el malpais lava field

Sorry for the delay; Leah and I were on the road all last week. The lava fields of El Malpais National Monument was our first stop. There isn't much of a trail to speak of, you just follow a series of cairns across the lava field. The start of the trail was really muddy from all the snowmelt, which made for sticky going. Just as we were about to give up and turn back, we came across the start of the lava field.

It was a little tricky shooting, what with the black lava rocks and the snow making the scene a bit contrasty. It was also a little tricky walking, as the snow could have been covering small crevasses.