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: