Roswell, New Mexico and Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas

 Our next visit would be to Garrett and Krystal's family in Lawrence, Kansas. On the way Kent had mapped our course so we went through Roswell, New Mexico, which wasn't too far out of our way.

Surprisingly, the Welcome sign didn't mention aliens.

Here's a picture of our van parked outside of the UFO museum. We didn't waste our money by going into the museum, though.

 We did go into a souvenir shop across the street. Kent posing with a couple of the locals.

I found a building with a trim that I much preferred to the alien theme!!

Several of the places used aliens to advertise their business.

 We didn't spend too much time in Roswell, but continued on our way. Along the route we passed through the town of Clovis, NM, where I'd lived for a few months while my dad had some pilot training before he went to Vietnam in 1970. I finished up my 5th grade year of elementary school in Clovis, and remember learning New Mexico state history.

Our hotel stop for the night was back in Amarillo, Texas, though we had to drive through New Mexico to get there. We'd stopped at the Cadillac Ranch in December 2018 but I didn't get out of the car because it was too cold and muddy. Here's an overview to see how it's out in the middle of an open field.

It's set back from the road about 100 yards.

 People are encouraged to bring some spray paint and decorate the vehicles.

 It's definitely an unique landmark!

 After our night in Amarillo we headed out the next morning, passing through Oklahoma on our way to Kansas.