Not of this World

Roswell

The previous night we drove deep into the night, listening to Twilight (yes the teen pop sensation), under a full moon on our way to Roswell. We got pulled over by a really nice Arizona cop, never thought those words would come out. He pulled us over for a faulty headlamp. We have taken it in to the shop, but it always works when it is at the mechanics, you know one of those "phantom" repairs. Anyway we got a fix it ticket and a helpful warning on local deer activity.

We had 4 hours to get the car fixed or off the road. We obviously weren't gonna find a mechanic for a Prius where we were at night, so we had to weigh our options.

Find a suitable place to bed down or try to make it to Roswell, our intended destination within the 4 hour allotment.

Of course we went for it.

We pulled into Roswell a little before midnight, a good hour before the cut-off.

After checking in, I tried to go online, but the aliens would have none of that, so we basically just chilled and planned for the days ahead.

The plans held for a couple of days, which was remarkable in of itself.

The International UFO Museum and Research Center

With such a long and lofty title I was expecting something big. I mean everyone knows "Roswell", but the "museum" was barely above the level of a high school science fair.

We did the audio tour, which usually is quite entertaining, but this one droned on and on. We didn't even finish it, out of boredom, mind you, not how crazy ridiculous the whole incident is, sorry for those believers out there, but really?




I was impressed by the number of people that were there.





Pretty fun and funky art and displays.



The horse was somewhat of an art project, but it works out well in the venue.





Finally there was a display of props used in a movie shot a couple of decades ago. Skye was less than impressed.


Carlsbad Caverns




Into the belly of the earth.




The caves were beyond impressive. We hiked for ever and the caves just kept on going.



It was a geological wonderland, to be sure.


We of course hung around for the famous, Bat Flight. A few hundred thousand bats exit the caves. This mass exodus can take any where from 20 minute to 2 1/2 hours. Cameras and electronic devices are not allowed so I had to search the web for a boot leg copy.

Please click on this link, it does show the bat exodus but the presentation is to die for. Is that still even ok to say, not to mention its non-hipness, maybe non-hip enough to be retro and therefore cool and hip.


The bats have left the belfry or the cave in this matter