Wind

We drove uphill today.  All day, or so it seemed.  We drove into the wind today.  90+ degrees and winds at 30+.  From Santa Fe to Carlsbad, NM.  It wasn't that far on the map, but believe me, it was long.

One stop.  Roswell, New Mexico.  Intergalactic Ellis Island for our little green space friends.  While we didn't feel moved enough to capture some images for posterity, here are four brief points to ponder.

1.  There are at least 2 shops that claim to be "alien headquarters."  This is confusing.  Imagine traveling light years to Roswell, only to find out you don't know where to stop first.  The Chamber of Commerce needs to clear this up before we experience a celestial diplomatic incident.

2.  There are a few too many gun stores in Roswell.  Perhaps this is driven by the constant threat of space invasion?  The strangest one?  A store called "Discount Guns," which was conveniently located next to the "Little Lambs Christian Day Care."  Praise the lord and pass the ammunition.  At least if it was a Wal-Mart next door they would be catching it all on film.

3.  It is hot in Roswell.  Maybe it isn't all the time, but it was 93 degrees on April 15.  When you have spent the winter in 400 inches of snow at 9,000 feet, this qualifies as really hot.

4. Aliens apparently have bad taste.  I mean really, why Roswell?  No offense if you are from there, but a cosmopolitan city it is not.  Now certainly these guys can't just set their giant saucers down in the middle of Central Park (or could they?) but why not a nice small to mid sized cities with some cultural opportunities and good schools?  They are advanced beings, are they not?

We made it safely through Roswell without any close encounters, which is nice.  Now we only have one more alien land to conquer . . . Texas.