Roswell and the X-files

Date: Friday, May 21
Day: 8
RV Miles: 1,278
Location: Carlsbad
Elevation: 3,295 Feet

Well, today was an easy day. Marsha wanted to go to Roswell to learn about UFO’s. So we traveled North about an hour and visited the UFO research center. Had lunch in a park and then made a surprise discovery.

Artesia, which is a little town about half way between Carlsbad and Roswell, has street sculptures commemorating their cowboy and “oil patch” history and culture. The Artesia main street would be called quaint by western standards and the sculptures were the finishing touch.

Today was HOT. The low for the day was 48 with the high being over 100 and the wind was a blowing across the desert – made things feel like you were standing outside a blast furnace. The refrigerator had trouble keeping up and the inside cabinets got so hot it melted some lunch bars we had stored there.

Our campground is next to Brantly State Park and Brantly Lake which was formed by a dam across the Pecos river. When they dammed the river the flooded out a town called Seven Rivers which was the hometown of Billy the Kid. Lots of western history and lore in these parts.

Larry’s has an itch and feels like we’ve been sitting still too long. So, even though we planned to stay until Monday there is a good chance we will be on the road tomorrow.