LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—Weekends bring a brief respite and slower pace to the Los Alamos townsite in New Mexico, the birthplace of the atomic bomb nearly 80 years ago.
Silent mountains thick with Ponderosa pine surround the town where some of the nation’s best-kept military secrets reside.
The urban sidewalks are empty, except for the occasional tourist or dog walker, and many of the shops, restaurants, and office buildings are closed.
There’s no traffic on the road from Trinity Drive to Oppenheimer Drive.
But, it’s just a matter of time before Los Alamos townsite jumps back into action….