Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past - No. 3 - Roswell Ruidoso Valley of Fires - Including Trips to Lincoln, Tularosa, and Bottomless Lakes State Park

96 Pages. Includes a Geologic map of Carrizozo-Ruidoso-Roswell located in pocket on inside of back cover. Roswell, hub of the southeast New Mexico petroleum industry, is also a tourist center for many of the scenic and geologic features that make New Mexico the Land of Enchantment. To the south are the world-famous Carlsbad Caverns; to the southwest, beyond the Sacramento Mountains, the glistening dunes of White Sands and the nearby rocket installations; and, to the northwest, the ancient pueblo ruins at Gran Quivira, Abo, and Quarai. Closer to Roswell are other historic sites and scenic areas less frequently visited by tourists. Among these are the Sierra Blanca summer and winter playground (near Ruidoso and the headwaters of the Rio Hondo), the historic sites of the Lincoln County cattle wars, and the awesome black wasteland of the Little Black Peak malpais at Valley of Fires. We hope that this guidebook will make visits to these areas more interesting and enjoyable.