Woah! Somebody really, really likes pecans!

Thanks to Steve Andersen and William Eckley.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park is in north-western New Mexico and was the heart of the ancestral Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. During that time they built monumental “great houses” from the yellow-orange sandstone that permeates the region, the largest of which is Pueblo Bonita which had more than 600 rooms and was inhabited by about 1000 people. Just to the East is another such house, Chetro Ketl and even more to the west.

Thanks: Forthright, Josh, Jim Scott, Matt Van Pelt, Jacob Harris, Jeff Burton, ambientfusion, John, Adam Sanders, Matt Musselman & woowoowoo.

This massive structure is apparently a US Air Force test stand and is one of the world’s largest wooden structure. Military planes are parked on it and their resistance to things like lightning and EMP are tested (Or maybe they drive stunt cars really fast off the end for fun…). I couldn’t find much more information about this on the ‘net, so if you find any post it here.

Update: This website describes some of the other sights at Kirtland Air Force Base. Including rocket sled, crazy solar power experiments and more.

Thanks: Ned Hastings & Chris