We took a day trip to three national monuments east and north of Flagstaff, Arizona: Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Wupatki National Monuments:

Starting with Walnut Canyon National Monument, with cliff dwellings:

Visitor center video:

Model:

Walnut Canyon path:

Walnut Canyon:









Then the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument:




Lava field:


Lizard:






Lastly, Wupatki National Monument, with pueblo communities:

The Wukoki house was our favorite part of all three parks:












Very windy:








Visitor center:



Wupatki pueblo:















In our travels, we encountered lots of tumbleweeds:


