“I grew up in Albuquerque my entire life and when I was growing up, Valles Caldera was a private ranch; and it never showed up on a map other than a big white square,” Silva-Bañuelos sai ...

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May 19—VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE — Jorge Silva-Bañuelos fell in love the moment he turned the corner on N.M. 4 and first laid eyes on the wide expanse of this nearly 89,000-acre jewel ...

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Just past the Valles Caldera National Preserve sign, in New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains, he brakes. The pine forests sandwiching Highway 4 have dropped away, replaced to the north by the Valle ...

Among them is one of the newest in the system, the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico, which traces its origins to a mere 1.25 million years ago. That’s when a massive volcanic ...

JEMEZ PUEBLO, N.M. — The Valles Caldera is a hidden gem in northern New Mexico, as it’s home to vast grasslands, the remnant of a massive volcanic explosion and one of the most notable elk ...

The Valles Caldera National Preserve was recognized as an International Dark Sky Park (IDSP) in 2021. (Courtesy of The U.S. National Park Service) The Valles Caldera National Preserve was already ...