Along the Great Plains Trail: Capulin Volcano National Monument
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Winding thousands of miles from Texas to Canada, the Great Plains Trail passes many striking natural landmarks. Few are more impressive than the now-extinct volcanic cone at Capulin Volcano National Monument in northern New Mexico. The Capulin cinder cone is part of the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. Estimated to be 55,000 to 62,000 years old, it […]