Last October, my wife and I decided we'd drive out to the VLA for a day trip. While this technically isn't
a Miata Club outing, I guess we both own Miatas. Therefore, two Miata drivers = club outing! hehe. Really,
I just wanted to post these pix.
The Very Large Array (or VLA) is one of the worlds largest astronomical radio observatories. More info
can be found here. It's a great drive. I highly
recommend it.
Sarah with Sharka and an antenna
Sharka with the same antenna
Sharka again...
Sharka on the road to nowhere
You'll notice the antenna is turning. We pulled off the road to park and the dish started making funny
noises. I thought they were coming to take us away. Really, it was just doing a sweep of the sky
along with the other 50-some dishes scattered throughout the desert. The VLA was in its wide Y-configuration,
so no better shots were anywhere to be taken.
The road to nowhere is actually the road off the main highway to the VLA observatory. In the entire time
we were parked, only one truck drove past. I decided to take the opportunity to capture this shot. I'd seen
a similar one in a magazine years ago and always wanted one. He looks pretty good with Bucky's 2001
15" wheels, doesn't he?
We figured we'd try to burn up some of the crappy tire that came with Bucky via the road trip.
By the looks of the rubber and the 400 treadwear rating printed on the side, we've got a lot of
road trips left to take...
