Today while Giani, Bella and I were chilling at home, all the humans went to out exploring around Flagstaff. First they went to the Sunset Crater Volcano National Park and then they visited the Wapatki National Monument.Sunset Crater is a cinder cone that was formed during an explosive eruption of Magma sometime between 1040 and 1100 AD. After a stop at the Visitors Center they hiked a mile loop trail around the Crater. An interpretive booklet helped to understand the volcanic field and plant life of the area.
Then after a picnic under the pine trees they headed to the Wapatki National Monument which was connected to the Sunset Volcano via a loop trail. Wapatki were a puebloan people who came together in this area to build a vast farming community. By 1180 there thousands of people farming here due to the thin layer of ash which absorbed precious moisture helping to prevent evaporation, and improving the agricultural potential of the area.
There were five large pubeloan structures still standing in the National Park and many other ruins could be seen from the highway on the road leading out of the Park.
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