December 18, 2024 Roswell, New Mexico

 High of 56 and sunny. We headed into town to visit the aliens.

 We visited the UFO museum in Roswell. Greeters at the UFO museum.

Part of the museum was about the 1947 Roswell incident. Prop for a movie. I don't think they wore the hats in the movie.

More props from a movie. Roswell mural, alien street light, alien from museum, UFO park and The evidence is overwhelming that planet earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from off the earth. And don't move the aliens. 

 In a shop window in Roswell. 

Roswell - We believe. The aliens hung John from the ceiling. He put his hat and sunglasses on a display for the photo, and it dropped inside. The attendant had to get a chair and a broom with a hanger duct taped to it to retrieve it. 

 John and the boys watching a football game. John getting ready to perform an autopsy on one of the aliens. 

John having a beer with his alien friend while BBQing. We stopped in the alien bar. 

John entering Area 51.  The aliens threw me in jail.

The aliens beginning their analysis of John.  I was lucky to escape the jail in time to save John from being probed. 

Got a ride with the  alien motor cycle gang. John at the Crash Down Cafe.  Unidentified frying objects, children eaten for free! I love aliens, they taste like chicken. 

Welcome to Roswell, illegal alien, calling all true believers, Alien Dunkin Donuts and Baskin and Robbins. mural on a bar. The Roswell starship McDonalds.

 We went to Black Cock brewery. I was not sure what to expect with the name. It ,of course, is a black fighting rooster.  When they first  opened the city would not let them display the name, just a sign that said brewery.  Unfortunately they have only been brewing ciders, no beers yet. John with an IPA from a brewery in Stata Fe. They have a skateboard park on their patio! Alien dispensary. 

Sunset on the way home.  Sunset from the lookout overlooking Lea Lake where we are camped. 

December 15-17, 2024 Clovis to Roswell, New Mexico

 High of 69 and sunny.

Welcome to New Mexico, the land of enchantment,  The first town was Texico, NM, We drove though Hereford, TX- the beef capital of the world. Then Bovina, TX-who names a town Bovina? The name comes from when it was called Bull Town-the worlds largest cattle shipping site. We went into Portales-Home of 17,000 friendly people and 3 or 4 old grouches, NM for dinner. We are now camped at Oasis Lake State Park outside of Clovis, NM.

The view from our campsite. Oasis Lake. 

Picnic shelter at Oasis lake. In Portales Bill Dalley spent 30 years collecting windmills that he displayed in his yard. They are now at the County fair ground. 

Beautiful Main St in Portales, NM. We had dinner at the Roosevelt Brewing Co. They had no IPA, so John had their Oktoberfest. They were out of Watermelon cider, or I would have had one. 

John and I with the remains of our pizza. Yucca seed pods in sunset. 

Sunset.

Sunset. We are now in Roswell, New Mexico

The bus is now camped at Bottomless Lakes State Park, New Mexico. Lea Lake, one of the 7 bottomless lakes. They are sink holes  or cenotes full of artesian well water. Lea Lake is 90feet deep. It the only one of the bottomless lakes where swimming is allowed. People scuba dive here too.

Cottonwood Lake. Figure 8 lake. 

Mirror Lake. It was 65 degrees and sunny. I went kayaking on Lea Lake. 

Shore of Lea Lake from  my kayak.

More shore of Lea Lake from my kayak.

The left and right side of the bath house the CCC built on the lake from my kayak.

Birds on the wire behind the bus. Sunset over Lea Lake.

Sunset on the water.