TAKE IT EASY

March 24 - 27

WINSLOW
We are back in northern Arizona, takin' it easy in Winslow, Arizona.  We can see the snow capped mountains in Flagstaff 60 miles away!

Getting our kicks on Route 66

Well I'm standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona and such a fine sight to see.

It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me.

HOMOLOVI - The Place of Little Hills
A few miles from Winslow, in the high grasslands, is Homolovi State Park where we will camp for 3 nights.  The park has more than 300 archaeological sites within its boundaries.  The ruins of pueblos were once home to ancestors of the present-day Hopi people.  Thousands of pieces of ancient, broken, painted pottery are scattered around the protected sites.

Standing in the remains of a pueblo looking at pieces of broken pottery.

THE SKY IS FALLING!
About 50,000 years ago, a huge iron-nickel meteorite estimated at 150 feet across, struck the desert plains with an explosive force. It wasn't until 1964, that a scientist proved this crater was caused by a meteorite, and was not an extinct volcano as many believed.  the U.S. Geological Survey use the site for scientific research, and NASA uses the site for training astronauts on collecting material from craters on the moon.  Although the crater is privately owned, in 1968 it was designated a Natural Landmark by the Department of the Interior. 

A piece of the meteorite.

Huge crater!  That's a viewing platform on the lower right.