Winter in the desert

This post has been a long time in getting done..... busy in the desert but here it is!

At the end of January we headed south to Quartzsite for a couple of days then on to Sierra Vista, Az. This is the little park where we park with the Huachucha mountians in the background. It's high desert (5000ft) and pretty anytime of the year

We headed to the Titan missile museum for a tour and some interesting information. This is one of 54 intercontinental ballistic missile silos which were operational from 1963 through 1983. As you can see there is very little above ground but lots to see underground.

53 of the 54 silos were destroyed in cooperation with the Soviet Union and this is the only one remaining. We headed down underground to the control room which is preserved in pristine condition. The guide did a simulated missile launch for us. Pretty crude electronics by today's standards.

The Titan 2 missile sits in the silo as it did when it was operational. This is looking up at the nuclear warhead and the top of the silo. If you are in the Tucson area I recommend a half day trip to the Titan site. I'll post this and continue later today.