Kim: Day 11
Yesterday we left the metropolitan area and headed south, with several interesting stops along the way, and landed in Alamogordo for the night.
We made a quick stop in San Antonio, NM so that Stacy could aquire a trinket as a memory of being there...
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The road then brought us to the Trinity Site - where it all began - they tested the first Fat Boy nuclear bomb here, right before using it to end WWII.
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The road south continued to bring us sites to stop at - next stop Valley of Fires - a large volcanic lava flow in the middle of New Mexico - raw beauty.
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Next we visited Three Rivers Petroglyph Site and got up close and personal with some petrogyphs, and even beat out the incoming storm.
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The road finally brought us to Alamogordo, NM where we found several fun things to do. THe first was a tour of a pistachio farm and winery, which is the home to the world's largest pistachio.
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The Alameda Park Zoo was our next stop, at Abby's request. It was a shady, quaint little zoo and a perfect way to relax in the afternoon.
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The evening brought us to White Sands National Monument for a Full Moon Hike on the white gypsum sand dunes - quiet, simple natural landscapes, and oh so beautiful. The moon didn't fully cooperate, well the clouds were actually the issue. The same clouds that helped give us a stunning sunset, also helped to shadow the full moon until right before we were leaving from the hike, and it only popped out for a few minutes.
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