Road Trip Stories

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part X

by Dustin March 1, 2019

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part X

Through the looking glass at Meteor Crater. Photo by Dustin Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!) After being completely awe struck for an entire afternoon by...

Posted in Arizona, Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Grand Canyon, meteor, Meteor Crater National Landmark

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part IX

by Dustin January 6, 2019

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part IX

Overlooking Grand Canyon. Photo by Jenny Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!) Just as the sun shined a glimpse of itself over the silhouette of the Desert Mo...

Posted in Area 51, Arizona, Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Nevada, UFO, Vegas

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part VIII

by Dustin December 7, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part VIII

Scoping out Area 51. Photo by Jenny Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!) I hopped in the passenger seat and shut the car door behind me. Jenny was trying to ...

Posted in Area 51, Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Nevada, road trip entertainment

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part VII

by Dustin November 8, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part VII

Joshua trees in the Nevada desert. Photo by Dustin Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!) Standing on the road with the desert sun fading behind the mountains ...

Posted in Area 51, Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Nevada

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part VI

by Dustin October 20, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part VI

Newly Engaged at Arizona State Line. We’re going to get married! Newly engaged, we were filled with a new energy for the remainder of our road ...

Posted in Area 51, Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part V

by Dustin September 13, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part V

Four Corners. Photo by Dustin Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!™) So, there we were, putzing along the first road we could turn on after passing through th...

Posted in Arizona, Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Colorado, Four Corners, New Mexico, Utah

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part IV

by Dustin August 20, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part IV

Outside The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. Photo by Dustin Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!™) We headed toward Albuquerque where we thoug...

Posted in Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Los Alamos, Los Alamos National Laboratories, New Mexico, rocket, Santa Fe, The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part III

by Dustin August 9, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part III

UFO and Alien exhibit in International UFO Mueseum and Research Center. Photo by Dustin Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!) We parked down the street from o...

Posted in Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, New Mexico, Roswell, UFO

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part II

by Dustin July 27, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part II

International UFO Museum and Research Center Road Sign. Photo by Dustin Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!™) The first leg of the trip my wife and I drove s...

Posted in Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, New Mexico, Roswell

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Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part I

by Dustin July 17, 2018

Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, Part I

Sunset drive somewhere in Texas. Photo by Dustin Hodges (Omigod, Dibs!™) Okay, this next trip for us was one of those once-in-a-lifetime kinda ...

Posted in Close Encounters of The OMG Kind, New Mexico

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