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Nov 12, 2009 - The Valley of Fires
We drove from the Missions to the Malpais(Spainish for badlands) at dusk and were rewarded with sightings of elk and pronghorns. They were not road kill, but alive and bounding through the fields and across the road. The Malpais, also called the Valley of Fire is a 44 mile long by 2-5 mile wide expanse of lava which flowed from vents covering portions of the Tularosa Basin. This happened from 1500 to 2000 years ago. The surface is very rough and sharp, making walking very treacherous. Though we did stray off the path, we did the majority of...
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