Howard Johnson Inn Socorro
1009 California St. Socorro, New Mexico, 87801, United States
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Last Stop
After a great summer...this was the end. Started out in Denmark and ending here in Socorro, NM. It was a great time and even the camp spot in Socorro was quite nice. No complaints at all...The only way it could have been better was to have our ...
Girl in a flatbed For slowing down to take a look
... be complete without a visit to the local Walmart---just to walk off dinner since outside it was a 50mph wind. And now we head towards Roswell, home of the 1947 supposed flying saucer crash. At first the newspaper of the time indicated it was a UFO but later after a thorough investigation (ie. cover-up), it was said to be a weather balloon....we shall see...stay tuned for our thorough investigation. I hear Twilight Zone music in my ...
We got our Kick Ol' Route US66 & Petrified forest
... the real thing, a hangover from the golden days when Route 66 was in full swing. Who knows I may have eaten at the diner in my past, having transverse this route from Chicago to San Bernardino many times. Anyway, I got my kicks on Route 66 reminiscing the good old days.
Then we were off to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. I have seen this before, but this was Dave’s first visit. We both ...
That is a very large Array
... at times was arrow straight for 20+ miles – the only thing keeping the interest being the gentle undulations in the pervading landscape. On the way I passed the VLA which is the very large array – a collection of radio telescopes - and some very run down settlements. One seemed to be composed of a dozen trailers and a tyre shop and most of the trailers were derelict.
Eventually I wound my way ...
On the Road Again! Apache Junction AZ-Socorro, NM
We covered about 300 miles today, winding through the Tonto National Forest, Salt River Canyon, and the White Mountains, and ending up about 40 miles west of Socorro, NM, overlooking the VLA (Very Large Array). I had never heard of this before, but we passed a cluster of HUGE satellite-type ...



