Flagstaff, AZ is at the epicenter of National Park goodness because, you know, the Grand Canyon, but there are also beautiful ruins at Wupatki, and down the road there’s a 900-year-old volcanic crater.
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Wupatki
It’s pronounced Wuh-pot-key, and I’m thinking there’s some sort of joke there about legalized marijuana, but it’s escaping me at the moment.
Tagged Arizona, National Parks, Ruins
News and Ruins
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Tagged Farms, Ruins, South Dakota, what's new
The Sedona Vortex Deserted Me
Maybe it’s because I didn’t have the map.
The Grandest of Canyons
I’ve been putting off writing this post, because what can you possibly say about the Grand Canyon (AZ) that hasn’t already been said?
Tagged Animals, Arizona, Campgrounds, National Parks
New Mexican Badlands
I didn’t have much time at El Malpais National Monument (NM), so I only have photos and no fun stories to share. I didn’t check out the lava tube caves, for example, but since I’m claustrophobic there certainly would have been some fun stories there. Like maybe I crawled partway in, the tube got smaller, I got stuck, had a panic attack, tried unsuccessfully to […]
Tagged National Parks, New Mexico
When Places Are Aptly Named
On the last New Mexico Scampabout I visited Shiprock, a town on the Navajo reservation in Northwest New Mexico. It’s home to a community college and medical center, as well as this formation that looks just like how you’d expect it to:
Tagged New Mexico
If You Want Actual Aztec Ruins, You’ll Have To Travel A Bit Farther South
I’ve said before that one of my favorite things about my quest to see all the National Parks is visiting the ones I’d never heard of, and being delighted with my discoveries, over and over.
Tagged Microbreweries, National Parks, New Mexico, Restaurants, Ruins