Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Geologic History of the Southwest's Youngest Caldera
In this roadside guide, popular lecturer, tour leader, and author Kirt Kempter makes geology interesting through his riveting explanations and engaging diagrams. Kempter presents the geology of the caldera landscape as you drive across it. A topographical map provides detailed information for every visitor, whether a scientist, a hiker, a cross-country skier, a fly fisherman, a hunter, or a curious admirer of nature's wonders.
The guide moves beyond its topographic maps to include crisp diagrams and an accompanying narrative that never leaves that sweet spot between education and road-trip conversation.'—Santa Fe New Mexican
Kirt Kempter has conducted tours all over the planet for the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian Institutions, and other organizations. He is a Fulbright scholar and volcanologist with a PhD in geology from the University of Texas. Kirt lives in Santa Fe. Dick Huelster has happily pursued his love of archaeology by doing extensive examinations of sites, surveying, and mapping for the Office of Archeological Studies. He and his wife, Kathryn, live in Santa Fe, NM.
