
City of Rocks or Flinstone’s Bedrock?
Unexpectedly arising from southern New Mexico’s barren landscape is a natural arrangement of larger-than-life rocks reminiscent of urban high rises. Formed of hot volcanic ash that solidified nearly thirty-five million years ago, these formations have been carved by the elements into gnomish shapes and fanciful columns that can reach forty feet high. Only a handful of places in the world have formations like these. I know all too well they are not easy to climb. I tried