hoodoo with face
Thanks to all who visit, look at my photos and perhaps "favourite" them. I really, really appreciate a comment, good or bad, about my photos. If you have a tip for making a particular scene better then by all means make that comment. Just say 'Hi' to let me know you were here, even. I'm not thin-skinned and I certainly won't start a war of words. Again, thank you for dropping by.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico (near Cochiti), is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed site. Kasha-Katuwe means "white cliffs" in the Pueblo language Keresan. The area owes its remarkable geology to layers of volcanic rock and ash deposited by pyroclastic flow from a volcanic explosion within the Jemez Volcanic Field that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago. Over time, weathering and erosion of these layers has created canyons and tent rocks. The tent rocks themselves are cones of soft pumice and tuff beneath harder caprocks of sandstone, and vary in height from a few feet to around 90 feet.
The monument is open for day use only and be aware please that the gate is locked at closing and your car cannot get out of that gate! A 1.2 mile (1.9 km) recreation trail leads up through a slot canyon to a lookout point where the tent rocks may be viewed from above. A 1.3 mile (2 km) loop trail leads past their base but the aforementioned 1.2 mile loop through the slot canyon is my favorite. The park is located on the Pajarito Plateau between 5700 and 6400 feet (1737–1951 m) above sea level. The monument is closed to dogs and you will not be admitted at the gate if you have a dog in your car. If you are as old as I am you should have a Golden Eagle pass or similar (Aged 63 or older and costs only $10) you are admitted free of charge.
hoodoo with face
Thanks to all who visit, look at my photos and perhaps "favourite" them. I really, really appreciate a comment, good or bad, about my photos. If you have a tip for making a particular scene better then by all means make that comment. Just say 'Hi' to let me know you were here, even. I'm not thin-skinned and I certainly won't start a war of words. Again, thank you for dropping by.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico (near Cochiti), is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed site. Kasha-Katuwe means "white cliffs" in the Pueblo language Keresan. The area owes its remarkable geology to layers of volcanic rock and ash deposited by pyroclastic flow from a volcanic explosion within the Jemez Volcanic Field that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago. Over time, weathering and erosion of these layers has created canyons and tent rocks. The tent rocks themselves are cones of soft pumice and tuff beneath harder caprocks of sandstone, and vary in height from a few feet to around 90 feet.
The monument is open for day use only and be aware please that the gate is locked at closing and your car cannot get out of that gate! A 1.2 mile (1.9 km) recreation trail leads up through a slot canyon to a lookout point where the tent rocks may be viewed from above. A 1.3 mile (2 km) loop trail leads past their base but the aforementioned 1.2 mile loop through the slot canyon is my favorite. The park is located on the Pajarito Plateau between 5700 and 6400 feet (1737–1951 m) above sea level. The monument is closed to dogs and you will not be admitted at the gate if you have a dog in your car. If you are as old as I am you should have a Golden Eagle pass or similar (Aged 63 or older and costs only $10) you are admitted free of charge.