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Sunday, August 3, 2025

The 280 Million Year Story of White Sands National Park! GEO GIRL

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Labels: Basin and Range Province, Chihuahuan Desert, Desert Ecology, National Parks

Thursday, December 30, 2021

The Valles Caldera National Preserve: New Mexico's Crown Jewel

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Labels: Felsic Vulcanism, Jemez Volcanic Field, National Parks, New Mexico Geology, New Mexico, Pyroclastics, Semiarid Grasslands
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