Like a bunch of bad boys....we were ridin' into this western town. Full of miners chasing their luck, red Heads along the curb, lookin' for business, some crappy shacks, dealers where ever you'd look - QUARTZSITE, Arizona.
There were several of us - big rigs, small rigs, crappy rigs - all headin' the same direction, findin' a spot to put oneself for the night.
Yesss, we made it again into this metropole of half crazy outlandish looking, mostly of advanced age travelers and outright bums.
We set up camp, had our supper, walked the dog and were sittin' outside relishing the warm night. Aah, that's life!
But hey, I promised something yesterday: our continued visit to the moon!
While meeting for the flight to the moon, I met this colleague who had just returned from an extraterrestrial trip.
After seeing the petrified forest, we went to see the famous Barringer Meteor crater. I have read things about the crater ranging from calling it a 'Tourist trap' (oh no!) to the 'most wonderful experience'. (Yess) The truth: You won't find a more moon-like thing anywhere.
The crater, which is 700ft deep, with a diameter of 0.7miles and circumference of 2.4 miles, is a result of a meteroite impact 50,000 years ago. The creation of the crater took about 10 seconds. And here is the thing: You read about it, you say WOW, but you don't really understand reality, until you stand above the rim, letting your gaze go around the whole thing, taking in the sheer size, the depth of the hole before you. And slowly your mind plays a game - - - you are on the moon and there will be many of those craters all over. The surface is pocknarbed and there is nobody else than you.
Looks like the Barringer Crater, but is on the moon
Have a moonish Halloween!
When that Asteroid hit, the Shockwave spread for hundreds of miles.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy the adventure.
It's about time.