Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

The photographs in this slideshow were taken over a two-year time period as we visited the park which is quite near our house in Albuquerque. Since the park presents short, moderate hikes, the entire family can enjoy a wonderful morning or afternoon (just don't hike there in the summer in the afternoon. It gets hot!). The white weathered rock formations create surrealistic sculptures against those huge New Mexico bright-blue skies. Once you climb up to the top of the ridge, you can see the broad central Rio Grande valley which runs straight down the middle of New Mexico on its way to Texas and Mexico.

The national monument is nearby the Cochiti Pueblo, one of the many Indian tribes in New Mexico. You are also 30 minutes from the capital, Santa Fe, with its exquisite adobe architecture, its history and numberless art galleries.

Enjoy!
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