Thursday, June 11 - In between Winslow and Flagstaff is probably the cheesiest tourist trap we hit:
The Meteor Crater. However, we knew that we couldn't drive by and not stop. It is privately owned - it is not a national park or national monument - although all of the employees wear uniforms strikingly similar to parks employees. They also have a pseudo-NASA looking pin on their collars that says "Meteor Crater" in a lighting bolt shape. Sandy cozied up to the nice man at the entrance to get a picture with him and his uniform. The New York Times even published an article about it back in January entitled
"Otherworldly Arizona." If it was good enough for the Times, it was certainly good enough for us.
The crater itself is actually quite impressive. It is 60 stories deep and almost a mile across. We didn't linger very long, but it definitely was a worthwhile stop. There were also some pretty amazing views looking out from the top of the crater rim.
They even had a Subway (our default place for lunch when there were no other options) in the gift shop, so we got lunch on the run. We were literally almost "on the run," because I accidentally walked out without paying... Pretty embarrassing when the Subway employee at the Meteor Crater comes running out of the gift shop saying, "Sir! You didn't pay!"
Thursday, June 11 - In between Winslow and Flagstaff is probably the cheesiest tourist trap we hit: The Meteor Crater. However, we knew that we couldn't drive by and not stop. It is privately owned - it is not a national park or national monument - although all of the employees wear uniforms strikingly similar to parks employees. They also have a pseudo-NASA looking pin on their collars that says "Meteor Crater" in a lighting bolt shape. Sandy cozied up to the nice man at the entrance to get a picture with him and his uniform. The New York Times even published an article about it back in January entitled "Otherworldly Arizona." If it was good enough for the Times, it was certainly good enough for us.
The crater itself is actually quite impressive. It is 60 stories deep and almost a mile across. We didn't linger very long, but it definitely was a worthwhile stop. There were also some pretty amazing views looking out from the top of the crater rim. 
They even had a Subway (our default place for lunch when there were no other options) in the gift shop, so we got lunch on the run. We were literally almost "on the run," because I accidentally walked out without paying... Pretty embarrassing when the Subway employee at the Meteor Crater comes running out of the gift shop saying, "Sir! You didn't pay!"
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