We are loving Sedona, AZ! Today we spent the day exploring Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments, located just north of Flagstaff. Sunset Volcano is a 1,000 ft. high volcano that began to form between 1040 and 1100. When it finally settled down it spewed out red and yellow oxidized cinders giving off a colorful glow. The cinders reminded people of a sunset and therefore the name of the monument!
After spending 2 hours hiking and exploring Sunset Crater, we drove 18 miles to Wupatki. We explored the remains of masonry pueblos that dotted the landscape, all built about 1100 when puebloan peoples came together to build a vast farming community. The girls and I had such a great day exploring and they earned their Jr. Ranger badges from both monuments. How's that for science and social studies? Tomorrow is a day of math and language arts, then off to Montezuma's Castle and Tuzigoot.
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