On our first full day in Flagstaff, we went to Sunset Crater. It is a volcano 15 miles northeast of Flagstaff. It erupted over 900 years ago. It's really neat because we saw and walked through the lava flow. You can see lava rock everywhere. On top of the crater the rock has broken down into small pebbles. Through out the flow beds, the rock is much larger. The kids really enjoyed this and had fun hiking around. There is a 1 mile loop trail that we walked. I think this was the kids favorite activity while in Flagstaff.
The top of Sunset Crater
A look-out of the lava flow beds.
Adam really enjoyed taking pictures here. He and I were at the end of the pack because he kept finding neat these to take photos of.
Our happy Gavin standing in front of some lava rock.
Matt and cousin, Noah Sorenson, found a hill to climb up.
There were a lot of gnarled trees. We learned that the ponderosa wood naturally twists and spirals to strengthen from the wind and moisture.
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