Drinks @ LITTLE A'LE'INN in Rachel, Nevada Near Area 51

The dog hasn't moved since this morning...

Eric & I are at LITTLE A'LE'INN early for Happy Hour.

My son, Adam, told me about this quote:  "We don't want the UFO groupies over at LITTLE A-LE'INN to spot us."  It's from Dean M. Cole's Ambush (Sector 64 Book One).

Eric & I take a seat

at the bar & read

the drink boards.

Bud Light's Alien Beer

is very popular.

The Alien-themed decor is kitschy.

It's a shame stupidity isn't painful.

A wise Alien indeed...

I chose the Vulcan Mind Meld

made with Rum, Triple Sec,

Peach Schnapps, Cranberry

& Pineapple Juice.

Eric got a Guinness & Jameson

on the Rocks.

Our day trip around Area 51 is at an end.  I'm glad our nephew Jason asked us to visit the area for him.

Shopping @ E.T. FRESH JERKY From AREA 51 in Hiko, Nevada Near Area 51

Our next stop:

E.T. FRESH JERKY From AREA 51 

This is a Restricted Area

Eric & the Alien agree to

 work together for

 Galactic Peace.

Masks are required

for all life forms.

Eric shops the Universal

Wall of Jerky.

BIG PAPA & HOT MAMA

Dill Pickles

Aliens are proud of

their Honey.

I think it's ironic that

the Alien is holding a

Beware of Aliens

sign.

Key Chain Lariats 

are in the background.

Phone Chargers & Wires

Olives, Jams & Jellies

& Alien Candy

Don't forget your 

Alien Express Card 

& Area 51 Stickers to 

decorate everything...

Eric bought some Jerky to give as gifts.  Just one more photo before we leave...

The Cowboys & Aliens First Encounter Mural

It's time to drive back to LITTLE A'LE3'INN.

Shopping for All Things Alien @ AREA 51 Research Center Near Area 51

On to our next tourist trap...

AREA 51 Research Center

I STORMED AREA 51

THANK YOU

The Research Center awaits...

WELCOME

THEY CAN'T STOP US ALL!

9 - 20 - 19

 Get your ALiEN TEQUILA

here.

ALiEN Honey

Made with 100%
Blue Agave Nectar

This little Alien is happy

to greet shoppers.

Claim your Alien Space...

Alien Shades & Koozies

Start you Extraterrrestrial

Library here.

 

X-FILES

I Want To Believe

Visitors leave their autographs

at the Extraterrestrial Highway

sign.

The ALiEN TEQUILLA

flying saucer display 

with Marilyn Monroe

& Aliens

Marilyn looks mah-velous...

BIGFOOT SEARCH KIT

& Guide Book

There's always room for

Comic Books!

The Christmas Tree is still

decorated because Alien

ornaments sell all year

round.

Eric and I shopped to our hearts' content and continued our drive to our next tourist trap...

The Black Mail Box Near Area 51

Nevada State Route 375 East...

... & return to the Black Mailbox.

People put stickers on the

side of this landmark.

People gather here to watch the skies.  They look for Alien spacecraft and swap stories about their Alien hunting adventures.  Some camp nearby for days and wait...  

Stickers were left on the

mailbox's door.

What makes this mailbox different from others in the area?  Steve and Glenda Meldin moved to a nearby ranch in 1973 and put the mailbox up for mail delivery.  In 1989 Bob Lazar told a TV station in Las Vegas that he worked on alien spacecraft at nearby Nellis Air Force Base's Training Range and watched saucer test flights in Tikaboo Valley near Area 51.  

It's been used for target practice.

The easy-to-spot mailbox became a meeting place in 1989 and remains a tourist attraction to this day.

A shot of me taking a picture

of the mailbox's interior.

Daylight illuminates the

black interior.

There are stickers inside 

too.

Eric & I search the skies for

extraterrestrial spacecraft.

No eerily wavering spacial distortions.  No iridescent objects arc across the sky.  Not even a contrail.  Eric and I will keep watching the skies...

Area 51's Back Gate

 The server at LITTLE A'LE'INN gave Eric instructions to Area 51's Back Gate.  It's about 12 miles away...  

We take a right off of 

Nevada State Route 375 East

onto a gravel road.

Pronghorn Antelope stroll 

across the desert plain.

They turn & pose...

Horses graze in an enclosure.

The one on the right is larger

& has a heavier coat.

I wonder what breed it is.

The remains of an old truck

About Area 51...  It's a military base that was built and equipped during the Cold War to spy on the Soviet Union.  All the secrecy involved in Spycraft has made this isolated, secretive installation the focus of a LOT of speculation...  The most popular theory is that Aliens that crashed near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947 are kept here.  

The following Google Earth images are from Eric's phone.  

This picture shows dried-out

Lake Groom on the top &

Area 51's runways on the

lower left.

According to an ABC News

article, the lake bed has

runways.

This image shows a more

detailed view of Area 51.

This Air Force training base

covers 38,400 acres.

The commute to work for civilian employees is looong...  Rachel is the closest town and 54 people live there.  That's not enough people to staff needed positions at Area 51.  It's believed that base employees fly out of McCarran Airport in Las Vegas on Janet Airline and land at Homey Airport at Area 51.  

Our first glimpse of Area 51's

Back Gate.

This secretive Air Base has been known by other names:  Dreamland, Yuletide, Watertown, and Paradise Ranch.  The CIA and Air Force have developed surveillance planes, including the 1950s U-2 Spy Plane and the Stealth F-117 Nighthawk at Area 51.  

I'm sure that after the planes are built, they're used for training.  Remote Area 51 is a great place to do this.  In his research of Area 51, Eric read that Sonic Booms are common in these parts.  

Eric drives closer...

He stops the car about 30 feet 

from the Back Gate.

The long lens on my camera

allows me to get these 

close-up shots.

How did a military base become entangled in stories of aliens, alien experiments, and researching recovered alien technology?    In 1952 the Air Force started Project Blue Book to investigate UFO reports.  Because there was CIA involvement, rumors started of Alien overflights.  (As a Librarian, I choose to share information found at the National Archives.) 

I take a picture from the left

side of the Gate.

There are two cameras on tall

poles just past the fenceline.

Collecting extraterrestrial contact information and evidence, and storing it must occur somewhere.  Secretive Area 51 became the magnet of speculation that continues today.  Plans were made to Storm Area 51 on September 20, 2019.  LITTLE A'LE'INN's ten rooms were booked and the fee to camp on the Inn's 30-acre property was $15.00 per tent.  The sprint through the desert to Storm Area 51 was set to start at 3:00 am...

To the left of the Gate, there are

many signs.

The gist is... don't enter; stay

out; no drone flights allowed.

One Million people were expected...  About 40 people arrived at Area 51, demanding access to the base.  they were dispersed by law enforcement.  

I'm good at following rules.

I keep my distance.

I take out two jars & a large spoon

& start putting dirt in the jar

on the left.

The one on the right is quickly

filled with rocks.

Eric gets a pic of us at

Area 51's Back Gate.

We have fulfilled our promise to our nephew, Jason.  Now we'll visit the other tourist traps in the area.