Wupatki National Monument in Arizona is a located just outside Flagstaff. This monument is a sister site to Walnut Canyon and Sunset Crater, which are also located nearby. You can easily pair this site with Sunset Crater National Monument because they share the same road and fee. Wupatki National Monument contains…
Sunset Crater National Monument located on the north end of Flagstaff shares a road with Wupatki National Monument. Plan to drive through both when you visit Sunset Crater. Sunset Crater is an ancient volcano that erupted around a thousand years ago. At the time many ancestral people were living in northern…
Navajo Bridge is located on Highway 89A just south of the Utah border. There are actually two bridges, one for foot traffic and one for vehicle traffic. There is a small giftshop and Visitor Center located next to the bridges, and best of all, there is a good chance of seeing…
Glen Canyon Dam at the south end of Lake Powell has its own Visitor Center and offers tours. The Visitor Center is called the Carl Hayden Visitor Center and offers a Junior Ranger program in the small museum. Tickets There are beautiful views of Lake Powell on the tour. Make sure…
Fifty thousand years ago a large meteor struck Arizona in the middle of the desert. Some folks in our tour group asked if this was the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, but that was 65 million years ago, a big difference from 50,000 years ago. This meteor, which was around 150…
Grand Falls is closed to the public. You will no longer be able to access this spot in Arizona. Unfortunately, people weren't taking care when visiting and left garbage, chased livestock, and many other awful things. Please remember to leave no trace when visiting anywhere. Flagstaff has an amazing waterfall that…