{"id":3382,"date":"2018-01-09T06:11:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T06:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?p=3382"},"modified":"2018-01-09T06:11:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T06:11:34","slug":"visiting-new-mexico-part-2-valles-caldera-and-badlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?p=3382","title":{"rendered":"Visiting New Mexico &#8211; Part 2 (Valles Caldera and Badlands)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite places to visit in the Santa Fe area is the Valles Caldera, a rim of a huge vulcano that erupted here many centuries ago. \u00a0You can see the crater in the Netflix series Longmire. \u00a0It is where his ranch his and you see him looking out on the caldera with the little cone coming up. \u00a0By the way, almost the entire series is shot there as I see all the places I have visited. \u00a0Very nice experience when watching a show that is also excellent.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look here in the photos below. \u00a0It is absolutely beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3382 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3344'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2325-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2325-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2325-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2325-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3343'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2317-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2317-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2317-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2317-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3342'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2316-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2316-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2316-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2316-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3345\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3345\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3345\" src=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2327-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2327-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2327-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2327-768x365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3346\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3346\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3346\" src=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2707-1024x524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2707-1024x524.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2707-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2707-768x393.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3389\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3389\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3389\" src=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2298-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2298-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2298-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2298-768x395.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another area that is wonderful to visit are the desert badland areas. \u00a0I did this time not go to Bisti badlands as that was quite long drive. \u00a0I wanted to keep it relaxed this time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at the landscapes:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3382 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3362'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2587-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2587-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2587-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2587-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3363'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2592-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2592-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2592-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2592-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3365'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2634-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2634-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2634-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2634-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3364'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2624-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2624-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2624-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2624-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3361'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2518-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2518-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2518-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2518-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3360'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2501-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2501-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2501-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2501-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3366\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3366\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3366\" src=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2521-1024x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2521-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2521-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2521-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3367\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3367\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3367\" src=\"http:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2596-1024x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2596-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2596-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pluytermusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_2596-768x326.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The landscapes are serene and dry and in the Fall it is not too hot. \u00a0So it is wonderful to just sit amongst the structures and meditate and admire them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the views.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More to come.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; One of my favorite places to visit in the Santa Fe area is the Valles Caldera, a rim of a huge vulcano that erupted here many centuries ago. \u00a0You can see the crater in the Netflix series Longmire. \u00a0It is where his ranch his and you see him looking out on the caldera with 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