JR Hehnly and I took a trip out to New Mexico for the Trinity Site open house. We left after work Friday and drove to Santa Rosa, New Mexico for the night. On Saturday morning we got up early so we were at the front gate at White Sands Missile Range before 7am. The Trinity Site on White Sands was having its twice-annual open house. Afterwards, we headed over to the Very Large Array/VLA before ending the day in Albuquerque. Sunday included a trip up to Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument, and Valles Caldera National Preserve. Both very beautiful parks!
Overall, visiting the site is a must do for anyone interested in the United States nuclear program.
Bandelier National Monument
Waiting to get into White Sands
Trinity Site Elevation 4900 feet
Trinity Site MarkerTrinity Site where the world's first nuclear device was exploded on July 16, 1945.
Nuclear Radiation MonitorA nuclear radiation monitoring showing 236 CPM at the Trinity Site
Fat Man
JR found some Trinitite
Trinity Site in White Sands Missile Range
McDonald Ranch House
McDonald Ranch House
In front of the McDonald Ranch House
Very Large Array
VLA Dish
Very Large Array (VLA)
VLA Maintenance Garage
Very Large Array
National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryVery Large Array
Very Large Array (VLA)
Coyote
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Deer in Los Alamos
