After having my fan installed today at Badlands in Las Cruces*, I visited White Sands National Monument, east of Las Cruces NM.

Driving past the White Sands Missile Range was pretty neat. I had wanted to see the Trinity Site yesterday (where the first atom bomb was detonated), but unfortunately didn't have time. Maybe next trip...

For some cool pics, see http://www.wsmr.army.mil/ and wait for the pictures to change.

*Side note on finally finding someone to install the fan. The guys at Badlands in Las Cruces were very good about making time to work on my bike despite a full schedule. The mechanic was kind enough to let me watch him work on it, and I didn't feel so bad when he had trouble getting the damn thing pulled out of there just like I did. He busted the plastic tab (as I'm sure I would have too if I had kept working on it) but reattached the unit with some silicone.