Via DESERT VIEW (Grand Canyon), to WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT + SUNSET CRATER; then North to Kayenta, AZ
GO TO ALBUM 7) NAVAJO LAND, AZ / UT
ALBUM 6) Tuesday 21 July 2009 ALBUM 6) Tuesday 21 July 2009%20TuesdayMorning%2021-July%2C%20CheckOut%20Yavapai%20Lodge%20(Our%20Entry%2BExit%20Path%20of%20Private%20Upper%20Corner%20Room%20Nr.%207281).JPG "a) TuesdayMorning 21-July, CheckOut Yavapai Lodge (Our Entry+Exit Path of Private Upper Corner Room Nr. 7281).JPG")
%20Let's%20Finally%20Get%20That%20Laundry%20Done!.JPG "b) Let's Finally Get That Laundry Done!.JPG")
%20He%20who%20knows%20patience%20knows%20peace%20....%3B-).JPG "c) He who knows patience knows peace ....;-).JPG")
%20Are%20Those%20Clothes%20Dry%20Yet.JPG "d) Are Those Clothes Dry Yet.JPG")
%20The%20First%20Team%2C%20Laundry%20At%20Your%20Service%20%3B-).JPG "e) The First Team, Laundry At Your Service ;-).JPG")
%20A%20Good%203%20Hours%20Later%20-%20Driving%20the%20Desert%20View%20Drive%20(Route%2064)%20From%20West%20to%20East.JPG "f) A Good 3 Hours Later - Driving the Desert View Drive (Route 64) From West to East.JPG")
%20Bumping%20Into%20a%20Group%20of%20Mule%20Deer%20Along%20the%20Scenic%20Way.JPG "g) Bumping Into a Group of Mule Deer Along the Scenic Way.JPG")
%20The%20Eastern%20Most%20Designated%20Viewpoint%20on%20the%20East%20Rim%20Drive%20is%20Desert%20View.JPG "h) The Eastern Most Designated Viewpoint on the East Rim Drive is Desert View.JPG"){kind=small}
%20This%20Area%20Is%20Most%20Famous%20For%20the%20Watchtower%2C%20Perched%20On%20The%20Rim%20Of%20The%20Canyon%20(Shown%20Behind).JPG "i) This Area Is Most Famous For the Watchtower, Perched On The Rim Of The Canyon (Shown Behind).JPG")
%20The%20Watchtower%20is%2067%20Feet%20High%20and%2030%20Feet%20in%20Diameter%20At%20The%20Base%20(Designed%20and%20Built%20in%201933%20by%20Mary%20Colter).JPG "j) The Watchtower is 67 Feet High and 30 Feet in Diameter At The Base (Designed and Built in 1933 by Mary Colter).JPG")
%20It's%20Visible%20From%20The%20Bottom%20of%20the%20Canyon%20On%20The%20River.JPG "k) It's Visible From The Bottom of the Canyon On The River.JPG")
%20Designed%20to%20Provide%20Outstanding%20Views%20of%20the%20Surrounding%20Area.JPG "l) Designed to Provide Outstanding Views of the Surrounding Area.JPG")
%20And%20Was%20Modeled%20After%20Prehistoric%20Towers%20in%20the%20SouthWest%20and%20Constructed%20of%20Natural%20Stone%20Found%20in%20the%20Area.JPG "m) And Was Modeled After Prehistoric Towers in the SouthWest and Constructed of Natural Stone Found in the Area.JPG")
%20This%20View%20Looks%20Away%20From%20the%20Canyon%20to%20The%20East%2C%20Toward%20the%20Painted%20Desert.JPG "n) This View Looks Away From the Canyon to The East, Toward the Painted Desert.JPG")
%20The%20Flat-Topped%20Butte%20in%20the%20Background%20Is%20Cedar%20Mountain%20at%207053%20feet.JPG "o) The Flat-Topped Butte in the Background Is Cedar Mountain at 7053 feet.JPG")
%20In%20the%20Desert%20View%20Area%20the%20Colorado%20River%20Swings%20from%20Flowing%20South%20To%20A%20Westerly%20Direction.JPG "p) In the Desert View Area the Colorado River Swings from Flowing South To A Westerly Direction.JPG")
%20On%20Clear%20Days%2C%20It's%20Possible%20To%20See%20A%20Very%20Long%20Way%20From%20The%20Rim%20Of%20The%20Canyon.JPG "q) On Clear Days, It's Possible To See A Very Long Way From The Rim Of The Canyon.JPG")
%20But%20the%20Canyon%20Often%20Suffers%20From%20Haze%20Which%20Restricts%20Visibility.JPG "r) But the Canyon Often Suffers From Haze Which Restricts Visibility.JPG")
%20NeverMind%2C%20Pictures%20Are%20Being%20Taken%20%3B-).JPG "s) NeverMind, Pictures Are Being Taken ;-).JPG")
%20Our%20Turn%20Now%20%3B-).JPG "t) Our Turn Now ;-).JPG")
%20Climbing%20Further%20Up%20The%20Tower%20(Btw%2C%20The%20interior%20Is%20Noteworthy%20~%20Designs%20by%20Hopi%20Artist%20Fred%20Kobotie).JPG "u) Climbing Further Up The Tower (Btw, The interior Is Noteworthy ~ Designs by Hopi Artist Fred Kobotie).JPG")
%20A%20Peek%20Out%20Of%20One%20Of%20The%20Windows%20Along%20The%20Orbit%20Stairs%20-%20BreathTaking%20Views.JPG "v) A Peek Out Of One Of The Windows Along The Orbit Stairs - BreathTaking Views.JPG")
%20But%20Notice%20The%20Clouds%20Coming%20Towards%20Us%20From%20the%20(North)%20West.JPG "w) But Notice The Clouds Coming Towards Us From the (North) West.JPG")
%20Some%20Interesting%20Storm%20Cells%20Do%20Those%20Clouds%20Hold%20...JPG "x) Some Interesting Storm Cells Do Those Clouds Hold ...JPG")
%20And%20Indeed%20...%20A%20Minute%20Later%20the%20Friendly%20Enouncement%20To%20Evacuate%20The%20WatchTower%20(In%20Case%20Of%20Lightning).JPG "y) And Indeed ... A Minute Later the Friendly Enouncement To Evacuate The WatchTower (In Case Of Lightning).JPG")
%20(MOVIE)After%20Buying%20Some%20Fresh%20Water%2C%20Leaving%20Grand%20Canyon%20Behind%20Us.jpg "z) (MOVIE)After Buying Some Fresh Water, Leaving Grand Canyon Behind Us.jpg")
%20Drving%20the%2064%20Further%20East%20-%20A%20Stop%20at%20Little%20River%20Gorge%20ViewPoint%20(Indian%20Tribal%20Land).JPG "za) Drving the 64 Further East - A Stop at Little River Gorge ViewPoint (Indian Tribal Land).JPG")
%20We%20Have%20Entered%20Navajo%20(and%20Hopi)%20Nation%20Now!%20Combined%20Over%2029%2C000%20Sq%20Mi%20of%20Beautiful%2BInteresting%20Terrain.JPG "zb) We Have Entered Navajo (and Hopi) Nation Now! Combined Over 29,000 Sq Mi of Beautiful+Interesting Terrain.JPG")
%20Two%20Proud%20Nations%20in%20Transition%2C%20Working%20to%20Presere%20Their%20Old%20Ways%20While%20Embracing%20Many%20of%20Our%20New%20Ones.JPG "zc) Two Proud Nations in Transition, Working to Presere Their Old Ways While Embracing Many of Our New Ones.JPG")
%20Hopi%20Territory%20Entirely%20Surrounded%20by%20the%20Navajo%20(Unfortunate%20Whim%20of%20Federal%20Government).JPG "zd) Hopi Territory Entirely Surrounded by the Navajo (Unfortunate Whim of Federal Government).JPG")
%20Abundance%20of%20Authentic%20Craft%20Art%20For%20Sale%20on%20Native%20American%20Territory.JPG "ze) Abundance of Authentic Craft Art For Sale on Native American Territory.JPG")
%20Arizona%20has%2021%20Federally%20Recognized%20Tribes%20~%20A%20quarter%20of%20Arizona's%20Land%20(Reservations%2BTribal%20Communities).JPG "zf) Arizona has 21 Federally Recognized Tribes ~ A quarter of Arizona's Land (Reservations+Tribal Communities).JPG")
%20We%20the%20People%20of%20United%20States%20....%20The%20Country%20of%20The%20First%20Americans.JPG "zg) We the People of United States .... The Country of The First Americans.JPG"){kind=small}
%20Sovereign%20Nations%20Within%20the%20Boundaries%20of%20the%20USA%20(Its%20Own%20Tribal%20Governments%2C%20Laws%2C%20Cultures%2BCustoms).JPG "zh) Sovereign Nations Within the Boundaries of the USA (Its Own Tribal Governments, Laws, Cultures+Customs).JPG"){kind=small}
%20Visitors%20to%20the%20Reservations%20Are%20Under%20the%20Jurisdiction%20of%20Tribal%2C%20Not%20State%20Law%20(Walking%20the%20Trail%20to%20the%20Gorge).JPG "zi) Visitors to the Reservations Are Under the Jurisdiction of Tribal, Not State Law (Walking the Trail to the Gorge).JPG")
%20The%20American%20Indians%20of%20the%204-Corner%20Region%20(the%20SouthWest)%20Are%20Proud%20and%20Diverse%20Peoples.jpg "zj) The American Indians of the 4-Corner Region (the SouthWest) Are Proud and Diverse Peoples.jpg")
%20Some%20are%20Closely%20Related%20(Heritage)%2C%20Others%20Are%20As%20Different%20From%20Each%20Other%20as%20the%20French%20and%20the%20English.jpg "zk) Some are Closely Related (Heritage), Others Are As Different From Each Other as the French and the English.jpg")
%20Pinyon!!!%20The%20Pinyon%20Trees%20Yield%20Edible%20Pinyon%20Nuts%20(We%20Like%20the%20Pinyon%20Coffee%20from%20New%20Mexico%20%3B-).JPG "zl) Pinyon!!! The Pinyon Trees Yield Edible Pinyon Nuts (We Like the Pinyon Coffee from New Mexico ;-).JPG")
%20According%20to%20Maps%2C%20The%20Little%20Colorado%20River%20Flows%20Into%20the%20Grand%20Canyon.JPG "zm) According to Maps, The Little Colorado River Flows Into the Grand Canyon.JPG")
%20There%20The%20Resemblance%20Ceases%2C%20For%20No%20Two%20Canyons%20Could%20Be%20Less%20Alike%20Than%20These.JPG "zn) There The Resemblance Ceases, For No Two Canyons Could Be Less Alike Than These.JPG")
%20Unlike%20Its%20Big%20Brother%20the%20Grand%20Canyon%20With%20Its%20Dramatic%20Vistas%20That%20Stretch%20Large%20and%20Wide.JPG "zo) Unlike Its Big Brother the Grand Canyon With Its Dramatic Vistas That Stretch Large and Wide.JPG")
%20The%20Little%20Colorado%20River%20Gorge%20Is%20Remarkably%20Narrow.JPG "zp) The Little Colorado River Gorge Is Remarkably Narrow.JPG")
%20The%20Gorge%20is%20So%20Narrow%20~%20In%20Fact%20Visitors%20That%20Approach%20The%20Edge%20of%20the%20Canyon%20....JPG "zq) The Gorge is So Narrow ~ In Fact Visitors That Approach The Edge of the Canyon ....JPG")
%20...%20Are%20Astonished%20At%20The%20Deep%2C%20Almost%20Black%20Abyss%20That%20Falls%20Below%20Them.JPG "zr) ... Are Astonished At The Deep, Almost Black Abyss That Falls Below Them.JPG")
%20Here%20the%20River%20Channels%20Through%20Such%20a%20Tight%20Area%20While%20Making%20Its%20Rapid%20Descent%20Over%20The%20Next%2030%20Miles%20...JPG "zs) Here the River Channels Through Such a Tight Area While Making Its Rapid Descent Over The Next 30 Miles ...JPG")
%20..Into%20GrandCanyon%20(InternetPic)%20~%20Colorado%20River%20is%20Green%20Caused%20by%20Glen%20Canyon%20Dam%20Trapping%20Sediment.JPG "zt) ..Into GrandCanyon (InternetPic) ~ Colorado River is Green Caused by Glen Canyon Dam Trapping Sediment.JPG")
%20Temporarily%20Departure%20From%20Navajo%20Land%2C%20Going%20South%20on%2089%20~%20Wupatki%20(Nr.%2033)%2BSunset%20Crater%20(Nr.%2028).jpg "zu) Temporarily Departure From Navajo Land, Going South on 89 ~ Wupatki (Nr. 33)+Sunset Crater (Nr. 28).jpg")
%20After%20An%20Hour%20Driving%20(Inclusive%20a%20Petrol%20Stop)%20Arrival%20at%20Wupatki%20National%20Monument%20(Towards%205%20PM).JPG "zv) After An Hour Driving (Inclusive a Petrol Stop) Arrival at Wupatki National Monument (Towards 5 PM).JPG")
%20For%20Its%20Time%20and%20Place%2C%20There%20Was%20No%20Other%20Pueblo%20(aka%20Town)%20Like%20Wupatki.JPG "zw) For Its Time and Place, There Was No Other Pueblo (aka Town) Like Wupatki.JPG")
%20The%20Ancestral%20Puebloans%20Are%20Considered%20Ancestors%20of%20Todays%20Hopi%20and%20New%20Mexico%20Pueblo%20Tribes.JPG "zx) The Ancestral Puebloans Are Considered Ancestors of Todays Hopi and New Mexico Pueblo Tribes.JPG"){kind=small}
%20Less%20Than%20800%20Yrs%20Ago%2C%20it%20Was%20the%20Tallest%2C%20Largest%2C%20and%20Perhaps%20the%20Richest%20and%20Most%20Influential%20Pueblo%20Around.JPG "zy) Less Than 800 Yrs Ago, it Was the Tallest, Largest, and Perhaps the Richest and Most Influential Pueblo Around.JPG")
%20The%20Town%20(Pueblo)%20was%20Home%20to%2085-100%20People%2C%20And%20Several%20Thousand%20More%20Lived%20Within%20a%20Days%20Walk.JPG "zz) The Town (Pueblo) was Home to 85-100 People, And Several Thousand More Lived Within a Days Walk.JPG")
%20And%20It%20Was%20Built%20In%20One%20of%20the%20Lowest%2C%20Warmest%2C%20and%20Driest%20Places%20on%20the%20Colorado%20Plateau.JPG "zza) And It Was Built In One of the Lowest, Warmest, and Driest Places on the Colorado Plateau.JPG")
%20What%20Compelled%20People%20to%20Build%20Here.JPG "zzb) What Compelled People to Build Here.JPG")
%20The%20Eruption%20of%20the%20Nearby%20Sunset%20Crater%20Volcano%20a%20Century%20Earlier%20Probably%20Played%20a%20Part.JPG "zzc) The Eruption of the Nearby Sunset Crater Volcano a Century Earlier Probably Played a Part.JPG")
%20House%20Outside%20the%20Village%20(Nalakihu%20Pueblo)%20All%20To%20OurSelves%20~%20Nice%20Serene%20Here%20....jpg "zzd) House Outside the Village (Nalakihu Pueblo) All To OurSelves ~ Nice Serene Here ....jpg")
%20By%201180%20Thousands%20of%20People%20Were%20Farming%20On%20The%20Wupatki%20Landscape%20(3-ring%20dates%20in%20Beams).JPG "zze) By 1180 Thousands of People Were Farming On The Wupatki Landscape (3-ring dates in Beams).JPG")
%20Today%2C%20More%20Than%202600%20Archaeological%20Sites%20Have%20Been%20Designated%20Within%20the%20Wupatki%20National%20Monument.JPG "zzf) Today, More Than 2600 Archaeological Sites Have Been Designated Within the Wupatki National Monument.JPG")
%20After%20the%20Eruption%20of%20Sunset%20Volcano%20in%2011th%20Century%20(1040-1100)%2C%20Ancient%20People%20Migrated%20Toward%20this%20Area.JPG "zzg) After the Eruption of Sunset Volcano in 11th Century (1040-1100), Ancient People Migrated Toward this Area.JPG")
%20Converging%20to%20Create%20a%20Thriving%2C%20Peaceful%20Community%20....JPG "zzh) Converging to Create a Thriving, Peaceful Community ....JPG")
%20Amidst%20the%20Infinite%20Beauty%20of%20Arizonas%20Unsettled%20Ancient%20Landscape.JPG "zzi) Amidst the Infinite Beauty of Arizonas Unsettled Ancient Landscape.JPG")
%20Not%20Only%20Adept%20in%20Skills%20of%20Survival%2C%20They%20Were%20Also%20Consummate%20Architects.JPG "zzj) Not Only Adept in Skills of Survival, They Were Also Consummate Architects.JPG")
%20Often%20Building%20in%20High%2C%20Hard-To-Get-At-Places%20~%20Natural%20Features%20of%20Mother%20Nature.JPG "zzk) Often Building in High, Hard-To-Get-At-Places ~ Natural Features of Mother Nature.JPG")
%20By%201250%20(When%20The%20Volcano%20Had%20Quieted)%20Pueblos%20Stood%20Empty%2C%20Abandoned%20.....JPG "zzl) By 1250 (When The Volcano Had Quieted) Pueblos Stood Empty, Abandoned .....JPG")
%20As%20Were%20Most%20Other%20Villages%20in%20This%20Part%20of%20the%20South-West%20~%20What%20Happened%20...%20Nobody%20Knows%20For%20Certain.JPG "zzm) As Were Most Other Villages in This Part of the South-West ~ What Happened ... Nobody Knows For Certain.JPG")
%20Probably%20the%20People%20of%20Wupatki%20Just%20Had%20Moved%20On%20and%20Established%20New%20Homes%20In%20Other%20Areas.JPG "zzn) Probably the People of Wupatki Just Had Moved On and Established New Homes In Other Areas.JPG")
%20The%20Monument%20Was%20Established%20to%20Preserve%20the%20Archeological%20Sites%20~%20Learning%20About%20Past%2BPresent%20Cultures.JPG "zzo) The Monument Was Established to Preserve the Archeological Sites ~ Learning About Past+Present Cultures.JPG")
%20Realizing%20that%20History%20of%20Wupatki%20is%20a%20Complex%20Story%20of%20People%20Interacting%20With%20This%20Living%2C%20Evolving%20Landscape.JPG "zzp) Realizing that History of Wupatki is a Complex Story of People Interacting With This Living, Evolving Landscape.JPG")
%20The%20Dynamic%20Processes%20of%20Volcanism%2C%20Tectonics%2C%20and%20Erosion%20Have%20Created%20the%20Geologic%20Formations.JPG "zzq) The Dynamic Processes of Volcanism, Tectonics, and Erosion Have Created the Geologic Formations.JPG")
%20Abrupt%20Elevation%20Changes%20Providing%20(Within%20a%20Short%20Distance)%20a%20Wide%20variety%20of%20Habitats%20for%20Plants%2BAnimals.JPG "zzr) Abrupt Elevation Changes Providing (Within a Short Distance) a Wide variety of Habitats for Plants+Animals.JPG")
%20Its%20Vistas%20Reveal%20Clues%20to%20Geologic%20History%2C%20Ecological%20Change%20...JPG "zzs) Its Vistas Reveal Clues to Geologic History, Ecological Change ...JPG")
%20..%20and%20Human%20Settlement.JPG "zzt) .. and Human Settlement.JPG")
%20All%20Are%20Intertwined%20....JPG "zzu) All Are Intertwined ....JPG")
%20Leaving%20the%20Citadel%2BNalukihi%20Pueblo's%20Behind%20Us%20and%20Driving%20East%20to%20Down-Town%20~%20Wupatki%20Pueblo.JPG "zzv) Leaving the Citadel+Nalukihi Pueblo's Behind Us and Driving East to Down-Town ~ Wupatki Pueblo.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)LavaFlow%20~%20Landscape%20Appears%20Unchanged%20In%20Many%20Ways%20Since%20the%20Volcanic%20Eruptions.jpg "zzw) (MOVIE)LavaFlow ~ Landscape Appears Unchanged In Many Ways Since the Volcanic Eruptions.jpg")
%20Wupatki%20Pueblo%20Visitor%20Center%20ParkingLot%2C%20Facing%20East%20~%20The%20Painted%20Desert%20In%20The%20Distance.JPG "zzx) Wupatki Pueblo Visitor Center ParkingLot, Facing East ~ The Painted Desert In The Distance.JPG")
%20Wupatki%20Pueblo%20Trail%20Located%20Just%20Behind%20the%20Visitor%20Center%20(The%20Center%20Was%20Closed%20Yet%20btw).JPG "zzy) Wupatki Pueblo Trail Located Just Behind the Visitor Center (The Center Was Closed Yet btw).JPG")
%20Wupatki%20Pueblo%20Trail%20Guide.JPG "zzz) Wupatki Pueblo Trail Guide.JPG")
%20Looking%20Out%20On%20the%20Community%20Room%20~%20The%20%20Other%20Circle%20(In%20the%20Distance)%20Is%20the%20BallCourt.JPG "zzza) Looking Out On the Community Room ~ The Other Circle (In the Distance) Is the BallCourt.JPG")
%20With%20100%20Rooms%2C%20A%20Tower%2C%20Community%20Room%20and%20Ceremonial%20BallCourt%20...JPG "zzzb) With 100 Rooms, A Tower, Community Room and Ceremonial BallCourt ...JPG")
%20This%20Village%20May%20Have%20Been%20Just%20As%20Monumental%20To%20Travelers%20of%20800%20Years%20Ago%20As%20It%20Is%20to%20Us%20Today.JPG "zzzc) This Village May Have Been Just As Monumental To Travelers of 800 Years Ago As It Is to Us Today.JPG")
%20400-1700%20~%20A%20Culture%20of%20Farming%2C%20Pottery%2C%20Villages%2C%20Pueblos%2C%20Seasonal%20Moves%20and%20Large%20Scale%20Migrations.JPG "zzzd) 400-1700 ~ A Culture of Farming, Pottery, Villages, Pueblos, Seasonal Moves and Large Scale Migrations.JPG")
%20As%20People%20Gathered%20Here%20During%20the%201100s%2C%20What%20Began%20As%20Family%20Housing%20Grew%20Into%20This%20100-Room%20Pueblo.JPG "zzze) As People Gathered Here During the 1100s, What Began As Family Housing Grew Into This 100-Room Pueblo.JPG")
%20By%201190%2C%20As%20Many%20As%202000%20People%20Lived%20Within%20A%20Days%20Walk%20...JPG "zzzf) By 1190, As Many As 2000 People Lived Within A Days Walk ...JPG")
%20And%20Wupatki%20Pueblo%20Was%20the%20Largest%20Building%20For%20At%20Least%2050%20Miles.JPG "zzzg) And Wupatki Pueblo Was the Largest Building For At Least 50 Miles.JPG")
%20Wupatki%20Pueblo%20Stood%20Three%20Stories%20High%20In%20Places.JPG "zzzh) Wupatki Pueblo Stood Three Stories High In Places.JPG")
%20Build%20Out%20in%20the%20Open%2C%20Wupatki%20is%20Far%20More%20Typical%20of%2012thCentury%20Than%20a%20Cliff%20Dwelling.JPG "zzzi) Build Out in the Open, Wupatki is Far More Typical of 12thCentury Than a Cliff Dwelling.JPG")
%20Using%20the%20Red%20SandStone%20Outcrop%20as%20a%20BackBone.JPG "zzzj) Using the Red SandStone Outcrop as a BackBone.JPG")
%20And%20It's%20Naturally%20Fractured%20Blocks%20As%20Bricks.JPG "zzzk) And It's Naturally Fractured Blocks As Bricks.JPG")
%20Perhaps%20This%20Room%20Served%20For%20Storage%2BFood%20Processing%20(Numerous%20Storage%20Rooms%20Within%20the%20Pueblo).JPG "zzzl) Perhaps This Room Served For Storage+Food Processing (Numerous Storage Rooms Within the Pueblo).JPG")
%20Ash%20From%20the%20Eruption%20Retained%20Precious%20Soil%20Moisture%20Providing%20Farming%20Potential%20in%20this%20Semi-Arid%20Landscape.JPG "zzzm) Ash From the Eruption Retained Precious Soil Moisture Providing Farming Potential in this Semi-Arid Landscape.JPG")
%20CommunityRoom%20~%20Archeologists%20Speculate%20This%20OpenAir%20Room%20Could%20Have%20Served%20as%20a%20Central%20Gathering%20Place.JPG "zzzn) CommunityRoom ~ Archeologists Speculate This OpenAir Room Could Have Served as a Central Gathering Place.JPG")
%20Continuing%20Down%20The%20Trail%20With%20Painted%20Desert%20In%20The%20BackGround%20Facing%20Vivid%20Rays%20of%20Sunset.JPG "zzzo) Continuing Down The Trail With Painted Desert In The BackGround Facing Vivid Rays of Sunset.JPG")
%20The%20Reconstructed%20Ballcourt%20Was%20An%20Unusual%20Structure%20(Relatively%20Rare%20Here%20In%20Northern%20Part%20of%20Arizona).JPG "zzzp) The Reconstructed Ballcourt Was An Unusual Structure (Relatively Rare Here In Northern Part of Arizona).JPG")
%20BallRooms%20Were%20Common%20In%20S-Arizona%20~%20Implies%20Wupatki%20People%20Intermingled%20With%20Their%20Southern%20Neigbors.JPG "zzzq) BallRooms Were Common In S-Arizona ~ Implies Wupatki People Intermingled With Their Southern Neigbors.JPG")
%20The%20Breathing%20Earth%20~%20Wupatki%20Blowhole%20....%20Spooky!!!.JPG "zzzr) The Breathing Earth ~ Wupatki Blowhole .... Spooky!!!.JPG")
%20A%20Narrow%20Crack%20In%20the%20Earths%20Curst%20That%20Appears%20To%20Breathe%20....JPG "zzzs) A Narrow Crack In the Earths Curst That Appears To Breathe ....JPG")
%20Blowholes%20~%20A%20Fascinating%20Phenomenon.jpg "zzzt) Blowholes ~ A Fascinating Phenomenon.jpg")
%20This%20Place%20is%20Amazing!%20%3B-).JPG "zzzu) This Place is Amazing! ;-).JPG")
%20Migrations%20Brought%20People%20Together%20Creating%20Cultural%20Dominance%20in%20Some%20Areas...JPG "zzzv) Migrations Brought People Together Creating Cultural Dominance in Some Areas...JPG")
%20And%20Shared%20Cultural%20Traits%20In%20Others.JPG "zzzw) And Shared Cultural Traits In Others.JPG")
%20Specific%20Traditions%20Could%20Have%20Maintained%20over%20Centuries%20by%20Peoples%20of%20Different%20Linguistic%2BEthnic%20Backgrouds.JPG "zzzx) Specific Traditions Could Have Maintained over Centuries by Peoples of Different Linguistic+Ethnic Backgrouds.JPG")
%20Villages%20Like%20Wupatki%20Were%20Purposely%20Settled%20and%20Left%20For%20Reasons%20We%20May%20Never%20Fully%20Understand.JPG "zzzy) Villages Like Wupatki Were Purposely Settled and Left For Reasons We May Never Fully Understand.JPG")
%20Maybe%20People%20Just%20Wanted%20To%20Move%20On%2C%20Literally%20...%20As%20We'll%20Do%20Now%20%3B-).JPG "zzzz) Maybe People Just Wanted To Move On, Literally ... As We'll Do Now ;-).JPG")
%20Driving%20South%20to%20Sunset%20Crater%20Volcano%20National%20Monument.JPG "zzzza) Driving South to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Sunset%20Crater%20~%20Birth%20of%20a%20Mountain.jpg "zzzzb) (MOVIE)Sunset Crater ~ Birth of a Mountain.jpg")
%20Sunset%20Crater%20Is%20The%20Most%20Recent%20in%20a%206-Million-Year%20History%20of%20Volcanic%20Activiy%20in%20the%20Flagstaff%20Area.JPG "zzzzc) Sunset Crater Is The Most Recent in a 6-Million-Year History of Volcanic Activiy in the Flagstaff Area.JPG")
%20For%20Many%20Years%2C%20It%20Was%20Believed%20It%20Erupted%20in%201064%20and%20Continued%20for%20200%20years.JPG "zzzzd) For Many Years, It Was Believed It Erupted in 1064 and Continued for 200 years.JPG")
%20Recent%20Evidence%20Indicates%20The%20Eruption%20Began%20Sometime%20Between%201040-1100%20(Lasting%20Few%20Months%20Or%20Years).JPG "zzzze) Recent Evidence Indicates The Eruption Began Sometime Between 1040-1100 (Lasting Few Months Or Years).JPG")
%20The%20Formation%20of%20a%20Cinder%20Cone%20Volcano.jpg "zzzzf) The Formation of a Cinder Cone Volcano.jpg")
%20Powerful%20Explosions%20~%20Forever%20Changed%20the%20Landscape%20and%20Ecology%20of%20the%20Area.JPG "zzzzg) Powerful Explosions ~ Forever Changed the Landscape and Ecology of the Area.JPG")
%20Must%20Have%20Been%20a%20Powerful%20Event%20~%20It%20Destroyed%20All%20Plants%20Within%20a%205-Mile%20Radius.JPG "zzzzh) Must Have Been a Powerful Event ~ It Destroyed All Plants Within a 5-Mile Radius.JPG")
%20A%20Fountain%20of%20Fire%20(850%20Ft%20High)%2C%20Ash%20cloud%202.5%20Miles%20into%20the%20Sky%2BFalling%20Ash%20Covered%20About%2064%2C000%20Acres.JPG "zzzzi) A Fountain of Fire (850 Ft High), Ash cloud 2.5 Miles into the Sky+Falling Ash Covered About 64,000 Acres.JPG")
%20Pure%20Volcanic%20Terrain.JPG "zzzzj) Pure Volcanic Terrain.JPG")
%20Sunset%20in%20Full%20Motion%20~%20Unfortunately%20Too%20Late%20For%20A%20Volcanic%20Field%20Trip%20(Bonito%20Lava%20Flow).JPG "zzzzk) Sunset in Full Motion ~ Unfortunately Too Late For A Volcanic Field Trip (Bonito Lava Flow).JPG")
%20Another%20Time%2C%20When%20We%20Are%20Back%20in%20Flagstaff%20Region%20(A%20Virtual%20Field%20Trip%20at%20www.nps.govsucrindex.htm).JPG "zzzzl) Another Time, When We Are Back in Flagstaff Region (A Virtual Field Trip at www.nps.govsucrindex.htm).JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Though%20Bonito%20Lava%20Flow%20Seen%20From%20The%20Road%20~%20Wow..!.jpg "zzzzm) (MOVIE)Though Bonito Lava Flow Seen From The Road ~ Wow..!.jpg")
%20Back%20in%20Indian%20Sovereignty%20(Navajo%2BHopi%20Nation)%20~%20Driving%2089%20Back%20up%20North%2C%20then%20160%20N.E.%20to%20Kayenta.JPG "zzzzn) Back in Indian Sovereignty (Navajo+Hopi Nation) ~ Driving 89 Back up North, then 160 N.E. to Kayenta.JPG")
%20Arrival%20in%20Kayenta%20Towards%20Midnight%20~%20Btw%20On%20Reservation%201%20Hr%20Later%20(DayLightSavings)%2BAlcohol%20Prohibition.JPG "zzzzo) Arrival in Kayenta Towards Midnight ~ Btw On Reservation 1 Hr Later (DayLightSavings)+Alcohol Prohibition.JPG")
%20Coincendence%20Rarely%20Seen!%20.....%20Our%20NumberPlate%20(Right)%20Match%20the%20Car%20We%20Parked%20Next%20To.JPG "zzzzp) Coincendence Rarely Seen! ..... Our NumberPlate (Right) Match the Car We Parked Next To.JPG")
%20We%20are%20Self-Sufficient%20~%20Enjoying%20Healthy%20Snacks%20with%20Wine%20(Illegal%20!)%20in%20Our%20Comfy%20Room.%20NightNight%20%3B-).JPG "zzzzq) We are Self-Sufficient ~ Enjoying Healthy Snacks with Wine (Illegal !) in Our Comfy Room. NightNight ;-).JPG")