Roswell Travel Forum

Ok, this year the 4th of July weekend will be a bunch of "firsts": first train trip, first time to NM and first UFO convention. Yeah, I know it's dorky, but I can't help it, I've been into UFOs since I was a kid.

We will be taking Amtrak to Albuquerque and then driving down to Roswell. Our weekend should look like this:

Depart LA 7/1, arrive Albuquerque 7/2 @ noon
Drive to Roswell, spend the night there 7/2
Drive out to Carlsbad Caverns 7/3 then
???
Catch Amtrak back to LA afternoon of 7/4

After Carlsbad Caverns, should we drive back to Roswell and spend the night in Roswell, or is there somewhere else on the way back to Albuquerque that's worth spending the night at? We don't need to be back until 2pm on 7/4 to return the car and catch the train, so we don't need to be in Albuquerque the night before unless there's nowhere else to visit, and although I am into UFOs I get the feeling I don't need to spend the whole weekend in Roswell.

Thanks,
Aki

Gina ... you and I have something in common :) [I loooove aliens] - after the caverns tour the mountains on your way to alamagordo/white sands. check out the NASA museum if you can, it's located near alamagordo [the first space monkey is interred there] then take I-25 back up toward ABQ. If you have the time, swing through the bosque del apache nature preserve, but that might be pushing it :)

Sorry, long night at work ... so can't be more specific - but regardless, have a blast!