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Mountains & <strong>Mesas</strong><br />
Capulin Volcano at Capulin<br />
National Monument<br />
across the road is County<br />
Road 54.2. It should be about<br />
3.5 miles from Aguilar. Turn<br />
right onto the dirt road.<br />
From here out, most of the<br />
land around you is private<br />
property and open range, so<br />
there won’t be fences and<br />
there may be cows on or near<br />
the road. The second half of<br />
this loop involves lots of hills,<br />
so if it’s been rainy lately,<br />
consider rescheduling. There<br />
is almost no cell reception.<br />
Stay in the car and stay safe.<br />
Water, water, every<br />
where, but not a drop<br />
in sight<br />
As you drive, keep an<br />
eye out for local wildlife, and<br />
watch for the brilliant sandstone<br />
formations and rock<br />
dikes all along the sides.<br />
The sandstone is ancient<br />
and has a history most people<br />
don’t expect when looking<br />
at the high arid mountain<br />
environment it is found in.<br />
After the Ancestral Rockies
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