Date Change on the Geo Tour

The June 27th, "Journey into the Geologic History of the Preserve" tour has had it's date change to June 7th.

Kirt Kempter, our volunteer Geologist and expert tour guide has been called away by the National Geographic Society and he has graciously offered to do the tour on this earlier date.

We have done this tour four times and it's still very popular. Make sure you get on the signup sheet early as we anticipate the June 7th tour will fill up quickly.

Here is the description in case you don't have it handy:

8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. meeting in Espanola

Please join us for an exciting and popular geologic tour of the north rim of the Valles Caldera led by local geologist, international tour guide, and Los Amigos member, Kirt Kempter. This is the third season for this tour and it’s just as popular as ever, with views that will knock your socks off.

Departing from Española at 9:00 a.m., we will drive west on Forest Road 144 (also know 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 milmillion years ago. Our destination will be a picnic lunch stop along the north rim of the Valles Caldera known as “Hunter’s Point.” Here you will find the most spectacular views 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. This dynamic story includes 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.
Kirt is offering this tour as a fundraiser for Los Amigos.

A high-clearance 4x4 vehicle is required for this tour, as we will be traveling over very rough roads. Room in vehicles may be available for those without a high clearance vehicle on a first come, first served basis. If you haven’t taken this tour yet, don’t miss out!

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

If you would like to reserve a space for one of our activities, please send an email to Los Amigos (info@losamigosdevallescaldera.org) with your name, phone number, number in your party, and other pertinent details—or call 505-412-3843.