Take Wing Event: Valles Caldera Geology Tour with the Goffs

Take wing with PEEC at one of our special Take Wing events.  These special events are offered as thank you gifts for donations to PEEC's capital campaign of $150 or more per person registering. To register, make a donation either online or by check to PEEC's capital campaign.  Once your donation is received, you will be emailed a link to the registration page for all the Take Wing events.  The hardest part?  Choosing just one event!  Please call us at 662-0460 if you experience any trouble registering.

The Valles Caldera is one of three active calderas in the mainland United States and the hot magma is only three miles below your feet when standing in the Valle Grande. Fraser Goff, retired geologist for LANL and adjunct professor at UNM, has been working on the Preserve for many years and has authored numerous books and papers dealing with the geology of the caldera. With the help of his geologist wife, Cathy Goff (retired from US Geological Survey), he conducts a fact filled tour of the east and central parts of the Preserve dispelling many of the myths that have grown up locally and providing some thought provoking answers to the public’s curiosity about this wonderful landscape. Van Tour length = 6.5 hours (please bring a sack lunch or snacks).

This tour will include some stops not offered on the regular Valles tour.

Stop off at the historic Bond Cabin for a delicious snack at the end of your tour.

Meet at the Valle Grande Staging Area 15 minutes before your tour starts.