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California Oroville Travel

Spectacular Wildflower Explosion at North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve

November 22, 2019

The 3,300-acre North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve was created by prehistoric lava flows. As the lava cooled it turned to basalt forming a mesa which offers an elevated view of[...]

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Albuquerque New Mexico Travel

The Petroglyphs of Albuquerque, New Mexico

November 17, 2019

Photo of Albuquerque New Mexico petroglyph

The Petroglyph National Monument is located just west of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico and stretches almost 20 miles along New Mexico’s West Mesa. The large blocks of blackened[...]

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