Sunset Crater and Indian Ruins

Next day in Flagstaff we went to Sunset Crater (Volcano) and some Indian Ruins.

Sunset Crater - we were disappointed we couldn't see down into it like the pictures in the Visitor's Center.

Climbing on the Lava - shhhhh, it wasn't allowed.

Better side of the Crater

Wupatki Indian Ruins - this first one you could climb through and it was really fun too see where they had dug out and where it was still buried.

Wupatki - the bigger one, couldn't play in this one :(

Closer picture

Laura in the middle of the "gathering area"

Ballpark - cool tip - if you stand in just the right places you can hear each other across the whole thing even if you whisper!

Blowhole - wasn't too strong that day, but you could feel it.

We decided it was fun to see, but that's probably why my parents didn't ever sound very excited when I would ask to go as we drove back and forth to Utah - Once is good.

Walnut Canyon - you hike way down in there to see the ruins...

Inside one of the little "houses"

More of the little "houses" across the canyon from us

View from inside the one I picked for our family!

Loved this one - it was a lot of fun and amazing to think how they really lived this way!!!  The river, when it was flowing, was still quite a bit further down in the canyon!  After all this hiking in the heat, we went back to the Flagstaff Aquaplex and went swimming - woohoo!!!