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Published: October 27th 2010
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Sunset Crater NM (Amy's trip sans Jeffrey)
I recently went on a fieldtrip with my Dendrochronology class that I'm taking at the U of A. We ventured north to Flagstaff to escape the heat and collect tree ring samples. But first, we endured a hellacious drive in a university van, with no AC (in triple digit weather), that rattled & shook so bad as it cruised down the highway that I thought it may fall apart. We also hit Phoenix right around rush hour time. The lunch that I packed turned into an unedible hot pile of goo from being in the sweltering heat for so long. Needless to say, I hoped this wasn't a premonition for the rest of the trip because if it was, I was going to be one bitchy pregnant person. I was delightfully surprised that the rest of the weekend was a thousand times better than the horrible drive to Flagstaff😊
We stayed at the Merriam-Powell Research Station, which happened to be nestled in the quietness of the woods. Aaaahh the smell of pine trees! During our weekend there we went into the woods on the road up to Snowbowl and collected tree ring cores. Then we visited
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument where the ground is covered in a velvety black layer. Also visited was the Museum of Northern Arizona. Last on the list before heading back to Tucson was Wupatki National Monument, also located outside of Flagstaff. It is a pueblo that was inhabited about 800 years ago.
There are so many historical and prehistorical sites in the region that Jeff and I will have to go back sooner than later. After all, travelling is just not the same without my partner in crime😉
(scroll all the way down to see more pics😊
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Launie
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Awesome!
Very nice pics! You are going to have to make me a map of all of these places to visit! :)