In early July 1947, *something* crashed onto a rancher's property near Roswell, NM. Was it a weather balloon or military equipment? Or was it a spacecraft piloted by extraterrestrial aliens?!?!
The intent of the museum exhibits is to allow visitors to review the "evidence" from the Roswell Incident (timelines, newspaper accounts, and witness testimony) and draw their own conclusions. So, what did we conclude? Three of us think that something man-made did crash near Roswell and that the government subsequently covered it up. The remaining member of the family was so mortified about being here that he went back out to the car as quickly as he could. It wasn't M...
The rest of the museum is devoted to UFO sightings, Area 51, crop circles, ancient astronauts, and alien abductions. Let's just say I giggled my way through all of them! The laughs were worth the price of the $5 admission.
The intent of the museum exhibits is to allow visitors to review the "evidence" from the Roswell Incident (timelines, newspaper accounts, and witness testimony) and draw their own conclusions. So, what did we conclude? Three of us think that something man-made did crash near Roswell and that the government subsequently covered it up. The remaining member of the family was so mortified about being here that he went back out to the car as quickly as he could. It wasn't M...
The rest of the museum is devoted to UFO sightings, Area 51, crop circles, ancient astronauts, and alien abductions. Let's just say I giggled my way through all of them! The laughs were worth the price of the $5 admission.
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| Maybe they just got lost on their family road trip? |
From Roswell, it was a two-hour drive to Alamogordo, NM. We stopped for a quick lunch at Blake's Lotaburger, another regional burger chain. I had their famous green chile cheeseburger - it definitely had a kick to it! Tasty, but I'd rank other burger joints higher. (Hmmm, I think that's a good topic for another blog post...)
Then we were off to White Sands National Monument, located just 15 miles outside of Alamogordo near Holloman Air Force Base and surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range.
From the park website: "Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world's largest gypsum dunefield. White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this unique dunefield, along with the plants and animals that live here."
After watching the film in the visitor center, we headed out into the park, stopping first at the Interdune Boardwalk.
We didn't linger here too long because M and J were anxious to get out onto the dunes. So, we drove a little further to the Heart of the Sands area to find a good one for sledding. We brought our own saucers with us, but the gift shop also has some available for purchase.
Then we were off to White Sands National Monument, located just 15 miles outside of Alamogordo near Holloman Air Force Base and surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range.From the park website: "Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world's largest gypsum dunefield. White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this unique dunefield, along with the plants and animals that live here."
After watching the film in the visitor center, we headed out into the park, stopping first at the Interdune Boardwalk.
So much fun! Once the dune had been broken in after a couple of runs and J had leveled off a runway at the bottom, the sledding got much faster.
Even though we live in Southern California, I'm not a big fan of the beach. But the gypsum sand here at White Sands is infinitely better -- soft, not gritty, doesn't stick everywhere, and doesn't burn the bottoms of your feet!
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| My favorite pic! |
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