So we decided to stay put here at Meteor Crater RV Park. Doreen likes to go go go, so we moved to a different site 😀. This one has electricity and water, so we can run our little electric heater tonight instead of the propane furnace. It was 25F (that’s about -4C) when we got up this morning. These high altitudes are not for the faint of heart. But the temperature rose up to 68F (20C) by the time the day drew on. It’s been a beautiful sunny day. The sun is really bright here.
We actually managed to get the Lighthouse Church service this morning on our iPad. Great sermon. It’s nice to see all the familiar people when we are so far away.
In the early afternoon we went to visit the meteor crater. It’s pretty hard to capture the immensity and depth of the hole in the ground from pictures. It’s about a mile across and 500 feet deep.
Earlier this past century, a fellow named Barringer tried for many years to drill to find the meteorite that caused this crater. But he was unsuccessful. The biggest fragment shown here is on display in the museum area. All the rest of the original meteorite is in smaller chunks, so it basically blew to smithereens!
The land around here is extremely flat.
I wonder why the road that comes down from I-40 is so curvy. You’d think on a flat surface they would build a straight road!
On the way out, Doreen did a little dance with this guy in the white suit.
They didn’t allow Miss Travelaire or Harley in to this place, so they had to wait in the parking lot. I think we should train Harley as a service dog, then he could come in to all these attractions and enjoy the sights.
Back at the RV campground, Harley did his usual wind-around-the-posts-act.
Missed you at church and the AGM today 😊 but it’s nice that you have been able to get away on some vacation time. Question - so if it’s a meteor creator what happened to the meteor that caused it 🙂. Nice pictures - thanks for posting. BTW you haven’t posted your ‘travel map’ the last few days. Have a good night. Luv2both (T&S ❤️🙏🏼)
ReplyDeleteBasically the original meteorite blew into very small pieces, or so the story goes. I have updated the post showing a picture of the largest piece.
DeleteLooks like a pretty interesting place to visit. Can you walk down into the crater?
ReplyDeleteNo way can you walk down into the crater. The sides are a lot steeper than it looks in the pictures. There are a couple of places where people go down, but not the public. The astronauts trained here apparently.
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