Another 400 some miles and we will be in Socorro, New Mexico and the end of a long chunk of driving.
Spending Friday camping out and Saturday visiting Trinity Site and the Very Large Array (ever see Contact? (great movie!)).
Now this should be interesting - from The Belingham Herald:
Trinity Test site opening to face protest from residents
Seven decades after an atomic bomb helped end World War II, descendants of families near a New Mexico test want tourists to know residents suffered for years afterward and some of their children may have been affected.
Hundreds of visitors are expected Saturday to visit the Trinity Test site as federal officials open up the historic grounds for a rare opportunity for tourists to view the site of the world's first atomic blast. The site typically opens for a few hours for at least once a year.
But as the 70th anniversary of test approaches, residents are pressing for acknowledgement and compensation. They say the test caused long-term health problems, including rare forms of cancer, for many Hispanic, white and Native American ranching families living in the area at the time.
Sorry to be crass but Well, Excuuuuuuse me!
The affected families were very well compensated for any loss - this moke is dredging up a moment of history and using it for personal publicity/gain.
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