We are in Alamagordo New Mexico. The last time we came through the state we stopped in Roswell, the location most famous for alien sightings. We did all the tourist things and saw all the corny museums and gift shops like good tourists.
Here in the Tularosa Basin there are no aliens but science fiction turning to reality. Alamagordo is the site or the Trinity test that led to the creaion of the atomic bomb. While you can't get out to the actual site there are a number of informative exhibits that will tell about that first test. The radiation has diminished to just ten times the natural levels in the surrounding regions so I don't think that we will leave here glowing in the dark.
In the early 1970's pistachio trees were planted in the area and have become a regular crop for the region. Pistachioland is now home to the World's Largest Pistachio and gives regular tours of their farm. All this is on our "must do" list before we move on down the road.
There is much more to see and do around New Mexico including the Balloon Fiesta that we experienced last year. I don't know if or when we may pass through again but I am sure we will find something new to see.
I will sign off now because we want to get an early start playing tourist. So until the next blog from our home in Tularosa because....
Home is where we park it,
Frank and Mary
Once again, an amazing recap of what sounds like a great stop in New Mexico! Thanks Frank!
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