-nowhere', 'nothing-ever-happens-here' towns we drove through were very Deliverance-esque; there may have been no porch sitting banjo players, but that was simply because there was literally nobody around. At one point, to my great excitement, our car even got hit by tumbleweed; we are definitely in cowboy country! And, as is tradition on an American roadtrip, we got to see one example of a roadside "world's largest" - a huge white cross in the middle of a field. The sign promised spiritual enlightenment, which is exactly why we took our photographs from the car and kept on driving. ... read more

Wisconsin to New Mexico in Record Time We have arrived... Chris had to come over the Sacramento Mountains from Alamogorda... and I had a little farther... I made the 1700 mile trek in a record 21 hours. Don't do the math on my miles/hour the Oklahoma State Troopers did that for all of us... Opps, I got off with a warning. I have to thank Erin Doyle and Jon Potter for jaw jacking with me on the trip. Erin was my internet searching vixen giving me the play by play of what was surrounding me as I drove - The Flint Hills National Monument of Kansas and the largest oil field in North America (It's underground can't see it but, my Lord can you smell it)! My favorite was the church built during the grasshopper ... read more

Well, where we last left off, we'd gotten into Farmington, NM, but it was too late in the day to visit Aztec Ruins National Monument. So we went there this morning. It didn't open till 8:00, so we had breakfast a diner next to the hotel, then headed over. Actions tend to have equal and opposite reactions, and since we were originally planning on leaving the area at 8:00, that set us back a bit. However, we decided that it was worth it. In fact, the Aztec Ruins - which are not Aztec in origin at all - were well worth the $5 admission that the National Parks Service charges. As it turns out, these ruins are the work of Pueblo Indians and the name is a misnomer that was based on a poor understanding of ... read more

Hello from UFO central. I had a fun and laid back day today here in Roswell. It started off earlier than I planned when strange noises were all around the RV about 5:20. Oh wait; it was just the city trash truck coming through more than an hour BEFORE sunrise picking up the trash!!! So I was up plenty early, had breakfast and did some housekeeping (vacuuming, mopping, and dishes) before the office opened. I went and checked in and headed into town. The UFO museum was interesting and informative. It’s been fun seeing how Roswell has turned the town into a tourist attraction with the now famous “Roswell Incident”. Lots of tourist trap shops downtown, too. I also went to the Roswell Museum & Art Center. The most interesting part of that for me was ... read more

What a fun day. It was a leisurely 188 mile drive from Post, TX to Roswell, NM. I “gained” another hour as I entered Mountain Standard Time at the NM border. Arrived about noon, got set up, unhooked the Jeep and went out exploring. I went to the Visitor’s Center and stumbled onto the arts and crafts / pottery show. I discovered the show online Saturday and was in search of the visitor’s center to find where then convention center was. Turns out the visitor’s center is in the convention center! Several nice local folks (who were part of the craft show) gave me a lunch recommendation and several things to do and see. They were more helpful than the visitor’s center - but I did get some maps and brochures there. I went for lunch ... read more