The Xtra-Terrestials in Roswell, NM

 

Surrounded by alien myths and conspiracy theories,  Roswell had always been on my list of places to explore. It turns out it is a perfect stop over when road tripping to my family in Texas. This gave me a chance to see what kind of extraterrestrials I could find!

 

 Driving south on 285 towards Roswell is where I captured this passing storm. What do you think, could it be hiding a spaceship?

 

 

 Roswell is a medium size town, and looks like many other towns in New Mexico, with one exception....

 

 Extraterrestrials can be found everywhere!

 

 

 Murals on every street corner

 

 

 

 Wooden Alien Carvings

 

 

 Here is a metal sculpture of the "Crashed Alien Ship" that began the Roswell UFO Incident. Funny, the actual crash site was about 75 miles Northwest of Roswell, luckily the debris was handled by the Roswell Army Air Field or Roswell could have turned out to be a very different town.

 

 

 

 From grocery stores to local hotels, you can find little green men everywhere!

 

 

 

 The town thrives on tourist trade. They hold an Annual Alien Fest and even have an UFO Museum!

 

 

 Just make sure to keep close tabs on your family, or they may be abducted by extraterrestrials!!

 

 

 

 

RoadTrippin' on Route 66 thru Tucumcari , NM

"Highway 66 is the main migrant road. … 66 is the path of a people in flight. … 66 is the mother road, the road of flight." -John Steinbeck

 

 

Tucumcari is a small town in east New Mexico and a popular stop for those of us "who get our kicks on Route 66"

 

 

 

When traveling on Route 66 through Tucumcari you can see the remains of another era.

 

 

 

 A part of me was thrilled to be able to be able to photograph this historic part of Americana.

 

 

 

 The other part of me was sad to see so many buildings and businesses shut down and in disrepair.

 

 

 

 It was nice to see some businesses still up and running though

 

 

 

 

Tepee Curios is one of the last remaining curio shops in New Mexico.

 

One of the best known landmark's in Tucumcari is the Blue Swallow Motel. Open since 1939, the motel is still in operation!

 

 

 

 

 Let's hope the sun isn't setting in the world where people hit the open road in search of fun and adventure. In fact, with more people hitting the road after COVID-19, let's see if we can revive the Mom and Pop shops along Route 66!