Don't Miss the Sept 20th Geology Tour

On Saturday September 20th, Los Amigos is holding a fundraising Geology Tour of the Valles Caldera and Northern Jemez Mountains. (Details are below.) Please note that to participate you must have a High Clearance vehicle. (The roads are very ruff this year.) If you don't have a high clearance vehicle, there may be room in another vehicle for you. Make a note of this when you RSVP. We will do what we can to see if there is room for you in a high clearance vehicle.

Members and Non-Members are invited.

Journey into the Geologic History of the Preserve

Saturday, September 20
8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Please join us for an exciting geologic tour of the north rim of the Valles Caldera led by local geologist, international tour guide, and Los Amigos member, Kirt Kempter. Departing from Española at 9:00 am, (MAP Below) we will drive west on Forest Road 144 (also known as 39-mile road), stopping at several view points as we wind our way into the northern Jemez Mountains. As we ascend the back side of Chicoma Peak there will be spectacular views of the Rio Grande Rift, Pajarito Plateau, and other geologic features of the northern Jemez Mountains. The road also cuts through the core of an old volcano, active 10 million years ago. Our destination will be a picnic lunch stop along the north rim of the Valles Caldera, providing a spectacular view of the northern portion of the caldera. A lecture at this stop will provide a geologic history of the caldera since the massive eruption occurred 1.2 million years ago, a dynamic story including multiple lakes and volcanic eruptions within the caldera since its collapse. We will finish up with a tour through the Preserve to the Valle Grande Staging Area at La Jara.

Kirt is offering this tour as a fundraiser for Los Amigos.

Lunch provided! Cost: $35/person; max: 35 participants

Please RSVP if your interested in going on this outstanding and rare adventure: info@losamigosdevallescaldera.org or call Greg Kendall at (505)412-3843.

Photos from last years tour: PHOTOS

Map to meeting place in Espanola:
1221 Paseo de Onate (HWY 285) in Espanola. It's near the Northeast corner of HWY 285 and Fairview Lane. The point on the map below is a little off.
It's a Conoco/Quik Stop/KFC place.
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