Meteor Crater

The friday after Thanksgiving, we went to visit the Meteor Crater east of town. It's the best preserved crater on earth and is from a collision ~50,000 years ago.

Shannon and I went during my house hunting trip last summer but didn't have time to take the hike so it was nice to go back.

View of the Peaks from the trail:

Remains of the original tourist office:
The crater:

Mom, Mary, and me:

Mary and me (mom wasn't so sure about the path to this point):

Can you spot the life size astronaut and American flag?

There are 2 cats wandering the site. This one had snuck into the museum for some attention.