Valdaz Caldara, NM – Monday June 8, 2015

I got up at 6:15 and hiked the Frey down into the valley to see the ruins.  My goal was to hike further up the valley than Jean and I had done on Friday to see the “Alcove”.  To get to the Alcove it requires climbing 3 ladders and a bunch of steps for a 140 climb.  Jean was not interested in going up the ladders.  It was a nice hike.  I was alone all morning, saw the first person 3/4 mile for the visitor’s center about 9:15.  ( I’ll post pictures when I get them formatted. )

The track line on the right side without any dots was the bus ride back to the campground.

Drove the 15 mile up super volcano and into it’s caldara today.  It really is a large volcano, the road across is 13 miles.  When we get some internet access it’s on my list to learn more about this volcano.  It is currently a national preserve (since 2000) and will become part of the National Park System this October.