Day 3 - New Mexico

I scouted the Very Large Array location, last night. Therefore this morning it was an easy drive to the location. I have to look up the exact dimensions but the dishes have a diameter of 25 meter. This half year they are all I the D-configuration. Unofficial that stands for Darn close. What I didn't know was that they move quite quickly. At 8am the visitor center opened and I could get some shots closer to the VLA. But when I got there they were all in an unfavorable position I.e. a lot of shade. When I was thinking about what to do with the situation, one of the operators came out to smoke a cigarette and told me they would rotate in about 15 minutes.

On my way to the state park City of Rocks, I realized that New Mexico has a, even lower population density that Texas. I drove for over an hour without spotting a house or gas station.