El Malpais National Monument is a protected area southwest of Grants, New Mexico. "Malpais" is Spanish for badlands, and the term describes the harshness of the volcanic landscape. Learn more here.
June 5
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| the Continental Divide Trail |
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| little dude trying to blend in (horny toad) |
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| standing at the south edge of the crater |
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| staircase around the crater rim's north side |
