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Monday, December 30, 2013

Sunset Crater National Monument Visitors Center, North of Flagstaff







Here's the sign for Sunset
Crater Volcano National








The Visitors Center







Educational displays
for this unique area.





















The topography here looks
like the face of the moon.










Souvenirs for sale









Eric chats with the Park
Rangers.





Spanish friars established a mission in the area dedicated to Francis of Assisi in this area in 1629.  The nearby mountains were named San Francisco, for the saint.

This area had active volcanoes around 1,000 AD.  The resulting lava fields, cinder fields and volcanic crater tell the story of violent change.

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