Aliens Among Us

I grew up watching shows about aliens and listening to the wild tales of my Uncle Don about the government's meddlings, so a trip to the International UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico was just the ticket. $5 admission got you a trip to 1947 and beyond, through the media circus of the UFO crash in nearby Corona to the alleged government cover-up of the UFO debris and alien bodies. I know also know the differences between Close Encounters of the First, Second or Third Kind.

The drive from Amarillo to Roswell was amazingly void of life (like the vast majority of land along the US highways). This is just what I know from previous road trips, however, as I'm a brat and slept the whole four hours there while Holly drove. Hey, it was early!(Be sure to check out JustSimplyHolly.com for her pictures as well.



Roswell might have once been a tiny, kitschy town off the beaten path, but today, it is no different than Toledo. On the way to the museum we saw a Hobby Lobby, Applebee's, Chilli's, and of course, Walmart and Sam's Club. The stores here, however, were careful to add the local flavor.



The museum encouraged photography. There was a lot of READING involved however (which was fine for me since I'm a nerd) since most of the exhibits consisted of old newspaper articles and signed affidavits from witnesses and close relatives of those involved in the Roswell "incident".






Roswell had plenty of charm. It seemed like everbody wanted to get in on this alien action.







I hope this man wins. He at least wins for the best slogan: "Short. Bald. Honest."



Next, we headed off to Flagstaff, Arizona, where we will sleep before visiting the Grand Canyon. We decided to make a stop at the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert National Park, however, and it's a good thing. It was beautiful!







Notice that I'm wearing my Sunoco hat?

We're now safely in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tomorrow morning, we will visit the Grand Canyon and then spend the afternoon and night in lovely Las Vegas. While my mom is taking the week off of blogging, she's still doing the Troy Neff show Thursday morning at 9:00am EST (that's 6am here!!). You can see the podcast or listen live at Troy Neff's website.