Virtual Views
Click on thumbnail images to take a virtual tour.


White Sands
White Sands is the world's largest gypsum dune field.

Valley of Fires
The lava beds were formed about 1500 years ago.

City of Rocks
The rocks started forming 34.9 million years ago with an eruption of a volcano,.

River of Lights 1
Holiday decorations at the Albuquerque Biological Park.

Bosque del Apache
Wildlife refuge near Socorro.

Noche de Luminarias
Luminarias, or farolitos, celebrating the holidays on the New Mexico State University campus.

Sandia Peak
Sandia Peak, elevation about 10,000 feet, overlooks Albuquerque, elevation about 5,000 feet.

River of Lights 2
Holiday decorations at the Albuquerque Biological Park.

Trinity Site
Location of first nuclear bomb test. Part of White Sands Missle Range in south-central New Mexico.

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