Just a little trench I stumbled upon....
West on I-40 past a stretch of where the orange sand and stone kiss the bluest of skies, I arrived to a place I never knew existed until I did some research on interesting things to see for the long haul. In the middle of the flat desert is a huge hole in the ground that came about over 50,000 yrs ago! I can't imagine being there and seeing this fireball hurl itself into the land and change it forever...Meteor Crater is a definite place to stop. In the discovery center there is tons of information on the history of the creator and the devastation it brought on after its impact on earth. There is also the meteor itself! Many options to hike along the edge or stand among the observation decks to view this massive disruption of rock and sand.
Continuing along I-40 west I arrive in Flagstaff, AZ. Navigating north I venture through a different terrain, to see what the Grand Canyon has to offer. The drive was full of mountain views capped with snow, pine and birch trees, and grassy valleys.
Watching the change in the surroundings, we climbed up the road to see this canyon that was carved over the ages by something as simple as water....Once arriving to a viewing area in a park off state road 64, we quickly became seduced by its magical power.
Looking out over the canyon
onto another observation area...
the people were so small!!
 Crazy kid sitting on the edge of the canyon... |
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