sunset crater volcano national monument, page one
During the summer of 2001, Rachelle and I took a vacation to visit National Parks and Monuments in Utah and Arizona. Between Petrified Forest National Park and Flagstaff, AZ. We took a slight detour to visit Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.
In 1065 A.D. Sunset Crater Volcano erupted for the first time. Over the next 100 years or so, the volcano continued to erupt sending lava and cinder to cover the surrounding landscape. Today, Sunset Crater Volcano, the youngest, least-eroded cinder cone in the San Francisco Volcanic Field, rises 1,000 feet above the surrounding area.
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Visiting Sunset Crater
National Monument sign
Bonito Lava Flow
Lava Close-up
Lava Flow Trail
Lava Flow Trail
Sunset Crater Volcano
Lava Flow Trail
Reddish Lava
More Lava
Cinder Hills Overlook
Scenery at Cinder Hills Overlook
Scenery at Cinder Hills Overlook
We then continued on our way to Flagstaff, AZ. The next morning we got up bright and early, and made our way to Grand Canyon National Park.