This summer, I wandered to New Mexico and visited the Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. It’s an hour drive north from Albuquerque or 40 minutes south from Santa Fe. The rocks were formed after volcanic eruptions that occurred 6 to 7 million years ago. I hiked for about an hour observing the colors, layers of rock and ash, and the contours of massive stones rounded by millions of years of wind, sand, and rain at their surface. If you’re in decent physical shape, you can follow up a trail about 1 mile up and unpack a picnic. The panoramas below don’t do justice to the magnificence of the scenery.