Back on March 7th, I went to the Valley of Fires recreation area in the Tularosa Basin of south central New Mexico. The Malpais lava flow stretches across the recreation area here where lava blankets the lower elevations of the basin and stretches southward for miles. You can see it on satellite imagery, including the google earth image below.
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It reminded me of the island of Hawaii, only without the nearby ocean…that and the yucca plants and prickly pear cactus.
I have a few more images that can be seen here. You can see Carrizo Mountain in the background of some of the images. After stopping in the Valley of Fires I continued southward to White Sands National Monument. I am still in the process of uploading those pictures, and I hope to have a post later in the week with links to them.
