Field note

Maloya sits under a cliff of old lava. Raton is the nearest town. Summer green and autumn aspen are the seasons. This plate is Sugarite Canyon State Park, not the Sangre de Cristo high peaks and not a desert malpais.

Sugarite is a forested canyon on Raton Mesa — Lake Maloya, basalt rimrock, oak and pine. Raton is the town. This plate is the state park, not a Sangre summit.