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| Lava Field |
Each time a volcano erupts, a mountain is born. I never thought about this before but here it is right before my eyes. Some 1000 years ago, the powerful forces of a volcano pushed up the ground and sprayed molten rock high into the air forming
Sunset Crater Volcano. The colorful glow from the cinders reminded people of a sunset, hence the name. In 1930, Sunset Crater Volcano became a
National Monument where, today, we walked through a lava field as black as the ace of spades. Slowly, plants and animals returned to the area and agriculture improved because layers of ash absorbed moisture, helping prevent evaporation and a climate change occurred providing more rainfall during the growing season.
The nearby
Wupatki National Monument reveals pueblo ruins where former inhabitants lived. Workers were there today building steps to complete a pathway around this monument. We were able to walk into what's left of the fragile structure. This was an amazing
Wednesday.
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| Wuptaki Ruins |
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| Wuptaki Ruins |
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| Workers at Wuptaki Ruins |
We met Bill and Janna in Jerome
Tuesday morning. Janna bought a tee shirt but most stores were closed so we left there and came over to the RV. I made a pot of chili last night so we had that for lunch and just sat around and talked all afternoon.
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| "In-Folk-Us" Group |
Thursday we ran errands over in Prescott Valley then drove over to
Historic Downtown Prescott and had lunch at
The Palace Saloon. This building is at least 100 years old and smells like cows, however, the food was very good....some of the best Corn Chowder I've had. We were fortunate enough to be there when a local folk music group called
"In-Folk-Us" were practicing for their evening performance. They sang old western songs you might hear in a John Wayne film. What a great lunch! Afterward, we headed home, had dinner and packed up to hit the road in the morning.
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| George admiring the wall art |
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| The "Upstairs" |
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