Ranger Sarah learns the area is home to the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus Atrox). It is cold and wet out so Ranger Sarah hopes she won't be running into any.
— at Petroglyph National Monument.
Ranger Sarah spots the first set of Petroglyphs. These where made between 400-700 years ago. Stone chisels and hammerstones were used to chip away the desert varnish on the rock to expose the lighter color underneath.
— at Petroglyph National Monument.
Ranger Sarah examines the strange lines in the basalt boulder. The lines in the boulder are a string of small bubbles. These lines were created by sheets or tubes of gases bubbles that were created as the molten lava cooled.
— at Petroglyph National Monument.
A bluet-strewn grassy hillside meets a pond sparkling in sunshine. Springtime at Herron Pond, White Memorial Foundation, Morris, Connecticut. May 17, 2024, 12:05 PM.
Ranger Sarah hike up onto the lava flow. The McCartys Flow is the most recent lava flow in the Zuni-Bandera Volcanic Field, and is one of thes youngest lava flows in the Southwest. It is approximately 3,900 years old.
— at El Malpais National Monument.