The Milky Way over Valles Caldera — where darkness brings out the quiet beauty of New Mexico’s night sky. What’s the most unforgettable sky you’ve seen?

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The Milky Way glows over Valles Caldera, with pine silhouettes standing watch under a sky full of stars.

Can you see the Milky Way near where you live?

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The Milky Way over Valles Caldera, New Mexico — just beginning to emerge as night falls. No tracker, just a peaceful single exposure under some of the best skies in the Southwest.

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Black and white film-style look at an old wooden structure near Sulphur Springs, along the edge of Valles Caldera. Built during the region’s ranching days, it now stands alone in a geothermal landscape.

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This is the Commissary Cabin at Valles Caldera’s historic Cabin District. Weathered, worn, and full of untold stories.

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This log cabin sits alone in the Valles Caldera in New Mexico — built as a set for The Missing (2003), directed by Ron Howard.
The film is gone, but the set remains, slowly weathering into the landscape like it was always meant to be there.

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