Exploring Lava Rocks at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (19 of 419)

Almost 1,000 years ago, a catastrophic volcanic eruption incinerated the land, displacing people who farmed here and changing the landscape forever. That was Sunset Crater - the youngest volcano in the San Francisco volcanic field, a string of volcanoes near the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, AZ. We hike three trails: Lenox Crater Trail, A'a Trail, and Lava Flow Trail.
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#️⃣ Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument was unit #19 out of #419 on our journey to visit them all. See a detailed write up here: www.adventurou...
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Music from TH-cam Audio Library: Thinking of Us by Patrick Patrikios
Filming dates: April 2019

[@craigjohnson2771]

Thanks for taking us along. 👍

[@AdventurousWay]

Thanks for coming along, craig! :)

[@admiralcapn]

Haven't been to SuCr (or Arizona at all) since 2002. Memorable for the cinders in my shoes and the National Parks Monopoly game I bought at the Visitor Center. 15-year-old me didn't have a clue how much geologic significance I was observing.

[@AdventurousWay]

yeah, it's amazing how many things we can learn in the National Parks!

[@TexasEscapist]

What an interesting place to go hiking!

[@AdventurousWay]

Indeed! Very bizarre landscape!

[@thizizliz]

What a cool adventure! Thank you for taking us along.

[@AdventurousWay]

You are welcome!

[@ChangingTheView]

Great video you guys! Always enjoy your adventures!

[@AdventurousWay]

Thanks for watching @ChangingTheView!

[@KelleyTexas]

I hope you were able to stop by the Lowell Observatory and see where Pluto (#stillaplanet) was discovered.

[@AdventurousWay]

Unfortunately not this time, but I did not know that Pluto was discovered there! That's very cool!

[@KelleyTexas]

@@AdventurousWay They still have the telescope used by Clyde Tombaugh and a number of fascinating artifacts related to his discovery. The campus of the observatory is beautiful as well. If you ever drive into Flagstaff at night, you will notice that the town has some decent low light pollution as the observatory is still used for science.

[@TheArtofRVing]

*your videos...................rock!*

[@AdventurousWay]

haha, thank you! :D

[@KeriKalmbach]

Darn. I didn't get the first comment this time. Loved this video!

[@AdventurousWay]

There is always next week :)