Morning of the last day. We’re looking at the southeast rim of Kilbourne Hole in the Potrillo Volcanic Field of southern New Mexico. Yesterday we explored and found dropstones but no mantle xenoliths, which are one of the most interesting and scientifically important aspects of the area. Kilbourne Hole is...Read more

Morning in the wilds outside Deming, New Mexico. We breakfast, pack, and drive to Rock Hound State Park. We paid the overnight camping fee last night, though there turned out not to be a camp site; we might as well get part of our money’s worth by hiking there today....Read more

We wake to a calm morning. Breakfast, then back up the road a couple of miles to Lake Valley. The ghost town is now a reasonably well-curated mining museum, with signage. The town was more prosperous than most mining towns. There was actually quite a lot of silver in them...Read more

We awake from a pretty good night’s sleep, and find it a relatively warm morning. Gary is enjoying his hammock. It does seem like just the thing, at least in good weather. It may not be so great in the rain, where it would be a bit large to fit...Read more

We awake to a distinctly chilly morning. Fortunately, all our subsequent camp sites would be at lower elevation and further south, and we would be warmer. The beautiful fall weather continues to hold. Morning in Quemado. We’re looking south across the eastern outskirts of town. (It’s not a big town.)...Read more

I’ve fallen into the habit of taking one or two trips every year where I make a point of seeing some new geology. Often these are combined with visits to family, for weddings or graduations or just because. And one of the first was with my friend Bruce Rabe, and...Read more