When we left Carlsbad this morning we took some two lane roads across to Odessa. We saw acres of "ducks" some of which were pumping oil. If they were working the air smelled of oil. That part of New Mexico must be rich in oil. There also were herds of cattle grazing in this area but we only saw one ranch house as they are so far off the roads.
Upon arrival in Odessa we found out they had a place called Stonehenge. So we went to check it out. What you will see is just a small replica of the real Stonehenge. I think they said about a third the size. It was interesting to walk around it.
Roger is sitting about in the center of the Stonehenge to give you some idea the size. The walkway you see around it had interesting facts to read. There were also stones on the other side of the walk at different intervals.
From here we drove to see where the Odessa Greater Meteor landed. They did quite a bit of research from '39-'41 but then the war stopped the research. I am standing about in the middle of the crater hole to give you some idea. It is not as deep as originally because over the years it has had sand blow in to fill it up. There is also a Museum to learn alot. It is the second largest in the world. Largest being in Austraila. There is a piece of the meteorite in the Museum that was found on this site. Dee is standing somewhere to he right of the sign.
As you can see they have made a walkway around the crater, but they warn you to watch for snakes.
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