Thursday, April 06, 2006
Home At Last
I just got back to the homestead in beautiful Leander, TX after driving for the past 16 hours. First, I had to spend some quality time with the wife (and our pups), or else she will change the locks. But, here I am blogging in the middle of the night. I must still have the trip on my mind.
First, let me thank my fellow adventurers, Scott, Rob, Rick, and Steve for making this a great time. Over the course of the past 6 days, we worked together and learned together. Second, thank you to everyone who has been following along with our trip planning and preparation over the past 4 months. There are some wonderful people with an interest in the Criswell Ranch who encouraged and wished us well before, during, and after our adventure.
There is so much to share with you about our experiences. As Rob put it, we have been on a spirit quest for the past 6 days. At first, I thought he was out of his mind, but the more I think about it, I think he may be on to something. I'll post more of my thoughts over the next few days and hopefully it will make more sense then.
There is so much to show and tell. Stay tuned as I'll be updating more regularly in the coming week.
First, let me thank my fellow adventurers, Scott, Rob, Rick, and Steve for making this a great time. Over the course of the past 6 days, we worked together and learned together. Second, thank you to everyone who has been following along with our trip planning and preparation over the past 4 months. There are some wonderful people with an interest in the Criswell Ranch who encouraged and wished us well before, during, and after our adventure.
There is so much to share with you about our experiences. As Rob put it, we have been on a spirit quest for the past 6 days. At first, I thought he was out of his mind, but the more I think about it, I think he may be on to something. I'll post more of my thoughts over the next few days and hopefully it will make more sense then.
There is so much to show and tell. Stay tuned as I'll be updating more regularly in the coming week.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Adding Back the Layers of Civilization
Well, that was a long silence wasn't it? I thought we might be able to get access to an open WiFi connection while we were in Datil or Magdelena or Pie Town, but no such luck. That's OK, we needed to spend a little time away from technology.
Our group of explorers got to Roswell, NM last night and stayed at the Best Western Sally Port Inn. We all agreed that a hot shower and a real bed are necessary layers of civilization. Today, we are going to visit the International UFO Museum and Research Center to get the straight scoop on the Roswell Incident. After that, we head to Odessa for the Meteor Crater and then to Midland for the Commemorative Air Force.
Once we are back in Austin I'll update the blog on the whole Thompson Mountain trip. There is much to tell and much to see. Check back this weekend for the whole scoop.
Our group of explorers got to Roswell, NM last night and stayed at the Best Western Sally Port Inn. We all agreed that a hot shower and a real bed are necessary layers of civilization. Today, we are going to visit the International UFO Museum and Research Center to get the straight scoop on the Roswell Incident. After that, we head to Odessa for the Meteor Crater and then to Midland for the Commemorative Air Force.
Once we are back in Austin I'll update the blog on the whole Thompson Mountain trip. There is much to tell and much to see. Check back this weekend for the whole scoop.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Rick Is My New Hero
About 30 minutes ago, we got our first shock of the trip. Rick is here in Truth or Consequences! This guy is hardcore. We thought he got on the road at 8:30 last night, but actually, he left Austin at 10:15! He just got here about an hour ago! We were all so surprised. The story of his vehicle problems is epic. I'll post the whole story later once we get Rick to actually go to bed. This guy is so wired naturally that even being up for 24 hours straight with 12 hours on the road has not de-energized him. His temporary lodging before we found out he was here is his suburban, The Beast. I'll post more pictures of it later.
We are enjoying the complementary continental breakfast before we head to the Trinity Site. They even have a waffle machine! That is so cool! (I need to get out more.) The coffee leaves a little to be desired though. Also, it's nice to see that I'm not the only geek here using a computer.Rick is now heading to the room to get some shut eye for the next 3 hours. The rest of us are going to get ready for the next leg of the trip. More after Trinity.
Truth or Consequences
We just got into T or C about 20 minutes ago. My fellow travelers for the past 12 hours have been Scott and Rob. Unfortunately, Rick had some major vehicular issues and did not get on the road until about 8:30 PM. He is going to get as far as he can tonight and then meet us at the VLA Saturday afternoon.
Tomorrow morning we head to the Trinity Site on White Sands Missile Range for their twice a year open house. This must be a popular event because according to the innkeeper, all the rooms in T or C are booked up. We got the last two in his place, but they were smoking rooms. Fortunately, they're not too smelly and we will only be here for about 8 hours anyways.
It's late and I need some rest. I'll write some more before we head out to the middle of nowhere.
Tomorrow morning we head to the Trinity Site on White Sands Missile Range for their twice a year open house. This must be a popular event because according to the innkeeper, all the rooms in T or C are booked up. We got the last two in his place, but they were smoking rooms. Fortunately, they're not too smelly and we will only be here for about 8 hours anyways.
It's late and I need some rest. I'll write some more before we head out to the middle of nowhere.
