The Trestle, Kirtland Air Force Base  Unknown Fields (UF) is a
design studio, originating in London’s Architectural
Association, that "ventures out on annual expeditions to the
ends of the earth exploring unreal and forgotten landscapes,
alien terrains and obsolete ecologies." Right now, Mark
Pilkington, author of Mirage Men and publisher of Strange
Attractor, is leading this busload of architects, writers,
filmmakers and artists in an exploration of the mythic landscape
of the American Southwest, and the stories that it has
inspired. Their trajectory takes them from Kirtland Air Force
Base in Albuquerque New Mexico to Black Rock City, Nevada, via
sites of military, architectural and folkloric significance.
Mark is sending us occasional postcards from the edge. - David
Pescovitz           1. Kirkland AFB has all sorts of odd things
like that dotting the landscape. Many of them are affiliated
with Sandia National Lab, which sits on the base. Just driving
around the base, there are no shortage of “wtf is that?”