Roswell, NM

Town and Country RV Park (18-22 Apr 23)

Welcome to UFO Central and the land of all things extraterrestrial!  Home of the infamous “1947 Incident”, Roswell was too close to not visit on our journey west!  It was a great little stop even if incredibly windy every day of our stay.  

We started our day of exploration with lunch at the “Rib Crib BBQ” restaurant.  They have been ‘slinging the good BBQ since 1992.’  BBQ always seems like a roll of the dice and being somewhat of an accomplished BBQ cook myself, my standards are pretty high! 😉  I am happy to report that the food did not disappoint!  My brisket, pulled pork, sausage sandwich was delicious, and Tina’s ribs were falling off the bone tender and quite tasty!  The variety of sides was also very good!  It was a great start to the afternoon!  

Needless to say, we had to visit the “International UFO Museum and Research Center.”  It is THE resource for information related to the “1947 Incident” and other UFO sightings in the 20th century.  Whether you are an alien believer or not, this museum holds a wealth of historical information chronicling the controversy of the existence of extraterrestrial visitors.  There are some interesting displays and an extensive research library containing volumes of documents, videos, and tapes. 

Remaining true to our search for the perfect craft beer, we visited the only brewery in Roswell, the “Black Cock.”   Housed in a very non-descript roadside building on U.S. 285 near central Roswell, the brewery works with the Tres Hermanos food truck as a kitchen and turns out some very tasty food!  Anticipating the need for some ‘absorption’ prior to imbibing, I had the green chili cheeseburger – worthy of mention on our burger rankings, and Tina thoroughly enjoyed her tacos carnitas!

Unfortunately, the brewery specialized in ciders and seltzers… fortunately, they do have other craft beers on tap!  After sampling several offerings, Tina favored the Sierra Blanca Brewing Co ‘Pecan Amber’, and I selected the Santa Fe Brewing Co ‘Social Hour.’  Dana, the bartender extraordinaire, also provided a taste of the “Milkshake”, which was a mix of the Pecan Amber and another Sierra Blanca offering called the ‘Vanilla Milk Stout.’  It was quite tasty, but not something either of us was looking for at the time!  

We also learned from Cat, the brewer, that it was ‘Whiskey Wednesday.’  After she was off the clock, she joined a group of us and in the spirit of hospitality and promoting the daily special, bought us a round!  She also introduced the shot with a pickle juice chaser!  Yes, I know . . .sounds not so good, but let me tell you, the pickle juice did quite the trick on tempering the whiskey shot!  It was an unexpectedly good combo!  Thanks, Cat!  

Remaining true to making new friends at the breweries, in addition to Dana and Cat, we met another RVer couple, Dave and Annette, who just began their own seven-month summer adventure.  We of course compared notes and gave some suggestions as they are headed along a route we have traveled in the past.  Hopefully we gave them some good ideas.  They have their own Facebook page called “The Castle Aarrgh” if you want to keep up with their travels!  Also joining our group was Renee, who recently relocated to New Mexico from Texas for work.  She works in regional sales and was only passing through Roswell from her main office in Albuquerque.  We look forward to sharing another beer with her as we pass through Albuquerque in June.  There were numerous other alien related tourist venues to visit, but we resisted the temptation so we could leave something for the next visit! 😉  

We stayed at the “Town and Country RV campground.”  Our check-in was quick and easy.  The desk staff was extremely helpful, and we were very appreciative that we could check in an hour early to set up for a work call.  The campground consists of the older front and the newer back section.  The front section has a much better growth of mature trees and some shade.  The back section not so much.  They have trees planted, but they are about 10 years away from providing any effective shade.  The back section, which we parked in, is well groomed gravel, level and adequately sized sites.  The back section is set up with paired buddy sites and while a good size, are not separated by any notable distance.  We were fine during the week, but the population grew for the weekend and we are happy to be departing Saturday morning for our next stop on the way west!