We had stayed in White Rock, a "suburb" of Los Alamos, one night on a vacation. We started a morning drive to Los Alamos when my companion suggested we stop at "Overlook Park," which was marked by a sign. We didn't know anything about it, but we knew we were in the mountains, and the views were often fabulous.
Fine. I took a quick right and a left, and followed the signs to the park. When I found it, I drove past a couple of baseball fields to a parking lot. Then it was a short walk to the overlook.
And our mouths opened wide.
The overlook is more or less at the end of a ridge. There is a canyon to the left, a canyon to the right, and a valley to the front. In other words. it's about 300 degrees of views of the area. The Rio Grande cut some of the land up, and a volcano did the rest. The effect inspires awe. I could only think of the Grand Canyon as having something similar. We're talking world-class stuff here.
Be sure to keep an eye on those road signs. You might discover something special.
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