Sunset Crater Volcano is the youngest volcano in the Flagstaff area having erupted just about 800 years ago. Walking the short trails you can see cinder cones, lava fields, lava tubes, spatter cones, and the plant life that can survive in such harsh conditions.
Wupatki encompasses several different areas of pueblo ruins from the 1100's. Some were perched high up on a rock island while others built into cliffs or were sitting on the valley floor. Each were unique and told a different story of their lifestyles. The rock in this vicinity was very red which made many of these dwellings even more striking.
This was called a "blowhole" which allowed cool air to flow upward from an underground cavern. Not quite Marilyn Monroe-esque, but you can see the air was blowing strong enough to blow my hair out. If I had a white dress on, it would've been a better photo-op.
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Do you even own a white dress?
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