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Explosively wanderlustful

Welcome to this week’s installment. So this week I thought I’d explore around the Pine Spring area north of Los Alamos. There’s not a trail here, particularly; the map shows forest roads into the area, and there are all kinds of different rock formations clustered within half a mile of...Read more

Wanderlusting Cerro La Jara

But first, the usual word from our sponsor: So I had hoped to hike across Banco Bonito to El Cajete. Banco Bonito is a big obsidian flow that is thought to be the youngest volcanic flow in the Jemez. El Cajete is the crater it came from. Unfortunately, I was...Read more
The wanderlust, it is upon me

The wanderlust, it is upon me

Sometimes when I want to clear my head, a long walk is good. I’ve also taken an interest in local geology lately. So I decided last Monday to take a hike in the hills northwest of Los Alamos, in the head of Rendija Canyon behind LA Mountain. There’s a trail...Read more

Impact, &c.

Day 0: Arrival Bruce Rabe, “lapsed paleontologist” (his own description), arrives at White Rock and we get together for dinner at The Bandelier Grill. The Bandelier Grill is one of two eating establishments in White Rock, the other being a McChinese. The Bandelier Grill has changed hands several times and...Read more
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