Aliens and Missile Testing

Well it’s been about 6 months since OAT East ended, so we’ve started thinking about ideas for a long-weekend adventure and George made a discovery! The Trinity Site, the missile range where the world’s first nuclear device was detonated, is open to tourists who want to learn about the event and see ground zero only twice a year, and one of those days is this Saturday.

Mushroom cloud from nuclear explosion
National Parks Service. Photo of 1945 explosion of “the Gadget” at Trinity Site. (source)

And in keeping with our zany roadtrip adventures, we’ll stop through Roswell on the way. Because obviously.

International UFO Museum of Roswell. (source)

Without making any firm plans, we’ve also got our eye on:

Our first pass at a planning map.