Category: Museum

Rapid City SD, Presidents – July 9, 2018

When I did the Blog back on May 27, 2018 I said I had more president pictures which I would post when I got more data.  I have more data here are the pictures.

 

Fort Stockton, Texas – Thursday October 26, 2017

Today was south to Fort Stockton for more history.   The main part of the old town is pretty well closed up however they have saved a bunch of their history.
They spent a million dollars buy the land from the old fort and rebuild some of the buildings.
The guardhouse was one of the only builds left from the original fort.
The museum in town is in one of the original hotels.

We have one of these at home which Jack has been using.
Fort Stockton museum talked about the cattle and how they helped to make the area grow.

Midland, Texas – Petroleum Museum – Wednesday October 25, 2017

This museum has been recently redone with all new displays and a lot of technology.   They have a lot of touch screens that show videos about people who started and built the oil business in the area.
This was a display showing where all the oil came from millions of years ago.
Lot of beautiful paintings.
Information about the oil companies that started here.

Equipment they used to use to drill wells and to they get it out of the ground.

Also had an amazing section of crystals.

It was a good 3-4 hours here.

Presidential Museum & Leadership Library – Monahans Sandhills State Park, Texas – Tuesday October 24, 2017

Moved out of Odessa looking for a nicer place to stay.

The sites are really close but at least it is not a parking lot, site 26.

Before we went looking for a new campsite we went to the Presidential Archives and Leadership Library.
We spent 2 and a half hours reading a lot of the information they have displayed about the presidents and their actions while president.

Painting and a informational plaque for every president.
Paintings of all the First Ladies and a ton of more information.  The focus is how the presidents lead the nation during it’s many difficult times.
This was a cool painting of all the presidents.
Closer look at the right side of the painting.   I know I could have taken a much better pictures.   Anyway, this is a place I’d like to go back to if come back through here.

Las Cruces, NM – Tuesday October 25, 2016

We spent the day visiting places in Las Cruces:
Museum of Nature and Science
the cultural and art museums were closed for updating
Basilica of San Albino
Building in which Billy the Kid was convicted of murder
Farm and Ranch Museum
This was the courthouse in Billy the Kid’s time.

Last year we were on the eastern side of New Mexico where he is buried.
The Farm and Ranch Museum had a whole section on bees, and Jean walked through the whole thing.

 

Carsbad, NM – Living Desert Zoo – Wednesday October 19, 2016

It is a nice small zoo.  It is $5.00 to get in and they have a lot of information about desert plants.
This was in the nocturnal house.
Three bobcats and two mountain lions, these are the bobcats.

If you have one prairie dog you have a bunch and they had a bunch.

They have an aviary however it was closed because a new roof was being put on it.

We had a nice afternoon.  Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park.