Day 3...We enjoyed Phoenix but it was time to drive to Sedona. First we hiked about 4 1/2 miles in Red Rock State Park. The signs said to be on the lookout for rattlesnakes, jackrabbits, and squirrels, but we didn't see much. Parker said he saw a gardner snake...bummer I missed it. Next was drove through Coconino National Forest and even stopped in the National Forest to see the view from the lookout point as well as stroll a path where Native Americans were selling jewlery. Then we drove to Meteor Crater near Winslow, AZ. Right smack dab in the middle of East Bumbleville, there is a huge crater that was created by a large meteor that hit the Earth about 50,000 years ago. It left a huge crater nearly 3/4 mile long and 700 ft deep. It was really neat to view. Next we had to visit another college, NAU. We even got a pic with their mascot, the lumberjack. The weather I believe was in the 40s and 50s by the time we got to Flagstaff.
beginning our hike around Red Rock State Park
more cacti
hiking the Eagles Nest Trail
we were 4100 ft above sea level
Red Rocks
Parker's moving mountains
Coconino National Forest...proving that AZ isn't all desert
Meteor Crater
we couldn't resist getting our pic with the NAU Lumberjack
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