| Page Views: 6,912 Last Visit to Flagstaff: April, 2007 | Flagstaff--Ancient Ruins, Craters & Painted Desert by VeronicaG - last update: Jul 7, 2007 |
The Ruins of the Sinaguan Culture | Wupatki National Monument |
Arizona's ancient Indian ruins were both amazing and mysterious since very little seems to be known regarding the disappearace of this native culture. This people group is collectively referred to as Sinaguan. Some believe they were absorbed by the Hopi people.
We had the opportunity to visit several of these historic pueblos scattered about Arizona and found them fascinating!
Wapatki National Monument, Montezuma Castle and Walnut Canyon contain ruins in various stages of preservation. Considering how much time has passed, it's remarkable they are still standing.
As we walked the trails surrounding these ruins or stepped inside a pueblo dwelling, we knew we were glimpsing the remains of a culture we wanted to learn more about. |
|  | Sunset Crater and Meteor Crater Sunset Crater seemed as though it was formed yesterday as we followed the trail up and around hardened lava flows, moulded cinder hills and devastated terrain that had experienced tremendous upheaval over 1000 years ago.
Meteor Crater sits in a desolate, protected area of Arizona and was the training ground for astronauts headed for the moon. It remains a scientific tool for all that it has revealed about meteors. |
| | The Painted Desert As we drove among the ruins, the Painted Desert seemed to shimmer in the distance with its pale colors against the harsh landscape. |
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BruceDunning Tue May 26, 2009 23:27 UTC
Thank you for the thorough detail you presented to guide us to what and why to see sites; plus the pictures are very professional | hopang Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:10 UTC
Flagstaff is certainly a great tourist destination with lots of tourist attractions such as the lovely Wupatki National Monument especially Wikoti Ruins and the Citadel. Thanks for sharing. ~ho & pang | volopolo Mon Jan 26, 2009 13:03 UTC
Excellent picture from: Wupatki National Monument | freddie18 Fri Dec 26, 2008 17:06 UTC
I did not know about these volcanic eruptions more than 1000 years ago until I found your Flagstaff pages. I hope I can find the place when I visit Arizona in the near future. Thanks. |
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