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VISITING TWO UFO HOT-SPOTS ON A MOTORCYCLE

I’ve just returned from a 1300 mile motorcycle tour to the four-corners area of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. This tour was an excuse to ride a motorcycle to two UFO hot-spots (listed in my E-Book). I visited The UFO Watchtower in Hooper, Colorado and Dulce, New Mexico.

My first day’s ride took me from my home to Bluff, Utah. The ride through the Navajo Reservation and Monument Valley was beautiful (and very different from the same trip in a car, which I’ve done many times). Overnighting at The Recapture Lodge in Bluff was relaxing and I awoke refreshed for the second day’s ride to Alamosa, Colorado. After checking into my hotel in Alamosa, I relaxed a bit, grabbed an early dinner, and headed 20 miles north to The UFO Watchtower.

There was nobody at The UFO Watchtower when I arrived but I was soon met by Judy, the proprietor, who opened the gift shop and gave me a tour of the place. I shot some photos and videos and had a nice chat with Judy who told me about the numerous UFO sightings in the area and her own personal sightings of a disk, triangle and cigar-shaped UFOs. This is another “fun UFO destination” like the Little A’ Le Inn in Rachel, Nevada or the Roswell UFO Museum.

The day after visiting The UFO Watchtower I rode south on Highway 17 to a little town called Antonito, and turned westward on Highway 17 through Chama, NM to Dulce. I’d been through Dulce once before while on my way to Taos. This time, like before, I didn’t spend a long time in Dulce (it’s very small). If you’re familiar with the Dulce UFO legends, it’s kind of a scary place. With stories of grey and reptilian aliens, men in black, a horrible base under Archuleta Mesa where genetic experiments are performed one might want to just keep going. Dulce is a creepy place! The first time I was there I had a weird feeling of foreboding but not this time. It’s strange to see a large hotel/casino in such a small town, but, all things considered, the casino probably draws a lot of folks from the surrounding area for entertainment. Looking up at Archuleta Mesa with a telephoto lens I did see many antennas, towers and other hi-tech looking structures. I think there probably is something going on beneath the mesa.

I learned that Big Brother has invaded the backroads of Colorado in the guise of photo-radar/speed cameras. I’m sure “safety” is the excuse for this Orwellian revenue-generator. Navajo police don’t care about speeding ---one passed me on the Rez and he had to be going 100 mph ‘cause I was cruising at 80 mph! And thank goodness for hi-tech motorcycle gear. On my third day I rode through two 10,000 foot passes where it was about 50 degrees, and by the end of the day it was 100 degrees in the desert!

There’s no such thing as a ‘bad day’ on a motorcycle!

Dale

July 2010

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