VallesCaldera.com - The independent news source about the Valles Caldera » History http://VallesCaldera.com Featuring visitor's guide, maps, 360° panoramas, vistas from air & space, books, movies, and information about the Caldera's geology, wildlife, and history. Located in the Jemez Mountains of Northern New Mexico, the "Yellowstone of the Southwest" features the Valle Grande, Redondo Peak (elev. 11,254), the East Fork of the Jemez River, the San Antonio River, hot springs, thousands of elk, hunting, fishing, and hundreds of square miles of stunning natural beauty a mile and a half high. Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:34:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Exclusive podcast interview with chief scientist of Caldera: Intense burn areas won’t recover for 100-150 years; Many birds and tree squirrels did not survive; Wet winter not expected; Fires in Jemez often occurred historically in consecutive years http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3790 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3790#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:09:29 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=3790 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/3790/feed 0 One decade ago today, the Valles Caldera was purchased by the American people with a president’s signature http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2857 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2857#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:00:53 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2857 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2857/feed 0 2000 Cerro Grande fire studied in new book, Inferno by Committee http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2747 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2747#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:07:51 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2747 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2747/feed 0 Founding chairman of Valles Caldera Trust calls for it to be abolished http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2588 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2588#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:00:35 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2588 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2588/feed 0 In Senate speech, Bingaman forcefully urges passage of legislation to transfer Valles Caldera to Park Service http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2539 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2539#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:00:19 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2539 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2539/feed 0 VallesCaldera.com achieves ten-year milestone http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2258 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2258#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:30:52 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2258 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2258/feed 0 Federal judge values condemned Preserve mineral rights at $3.8 million http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2152 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2152#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:44:54 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2152 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2152/feed 0 New 360° panorama from Cerro del Medio foothill added; Thanksgiving on the Caldera http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2021 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2021#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:45:05 +0000 admin http://VallesCaldera.com/?p=2021 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/2021/feed 0 The noble Cabeza de Baca in 13th century Spain; his descendents in 18th-19th century N.M.; and what they did to eventually make the Valles Caldera National Preserve possible http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/966 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/966#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:47:36 +0000 admin http://vallescaldera.com/?p=966 http://VallesCaldera.com/archives/966/feed 0