METEOR CRATER

WRITTEN BY REX

WE'VE TRAVELED I-40 ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SEVERAL TIMES. COMPARED TO I-70, I-80, AND I-90, THE I-40 HAS THE FEWEST MOUNTAIN CLIMBS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES, MAKING PULLING THE CAMPER EASIER.

OVER THE YEARS WE'VE SEEN THE SIGNS FOR DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS AND ALWAYS TELL EACH OTHER OVER THE RADIO THAT SOME YEAR WHEN WE HAVE TIME WE WILL CHECK SOME OF THOSE ATTRACTIONS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN THE YEAR, THE AREA HAS A LOT OF HISTORY, THE HUGH NAVAJO INDIAN NATION, THE RAILROAD, THE PAINTED DESERT, PETRIFIED FOREST, GALLUP, AND OF COURSE THE MOTHER OF ALL HIGHWAYS "ROUTE 66".

TODAY WAS ONE OF THOSE STOPS AT THE METEOR CRATER JUST WEST OF WINSLOW, ARIZONA. THE CRATER IS 50,000 YEARS OLD AND OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH DESERT. IT'S 2.5 MILES IN CIRCUMFERENCE, ABOUT A MILE ACROSS, AND 500 FEET DEEP. A BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND!! THE TOUR GUIDE WAS FROM MILWAUKEE, AND THE MILE LONG HIKE ALONG THE RIM WAS VERY INTERESTING. THE SITE IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND INCLUDES AN RV PARK.

WE'RE WATCHING THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND DISCUSSING DROPPING THE TRUCK AND TRAILER AT WILLIAMS ARIZONA AND TAKING THE HONDA UP TO THE GRAND CANYON TO HIKE DOWN INTO THE CANYON TOMORROW.

STAY TUNED...............