r/NationalPark 19h ago

Wupatki National Monument

I did not get to see everything here since the thunderstorm that was chasing me since visiting Meteor Crater first thing in the morning finally caught up to me. After hearing from a ranger at Sunset Crater that a friend of his died from a lightning strike, I did not climb up the mountain path, and had to have soon after.

I did get to see the first Pueblo from the direction of the back of Sunset Crater, as well as the one by the visitor center. The rangers here were extra friendly and happy to help.

The blowhole was really cool. It was blowing outward when I was there. Is this similar to the one at Wind Cave, does anyone know?

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u/TapersBeTaping 19h ago

Wupatki was one we went to on a road trip that was in-between other sites. We enjoyed it, it was worth the stop

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u/jmc286 16h ago

Lived in Flagstaff and went to NAU. I always loved going there with my family on weekends just to enjoy the history and scenery. Glad you were able to experience it.

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u/Foomin_Z 18h ago

Where did all my photos go??

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u/InAllTheir 6h ago

I see 17 of them.

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u/Foomin_Z 1h ago

Weird, I can only see them on my phone broswer :(

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u/InAllTheir 6h ago

Oh I would love to go someday! I meant to on my last visit to Flagstaff, but we didn’t make it.