We stayed at Black Bart's Camp Ground in Flagstaff, AZ, for two days. The weather here was much cooler that Needles. In fact the night were down right cold. We had planned three excursions and found a problem with all three. The first stop was at Walnut Canyon National Monument and the problem is explained below. The second stop was at Sunset Crater. We had hoped to get to the top of the mountain and look down into the crater, but discovered that was not permitted. We did see the lava flows. After lunch we went to Lowell Observatory hoping to tour the grounds and see the two old time telescopes, but the grounds were closed due to a wedding.
We ate dinnet at Black Bart's steak house. We shared a prime rib dinner in an Old West atmosphere. The staff sang solos and participated in a couple of group performances throughout the evening and they all had great voices. The food was delicious.
He just had to have his photo taken on the porch of Black Bart's General Store.
The deer at the Walnut Canyon National Monument were not very skittish with all the humans walking by, but they made sure the humans didn't get too close
The canyon floor below the Walnut Canyon Cliff Dwellings.
We had hoped to hike to the cliff dwellings at the Walnut Canyon National Monument, but a very large rock fell onto the only path shortly after the last heavy rain fall. All we could do was hike the short rim trail and see what we could with the binoculars. Since this is a Natinal Park the red tape required to remove the rock is extensive. This is also an important archeological site.
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