Valles Caldera
Valles Caldera

Author: Fraser Goff

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0826345905

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Formed by massive volcanic eruptions over a million years ago, the Valles Caldera offers scientists unprecedented opportunities for studying its geologic wonders, and now as a national preserve, it offers the public a unique outdoor experience.

Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve
Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve

Author: Coco Rae

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2022-04-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 082636361X

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Avid hiker Coco Rae shares her extensive knowledge and her love of exploration at one of New Mexico’s greatest treasures in this updated and expanded edition of Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve. The first comprehensive trail guide to Valles Caldera National Preserve now includes over seventy color photographs and everything visitors need to know to enjoy this vast caldera, one of the largest in the United States. The guide includes detailed descriptions of over twenty-five trails accompanied by topographical maps, recommendations for mountain bikers, and a history of the preserve. A geological and environmental wonder created over a million years ago, Valles Caldera National Preserve, west of Los Alamos, New Mexico, offers outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers endless opportunities to discover the natural history of New Mexico through the caldera’s vast mountain meadows, extensive biodiversity, and meandering streams. Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve offers first-time and returning visitors a complete guide to the recreation and beauty found in this unique landscape.

New Perspectives on Rio Grande Rift Basins: From Tectonics to Groundwater
New Perspectives on Rio Grande Rift Basins: From Tectonics to Groundwater

Author: Mark R. Hudson

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 0813724945

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"Extending from Colorado, USA, on the north to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on the south, the Rio Grande rift divides the Colorado Plateau on the west from the interior of the North American craton on the east. This volume focuses on the Rio Grande rift's upper crustal basins and is organized geographically with study areas progressing from north to south. Nineteen chapters cover a variety of topics, including sedimentation history, rift basin geometries and the influence of older structure on rift basin evolution, faulting and strain transfer within and among basins, relations of magmatism to rift tectonism, and basin hydrogeology"--Provided by publisher.