El Morro and El Malpais NM
April 28th 2009 Today we visited two more treasures in the national park system, both a little off the beaten path, but worth the trip.
The first, El Morro National Monument, is SE of Gallup, NM. El Morro is a mountain, in the midst of very dry terrain, with a constant pool of water at its base, making it a stopping place along the ancient trade route for many different peoples. The mountain is mostly sandst
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