Sunset CraterYesterday, I took a day trip north of Flagstaff to Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments. These two Monuments are nestled within and adjacent to Coconino National Forest.
Sunset Crater - This volcanic cone is part of the San Francisco volcanic field and erupted/formed about 1,000 years ago. What started as a fissure in the ground spewing lava, continued to build into the cone we see today with subsequent eruptions. The area is replete with lava flows and cinders.
Welcome
The Visitor Center
Black and blue
The barren, south-facing slope of Sunset Crater
Lava flow, then trees, then the San Francisco PeaksWupatki - Wupatki sits on a high plateau with alternating areas of sage brush, grasses and pinyon/juniper. This area is known for its ancient pueblo ruins. The various ruins are mostly situated near the edge of the plateau, overlooking the Painted Desert to the north.
Welcome
Wukoki Pueblo ruins - Wukoki is Hopi for "Big House"
Inside looking out
Note the small, narrow passageways between rooms
The curve of an exterior wall
The Visitor Center
Morman Tea
Wupatki Pueblo ruins behind the Visitor Center
The community room
4 comments:
The photo "Lava flow, then trees, then the San Francisco Peaks" - very hard for a point&shoot camera (or anyone for that matter) to auto-expose. Prime example of why *good* wedding photogs are good. Exposing a pic w/ black tux & white dress is difficult.
That's cool and all but where did you eat?
GD it. Bun Huggers in Flagstaff. Not worthy of a blog post.
Sunset Crater is smaller than I imagined, but I like how they stenciled the name on the side of it.
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