All's Well That's Roswell

The alien schtick is pretty ubiquitous in Roswell but this little town has a lot more to offer than fantastic stories of little green men. For one thing, there are two really great museums and we also found a really cool used book store staffed by some very friendly people.

How the west was won, I suppose.

One thing I certainly did not know is that Roswell is touted as

the dairy capital of America. Take that, cheeseheads!

There barely a business in Roswell that doesn't somehow invoke

the aliens. This was on the roof of a car dealership, The streaks

in the photo? Extraterrestrial interference, of course.

How about a sno-cone served by an alien. Only

lime flavor available.

Wall mural at Peppers, a local grill and bar.

Chicken Enchiladas with Hot Green Sauce. Man, it WAS hot.

Books Again is an annex run by the Roswell

Public Library. They had a pretty good selection,

great prices, and was staffed by two of the pleasantest

ladies ever. We actually spent more time chatting with the

staff than browsing and still walked out with two bags

of books.

One of the staff members suggested we visit the

Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art and, man.

what a find! We never would have found this place

on our own. It was a big, airy exhibition space with

many pieces. And way more winners than losers.

Life is good in the West. 'Desert Oasis' By Brian Meyers

A piece by Willard Midgett

Speechless.

'Xanadu' by William Goodman

A huge fiberglass sculpture by Luis Jimenez

Look away Otis, this will haunt you forever. 'Grasshopper Girl'

by Koi Neng Liew

Dig the Charles Bukowsi, man.

From a piece by Jason Knapp

Then we went to the Roswell Museum and Art Center, which displays a mix of art, historical artifacts, and an installation of Goddard's workshop. Yeah, the rocket guy. I hadn't realized that he moved his whole operation out to Roswell and spent the rest of his life here, building and launching rockets.

Alien parking only.

Tel-a-vision by Jerry Williams

This museum had a wonderful collection of native and historical artifacts.

I don't usually associate New Mexico and beavers,

but what the heck?

Here's Goddard's workshop. 

This huge mural was named 'Pow-wow.

Hello Mr. Goddard!

Hey, we finally spotted some UFOs!

The pod will see you now.

Tomorrow, we return to camping at Elephant Butte State Park over towards Truth or Consequences, so we probably won't be posting for a bit. Cheers.