(Portales NM) The Blackwater Draw Archeological Site revealed bones and artifacts dating to as far back as 13,500 years ago. It contained evidence of the oldest defined cultural group in North America; the Clovis people. The small Visitor Center included information, photographs, spear points and knife blades, and bone samples excavated from the area. Helpful […]
(Alamogordo NM) The Toy Train Depot was filled with model trains of all types and sizes. Lots of displays showed different makers, scales, and eras. A guide enthusiast took me around and explained everything; very knowledgeable. Walls and cases of model trains everywhere; big, small, tiny, below, behind, and above. There were several set-ups representing […]
(Chiriaco Summit CA) The General Patton Memorial Museum was located near the headquarters for the Desert Training Center established during World War II. Here Patton directed the building of twelve camps over an 18,000 square mile area, from southern Nevada to the Mexican border, encompassing the desert in parts of Arizona and California. At the […]