Farewell to the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk at Valles Caldera National Preserve

Farewell to a loyal friend in the Jeep Renegade Trailhawk

It is the end of an era in vehicle ownership for me, as I have had the last adventure in my beloved Jeep Renegade Trailhawk. What started in March of 2019 and took me on 73,000 miles all over New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah, comes to a conclusion in February 2022. In all those miles the Jeep never let me down once, not on road or offroad. It is very bittersweet selling it, just like it was selling the Mazda3 I had before the Jeep. I guess this is the way it goes. In the last two months though, the Jeep went out in style driving on the national seashore in Corpus Christi, up to the top of a mountain in Tucson, and on the snow in Valles Caldera National Preserve with four people and three dogs in it! Just like the Mazda3 got me and Kiki out of Florida, and the Jeep was at the heart of desert adventure in New Mexico, perhaps the next vehicle will take us to the completion of our journey all the way to where the Road meets the Sea.

Snow at Valles Caldera National Preserve

Snow was unexpected when finally visiting Valles Caldera National Preserve, which until now I had only driven past a couple of times. It made the vast swatch of the preserve seem like one surface, the road nearly completely hidden to get in and out. Have you been to this preserve before? There is a map below to help you find it for your next New Mexico True experience.


Snowy views of Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico


Visit Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico