{"id":3630,"date":"2014-02-13T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2023-07-02T21:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T01:53:38","slug":"arizonas-2nd-big-hole-in-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/3630","title":{"rendered":"Arizona’s 2nd Big Hole in the Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meteor Crater, about 35 miles or so east of Flagstaff, is a privately owned National Natural Landmark. Originally named Canyon Diablo Crater, fragments from the 150ft meteorite that crashed into Earth at 26,000mph are called Canyon Diablo Meteorites. (In case you are ever in a museum or rock shop that has meteorites you\u2019ll be in the know.)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"DSC_0224\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The crater is around 3,900 feet in diameter, about 570 feet deep. Our guide said that 20 football games could be played on the the floor of the crater with 2 million spectators sitting on sloping sides. Now that puts it more into perspective for me.<\/p>\n

\"DSC_0212\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In 1903 Daniel Barringer, a mining engineer, was convinced that parts of the meteor were buried underground. (they weren\u2019t, much of the meteor vaporized on impact). He staked a mining claim and got to work. Remnants of his operation can still be seen in the crater.<\/p>\n

The abandoned mining camp was used for the visitor center and museum, but it eventually burned and was knocked down by winds over time.<\/p>\n

\"DSC_0227\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Along with the building there are numerous artifacts still lying around the area.<\/p>\n

\"DSC_0228\"<\/a><\/p>\n

From atop the crater you can see the San Francisco Mountain Range (no it is not in California).<\/p>\n

\"DSC_0219\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Taking advantage of the view of the mountain range, the Barringer family constructed a viewing port at the visitor center that frames it perfectly.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meteor Crater, about 35 miles or so east of Flagstaff, is a privately owned National Natural Landmark. Originally named Canyon Diablo Crater, fragments from the 150ft meteorite that crashed into Earth at 26,000mph are called Canyon Diablo Meteorites. (In case you are ever in a museum or rock shop that has meteorites you\u2019ll be in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[215,246,981,1058],"class_list":["post-3630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-arizona","tag-meteor-crater","tag-sightseeing","tag-winslow"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0224_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C436&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3hvz5-Wy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2659,"url":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/2659","url_meta":{"origin":3630,"position":0},"title":"Waving Goodbye to New Mexico","author":"Wendy","date":"May 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Our time in New Mexico is at an end and we are heading into Colorado. For the past 4 days we have been staying at the Cedar Rail Campground at the top of the Raton Pass on the border between Colorado and New Mexico. There are several attractions close to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1247.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1247.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1247.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1247.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4161,"url":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/4161","url_meta":{"origin":3630,"position":1},"title":"Day 2–Mud Volcano","author":"Wendy","date":"September 7, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Our sore legs are feeling a little better now. Apparently a bit of walking around is actually doing us some good. I\u2019ll quit whining. Our next stop is Mud Volcano. Yellowstone itself is a volcano. After its eruption 640,000 years ago the land collapsed creating a caldera which filled with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3251.jpg?fit=1024%2C753&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3251.jpg?fit=1024%2C753&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3251.jpg?fit=1024%2C753&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3251.jpg?fit=1024%2C753&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8545,"url":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/8545","url_meta":{"origin":3630,"position":2},"title":"December 2017","author":"Wendy","date":"January 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"We did not make it home for Christmas this year but our December was filled with many fun trips. John\u2019s Memphis flight simulator move ended early and we hit the road the next day travelling to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. He tried his hand searching and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1215171604_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C388&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1215171604_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C388&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1215171604_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C388&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3649,"url":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/3649","url_meta":{"origin":3630,"position":3},"title":"The People Without Water","author":"Wendy","date":"February 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"800 years ago Walnut Canyon, rugged volcanic terrain, northeast of current day Flagstaff, was the home of the Sinagua people (Spanish for \u201cwithout water\u201d). They occupied this area for about 100 years, turning a relatively dry region into their homestead. One room pithouses were built near their farm fields on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0244.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0244.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0244.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0244.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7254,"url":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/7254","url_meta":{"origin":3630,"position":4},"title":"Easter Sunday, Moab Utah","author":"Wendy","date":"March 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Today is our last day in Moab, vacation over. Sad face. We did a little sightseeing and then headed out to do some light off-roading. I just can\u2019t seem to get enough. Our first stop, Dead Horse State Park, is one of the most photographed areas of the West. Dead\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSCN1723_thumb.jpg?fit=644%2C484&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSCN1723_thumb.jpg?fit=644%2C484&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSCN1723_thumb.jpg?fit=644%2C484&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8581,"url":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/8581","url_meta":{"origin":3630,"position":5},"title":"Palm Canyon","author":"Wendy","date":"January 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Palm Canyon is located off Palm Canyon Road in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge just outside of Quartzsite, Arizona. It is a nice little hike and we thought Andy and Candy would enjoy the trip. The palms maybe the only native palm trees in Arizona and survive protected by the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Boondocking"","block_context":{"text":"Boondocking","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/category\/boondocking"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_7983_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C436&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_7983_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C436&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_7983_thumb.jpg?fit=580%2C436&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3630"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14532,"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3630\/revisions\/14532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}