Up, up and...boom!

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Southern New Mexico offers a few sites with a bang - the Trinity test site (first atomic bomb test) is in the White Sands Missile Range, but strangely enough, isn't open to visitors. They do have a museum though, which is chock full of missiles of all sorts that have gone off with a bang here at some point in the past.
Karen
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Ich bin ein balloonist...

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Well, I might make a balloonist but Karen never would... having to be up at 4am would be a no no.

Currently at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - the worlds largest - watching 100s of colourful hot air balloons take off in a mass ascent. Favourite funky balloon was shaped like a giant beer mug!

Cheers

Nick
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Divide and conquer

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Back on the road in the US and by our count, this is our 10th crossing of the Continental Divide on our drive south down the Rockies. Clearly, Nick is a fan of hairpin bends and steep ascents...shame we bought a wallowing monster SUV rather than a sleek sports car! Way too cold to camp at these altitudes, so we're motelling it til we get further south.
Love
Karen
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