Last Day of the Vacation

For our last night in Flagstaff we stayed in a fabulous B&B called Conifer House Bed and Breakfast. It was a great way to relax and finish off the vacation, and this place had the bet 2 person jacuzzis in the rooms... we lounged in ours for an hour!

Walnut Canyon

Also in Flagstaff are the Walnut Canyon Cliff Dwellings.

There are ~5 cliff dwellings in this shot, how many can you see?

Wupatki National Monument

While in Flagstaff we visited Wupatki National Monument and Sunset Crater. Wupatki has some of the best Pueblo ruins I've ever seen!

Petrified Forest and Meteor Crater

Tuesday we drove out to Petrified Forest (lots of old Triassic trees) and Meteor Crater, the first confirmed meteorite impact on earth.

Jason has a whole folder of squirrel photos!

Doesn't look like a fossil does it?

Collared Lizard

All the brown stuff is petrified wood!

Lovely colours... Meghan, I got you some for jewelry making!

Serena checking out the Agate House, a Pueblo (reconstruction) made entirely of petrified wood!

Painted Desert

Petroglyphs

Meteor Crater is big...

Really Big

Monument Valley... HiHo Silver AWAY!

On the Utah/Arizona Border is Monument Valley of Wild West Fame! This is where the Lone Ranger and many John Wayne Films were shot (directed by John Ford).

Our master phototographer

The Mittens (Left and Right) and the road down into the Valley

The Totem pole

The Window

Looky what I'm going to make!

Grand Canyon North Rim

On Wednesday the 4th of August we visited the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Much better than the south rim and a lot less crowded.