Charlotte Clarke Geier: Looking toward Black Mountain cinder cone Volcano
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Abandoned equipment -A closer view
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Abandoned tires & Organ Mountains I think people may have been using this depression for target practice
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Abandoned tires
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Another arm of mined cinder lava
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Another road to the cinder cone
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Back side of volcano
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Cinder lava and Ash
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Coast Guard station in the middle of the desert Hard to believe there's a Coast Guard station so far from water
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Different colors of cinder lava These volcanic cinders are used for xeriscaping many yards in the area
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Electric power plant in the distance
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Faded Coast Guard sign - I remember when this sign was almost new
Charlotte Clarke Geier: How do I get to that next volcano
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Large layer of ash
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Left behind at the volcanic cinder quarry
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Left behind at the volcanic quarry I have no idea what this piece of equipment belonged to
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Looking east toward Franklin Mountains
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Looking toward the Organ Mountains from volcano top
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Mined cinder lava closeup, another volcano to explore in background
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Motorcycle rider on that other road a little farther along the road here. I just barely spotted him in the distance
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Motorcycle rider on that other road
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Portrillo Mountains southwest of Las Cruces
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Portrillo Mountains to the west of unnamed cinder volcano
Charlotte Clarke Geier: The road in to unnamed cinder volcano in Afton lava fields
Charlotte Clarke Geier: Two more roads to explore Do I dare explore them alone
Charlotte Clarke Geier: View from top edge of cinder vocano I climbed