And onto the Extraterrestrial Highway. Lest you think I'm making this up, even the GPS knows it's true.
The ET highway runs across the north side of Nellis Air Force Base including the Nevada Test Site, which was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices. Area 51 is a top secret military installation bordering the Nevada Test Site. Although there are many rumors, myths, and legends surrounding Area 51, the most popular theory is that it is used to test and reverse engineer recovered alien space craft.
The restaurant in Rachel has managed to take advantage of their location along the ET highway.
Selling everything with an alien theme.
They also posted this sign in the restaurant.
Wow!
We parked overnight in a nice pullout and Ron watched for unusual activity. Between the time the sun set and the moon rose, he saw moving flashing lights. However he decided it was space junk tumbling around in orbit. Scary what you can see when it's really dark.
Could you tell if there were geocachers along the highway. We've been told they reopened the series and there are 1200 in the 98 miles along the highway. It was closed when we stayed at Rachel' Inn but we did do the Alien Head series.
ReplyDeleteWe saw three different vehicles full of crazy people. They would pull over, jump out of the car, run about 15 feet off the road, and jump back in. We had to ask at the restaurant what they were doing. Who would stop 1200 in 98 miles to sign a piece of paper?
ReplyDeleteVehicles of crazy people? That's even better than UFOs!
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to do this highway but still haven't. Looks like fun - loved the photos.
ReplyDeleteLook like good fun, geo cahing is becoming very popular here. At least it gets people out and about.
ReplyDeleteWell, it sounds as though you didn't get abducted by aliens, but how cool would THAT be to blog about??
ReplyDeleteWatch what you day about crazy people. You are related to two of them. There is a Geocaching power trail along the highway and some of our friends flew out to try it. We did the mini trail along the canal in Delaware and did 158 caches in 6 hours including time to sit in a cemetery for a picnic lunch.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to put a sign like that on the door of my RV. To keep all the riff-raff away. ;c)
ReplyDeleteWith all that radiation around, do you glow in the dark now?
What I want to know is.....did you buy the mug?????(Or was it just a prop?)
ReplyDeleteLOVE ALiens...of all colors!
ReplyDeleteNOW thats one great photoshop of the flying saucer. I really want to know what is IN AREA 51? Somebody must know!!!