 | Getting picked up again. |
 | Hanging. |
 | Hanging. |
 | Removing the primary mirror cover. |
 | Gaelen and Marie on the gondola. |
 | Gaelen and Marie on the gondola. |
 | Gaelen climbs down. |
 | Getting ready to take the payload outside. |
 | Going outside. |
 | BLAST outside again. |
 | Attaching the ballast. |
 | Attaching the ballast. |
 | BLAST from behind. |
 | Attaching the crush pads. |
 | Weather report. |
 | BLAST comes back in. Hey! at least the NSBF crew is getting good at fitting BLAST through the door... |
 | Discussing improvements that could be made before the next launch attempt. |
 | Santa Rosa Lake overlook. |
 | Santa Rosa Lake (or what's left of it) predawn. |
 | Bugs on the overlook. |
 | Bugs on the overlook. (There were a lot of them). |
 | Santa Rosa Dam and Lake. |
 | A view of Tucumcari. All there is in Tucumcari is hotels; lots and lots of hotels. |
 | Tucumcari is on the Interstate, so it rates a Circle K in addition to two Allsupses. |
 | Another view of Tucumcari. |
 | Heading south from Tucumcari on a secondary highway. The tall hill at left is Saddleback Mesa. |
 | The road less travelled (maybe due to all the construction). |
 | Stopped by the flagman. |
 | Construction beyond the pickup at right you can see the buildings of Ragland, New Mexico. |
 | McAlister, New Mexico. |
 | House, New Mexico. |
 | At the New Mexico Wind Energy Center. |
 | The FPL Energy New Mexico Wind Energy Center |
 | How New Mexico Wind Turbines Generate Electricity |
 | FPL Energy - A Growing National Presence |
 | Clean, Efficient and Affordable Wind Energy |
 | Wind: An Abundant Resource |
 | About Our Partner |
 | View of the windmills from the command hut. |
 | View of the windmills from the command hut. |
 | The New Mexico Wind Energy Center command hut. |
 | A view of the windmill installation overlooking the ridge. |
 | Backside of a windmill. |
 | Windmills. |
 | Looking over the ridge. The dirt track is apparently a county road. |
 | The county road descending the ridge. |
 | Closeup of a windmill. |
 | Closeup of a windmill. |
 | Underneath a windmill. |
 | Underneath a windmill. |
 | A fun new game: find the little lizard! |
 | Hollywood & Vine. |
 | BEST doing compatibility checks. |