A Wander through New Mexico’s El Malpais
El Malpais — The name means “the Badlands” in Spanish (although I am sure that this is not the name given to the area by the original inhabitants who long preceded the Spanish). A more inhospitable area would be hard to find, but this is a perfect example of how one person’s ‘badland’ is another person’s ‘sacred land.’ Located about 72 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the high desert lands, El Malpais National Monument is the result of…