Heading East

I left my friend Steven's new acquired property in Show Low and headed  east to join up with WIN friends in  Phenix City, AL. 

Traveling across NM on route 60  the landscape was mostly 

Pinion Pine trees. 

I spotted this antenna array in the distance and went to investigate 

In the 1960' and 70's, Professor Ron Bracewell used 32 of 

these 10 foot antennas to predict solar storms. 

They were mounted on the piers below which were 

moved here from there original location at 

Stanford University 

The piers were saved because Bracewell 

invited visiting scientists to chisel there names on them.

Over 200 historic names, including two Nobel Prize winners, 

have been identified on these ten restored piers.

The sun dial indicates it is a little after 12, it is about an hour and half show. 

Maybe it something to do with  day light savings time

Since 1980 the VLA has been in operation every day, 

all day and night except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's 

I enjoyed watching several rock climbers demonstrate their skills on this 

cliff across from where I was camped.

Coming down

Beautiful Box Canyon recreation area

It will do for the night.